Tornadoes Leave Dozens Dead Across Midwest and South
A massive low pressure system spawned about three dozen tornadoes from the Mississippi Valley to the Great Plains, killing at least 22 and injuring hundreds. Arkansas and Texas accounts added multiple fatalities as homes and buildings were destroyed along a wide swath.
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Aid Fl
Midwest
Iowa
National Weather Service
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Texas
Missouri
Arkansas
Minnesota
Dennis Slaughter
Weather Service
Kansas City
Hope
J.E. Little
State Police Headquarters
Howard County
Ark
Dick Wake
U S vetoes twice in Security Council on Nicaragua and Israel
The United States vetoed two UN Security Council measures within an hour. One urged nonintervention in Nicaragua and the other reprimanded Israel, both with the U.S. lone vote against watered down texts. Diplomats urged continued dialogue and possible talks in mid-April.
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United Nations
Security Council
United States
Nicaragua
Israel
U.S
Charles Lichenstein
Central America
Caribbean
Managua
Washington
Lichenstein
U.N
Voting records tracked like batting averages
Opinion piece likens congressional voting records to baseball stats, arguing public data should be as accessible as performance metrics to gauge elected officials. It highlights accountability through transparent records and encourages scrutiny of legislator choices.
Cedar Rapids couple found dead in residence ruled murder suicide
Linn County Medical Examiner Dr. Percy Harris ruled a murder death by own action in a northeast Cedar Rapids home. Nicolas Nemer 27 killed his wife Candy 24 with a 9 millimeter pistol then shot himself at 12:40 a.m. Friday after a note was left. Their 2 year old son Nathan was unharmed.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Percy Harris
Nicolas
Candy Nemer
Blue Mound Drive
Harris
Nemer
Tammy Nemer
Nemers
Nathan
Argentina Invades Falkland Islands In Major Regional Crisis
Argentine forces seized Port Stanley early Friday taking the Falklands from Britain after weeks of tension. Britain broke diplomatic ties, prepared military action, and appealed to the United Nations as a British response mounted.
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Gazette Wire Services
London
Reagan
Britain
Argentina
Falkland Islands
Port Stanley
Malvinas
Buenos Aires
South Atlantic
U.N. Security Council
Soviet Union
Falklands
Iowa House sends 2.6 Million School Aid Bill to Governor Ray
The Iowa House approved the measure 96 to 2 to raise state aid for local districts by 2.6 million and increase cost per pupil by six dollars for 1982 83. Critics say the bill does little for many schools even as supporters claim it makes funding fairer. Ray now weighs the proposal.
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Iowa
Ray
Judy Daubenmier
Lazette
Des Moines
Biren
Robert Ray
House
Lowell Norland
D-Kensett
House Education Committee
Rep
Horace Daggett
R. Lenox
Bears to Go From Bever Park Zoo After USDA Ultimatum
The Bever Park Zoo in Cedar Rapids will remove its two black bears within a week after an USDA inspector demanded upgrades to the historic bear pits. City officials consider relocating the bears or selling them to Tom Smith of Galveston Indiana for 100 dollars each, with May as the deadline to begin repairs.
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VaceTle
Mal Re
U.S Department of Agriculture
Bever Park
Cedar Rapids
Elmer Delaney
Delaney
Tom Smith
Galveston
Ind
Smith
USDA
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Rio Gallegos
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Sierra del Fuego
Atlantic Ocean
Dick Hogan
Zoo
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