File #2
Great Plains Beef Plant]]> File #2
Great Plains Beef Plant]]> Factions Are Lining Up To Win Beefland's Jobs November 26, 1975
Path Clears For Beefland Sale December 11, 1975
Beefland Purchase Complete - Opening In Spring December 29, 1975
Beef Plant Dewatering Work Begins January 2, 1976
Beef Plant May Reopen In 60 Days January 16, 1976
Beef Plant Bonds Hearing Is Feb. 17 January 20, 1976
Burns Will Head Beef Plant January 27, 1976
Packing Plant Breathing New Life - Plant Opening In March February 22, 1976
Great Plains Testing Workers And Facilities March 2, 1976
Great Plains Shakedown 'Satisfying' - Burns Denies Hiring Charges March 3, 1976
Great Plains Chief Denies Union Leaders' Allegations March 6, 1976
Urge No Picketing At Packinghouse March 8, 1976
City Officials Fine 'Clean' Packing Plant - No Pollution Is Goal March 25, 1976
Teamsters Affiliate Signs Four-Year Great Plains Pact April 7, 1976
Meatcutters Cry Foul Over Teamsters Pact April 8, 1976
Meeting Will Discuss Bluffs Packer Hiring April 20, 1976
Burns Not Advised Of Labor Position April 24, 1976
Great Plains Wants Good Relationship April 25, 1976
Cleveland Says Great Plains Hiring Out Of Council's Hands April 30, 1976
Great Plains Hires Chemist For Plant May 9, 1976
Council Told Beef Firm Exceeds Limit Of Sewage Wastes July 7, 1976
Plant To Check Pollution Controls July 16, 1976
Shut Down Could End On Monday December 3, 1976
Sewer Charge To Be Reduced February 8, 1977
Strikes May Increase Great Plains Action March 1, 1977
Odors From Plant Will Be Remedied May 4, 1977
Odor Gadget To Detect Bad Smells May 10, 1977
City To Monitor Plant For Smells May 19, 1977
Cleveland Favors Plant Shut-Down Due To Odors May 20, 1977
City To File Odor Charges Against Firm May 21, 1977
Manager Smells Politics - Over Great Plains Odor May 23, 1977
City To Seek Injunction On Plant's Odors May 24, 1977
Different Bug Could Help Odor Problem - The Ones Using Oxygen Do Better May 26, 1977
City 'Hotline' To Help Sniff Stink Gripes May 26, 1977
Court Suit Asks Odor Stop Order May 27, 1977
Councilmen Are Pleased At Lack Of Plant Odors June 1, 1977
Plant Waste Dump Is Being Studied June 3, 1977
Odors Back, Cleveland Hot June 4, 1977
Odor Complaint Hearing Is Set June 4, 1977
City Still Sniffing Air June 6, 1977
DEQ Orders Stop To Dumping June 7, 1977
DEQ Orders Pack Plant Clean Up June 9, 1977
Hearing On Plant Odor Scheduled For June 23 June 10, 1977
Odor Case Is Delayed By Company Arguments June 22, 1977
Magistrate To Make Ruling On Great Plains July 9, 1977
11 Words Dump Odor Suit - Clerical Error Cited July 14, 1977
Beef Odor Suit Ends But City Sniffers Still On Job August 9, 1977
No Complaints Filed On Odors August 31, 1977
Eades Heads Great Plains October 23, 1977
No Complaints About Beef Plant December 5, 1977
Record Sales February 26, 1978
Great Plains Beef To Build $2 Million Addition March 29, 1978
City May Test Air Pollution Law - Following Odor Complaints July 30, 1978
Odor Charge Filed Against Great Plains July 31, 1978
Judge: Illegal Aid To Union By Packer August 1, 1978
Great Plains 'Delighted' With NLRB Decision August 3, 1978
New Charge Possible On Beef Plant August 8, 1978
Great Plains To Respond To Charges August 10, 1978
Council May Seek Odor Injunction August 14, 1978
City To Ask Court To Purge West Side Odors August 15, 1978
Odor Suit Is Filed By City August 17, 1978
Firm Seeks Dismissal Of Odor Charges August 22, 1978
Biondi: Lagoons Are Odor Source September 12, 1978
Plant: City Lets Sewage Run In Creek September 14, 1978
Cleveland: Pump Station Problem Will Be Remedied September 15, 1978
Further Action Possible Against Great Plains September 18, 1978
Pack Plant Not Draining Sewage September 21, 1978
