Inflation cools slowly as unemployment edge down to 7.6
The Labor Department and Bureau of Labor Statistics report August shows a 1.5 percent rise in the Producer Price Index and a 7.6 percent jobless rate, down from 7.8 percent in July. Ministerial notes warn inflation may stay high with double-digit pace long-term while youth unemployment edges higher. Banks lift prime rate to 12 percent after funds-rate rise.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Janet Norwood
Ms. Norwood
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Michael Evans
Evans
New York
Citibank
Westdale final anchor store to open this Saturday
The final anchor store at Westdale is set to open this Saturday signaling a milestone for the shopping center. More details are on pages 2 and 3B.
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Westdale
Negative framing drives a Chicago man to sell fear instead
A Chicago man concludes that Americans ignore good news and favor negativity. He urges pursuing sensational or ugly content to capture attention, reflecting a cynical view of media consumption.
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America
Chicago
Clark calls for freeing farmers from government protection
Ed Clark the Libertarian presidential candidate advocates ending government protection for farmers. College Community Club's Candidates Night discussed grading a new pool and a hot potato kindergarten issue. A Senate subcommittee earmarked over 7 million dollars for Cedar Rapids Airport expansion. A man forged a 600000 dollar pledge to the MD telethon to express disappointment to Jerry Lewis.
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Ed Clark
College Community Club
U.S. Senate
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Lewis
A Practical Politician Finds Crowd, Elbows to Front
A witty quip notes a practical politician who gauges public mood then asserts leadership with bold rhetoric. The line mocks political opportunism and crowd-driven stance shifting.
Gazette and Ames Tribune win top Iowa news honors
The Cedar Rapids Gazette and Ames Tribune win first place in the Iowa Daily Press Association general excellence contest. The Gazette also earns second in front page editorial page and sports while Cherokee Daily Times receives the community service award for sponsoring adult education courses.
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Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Ames Tribune
The
Gazette
Cherokee Daily Times
Rick Dalton
Topeka Capital-Journal
IDPA
Dalton
Harry W. Stonecipher
Tribune
Stonecipher
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Tom Miller
Treen presses Reagan at New Orleans rally on steamboat
Louisiana Governor Dave Treen shouted to Ronald Reagan at a Reagan rally aboard the steamboat President in New Orleans. He tried to make himself heard above a jazz band and Reagan supporters as the event drew attention in the city.
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Louisiana
Dave Treen
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
New Orleans
Civiletti Calls Billy Carter Libyan Deals Reprehensible
Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti told a Senate panel that Billy Carter's Libyan dealings are reprehensible though not illegal and that there is no ground for criminal charges. He defended the investigation and his handling of the case including a June White House disclosure and July news conference remarks.
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Washington
UPI
Benjamin Civiletti
Billy Carter
Libya
Senate
Civiletti
Carter
Tripoli
Justice Department
White House
Polish leader Gierek hospitalized after heart attack
Polish Communist Party Chairman Edward Gierek, 69, was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack. The official health ministry statement cited heart disturbances and noted the regime faces a wave of strikes amid leadership uncertainty.
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Warsaw
Poland
UPI
Communist Party
Edward Gierek
Marian Sliwinsky
Siem
Gierek
Idaho tops nation for millionaire per capita
Idaho leads the nation in millionaire per capita with 24 738 individuals and 26 46 millionaires per thousand residents though economist Don Holley notes many are paper wealth tied to land. New York remains the state with the most millionaires overall while North Dakota follows Idaho in per capita terms.
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Boise, Idaho
Idaho
U.S. Trust Co
New York City
Texas
Pennsylvania
California
Don Holley
Boise State University
U.S. Trust
New York
North Dakota
Iowa
Dale Blickenstaff
Idaho First National Bank
Sun Valley
Hayden Lake
Holley
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Traer
Green
State AD Family
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