Grader Floyd Drives Through Snow With Community Touch
Floyd, 57, longtime Linn County snow grader operator, guides a weary wing blade through drifting snow near Cedar Rapids. He jokes about a bicycle radio, doll and monkey on his maintainer, and says he treats neighbors like grocery store customers while helping motorists in emergencies.
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Floyd
Linn County
Fairfax
Walford
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
Allen resigns as national security adviser in White House shakeup
President Reagan moves Charles A. Allen aside after investigations into gifts and finances. He is replaced by former California Supreme Court justice Donald P. Clark as the new national security adviser with direct reporting to the president. Clark will oversee NSC policy development and staff.
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Larry Speakes
Reagan
Clark
White House
Speakes
Justice Department
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
California
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Alexander Haig Jr
Edwin Meese III
National Security Council
Iowa City Declares Snow Emergency Amid Heavy Blizzard
Iowa City declares its first snow emergency, restricting parking on normally allowed streets to alternating sides for 72 hours as Johnson County endures 12.5 inches of snow and gusty winds. Crews plow main arteries while many schools and offices close. buses run late and tow services see heavy demand.
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Iowa City
Neal Berlin
Berlin
Harvey Miller
Civic Center
Johnson County
Coralville
O.J. Gode
Gode
Iowa City Union
Greyhound
Missouri Transit
Trailways
University of Iowa
Fred Zehr
Iowa
Drifting Snow Closes Courthouses and Colleges Across Eastern Iowa
Blowing and drifting snow shut nearly all schools, many roads, and two county courthouses in Clayton Elkader and Delaware Manchester. Officials said plows started late with visibility poor, but by Monday afternoon most roads were passable though some gravel routes remained blocked.
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Mark Plenke
Iowa
Clayton County
Elkader
Delaware County
Manchester
Winneshiek County
Allamakee County
William C. Kenndt
Kenndt
Waukon
Bob Davis
Iowa snow disrupts travel with interstate slide hazards and closures
Dozens of vehicles stalled or off I 80 as blowing and drifting snow snarled northeast and central Iowa. Des Moines and Cedar Rapids declared snow emergencies while highways 3 and 281 faced closures. One death and multiple flight cancellations were reported as DOT spent about 750000 in cleanup costs after a weekend storm.
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Iowa Highway Patrol
Des Moines
Loren Dykeman
Dykeman
Oelwein
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
Ames
Iowa City
Bernard Ortgies
Iowa Department of Transportation
DOT
Gazette delivery hit by heavy snow in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette faced delivery woes as heavy snow slowed routes in Cedar Rapids Linn County and north toward Oelwein and Manchester. Circulation manager Denver Dixon said crews recovered buried bundles and 1600 extra copies were printed to cover shortages. Call to arrange Monday paper delivery was issued for affected residents.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Denver Dixon
The
Cedar Rapids and
Linn County
Dixon
Marion
Hiawatha
Gazette Subscription Department
Oelwein
Manchester
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Vinton
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Mike Lechky
Welch & Donovan Insurance Agency
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