Weather forecast: clear and cold tonight with sunny Thursday
The forecast calls for clear skies and cold temperatures tonight with lows in the mid to upper 20s. Thursday should be sunny and warmer with highs around the low 50s. Northwesterly winds will be light to gentle. Details on page 2A.
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Iraq
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Tehran
Baghdad
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Cairo
Kabbeh Palace
Pahlavi
Statehouse bills sail through House in ad journment fever
The statehouse passes twenty two bills amid ad journment fervor as costs surge. Cedar Rapids farmer to skip plowing this year and soil conservationists cheer. A major town water rate debate looms with an increase possible. Patricia Brown sues after firing from Iowa City post. Peter Fonda eyes Northwest tribes to promote film interest. Inmate strike ends at nation’s toughest prison. A sex offender arrest follows a child’s safe recovery. A firm touts a new contest inviting ten thousand dollars for short copy.
Revenue decline shapes Iowa budget with $44.2 million cut
Gov. Robert D. Ray presented a supplemental appropriations plan 44.2 million below his January proposal as revised state revenue forecasts show a weaker economy. Major cuts affect state employee pay, substance abuse funding, soil conservation, and capital improvements at Regents institutions. Ray also urged a hiring freeze, tighter purchases, and education funding reforms including potential income tax indexing to help next year.
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Iowa
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Regents
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Hijacker takes over American Airlines jet in Ontario seeks Cuba
An armed hijacker seized an American Airlines Boeing 727 at Ontario International Airport with seven crew aboard. The aircraft departed toward Cuba with a refueling stop planned in Dallas Fort Worth. FAA officials say the hijacker, armed with a .45 caliber pistol, may have posed as a airport employee.
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Los Angeles
FAA
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