Questions Left After Hearing - In Great Plains Case . . . September 28, 1978
Board Gives Nod To Press Charges - Great Plains Studies Appeal September 29, 1978
Appeal Denial Now Formalized October 5, 1978
Labor Ruling Not Made Yet October 16, 1978
Great Plains Appeals Charges October 27, 1978
Labor Ruling Still Unresolved November 16, 1978
Five Promoted November 26, 1978
Great Plains Beef Must Face Charges December 6, 1978
Great Plains Beef To Check Pollution System December 8, 1978
Great Plains In Operation December 11, 1978
Union Files While Case Drags On December 27, 1978
Citizens May Sue Over Odors January 31, 1979
Great Plains Disappointed Over Suit Plans February 1, 1979
GPB Odor Raises Stink At Lawsuit Planning Meeting February 3, 1979
Great Plains Lays Off 200 February 3, 1979
Great Plains Cites Progress February 15, 1979
Great Plains Case Continued February 28, 1979
Odor Woes Taie Officials To N.Y. March 2, 1979
Great Plains: Cooperation Needed If Plant To Succeed March 5, 1979
Officials To Meet About Great Plains March 13, 1979
Legal Actions Against Beef Firm May Be Dropped - If Pollution Gear Installed . . . March 15, 1979
Council May Halt Beef Plant Action March 20, 1979
Great Plains To Install Equipment March 23, 1979
Great Plains, City Sign Truce March 27, 1979
Great Plains Beef May Cut Operations - If Not Sold Or Leased . . . April 20, 1979
500 Laid Off At Great Plains Beef - New Owner Sought April 21, 1979
Great Plains Is THE Employer April 22, 1979
Search Is On For New GPB Owner - French Firm Cited As . . . April 23, 1979
Beef Firm Appeals NLRB Decision April 25, 1979
Great Plains Continues Talks April 25, 1979
Firm Weighs Lease Of Great Plains April 26, 1979
Great Plains May Hire New Manager May 10, 1979
Great Plains Beef Will Reopen Monday - Under New Management May 11, 1979
Workers Reporting To Great Plains May 14, 1979
Slaughtering May Double - At Great Plains Beef . . . May 15, 1979
Odor Complaint Is Investigated May 23, 1979
Tight Beef Market Cited In Great Plains Closing June 16, 1979
Kane-Miller, Dreyfus End Lease Option June 22, 1979
Miller: No False Hopes On Sale Of GPB Plant August 23, 1979
Great Plains Says Few Alternatives To Dumping September 23, 1979
Neighbors Tired Of Smell - Complaint Got Action September 23, 1979
Beef Plant May Gain A New Life March 5, 1980
Great Plains Beef Told To Pay Claim Of Worker May 21, 1981
Plant May Remain In Meat Business June 2, 1981
Preliminary City Okay For Local Meat Plant May 4, 1982]]> File #2
Great Plains Beef Plant]]> File #3
Victor's Iowa Pack]]> File #3
Victor's Iowa Pack]]> Firm Seeking To Open Pork Plant May 3, 1982
No Objections To Plant - City Officials Tour Pork Plants May 20, 1982
Pork Plant Bonds OK'd May 25, 1982
Pork Plant Ready For Opening Day August 22, 1982
Hundreds Seek CB Plant Jobs August 27, 1982
3,000 Apply At Pork Plant August 30, 1982
Hiring To Begin AT Plant October 7, 1982
Another Shift At Pork Plant July 1, 1983
No Public Comment On Bonds for Victor Pack - The Council . . . November 29, 1983
Pack Plant Citations December 16, 1983
Victor's May Close If Grant Is Denied January 19, 1984
Council OKs Seeking Grant For Victor's Pork January 24, 1984
Layoffs Won't Deter Bond Plans January 29, 1984
City Waits For Response On UDAG April 3, 1984
Victor Iowa Pack To Close Plant - Announcement 'Shocks' C.B. Officials April 20, 1984
Bonds For Pork Plant Never Sold; UDAG Up In Air April 21, 1984
IBP Representatives Talk With C.B. City Officials April 25, 1984
Packer Says Imports, Prices Forced Closure Of C.B. Plant September 28, 1985
Meatpack Decline Hits Close To Home October 17, 1985
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Victor's Iowa Pack]]> File #4
Iowa Beef - IBP]]> File #4
