Meditators claim CIC Castro quit cigars and more
AP reports Maharishi followers in Fairfield credit mass meditation with broad world effects from Castro's cigar abstinence to frost protection for Florida oranges. They cite a 30 percent drop in drunken driving in Des Moines in 1985 and a range of geopolitical and economic impacts attributed to synchronized global meditation.
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Fidel Castro
Des Moines
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Canada
Soviet Union
Samantha Smith
Maine
United States
West Virginia
Thunderstorm snowstorm dumps foot of snow in N Iowa
A winter storm with summerlike traits dumped a foot or more of snow in northern Iowa on Thursday. Fayette and Clayton counties reported heavy accumulations, stranding motorists and schoolchildren in Butler County towns. Meteorologist Miles Schumacher cited a rapidly moving low pressure system from Western Montana to Illinois as the cause, noting one area can receive much snow while nearby remains light.
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Fayette
Clayton
Butler County
Miles Schumacher
National Weather Service
Des Moines
the Gazette
Schumacher
Montana
Illinois
Parkersburg
St. Olaf
Guttenberg
Reagan scorns Khadafy in Libya remarks
President Reagan condemned Muammar Khadafy as unfit to justify violence against civilians after Libyan threats in retaliation for U S airstrikes tied to the Rome and Vienna airport attacks. Washington urged more nations to join sanctions while recounting sharp drops in Libyan trade and oil imports since the sanctions began.
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U.S
Libya
Washington
Reagan
Muammar Khadafy
United States
California
Khadafy
Rome
Vienna
Sponse
Prison hostage release linked to governor meeting reached
Rioting inmates at West Virginia Penitentiary released six hostages after agreeing to a governor meeting with Arch Moore. The deal stipulates release of the remaining seven hostages this morning and a return to cells, with no reprisals for the uprising that left two inmates dead. Sixteen hostages were seized in the takeover.
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John
West Virginia State Penitentiary
Gazette Wire Services
Moundsville
W.va
West Virginia
Arch Moore
Moore
Today's Chuckle Authority and the know-it-all explainer
A humorous item notes an exceedingly talkative person who claims to know more than anyone else. The quip frames a character who dispenses endless trivia and opinions, often about trivial topics, with a mix of wit and exasperation.
Planning is key to crime and crime prevention
James Hall, a former University of Iowa sophomore from Jacksonville, Florida, was convicted of second degree murder in 1974 for a dormitory death. After a decade of litigation and seven years in Iowa prisons, he was freed in 1983 when the case was dismissed. Now 32, he lives in Cedar Rapids with his wife and daughter. The Gazette exclusive by James W. Hall notes inmates claim planning is central to their crimes and urges readers to take precautions.
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University of Iowa
Jacksonville
Fla
Sarah Ann Ottens
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
James W. Hall
Free Lance
Quotes from prisoners on crime methods and targets
An old con explains targeting stragglers and easy victims while burglars avoid dogs. A robber notes small stores and noon bank hits, and another recounts pre signs about cash. A rape convict admits observing a victim. A robber likes winter to hide a ski mask and gun under a coat. Turn to 4A Hall.
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