Campbell ties Branstad to police slayings and demands apology
Democratic candidate Bonnie Campbell calls Gov. Terry Branstad a liar over linking her to Minnesota police officers' deaths and says she will not debate until he apologizes. Branstad accuses Campbell of whining while asserting debate participation even with an empty chair remains possible. The St Paul case faces officials denying the accusation as baseless.
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Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Bonnie Campbell
Terry Branstad
Minnesota
Campbell
Branstad
Iowa
Campa
GOP
St. Paul
Minn
Guy Harvey Baker
Iowa Coach Dan Gable Heads to Open Wrestling Meet
Brief item notes University of Iowa wrestling coach Dan Gable preparing for an upcoming open wrestling event. Mentions rising interest rates and falling livestock prices affecting farmland values in Iowa. Roadside surveys show a surge in Iowa pheasants due to ideal nesting conditions this spring. Details on pages 10 and 5C.
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Dan Gable
Iowa Wrest
Iowans Rank Fourth in Repaying Student Loans
Iowans are ranked fourth in the nation for repaying student loans, according to a recent study. The data highlight Iowa's strong debt repayment performance amid national concerns about default rates.
Rockwell’s Treasure Hunt list marks unpaid accounts
Rockwell International and other Cedar Rapids firms appear on the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt list published by The Gazette on Sept. 11. Debtors owe sums from forgotten bank accounts, uncashed checks, deposits, and abandoned safety boxes, with Rockwell noting typical small claims. The program has restored about 16.5 million dollars to 75,500 residents over the years.
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Gazette
Rockwell Corp
Iowa
Rockwell
Rockwell International Corporation
Collins Commercial Avionics
Collins Road
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke's Hospital
Mercy Medical Center
Ae Kris Schnathorst
U.S. Cuba migration talks seek legal entry deal
Washington proposes a floor of yearly legal Cuban migration to the United States while asking Havana to curb boat people. Talks opened at UN offices with Cuba pressing for renewed trade and observers noting unclear enforcement steps and visa numbers.
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New York
U.S
Cuba
United States
Havana
United Nations
Florida
U.N
State Department
Ricardo Alarcon
Alarcon
Waterloo IBP Workers Vote 96 to 4 for Possible Strike
Workers at IBP's Waterloo plant vote 96 percent to strike if hay offers do not improve. The union, Local 421 of the United Food and Commercial Workers, plans a 7 am Wednesday strike if negotiations fail. About 1,600 of 2,000 workers are represented. The contract has been in effect since 1990 with talks ongoing since June.
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Iowa
Waterloo
IBP
United Food & Commercial Workers Local 421
Atone Et Egg
Local 431
Luther Wil
Mickelson
Headquarts
Dakota City
Neb
Snoatiad
Tee Waaiamaneee Een
the Gazette
Paula Hodges
Greg Wiest
Evansdale
Associated Press
Ciba seeks EPA registration for Bt corn resisting corn borers
Ciba Seeds seeks U S government approval to market a genetically altered corn that resists the European corn borer. The company plans EPA registration and anticipated reviews by USDA and FDA while noting current costs to farmers for pest control. An experimental permit allowed test plots in 1993, with strict containment.
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Ciba
Ciba Seeds
Ciba- Geigy Corp
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Agricultural Biotechnology Research Unit
North Carolina
United States
Dostal Farms
Marion
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