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Tuesday, September 7, 1999

Senators hold meeting on Ag consolidation

by admin on September 7, 1999

in Agriculture, Business & Economy, Politics & Government

Iowa’s two U-S Senators are hosting a meeting in Cedar Rapids today forfarmers who are worried about agri-business consolidation and mergers. AU-S-D-A official who’s in charge of enforcing the anti-monopoly provisionsof the packers and stockyards act will be on hand. An Assistant U-SAttorney General will be there, too. Senator Charles Grassley hopes farmersconvince the bureaucrats to act. Grassley says the meeting comes at animportant time. Grassley has raised questions about recent mergers, such asthe Cargill/Continental Grain merger. Today’s meeting will be held from noonto three at Kirkwood Community College.

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Elevators look to move grain to make room

by admin 09/7/99 1:36 PM

Elevator operators across the state are trying to free up some storagespace to hold the grain from the approaching harvest. Jim Carlson is thegeneral manager of the Hinton Co-op in northwest Iowa. Carlson says he’sstill storing a lot of grain from last year and his bins are twice as fullas they were last year.Carlson says [...]

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Investigators look for cause of deadly blast

by admin 09/7/99 1:35 PM

Investigators are sifting through what remains of the brick home in southeastIowa that exploded yesterday afternoon. At least seven people died and sixwere injured in the blast in Richland, which is near Ottumwa. The homeowners were hosting a “home decorating” party. State Fire Marshall RoyMarshall headed to the scene this morning.The [...]

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ISU a favorite over Iowa

by admin 09/7/99 1:31 PM

For the first time this decade, the Iowa State Cyclones are favored as theyget set for the annual in-state battle with Iowa Saturday night in Ames. TheCyclones have been installed as a three-point favorites after a seasonopening victory over Indiana State. Iowa opened with a loss to Nebraska, butCyclone coach Dan McCarney says he [...]

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Students test Mars robots

by admin 09/7/99 1:29 PM

Industrial engineering students at the University of Iowa are learning –through the eyes of robots — what it may be like to explore other planets.U-of-I students in what’s called the GROK (rhymes with rock) Lab aredesigning software that helps geologists communicate with far-away rovingrobots & vice-versa. GROK stands for Graphical Representation of Knowledge.For practice, the [...]

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Gas prices should fall with Fall

by admin 09/7/99 1:27 PM

As the days grow shorter this fall, the price you pay at the gas pump coulddrop — a little. Iowa Department of Natural Resources analyst David Downingsays fall signals the end of the summer driving season and higher gasprices.Don’t expect a major drop, though, as oil-producing companies are keepinga tight control on supply.Downing says one [...]

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Report finds Iowa worker pay lagging

by admin 09/7/99 1:26 PM

A new report finds Iowa workers’ wages lagging behind workers in most otherMidwestern states. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the median wage in Iowa lastyear was 10-dollars-and-17 cents an hour. Only Nebraska and the Dakotas hada lower median wage. However, Economic Policy Institute economist EdithRasell (razz’-ull) says Iowa wage-earners did better [...]

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