Detroit area power outage after ice storm leaves 190000 homes without electricity
Ice weather cuts power to about 190000 Detroit and suburbs as 230000 customers were affected at peak. Utility crews of about 400 work to restore lines severed by ice-coated limbs, with power expected back in two to four days. No injuries from outages. five deaths on icy highways. Schools in Detroit area mostly closed. Upstate New York sees 4 to 9 inches of snow. warmer trend forecast later in the week.
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New York
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Michigan
Upstate
Rochester
National Weather Service
Boston
UPI
William Ierardi
Robert J. Italiano
Blackfriars
Suffolk
Danvers
Hospitals face higher costs push up January expenses
Across the United States hospitals report January costs up 14.4 percent from 1978 as food fuel and demand rise. American Hospital Association chief Alex McMahon says meeting the 11.6 percent cost increase target remains the goal despite pressure on margins.
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Washington
America
Alex McMahon
American Hospital Association
McMahon
House Commerce Health
Iran court grants leniency in first act after revolution
In Tehran an Islamic revolutionary court commuted a SAVAK secret policeman’s sentence and acquitted 16 Shah supporters for lack of evidence. The ruling, issued Monday, coincided with nine more executions, raising total death sentences to 93 since Ayatollah Khomeini took control.
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Iran
UPI
Islamic Revolutionary Court
SAVAK
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Bus Crash in Spain Kills Dozens of Children
A bus plunged into the Orbigo River in Zamora Spain and authorities fear more than 50 children died. Paramilitary civil guards and locals formed rescue parties to free the children from wreckage. 54 children aged 12 to 14 were aboard from a private Vigo school returning from a outing.
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Spain
Orbigo
Vigo
Tanzanian jets attack Kampala in bid to seize capital
Tanzanian forces unleashed jets artillery and rockets on Kampala in what may be a final push to capture Idi Amin's capital. Residents report heavy shelling near Makerere University and a night of intense bombardment from positions south and southwest of the city.
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Kenya
Tanzania
Kampala
Idi Amin
Makerere University
Nicaraguan rebels clash as barricades rise in Esteli
Guerrillas manned six foot barricades in Esteli, 90 miles north of Managua, after two days of fighting that left 41 dead. President Anastasio Somoza said the country is under control as troops faced rebels near the main plaza and barracks.
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Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Esteli
School prayer move doomed in House over Helms plan
Washington AP reports liberals on the House Judiciary Committee may kill Sen. Jesse Helms proposed ban on federal review of state voluntary school prayer laws. The amendment, moved from an Education Department bill to Supreme Court jurisdiction legislation, faces House opposition and could block floor action. Helms, a North Carolina Republican, sought to dilute 1962 1963 court rulings outlawing mandatory school prayer.
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House Judiciary Committee
Jesse Helms
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Supreme Court
House Committee
North Carolina
Vital Statistics April births and notices list many families
Vital statistics report multiple births with names and addresses in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas, listing several couples welcomed daughters and sons on dates in April. Included are households in Clinton Des Moines Cedar Rapids Stanley and other locales, with attendant grandparents and relatives named. Local incident entries note a breaker box short, a gas line break, a trash fire risk from a cigarette, and a fuel pump service incident at specified addresses.
Official dies in Florida Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer
Charles Sawyer 92 former Secretary of Commerce under President Truman died Saturday in Palm Beach Florida his grandson said Sawyer led the Commerce Department during the Truman administration and played a role in postwar policy.
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Cincinnati
Charles Sawyer
Harry Truman
Palm Beach
Fla
Sawyer
Cedar Rapids Gazette keeps local news rights and rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists its address at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406 and details subscription prices for local carriers, including weekly and annual rates. It notes AP news rights and exclusive republication of local news and AP dispatches.
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Gazette Company
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Gazette
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C Ave
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Glass Road
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26Th St
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Shellsburg
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David J. Cockerille
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