Forecast hints at breath of fresh air for E. Iowa
Weather outlook hints at cooler high temps in eastern Iowa with mid 90s today and around 90 Friday as a stationary front drifts southward. Thunderstorms are possible, some severe, with a 30 to 40 percent rain chance. Temperatures statewide near 100 degrees, and electric load hits a new daily peak.
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Jerry Adams
National Weather Service
Des Moines
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Adams
Cedar Rapids
Winneshiek County
Mason City
Ames
Ottumwa
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Lamont
Burlington
Iowa City
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Colleen Reilly
Reilly
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
City urges water cutoff as drought rules curb lawn watering
Water usage records show compliance with a drought policy. About a dozen homes had flow reduced to restrict lawn watering while still allowing plumbing and cooking use. Reinstatement of full water supply requires a ten dollar fee. exemptions apply to landscaping and newly seeded areas with receipts and posted signs.
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Water Department
Do These Home Weather Prep Tasks In A Storm
The list advises homeowners to paint exteriors and screens to dry, re-roof, install a pool, move furniture outdoors for airing, wash and air out windows, and end with a note to pray. It reads like a practical checklist for storm readiness.
Fire kills boy found after house blaze sparks search
Penny Velvick searched adjacent buildings for her son Zachary as flames raged through a Swisher area house. Firefighters from multiple towns battled the blaze for hours before locating the boy on the second floor. Fire Chief Gene Beard said the cause was under investigation and trauma touched all crews on scene.
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Penny Velvick
Neil Palmer
Square D
Swisher
Zachary
Palmer
Herman Frank Hartin
Penny
Fairfax
Ely
North Liberty
Coralville
Solon
Vernon Ziskovsky
Gene Beard
Beard
Swisher Department
Senate action on CNW cooling-off bill expected Wednesday
Senate move to extend the cooling-off period aims to persuade CNW Corp president Robert Schmiege to accept a compromise. President Reagan had warned that a CNW strike would disrupt freight movements in 10 states and commuter service, while the union and company agreed to honor any congressional order.
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Robert Schmiege
CNW Corp
David Carle
Simon
Carle
House
Senate
Bruce
Mike Bushman
Energy and Commerce Committee
John Dingell
D-Mich
Union
Company
Reagan
C&nw
Fiery 21 vehicle pileup kills seven in Albany Oregon
Thick smoke from burning farm fields sparked a chain reaction on Interstate 5 near Albany. Seven people died and at least 14 were injured as 21 vehicles collided, sending victims to Albany General Hospital and a Corvallis hospital. Northbound I 5 remained shut five miles south of Albany as investigators worked. Grass seed farmers burn fields after harvest to curb pests and disease.
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Albany
Ore
Oregon
Art Bobrowitz
Albany General Hospital
Corvallis
John Tichenor
Grassley pushes separate duty free ethanol ban
After passage of sweeping trade legislation, the Senate approved a ban on duty free ethanol imports tied to the bill. Sponsored by Senator Grassley, the measure allows imports only if agriculture, treasury, and energy secretaries certify necessity for domestic ethanol during drought driven corn price spikes.
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Washington
U.S. Senate
Senate
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Secretaries of Agriculture, Treasury and Energy
Grassley
Tom Harkin
House
Trade bill nears passage amid managed concessions and veto risk
Senators clash over amendments to a trade bill as a conference committee faces a tight timeline before adjournment. Farm state lawmakers withdraw an ethanol provision, allowing a retroactive amendment to strip it, while Reagan seeks expanded authority for bilateral and multilateral talks in Geneva.
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Karnes
R-Neb
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Grassley
Tom Harkin
D-Iowa
Farm State
House
Senate
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
United States
Reagan
Geneva
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Texas
House Senate Conference Committee
Caribbean
Bob Dole
R-Kan
J. James Exon
D-Neb
David
Y Sam WA
Buster Brown
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