Reagan Rejects Immediate Nuclear Freeze
President Reagan rejected an immediate U S Soviet nuclear weapons freeze saying the Soviet Union holds a definite margin of superiority and a timing pause would risk national security. He backed a proposal for a freeze after closing the gap and urged the Soviets to join in substantial reductions and lasting peace.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Soviet Union
Reagan
U.S
Congress
United States
Kremlin
Senate
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
John Warner
R-Va
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Hatfield
Edmund Muskie
U S Embassy in Guatemala City Hit by Guerrilla Attack
Guatemalan rebels fired rockets and automatic weapons at the U S Embassy in downtown Guatemala City injuring none and causing light damage. The Guerrilla Army of the Poor claimed responsibility. Police reported two officers killed and two wounded in a separate ambush near Samayac.
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Guatemala City
UPI
Guatemala
Romeo Lucas Garcia
Samayac
Chimaltenango
Senate approves stopgap bill to avert partial shutdown
The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill 81-18 seven hours before the midnight deadline, avoiding a partial government shutdown. It extends current funding through Sept 30 for major departments and agencies, sending the measure to President Reagan who signed it hours later.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Reagan
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
House
Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services
Treasury, Justice,Commerce and
State
Doctor warns patients to avoid sharing symptoms in waiting room
In a humorous index notice a doctor asks patients in the waiting room not to exchange symptoms to prevent mixing up diagnoses. The lighthearted directive underscores the clinic’s effort to keep medical information orderly.
A bad year for twisters in Iowa forecast
State climatologist Paul Waite says Iowa may see up to 25 percent more tornadoes this year due to a two year wet cycle. The jet stream and a wetter April outlook support the prediction while he notes the season may be shorter than in past years.
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Des Moines
Paul Waite
Iowa
Waite
National Weather Service
Hultman affirmed for full panel hearing on U.S. attorney post
The nomination of Evan Hultman of Waterloo as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Iowa will face a formal Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Chairman Sen. Strom Thurmond approved the hearing, with timing set after Easter recess likely in late April, possibly before May.
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Dale Kuetei
Evan Hultman
Waterloo
U.S
Iowa
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Duke Short
Thurmond
Hultman
Congress
Short
Charles Grassley
Roger Jepsen
Grassley
Reagan
U.S. Attorney
Orrin Hatch
R. Utah
Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
Jack Nard
Nard
Justice Department
FBI
Wally Wallaby Still On The Lam In Iowa
A runaway pet wallaby named Wally continues at large near Waterloo after escaping Tuesday night. Sightings persist as authorities note the animal can move at 30 to 40 mph and carry a $100 reward for its capture. The two year old, 2 % foot tall kangaroo escaped from Alvin and June Hansen between Waterloo and Washburn, with warnings that it can deliver a strong kick and that tail grabs or a large net are the safest capture methods.
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Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Marion
Today Farm
Twisters
L.W. Ward
Feelin
Missy Scott
University of Iowa
Princeton
Ill
Scott
Iowa Memorial Union
Hillcrest
University
Wally Wallaby
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