Jobs top Cedar Rapids election issue. horse track last
An informal Gazette poll of 213 Cedar Rapids residents shows jobs as the No. 1 issue in the upcoming municipal election, with tax concerns and downtown economic health following. The horse-racing track ranks dead last except as a potential job creator, while crime and downtown condition trail.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Donald Canney
Joe Rinas
Gazette
C.R
Horse Track
Sky's the Limit lottery reshapes odds and prizes
STANEK outlined major changes to the new lottery game offering bigger prizes and longer odds. The article directs readers to turn to page 15A for details on how losers can still win and how the game will be played.
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Sky
Deb Wiley
Iowe Burea
Edar Falls
Iowa
Ed Stanek
UNI
Stanek
Mount Mercy appeals for lottery ticket gift fundraiser
Mount Mercy School seeks donations of lottery tickets to support a fundraiser. The campaign asks supporters to contribute tickets from state lotteries to raise funds for student activities and program enhancements.
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Mount Mercy
House OKs record defense funds in Pentagon bill
The House approved a $302.5 billion defense budget for the year starting Oct. 1, cutting the MX missile program from 100 to 50 warheads and allowing new chemical weapons research. The measure also funds $2.75 billion for Star Wars research and moves toward a $292 billion appropriations bill pending floor action.
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Washington
House
Pentagon
Defense Department
Reagan
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Les Aspin
Dwis
Barney Frank
D-Mass
Burn your credit cards panel chairman urges
Rep. Frank Annunzio urges 91 million cardholders to cut up burn or pocket cards to force lower rates. He cites 700 million cards and 6 billion in annual interest as crisis, warns rates could rise if cards stay in use and calls for widespread “credit card burning parties.”
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Washington
House
Frank Annunzio
D-Ill
Consumer Affairs and Coinage
House Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Committee
Annunzio
Today's Chuckle: Politicians See the Light or Feel the Heat
A wry caption notes that when politicians shift positions they claim enlightenment while likely just reacting to pressure. The quip hinges on the distinction between genuine change and reaction to heat.
111A US World . a 10A Weather 18E
The readable fragments show a newspaper page item labeled 111A US World with a weather and world section at 10A and 18E respectively. Details are unclear but indicate a standard daily page layout.
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