Iowa Weather Sets Record Lows Across State
An Arctic air mass grips Iowa with all official stations reporting record low temperatures on the first day of winter. Oelwein hits 25 below, Cedar Rapids ties 16 below, and several towns show 20 to 24 below. Cedar Rapids schools cancel morning classes due to the cold.
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Experts dress for cold in outdoor jobs
Cedar Rapids sanitation workers and others brave sub zero weather by layering. They emphasize insulated gear from long underwear to heavy coats and mittens. Workers like Albert Bentley stay outside early, then ride to warm trucks, continuing shifts of five hours or more.
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Arafat and Mubarak Hold Surprise Cairo Talks
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat met Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo for a two hour surprise encounter signaling readiness to engage with moderate Arab states and resume talks with Jordan’s King Hussein on the U S backed peace process. The meeting drew praise from the United States and denunciation from Israel amid escalating Lebanon tensions with Islamic Jihad threats and a deadly truck bomb attack.
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There’s One Nice Thing About Being a Kleptomaniac
A quip noting that a kleptomaniac can always take something for it. The joke frames theft as a convenient habit rather than a moral issue, with brief humor about having a built in excuse and resource for taking.
Administration forecasts slower but steady growth 1984 outlook
The administration expects slower growth next year yet a steady pace with unemployment averaging 7.8 percent and inflation around 5 percent. Analyst Martin Feldstein cautions results hinge on passing deficit-reduction plans. Forecasters project 4.5 percent real growth in 1984, then about 4 percent annually through 1988 with unemployment easing to 5.7 percent by 1989.
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