Iowa Beef - IBP]]> Is Industry Encouraged Here? June 13, 1982
IBP Officials Meet With Bluffs Leaders May 4, 1984
IBP Eyes Lower Sewer, Water Costs - Meat Packer Considers Bluffs Site May 8, 1984
Officials To Tour Pack Plants May 21, 1984
IBP To Seek Extension Of Plant Buying Option? June 29, 1984
Talks On Pork Plant Stalled July 19, 1984
Mankin Visits IBP Officials August 7, 1984
IBP Hurt By Utility Decision August 17, 1984
IBP Option Expires On Plant September 12, 1984
IBP Plans To Develop Pork Plant December 16, 1985
How State Swung Deal With IBP Inc. December 17, 1985
Local, IBP Officials Working To Finance Plant Reopening December 20, 1985
IWCC, IBP Agree On Training Program December 24, 1985
IBP Meets With C.B. Officials January 17, 1986
Council May Consider IBP Request January 23, 1986
City, IBP Near Accord On Plant Reopening January 28, 1986
IBP Expected To Announce Pork Plant Reopening March 8, 1986
Mid-June Start Set For Pork Plant March 9, 1986
Tobias Wonders Who Negotiated With IBP March 11, 1986
Council OKs Break On Sewers, Grant Of $100,000 For IBP Inc. March 25, 1986
IBP, City Apart On Four Issues April 18, 1986
Local Share In Plant $100,000 March 19, 1986
License Lacking; IBP Renovation Halted March 22, 1986
IBP Seeking Changes In Plant Agreement April 2, 1986
IBP Wouldn't Repay Grant Under New Contract Terms April 3, 1986
Council Plans To Negotiate Deal With IB|P April 26, 1986
Council Likely To Approve IBP Sewer Concessions May 2, 1986
City Council Contract Grants Concessions To IBP May 3, 1986
IBP Rejects City Offer May 6, 1986
IBP: Approve Deal By Friday Or Forget It May 7, 1986
Deadline Extended; City, IBP Still Apart May 9, 1986
Bluffs Officials To Travel To IBP Headquarters For Negotiations May 13, 1986
City, IBP Inc. Agree On Contract May 15, 1986
IBP Pact Gets Final OK May 17, 1986
IBP Plant Aiming At June Start May 19, 1986
IBP Plant May Open Monday June 10, 1986
Bluffs Awarded $738,000 Grant For Expansion At IBP Pork Plant June 14, 1986
Start-up Of IBP Plant Delayed; Injured Man In Fair Condition June 16, 1986
Lawmaker: State Grant To IBP A Misuse Of Funds June 17, 1986
Bluffs Plant Reopens As 325 Report To Work June 24, 1986
Siegrist: Western Iowa Getting Noticed July 1, 1986
IBP Seeking 'Open-ended' Permit July 3, 1986
IBP Sewer Permit Won't Be Extended August 12, 1986
IBP Loses Manager December 20, 1986
IBP Ethics Cited In Grant Bill May 5, 1987
Fed Requests Deeper Probe Of IBP Plant May 7, 1987
IBP Hit With $2.6M Fine July 21, 1987
IBP Hires Consultant To Check Plant Safety September 11, 1987
Organizing Try Begins At IBP Here December 11, 1987
IBP Announces Pay Increases December 15, 1987
Union Votes Expected At 11 Of IBP's Plants December 16, 1987
Lawmakers Restrict Grants To Companies March 10, 1988
IBP Worker Wins Suit Award March 14, 1988
Training Grants Threaten Packers, Economists Say March 18, 1988
IBP Accused Of Cheating Workers April 1, 1988
Lottery Grant Provides 200 New IBP Inc. Jobs April 24, 1988
200 Workers Flee IBP Fire September 18, 1988
Hanafan Says Officials At IBP Open To Sewer-Fee Negotiations January 5, 1989
IBP Will Add 50 New Jobs, Another Shift January 25, 1989
More New Jobs Seen For IBP February 27, 1989
IBP Sues For Damages From Fire May 13, 1989]]> File #4
Iowa Beef - IBP]]> (D) Congressman from Iowa's 2nd District
Cedar Rapids]]> Culver Has A Colorful Background. January 23, 1966
John Culver To Address CB Jaycees. January 2, 1971
Culver To Speak Here. May 14, 1971
Future 'Strong" For Democrats; Re. John Culver Speaks Here. May 23, 1971
Retaliation On Imports Is A Danger. August 31, 1971
Culver Will Join Former Aide Clark. November 6, 1974
Culver's Oil Check Plan Is Approved. January 11, 1974
