Winter storm hits Iowa again as commute freezes
Iowa endures another winter storm just after digging out from the prior day. Cedar Rapids crews spread sand to melt ice while urging downtown motorists to clear parked cars. Two sledding injuries occur as flights falter and runways stay icy amid widespread snow.
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Anamosa
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Weinman
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Ames
Muscatine
Iowa
Des Moines
Lamoni
Ottumwa
Shenandoah
Bedford
Jackson County
Iowa State Patrol
Poweshiek County
Tornadoes and Winter Storms Strike Across U S
Severe weather battered the United States with deadly tornadoes and winter storms. An east central Mississippi tornado near Newton killed one and injured 17, while central and northern Alabama saw mobile homes destroyed and a service station damaged. Georgia faced watches as Rome reported heavy rainfall and flooding, and Tennessee endured 60 mph winds.
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Alabama
Ala
Bama
Roy Smith
Verbena
Georgia
Rome
North Georgia
Tennessee
Memphis
Virginia
Afton Mountain
Interstate 64
U.S
Bombing and jailbreak at Rovigo women's prison
Four women escaped Rovigo prison after accomplices blew a wall hole and fired on guards. A passerby died and six others wounded as bricks shattered nearby, with gunfire by the escapees and four suspected Red Brigades members pursued by authorities.
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Rovigo
Italy
Rovigo Women's
Justice Ministry
Rome
Red Brigades
Libyan Hit Squad Not Confirmed by FBI
FBI Director William Webster said the bureau has not confirmed reports of a Libyan hit squad in the United States. He acknowledged such a claim could have been planted to cause public alarm and noted investigators still have information warranting further inquiry.
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United States
FBI
Bureau
William Webster
Reagan
U.S
Webster
David Brinkley
ABC
Safer In Vitro Fertilization Opens Path for More Couples
Doctors say test-tube births are becoming safer and could help about 600,000 American couples. John Biggers of Harvard Medical School cites at least 19 babies born via in vitro fertilization, with the latest and first U.S. birth on December 28.
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Washington
John Biggers
Harvard Medical School
Man pays final crib installment at credit office
A man visits a credit manager to pay the last installment on a baby crib. The manager asks after the baby with a warm question and the man replies that the baby is fine.
Poland seeks $350 million cash aid from Soviet Union
Reuters and Warsaw reports say Poland secured about 350 million dollars in hard currency from the Soviet Union to avert bankruptcy and meet interest payments on 26.3 billion dollars in Western bank debt. Jaruzelski plans talks with envoys from 10 Western European nations on the eve of the Common Market ministers meeting in Brussels. The deal comes as Gdansk shipyards prepare to resume work and wage hikes are promised, while national income fell 15 percent in 1981 and exports dropped 14 percent. The zloty is devalued to 80 per dollar, and a special tribunal is to be created to prosecute former officials for public-wealth crimes.
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