Bank robber dresses discarded after Cedar Rapids robbery
FBI agents and Cedar Rapids police hunt a blond man in his 30s who robbed American Federal Savings on Third Ave SE at 11:08 a.m. Tuesday. Investigators recovered a green cap, a tie, and a sport coat left under a Parkade vehicle while seeking sighting of a man changing clothes between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. on the parkade’s second floor.
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Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue
American Federal Savings
Third Ave. SE
Northrup King
Pete Klismer
American Federal Savings Branch
Star Wars draws fire on two fronts
A Congressional OTA report warns that pursuing a high tech space and missile shield could spur Soviet buildup and imperil arms control and the 1972 treaty. It says near leak proof defense unlikely and calls for limits on offensive forces. An ASAT study urges a space weapons testing treaty due to rising Soviet threats to satellites.
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America
Soviet Union
House Armed Services Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Space plan called sinister by Soviet leader at UN
Eduard Shevardnadze warned at the UN General Assembly that the Reagan Star Wars plan risks a nuclear catastrophe and urged an international Star Peace program to curb space militarization. He warned of an uncontrollable arms race as Secretary Shultz watched in the General Assembly audience.
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Eduard Shevardnadze
Soviet Union
Reagan
U.N. General Assembly
George Shultz
Shevardnadze
USS
Nick
Midwest AGs Press Farm Credit Reform to Protect Farmers
Eleven Midwest attorneys general led by Iowa's Tom Miller urged Farm Credit System reforms to curb abuses, end foreclosures on struggling farmers, and increase transparency. They called for wider forbearance and fair treatment before any federal bailout, citing numerous farmer complaints and potential loss of farms.
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Farm
Des Moines
Iowa
Tom Miller
Illinois
Neil Hartigan
Miller
Farm Credit Administration
Donald Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Iowa National lays off at least 50 workers today
The Gazette reports Iowa National Mutual Insurance Co will lay off at least 50 of more than 300 home office staff with many branches closed. Cedar Rapids remains open for now as Emil Molin from the state insurance department notes the layoffs are effective immediately and may allow recalls if needed.
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Cedar Rapids
Emil L. Molin
State Insurance Department
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the Gazette
Molin
Today’s Chuckle Universe Origin Pun
A light humor item riffing on the idea of a cosmos born from nothing but hot air. The joke centers on playful wordplay about creation and cosmic expansion.
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ASAT
U.S
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Judy Daubenmier
Ge — Pe
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Bruce Fishwild
Gazette Financial Editor
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