September leading index falls again signaling slow recovery
Washington AP reports the leading economic indicators index declined 0.4 percent in September, matching August and fueling questions about the strength of the economic recovery. The fall was driven by weaker consumer goods orders and hours worked, offsets included by gains in building permits and stock prices. Administration spokesmen caution the downturn may be short-lived.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Ford Administration
Milwaukee
Ford
White House
Ron Nelsen
Jimmy Carter
Philadelphia
Major 7.1 quake rattles Indonesian province
AP dispatches report a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck an Indonesian province, with missionaries in the provincial capital noting no immediate damage or casualty details. Background recalls a deadly quake five months earlier that killed about 1,080 people. Also noted: Deposed Argentine President Isabel Peron whisked away by captors, Honecker becomes East Germany head of state, and vitamin C cancer study prompts further research. Community swine flu vaccine sites listed with times.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Rian
Buenos
ATRES
Argentina
Isabel Peron
Mowntain
Noticias Argentinias
Weather outlook for tonight and Saturday
Forecaster notes a mostly cloudy pattern with lows in the mid to upper 30s and Saturday highs around the mid 50s. The quirky line about a teetotaler appears garbled and not part of the weather details.
Acting Ag Chief To Quit Position Day After Election
Jul Knebel Cedar Rapids said he will relinquish his acting secretary of agriculture post on Wednesday whether Ford wins re election. He noted the 30 day acting period and predicted a Ford victory, stressing Farm vote mobilization in Iowa as pivotal. Knebel refused to name a successor and defended recent price support changes as Farm states faced credit strain. He spoke in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids after campaign events.
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Alan Greenspan
Ford
Jul Knebel
Cedar Rapids
Knebel
Iowa
America
Ford Organization
Enébel
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Ford Election Campaign Committee
Jimmy Carter
Texas
Oklahoma
Waterloo
Charles Grassley
Larry Anton
LaPorte City
Moderate Growth In Iowa Economy
Iowa's economy showed normal seasonal patterns with moderate growth in September. Non agricultural wage and salary employment rose 2.3 percent year over year, manufacturing up 23.3 percent, new manufacturing hires up 0.6 percent and layoffs down to 0.7 percent. Overall employment reached 1,278,000, up 32,000 from 1,245,800 a year earlier, while unemployment fell to 50,400 from 62,500. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate stood at 5 percent, with August at 5.1 percent and the unadjusted rate at 4.3 percent.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Job. Service of Iowa
oMalals
Ford Tops All-Time TV Spending
The Ford campaign has spent more on television advertising than any other national candidate, with a reported 9.5 million in payments to networks and stations from Sept 26 to Oct 18. Campaign treasurer Roynton Hughes says the TV budget has risen to 12 million, far exceeding Nixon 1972 and Carter 7 million budgets. The piece notes contrasting statements from Carter and Ford, Ford predicting a January tax cut, Carter warning of unemployment and a declining living standard, and mentions ongoing campaign coverage across cities including Milwaukee Philadelphia and Cleveland.
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Washington
Ford Committee
Campaign
Ford Media Relations
Roynton Hughes
Ford Campaign
Nixon
George McGovern
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Ferry Rafehoon
Joe Garalola
Ford
Patic
Cleveland
Richard Nixon
Ford Lemdaki
Califor
Erie
Custer
Cedar Rapids Court Puts Lawyers Under Oath Before Plea Talks
In Judge Edward McManus court Cedar Rapids attorney James Powers faced an oath requirement as prosecutors and defense lawyers discuss plea bargains under oath. The move follows an Eighth Circuit ruling in Harald Rapp’s case and aims to prevent future lying claims.
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Powers
Edward McManus
Ian White
McManus
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Cedar Rapids
Ford Leads Carter in Linn County Poll Shows Narrow Margin
Coe College poll in Linn county finds Ford ahead of Carter by 0.4 percentage points with about 20 percent undecided. Survey of nearly 280 residents directed by Dr. Thomas Sweeney shows Riley leading Brown in the Second District race by 3.2 percent and Linn sheriff’s race with Workman at 23.4, Ferris 21.7, Kelchen 20.8, while 33 percent undecided for sheriff.
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Ford
Jimmy Carter
Linn County
Coe Cornell College
Thomas Sweeney
Coe
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Mike Brownn
Dubuque
Linn
Orlie Workman
George Ferris
Larry Kelchen
Sweeney
Riley
Carter
McCarthy
Other
Blouin
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Berlin
Communist Party
Erich Honecker
Germany
Willie Steph
Linus Pauling
Inn County
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C Avenue NW
Mercy Hospital
Town and Country
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Marion Community Center
Springville
Clol
Teetotaler
Houdini
Maria Manzini
New York City
Empire’ State Building
Manaini
Harry Houdini
Mark
Gazette
Topa Nixon
Farre
C.R. Court
James Powers
U.S. District Court
Harald Rapp
United States
Rapp
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