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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1983
Page
17
Extended forecast shows a chance of light snow on Wednesday followed by fair conditions Thursday and Friday. High temperatures in the 30s on Wednesday and Thursday, and in the 20s Friday. Lows expected in the teens to low 20s.
A major storm covered parts of Maine with heavy snowfall as Caribou reported 13 inches on the ground. The system moved east across New England while light snow fell in the Great Lakes and upper Ohio Valley. Northeastern areas faced the coldest readings, teens to 20s, as skies cleared from the plains to the Mississippi Valley. Temperatures reached the 60s in the southern plains, with frost warnings extending into northern and central Florida where lows may dip below freezing Sunday night.
A National Weather Service spokesman in Des Moines says no unusual patterns are forecast for the immediate Iowa outlook. He notes recent days have been well above normal and predicts near normal temperatures with little precipitation for six to ten days. A small snow chance exists in southwest Iowa Wednesday.
A Grimes group of unemployed residents forms a crew to win a 16000 dollar City Hall remodeling contract. Project Pride, aiming to help the jobless, negotiates a contractor bid and insurance costs with the City Council while awaiting bids. Grimes lies northwest of Des Moines.
In Benton County two men were arrested Saturday on drunk driving charges. Bill L. Webber, 55, was stopped on Highway 30 near the Highways 279 junction and released on his own recognizance to appear in magistrate court. Roy S. Dana, 58, was charged with public intoxication and released to appear. Separate arrest reports note Robert H. Ferrie, 41, of Waterloo arrested on Highway 30 east of Highway 82 and released on a promise to appear.
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