Rain and Cold Hinder Cedar Rapids Snow Removal
Cedar Rapids public works chief Wayne Murdock reports the weekend rain and a sharp fall in temperatures created severe snow clearing challenges. Crews cleared about a third of downtown windows by Tuesday morning as equipment broke down on granite hard ice. more snow threatened traffic. Residents complained while officials praised some workers, and planners planned another night shift with private contractors aiding a slowed loop clearance. Temperatures were forecast to drop further, with no immediate snow threat but continued icy conditions.
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Jerry Elsen
Gazette Star
Wayne Murdock
Murdock
Cedar Rapids
City Hall
Weather Bureau
Richard Phillips
Phillips
Heating system delays raise questions at board meeting
Board members debated ongoing heating problems in four new school buildings. Independent balancers say units need proper balancing and adjustments as extreme cold tests the system. Administration notes potential burner capacity tweaks while aiming to avoid major modifications.
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Norman Lipsky
Malmer
Acme
Idea
Taege
Currie
Jand
School contracts proceed with broad approval except carpet work
Currie notes final approval came on the contract with all parties involved. Wiedersberg says contracts for plumbing and electrical work were approved, while the carpeting contract at Squaw Creek awaits approval after carpet installation in two rooms not yet completed.
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Currie
Wiedersberg
Squaw Creek
Smoke Damage At A J Trusdale Residence Increases
Fire at 1219 Sixteenth Avenue SW around 2 30 PM caused extensive smoke damage and damaged living room furnishings. Officials attributed the blaze to an electrical wiring short and the neighborhood caller reported the alarm.
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A. J. Trusdale
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Guinea Fight Toll Reaches 895 Killed, Lisbon Says
Portuguese Guinea conflict toll climbs to 895 dead as of year end, including regulars from the Republic of Guinea and four Cuban mercenaries. Military communiqué released in Lisbon on Tuesday details casualties among Portuguese troops operating in the colony.
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Lisbon
Portuguese Guinea
Republic of Guinea
Most County Roads Are Cleared
Five officials said university classes would reopen Wednesday. Bus service resumed between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. Most towns reported roads clearing and schools resuming. Some highways remained closed or limited to one lane, with sanding on routes 20 and 13.
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University
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
University High
Town State
Ames
University of Northern Town
Elkader
Clayton County
Anamosa
Delaware County
Buchan
Iowa
Fort Dodger Manson
U. 5
Ackley
Cedar Falls
Hudson
Decorah
Calmar
Postville
5 000 Autos Abandoned on Omaha Streets
A vast blizzard crippled much of the western two thirds of the nation with 5 000 abandoned vehicles in Omaha and heavy snowfall in Nebraska and Kansas. Travel remained hazardous as temps plunged and many areas reported stranded motorists. interstate routes faced partial closures while New York area airports closed with dense fog and heavy rain along the coast.
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United Press International
Jwestern
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Kansas
Minnesota
New Mexico
Diane Krueger
J San Prairie
S Hospital
Canada
Texas
Atlantic
Virginia
Maine
New York-areas
Sub-zero Iowa Morning Temperatures Reported
Sub-zero readings covered Iowa with Spencer at 13 below and Davenport at 2 below. Cedar Rapids logged 4 below, while the Cedar Rapids area measured near zero with a 4 below reading. Winds eased but remained brisk, driving a wind chill near 40 below. Officials expected temperatures to fall to 15 to 20 below tonight and highs tomorrow from 4 below to 5 above under partly cloudy skies.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Spencer
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Five Die in Andhra Pradesh Poisoning Incident
Five people died in two neighboring villages in Andhra Pradesh after drinking fermented seconal palm on Monday. Authorities describe the deaths as a poisoning incident linked to tainted palm wine. Emergency responders evacuated survivors and launched investigations into the source.
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New Delhi
UPI
Andhra Pradesh
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