Winter storms snap Iowa with fresh snow and warnings
A new spring snowstorm hit west central Iowa bringing up to 5 inches more in Des Moines area as ice and traffic pileups snarled Interstates 80 and Iowas highways remained slick with 4 to 8 inches forecast statewide. Winds rise and temps fall into 20s to 30s as Easter weekend approaches.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Highway Patrol
Mitchellville
Altoona
Newton
Dave Robbins
Carlisle
National Weather Service
West Central
Cedar Rapids
Indianola
Perry
Winterset
Ottumwa
Montezuma
Ames
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Britain to Blockade Falkland Islands Threaten Attacks on Argentine Ships
Britain announced a blockade of the Falklands starting Sunday and pledged to attack any Argentine vessel within 200 miles. Argentina vowed to defend itself as reserves were partly called up. President Reagan sent Haig to London and Buenos Aires to broker a solution, with the US acting as an apparent mediator in Kingston, Jamaica.
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Gazette
Britain
Falkland Islands
South Atlantic
Reagan
Alexander Haig
Argentina
Caribbean
United States
Islands
Alcohol and aspirin may slow blood clotting and reduce heart disease risk
Boston researchers report that mixing alcohol with aspirin prolongs bleeding time, potentially explaining lower heart disease risk among drinkers. The study notes variability among individuals and warns of possible spontaneous bleeding in some people.
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Boston
Boston Veterans Administration Hospital
Daniel Deykin
New England Journal of Medicine
Inferno in Oakland tunnel as tanker explodes after bus crash
A bus struck a stalled car then collided with a tanker in the Caldecott tunnel near Oakland. The ensuing blast of gasoline ignited a 2000 degree fireball, killing seven, injuring others, and transforming a third of the tunnel into rubble. motorist Steve Rutledge helped warn others as his mother June Rutledge perished.
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Oakland
Calif
UPI
Caldecott
Berkeley Hills
Steve Rutledge
Carson City
Nev
Fred
Rutledge
June Rutledge
Piedmonter
Mass shooting claims mother and four children in Yale
In Yale Michigan a mother Betty Giuliani and her five children Erick Kathleen Cindy Joe and Dino were found shot dead in their rural home. A 16 year old Yale High School student was taken into custody as a suspect and held for decision on charging. Autopsies were planned and police said the deaths are a homicide.
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Yale, Mich
Michigan
Robert Cleland
St. Clair County
Betty Giuliani
Erick
Kathleen
Cindy Joe
Dino
Lindke
Yale High School
Cleland
Hopes rise for 2-parent welfare bill
Des Moines report says Democrats in the House push to reinstate a two-parent ADC welfare program as part of a pre adjournment deal with Republicans. Rep Tom Jochum leads the push, aiming to win six Republican moderates, despite past abolition due to abuse concerns.
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Judy Daubenmie
Ureau Des Moines
House
Department of Social Services
Tom Jochum
D.dubuque
Today’s Chuckle on Cash Credit Rhetoric
The joke notes how shops push credit so aggressively that paying with cash seems like a taboo. It pokes fun at the shift from cash purchases to credit reliance with a wry, everyday humor.
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