Brezhnev calls for Reagan summit at 26th Party Congress
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev urged a summit with Ronald Reagan and warned Poland has faced its trials. He paused live TV coverage amid health speculation but returned to read the closing minutes strongly. He warned Western missiles and urged a moratorium and talks on new submarines.
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Iowa prisons topic opens three part series
The first of a three part series on Iowa prisons and the problem of overcrowding begins today. The notice lists pages and section cues for related stories including Virginia Notre Dame and a metro area girls state basketball prospect.
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U.S. releases El Salvador documents on Soviet arms flow
The Reagan administration released 178 pages claiming Soviet bloc nations aided El Salvador's leftist guerrillas. The materials describe shipments totaling 150 to 400 tons from Cuba Nicaragua and Ethiopia with support from Vietnam and other communist countries. Meese signaled possible action including diplomatic and economic steps and did not rule out military options, though troop deployment was deemed unlikely.
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Arbitrator backs state on salaries in Iowa
An arbitrator in Des Moines ruled 8 percent raises for Iowa state employees represented by AFSCME for each of the next two years. Labor lawyer Robert Mueller upheld the state offers on wages and insurance, rejecting the union’s demand for 21 percent raises. AFSCME criticized the decision as a hostage economy response to inflation.
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Coup attempt disrupts Spanish parliament in Madrid
A Francoist army colonel led about 200 police and civil guards in a storming of the Spanish parliament during a vote for a new prime minister. Deputies were ordered to the floor as gunfire rang out and the president was menaced. an aide said there were no injuries.
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Continental Illinois Cuts Prime Rate To 18.5 Percent
Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. lowered its prime rate by a full percentage point to 18.5 percent effective today, undercutting rivals as other large banks held at 19.5 percent. Chase Manhattan matched 19 percent while AmeriTrust joined at 19 percent and several others remained at 19.5. The move follows Federal Reserve data showing a $1.188 billion drop in loans in the week ended Feb. 11.
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Winter Storm Douses Cedar Rapids With Snow and Rain
A weekend storm brought rain and heavy snow to Eastern Iowa led by Cedar Rapids where about six inches fell in a west and southwest band and the city logged 1.11 inches of rain. Officials cited forecasts from Great Lakes Weather Service as the snow fringe shifted unexpectedly.
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