Culver Would Offer Refuge To Novelist. February 14, 1974
Increased Aid For Education Among Priorities Of Culver. July 11, 1974
Ann Culver Believes In Families First; 'Our Elderly Are An Untapped Resource.' August 7, 1974
WIN Doesn't Impress Culver; New Senator Sworn In. January 14, 1975
Culver's First Floor Fight Is Successful. May 21, 1975
Ann Culver is speaker at Caucus. October 15, 1975
Economic clump a danger: October 22, 1976
Culver pushes for county bridge funding. March 16, 1978
Culver: Farmer can't bear conservation load. June 4, 1978
Military registration issue; Culver, Jepsen opinions split. June 18, 1979
Is the SALT II treaty going to do the job? Presenting nuclear weapon proliferation. August 26, 1979
Culver: Bold steps for good rail service needed. September 18, 1979
Rural clean water funds may be OK'd this week. September 18, 1979
Culver will run for re-election. February 8, 1980
Culver plans hard fight to retain Senate seat. February 12, 1980
Culver jabs at Republicans during press stsop in Bluffs. July 9, 1980]]> attorney]]> Includes: C.B. College Trust Fund
See also: Vocational Technical School (3)]]> College Would Be Big Advantage To Bluffs Area, Leaders Agree; Roberts Offers Pay-Own-Way Plan. May 22, 1964
Trust Fund Initiated To Help Build College Here; Junior Chamber Project
Kirn To Head College Group; Board To Handle C.B. Trust Fund. August 11, 1964
Likely To Accept College Site Offer. November 13, 1964
Four-Year College Planned For Bluffs; 600 Acres Under Option. December 27, 1965
Plans For College In C.B. Elate Community Leaders. December 28, 1965
Site Of College. January 2, 1966
Realtors unanimously Back Proposed College. January 5, 1966
Proposed College Is Completely Feasible. January 12, 1966
Readers Asked To Help Name Proposed College. January 14, 1966
Numerous Names For New College. January 16, 1966
Proposed College Sound Investment; Roberts Speaks. January 23, 1966
Ball Named Head Of College Board; 5 Committees Organized. March 4, 1966
Metro College Files Articles. March 16, 1966
"282-Acre Tract Approved for Iowa Western Campus. February 17, 1967
Bluffs Voted Out As Site For New College; Regents Pick 'More Moderate' Location, June 13, 1968
Lower Standard Proposal Criticized By Some Regents. June 13, 1968
C.B. Leaders Staggered By Regents' Action On College; Prime Site Is Ignored. June 14, 1968
Atlantic, Harlan And Carroll Eyed For West Iowa College. August 28, 1968
College Plans Here Born In Hope, Died In Despair. September 15, 1968
West Iowa College Struggle Not Over; 'We Won't Throw In Sponge'. September 26, 1968
Scherle Slaps At Delay Of Western Iowa College. October 8, 1968
Atlantic Gets New College. November 15, 1968
State Legislators Nix S.W. Iowa University. December 29, 1968
West Iowa College Plan Challenged. September 24, 1968
Regents Nix Land Options For Atlantic College Site. February 14, 1969
Area College Hope Revived; Bonding Plan Is Favored. March 3, 1969
Western Iowa College Site Price Over Appraised Value. May 8, 1969
House Okays Atlantic Land Purchase Bill For College; Goes Back To The Senate. May 20, 1969
State Regents Should Buy College Land. September 8, 1969; Atty. Gen. Says. September 8, 1969
Ray: Not Necessary To Build W. Iowa School Now. September 10, 1969
Regents To Buy College Land. September 12, 1969Regents Ask Delay Of W. Iowa School. November 14, 1969
Regents Buy Land For New College; Still Question Need. January 15, 1970
Move To Block Atlantic Purchase; Land For University. February 4, 1970
Western Iowa Senators Win Battle, But War Is Doubtful. February 5, 1970
More college courses in SWI. August 28, 1978
NU board stalls on Iowa tuition. November 11, 1978



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