Rockwell braces for GPS contract loss impact in Cedar Rapids
Rockwell CACD spokesman Jim Thebeau says the Air Force chose a single contractor for a GPS project, likely affecting Cedar Rapids operations. The company still has a year of GPS equipment to produce and bids on other contracts will shape layoffs timing. Rockwell employs about 550 at the Coralville plant. commercial GPS gear is made in Cedar Rapids.
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Air Force
Jim Thebeau
Rockwell Cacd
Cedar Rapids
Thebeau
Rockwell
Coralville
Air Transport Division
Souter Confirmed Narrowly as Senate Delays Vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved David Souter delaying full Senate action due to Yom Kippur. Biden and other Democrats warned against rushed approval amid abortion rights concerns. Kennedy warned of a potential 5 4 anti rights tilt, while five Democrats opposed Souter. The court will hear four cases next week.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Souter
New Hampshire
Biden
D-Del
Gordon Hum
Kennedy
Sam
Metzenbaum
Molly Ward
National Organization For Women
United States
Alan Simpson
R-Wyo
GOP
Farm Progress Show returns to Amanas amid smaller crowds
Organizers recall 1983 near Marion with 340000 attendees across three days as the Amanas event draws a good turnout this year. Exhibitors praise the turnout while Sukup Manufacturing notes strong vendor reception. Food tents report substantial sales and the fair is credited with about 3.5 million dollars in regional economic impact within seventy miles.
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Marion
Mark Moser
Max Handley
Scientists: Hubble can be repaired
Scientists believe the Hubble Space Telescope, valued at 1.5 billion, can be fully repaired during a 1993 shuttle mission after an investigation led by JPL director Lew Allen found a critical piece of equipment was installed upside down, easing concerns about corrective lenses.
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Los Angeles Times
Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lew
Allen
Driscoll Cleared In Self-Defense Case In Cedar Rapids
A Iowa judge finds Ryan Driscoll not guilty after a May incident in Cedar Rapids where a carjacking suspect clung to a vehicle and was crushed when it spun out. The ruling accepts Driscoll’s belief of danger and the legality of using deadly force.
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Ryan Driscoll
Cedar Rapids
Driscoll
Vickers
Miller
Grady
McDonough
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