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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1981
Page
9
A free public presentation Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Jefferson High School cafeteria will feature Dr. Richard Smith of the Center for Neurological Studies in San Diego discussing interferon advances. Call 362-5256 for details.
Hurricane force winds and heavy snow shut roads and airports across Britain and Ireland. Temperatures fell to record lows near 13 degrees below zero. at least two deaths and multiple missing. A freighter Bonita listed and spilled water prompting naval and coast guard rescues. London Heathrow kept one runway open as winds top 90 mph.
Five persons were arrested and charged with drunk driving in Linn County Saturday evening and Sunday. Alvin L. Dougherty, 43, was arrested at 5 30 p m in the 5400 block of E Ave NW and charged with failure to yield. Russell L. Tollefson, 29, was arrested at 12 15 a m Sunday on Chain Lakes Road and charged with stopping on the traveled portion. David A. Lindner, 19, was arrested at 2 15 a m Sunday on the Third Street NE ramp of I 380 and charged with a headlight violation. Bruce E. Adams, 29, was arrested at 2 29 a m Sunday east of Highway 1 and charged with disobeying a stop sign. Robin Kaye Ankeny, 20, was arrested at 4 27 p m Sunday on Center Point Road NE.
Today includes Linn Supervisors budget work session at Administrative Office Building and Cedar Rapids Board of Adjustment in City Hall basement. Also Marion Water Board and Library board meetings, Cedar Rapids school board work session on Fillmore Elementary use, and Cornell College Wind Ensemble at King Chapel.
Wind direction and velocity observed at 10 p m SE at 6 mph. Sun sets 4 36 p m and rises 7 28 a m on Tuesday. Year ago today high 35 low 16 with no precipitation. Record high 57 in 1975 and record low 16 in 1901. Extended forecast calls for generally fair cold weather Wednesday through Friday with highs in the mid teens to mid 20s and lows from zero to 10 Wednesday rising to 5 to 15 by Friday.
National report lists low of 0 degrees at Fargo North Dakota and high of 86 at McAllen Texas. Forecast shows sunny conditions with expected high today and low tonight, followed by cloud cover and possible snow showers in other regions with temperatures near 32/30 and 28/28.
A storm spreads from northeastern Kansas and Missouri to the Gulf Coast bringing rain across Wisconsin and surrounding regions. Measurable rainfall includes 1.21 inches at Lafayette Louisiana 0.84 at Crescent City California and 0.67 at North Bend Oregon. Sioux Falls South Dakota reports a two inch snowfall Sunday the only measurable snow.
A winter storm and travel advisories spread Sunday night across northeast Colorado and significant portions of the central and eastern United States. The storm also spurred a high wind warning in northwest Washington and travel advisories for eastern Oregon. Rain stretched from western Washington into northern California and northern Nevada with mountain snow.
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