Taiwanese buy $38 million in Iowa grain during trade mission
A Taiwan trade delegation led by Chang Hsuin Shwen purchased 4.7 million bushels of corn and 3.96 million bushels of soybeans from Iowa for a total about 38.4 million dollars, with bids read at the Iowa Capitol and deliveries set for February and March. The group aims to buy 720 000 metric tons of corn and 400 000 tons of soybeans across states, part of a broader 500 million dollar purchase plan.
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Des Moines
Taiwan
Iowa
Robert Lounsberry
Republic of China
United States
Iowa Capitol
Chang Hsuin-Shwen
Agri Industries
Agrex Inc
Agrex
AGRI
Transporta
West Coast
Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Grain Co
State of
Iowa Commodity Groups
Terry Branstad
Lounsberry
Typhoon Delays Iowa Governor Arrival in Tokyo
Gov. Robert Ray's Asia trade trip was slowed by Typhoon Judy as he neared Tokyo. Spokesman John McCarroll said the governor arrived with no major problems, despite a five hour contact blackout for staff. The storm caused deaths and floods, but Ray remained safe and plans to meet other Iowans in Tokyo.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Japan
Ray
China
Tokyo
John McCarroll
McCarroll
Asia
Iowa
Island
Referee Bain seeks dismissal of Gillespie counterclaim
Iowa City. Big Ten official James C. Bain asks Johnson County District Court to drop the Gillespies counterclaim seeking 175000 dollars. Bain contends the alleged damages tie to his March 6 call in the Iowa Purdue game and the shirt venture by Hawkeye Johns Trading Post owners.
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James C. Bain
Johnson County
Gillespies
Bain
Hawkeye John’s
Coralville
University of Iowa Hawkeyes
Purdue University Boilermakers
Impe
Tus
Iowa
Purdue
Boilermakers
Big Ten
Wayne Duke
Charges dropped in slaying of inmate Tyson case
Iowa officials say 3 defendants had first degree murder charges dropped in the Gary Tyson inmate death case at the state penitentiary. Wesley Betts pleaded guilty to second degree murder for testimony. Ronald Lamb Robert Taylor Rodney McDowell also saw charges reduced or dismissed for testimony or justice.
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DES Moines
Iowa State Penitentiary
Bill Roach
Iowa
Roach
Ronald Lamb
Robert Taylor
Rodney McDowell
McDowell
Gary Tyson
Des Moines Teen Struck Twice by Car
Melissa Lloyd, 13, of Des Moines, is hospitalized in serious condition with a broken neck and broken hip after being struck twice by a car Sunday on the northwest side. Pedro Leon Valarino, also of Des Moines, faces charges of failure to aid and inform at the scene. Witnesses say the car stopped in the street and struck Lloyd as she spoke with Valarino behind the vehicle.
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Des Moines
UPI
Melissa Lloyd
Mercy Hospital Medical Center
Pedro Leon Valarino
Valarino
Fort Dodge Boy Dies After Car Accident
James Lennon three year old son of Laura and Bradley Lennon of Fort Dodge died from a massive head injury in a freak accident Sunday morning. He was pronounced dead on arrival at a Des Moines hospital after a helicopter transfer, reportedly run over when the car shifted into neutral and the child fell from the vehicle.
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Fort Dodge
James Lennon
Laura
Bradley Lennon
Des Moines
Cliffhanger Expected in Cutler Evans Race
Rolf Craft and David Nagle agree on at least one aspect of the 1982 general election. The 3rd District contest between Republican incumbent Cooper Evans and Democrat Lynn Cutler is very close. Craft and Nagle, party leaders from Decorah and Waterloo, caution optimism as the race nears November 2.
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Rolf Craft
David Nagle
Cooper Evans
Lynn Cutler
Craft
Decorah
Iowa Republican Party
Nagle
Waterloo
Iowa Democratic Party
Evans
PAC head challenges Cutler to debate amid ads dispute
John Terry Dolan of the National Conservative Political Action Committee challenged 3rd District candidate Cutler to a debate after accusing her of lies and distortions about conservatives. Dolan criticized Cutler for remarks calling conservatives racists and for mocking President Reagan.
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Lynn Cutler
National Conservative Political Action Committee
John
Terry) Dolan
Cutler
Dolan
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