Tornadoes Leave Nebraska City with Wide Toll
A line of seven Nebraska tornadoes devastated Grand Island injuring 129 and flattening 100 buildings. Officials debated deaths with a county official listing up to 35 feared dead while others could not confirm. Hospitals were overwhelmed and a temporary morgue was set up as crews searched wreckage.
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Kennedy rejects peace offer after primary wins
President Carter offered Kennedy peace and a graceful exit after Super Tuesday results. Kennedy won California New Jersey Rhode Island South Dakota and New Mexico while Carter carried Ohio West Virginia and Montana to secure the nomination. Reagan led the GOP with nine wins as Kennedy vows to stay in the race and push the fight to August.
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White House
Jody Powell
Massachusetts
Giant 10 story addition announced by insurance firm downtown
News brief notes an insurance company plans a 10 story addition in the downtown skyline. Other items mention shift in prime rate to 13 percent and stock gains as markets respond.
Grassley Captures Senate Primary In Iowa Landslide
U S Rep Charles Grassley wins the Republican nomination in Iowa after a decisive primary over Tom Stoner. Grassley secures about 65.5 percent of the vote statewide with large margins in Hamilton and Polk counties, aided by a disciplined campaign organization praised by his manager.
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Robert D. Ray
Turnout and margins shake Iowa GOP contests
Farmington Republican Floyd Millen edged Edwin Kelly by about a hundred votes in the 87th House District contest amid a 258000 turnout for the GOP Senate race. Charles Grassley trounced Tom Stoner in the U S Senate race, shocking observers with a decisive margin.
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U.S. Senate
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Millen
Jefferson County
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Fairfield
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Stoner
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