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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1983
Page
13
A U S official says Moscow plans to shift part of its vast land based missile force to mobile launchers to deter U S and Israeli weapon advances. The move, viewed as potentially stabilizing, would aid survivability but reduce warhead counts and accuracy.
Wind direction and velocity at 10 p.m. Saturday. Sunset 8 02 p m. Sunrise 6 19 a m Saturday. Record highs and lows noted for the day. Remnants of Hurricane Alicia bring heavy rains and wind to east Texas with up to 8 inches in parts. Tornadoes spawned near Carthage and Corsicana. Strong winds reported around Dallas. flash floods watches in Nevada Utah and Arizona. Cooler air moves into Montana with gusts to 58 mph at Cut Bank. Widespread thunderstorms and hot humid conditions across the east and central U S with several record highs. Today's forecast calls for scattered storms from Texas to Florida and across the Plains and Rockies with fair conditions elsewhere.
Des Moines tied a August record with 104 as the capital logged a 77 low and a third consecutive day above 100. Lamont 102 Ottumwa 105 Sioux City 100 Shenandoah 100 Creston 100 Burlington 103. others peaked near 99 to 94 while northeast Iowa cooled to 92. No rain expected as Alicia weakened and a high pressure system remains.
Defense Secretary Weinberger cites France asking for AWACS support in Chad and says the US acted with consultation. Pershing 2 missiles remain scheduled in West Germany, with testing issues deemed normal. He notes progress in curbing pricing abuses, refunds from two companies, and broad audits across the Defense Department. The US cap of 55 trainers in El Salvador is near, with 49 present, plus 26 medical staff, 17 Marine guards at the embassy, 10 defense attaché personnel, and a military aid oversight group.
A Delta Air Lines jetliner with 72 passengers and seven crew was hijacked to Havana Cuba late last night from Miami. Delta Flight 784 departed at 8 47 p m and landed in Havana at 9 58 p m local time. The hijacker reportedly carried a flammable liquid and the fate of the aircraft after landing was unclear.
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