Iowa Sees Heat Wave Across Six Cities Sets Several Records
A scorching Saturday across Iowa pushed many cities above 100 degrees. Des Moines hit 101 and Waterloo 102 while Spencer and Sioux City reached 103, each breaking longstanding records. Algona reached 105 though not a record. Unofficial highs occurred at Red Oak and Atlantic.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Sioux City
Spencer
Waterloo
Des Moines
Mason City
Ames
Fort Dodge
Algona
Red Oak
Atlantic
Publishers return grant after Moscow fair list dispute
US publishers and the National Endowment for Democracy settled a quarrel over a Moscow Book Fair display. The endowment demanded a balanced list. the AAP committee had chosen 300 books, including works by Vonnegut and Hersh. The grant was returned and the exhibit proceeds as planned.
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Moscow Fair List
New York
U.S
Moscow
National Endowment For Democracy
John Macrae III
The
Association of American Publishers
Macrae
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
AAP
Kurt Vonnegut
Gershman
Hersh
Kissinger
Endowment
Selection Committee
Ment
Vonnegut
Soviets reject copying U.S. space weapons plan
Col. Gen. Nikolai Chervov says the Soviet Union will not imitate the Reagan era space weapons program. He states the Soviets favor cheaper offensive missiles and oppose a space-weapon arms race while signaling skepticism about Geneva talks and SDI. He cites a 25 percent cut proposal in exchange for bans on space and long-range missiles, linked to SALT II limits.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
Nikolai Chervov
United States
Chervov
Geneva
Switzerland
Europe
Chernov
SDI
Mikhail Gorbachev
Warsaw
Appalachia strike turns into coal war
In Matewan West Virginia and across the Tug River in Kentucky a long running United Mine Workers strike against Massey coal operators has turned violent. Two struck drivers were injured when stones or steel balls shattered their windshield and a power line to Massey’s plant was blown up. The strike involves about 2 000 Massey workers and a new union strategy funded by a 70 million dollar strike fund.
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Matewan
W.va
West Virginia
Tug River
Kentucky
United Mine Workers of America
A.T. Massey Coal Co
Massey
Hayes West
Massey Company
West
Trumka
E. Morgan Massey
Arch Runyon
Raw Sales & Processing Co
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Ottumwa
United States Weather Service
Joe Edens
Stanwood
Kenny
Sherri Koob
Mark Meyer
Meyer and Co
Meyer
Ron Wirfs
Mount Vernon
Stan Kohl
Ethel Lamp
Sears-Roebuck
Dr. Seuss
Elvis Presley
Carl Gershman
Jeane Kirkpatrick
U.N
Publishers Committee
Union of Concerned Scientists
Seymour Hersh
Henry Kissinger
Jonathan Schell
Kurt ‘Vonnegut
Soviets
Washington Post
Koinges
Klinger
Pahlad
Hunger Print CO. IC
Fifth Avenue
S.E
Geneva Tower
NIKON
Dad
Undeto
Westdale Dr
Target
First Ave
Appalachia
New York Times
John L. Lewis
Rich Trumka
Warden Post
New Martinsville
Blackberry Creek
Kentucky Line
2Nd St. SE
Davenport
Iowa City
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