Heat Strains Dozens as Temperatures Hit New Highs
About 150 people treated for heat stress as several towns reported record highs across the region. Hospitals offered air conditioned spaces for relief, and Iowa Electric Light and Power urged reduced energy use 4 to 7 p.m. Emergency contacts provided for heat relief and weather outlook calls for a cooling trend with scattered showers.
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Tipton
Iowa City
Anamosa
Waterloo
Decorah
Iowa
Mideast Christian Leaders Meet Arens Amid Regional Tensions
Government sources report Mideast Christian politicians and militia leaders met with Arens while Muslim officials protested. Saeb Salam condemned the visit as an illegal guard of honor saluting Arens in Beirut. Arens also pressed Lebanon to settle with the Druze before Israel’s pullout from the Chouf. Meanwhile McFarlane’s talks with Syria progressed in Damascus, and in Lebanon a shift in PFLP GC loyalty favored Arafat as defections rose among its ranks.
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Arens
Saeb Salam
Camille Chamoun
Lebanese Front
Fadi Frem
Pierre Gemayel
Phalange Party
Tel Aviv
Israel
Chouf Mountains
U.S
Syria
Robert McFarlane
Middle East
McFarlane
Richard Fairbanks
Damascus
Abdul-Halim Khaddam
Lebanon
Yasser Arafat
al Fatah
Palestine Liberation Organization
Ahmed Jibril
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine General Command
Pflp-Gc
Abu Jaber Mohammed
Tripoli
Arafat
Long-lost Scranton relative greeted by Hawkeye friends
On Wednesday Marlene and her family welcomed a sister from Scranton, with Melvin, five children aged 16 to 27, and two grandchildren present. Peter sent greetings for his wife Ann Marie and their six children aged 10 to 20. Shorten planned to bond with relatives, play baseball and volleyball before leaving Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Marlene
Melvin
Peter
Ann Marie
Shorten
Extended warm weekend with heat records across multiple states
The forecast calls for very warm weather Saturday through Monday with little rainfall. Highs reach the 90s and lows remain in the 70s. The Midwest Oklahoma and Texas report numerous temperature records with 100s. Hurricane Alicia approaches the Texas coast with 110 mph winds and tides up to 10 feet. warnings extend along the Gulf. Strong storms, heavy rainfall, and hail accompany activity in several western and southern regions.
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Midwest
Oklahoma
Texas
Alicia
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Morgan City
Sabine Pass
Carr
Colo
Wyoming
Western Hillis
Cheyenne
Dry Creek
Western Hills
Arizona
Gunlock
Louisiana
Florida
New England
Washington Coast
C.rana
Aberdeen
Maita
Auckland
Beijing
Beirut
Bertin
Nassau
Weve
Bonn
New Delhi
A.m
Brussels
Nice
Caracas
POTIS
Cociscesrnic
Helsinki
Stockholm
H'Minh City
Sydney
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Tunis
VOM
cveveenCi
Jerusalem
Vienna
Mexico City
St. Thomas
Bermuda
San Juan
Trinidad
Kingston
Vera Cruz
Winnipeg
Atlanta
Bismarck
Miami
Nashville
Chicago
New York
Duluth
Phoenix
Honolulu
Coralville Lake
Cedar River
C.R
McGregor
Steady Guttenberg
Dubuque
Steady Clinton
Steady Davenport
Rise
Keithsburg
Keokuk
Alicia and Galveston Brace for Alicia as Evacuation Continues
Alicia nears landfall forcing evacuations in Galveston while Coast Guard crews, Houston mechanics, and Dallas repair workers pause strikes to restore emergency lines. West end residents fear floods as forecasters warn of growing danger and note Galveston’s fragile defenses.
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Coast Guard
Houston
Continental Airlines
Dallas
Alicia
National Weather Service
Galveston
Sgt
B.J. Whitburn
Jamaica Beach
Galveston Island
Unification Church members arrested in Waterloo
Four Unification Church members were arrested for soliciting without a license in Waterloo. They include Michael Torrance Thick, 25, Glenview N, Michael Neame Templeman, 27, Victoria BC Canada, Eveline La Pointe, 28, Chicago, and Catriona Easton, 32, Chicago. They faced immigration issues as guests on visitor passes. An Omaha immigration official filed warrants. Thick awaits hearings in North Dakota. The others remain in custody until papers are processed.
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Waterloo
Unification Church
U.S
Michael Torrance Thick
Glenview
Michael Neame Templeman
Victoria
B.C
Canada
Eveline Helen la Pointe
Chicago
Catriona Ann Easton
Templeman
Easton
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Omaha
Neb
North Dakota
Pink Elephant owner acquitted in nude dancing case
The Linn District Court jury acquitted Pink Elephant Lounge manager Arthur Krumbholz of allowing nude dancing at the 1006 Third St SE venue. Dancers Wendy Miller Rebecca Benson and Brandy Krause faced indecent exposure charges with Miller still pending.
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Pink Elephant Lounge
Third St. SE
Linn District Court
Arthur Krumbholz
Krumbholz
Wendy L. Miller
Rebecca L. Benson
Brandy Krause
Krause
Iowa City
Benson
Cedar Rapids
Miller
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Louise From
Newton
Lamont
Shenandoah
Creston
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Iowa Commerce Commission
Horace Webb
Mercy Hospital
St. Luke’s
Mercy
St. Luke’s College of Nursing
United Way of
East Central Iowa
Cedar Rapids Metro
Regis High School
Tom Good
Wally Sheets
Washington High School
Mideast
Weather Report
Kalispell
Mont
Beloit
Kan
California Coast
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Tennessee Valley
Carolinas
Gulf Coast States
New Mexico
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Fort P.m
Natonal Weather Service
Noaa. US
Dept. of Commerce
Bob Sheets
Mississippi Gulf
Neil Frank
National Hurricane Center
Pink Elephant
Code of
Les Stokke
Gazette
Jacks
16Th Ave
2Nd Ave
Colored Gems Show & Sale
Ave. S.W
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