Apparent temperature index explains the heat surge
Weather editor explains why 93 degrees in Cedar Rapids felt like 105 due to high humidity. The apparent temperature index, similar to wind chill, reflects how heat is perceived. Weather expert Paul Waite notes corn benefits and livestock risks, with indices in the danger and emergency zones affecting losses.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Waite
Knoxville
The
Gazette
Canada
Wisconsin
U.S
Eldon Hans
Cedar Rapids Area
Virginia mine blast kills seven workers in McClure
Seven coal miners died and three were injured in a 460 foot shaft explosion at Clinchfield Coal Co. McClure No. 1 mine in Dickenson County Virginia. Seventy four miners escaped. Cause under investigation, with methane suspected. Mary Counts reported as the first woman miner killed in Virginia.
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Mcclure
Virginia
Clinchfield Coal Co
Dickenson County
Jerry Jenkins
Clinchfield Coal
Susan Copeland
John Kennedy
United Mine Workers of America
Kennedy
Kentucky
John McGrath
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Washington
Counts
McClure No
July Heat Rolls Over as Summer Keeps Sizzling
A concise July weather note records the 31 days in July and the ongoing summer heat, stressing consistent high temperatures across days. The brief mentions July as peak season without specific events or locations.
Pope and Jaruzelski hold surprise second meeting in Krakow
In Krakow a surprising second meeting occurred between Pope John Paul II and Communist Party chief Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski during his Poland homecoming eight day visit. Tens of thousands cheered Solidarity in streets. protests were controlled by police with arrests reported. Walesa awaited his own audience with the pontiff as demonstrations continued.
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Lech Walesa
Pope
Walesa
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Nowa Huta
John Paul
Jaruzelski
Jerzy Urban
Wawel Castle
Hijackers Force Romanian Jet to Larnaca and Demand Iran
Two armed Lebanese hijackers diverted a Rome refueled Romanian jet with 32 hostages to Larnaca Cyprus, demanding fuel to fly to Iran. Cyprus authorities granted refueling while hostages remained captive, plane later headed toward Tehran amid disputed landing plans.
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Beirut
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Libya
Rome
Athanasios Papaioannou
Tehran
Nicaragua denies killing journalists near border
Nicaragua rejects claims it shelled and killed two American journalists near the border with Honduras. It blames Honduran forces or U S backed Nicaraguan rebels, while Honduras accuses Nicaragua of a cross border attack. The victims include Dial Torgerson of the Los Angeles Times and photographer Richard Cross.
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Honduras
Nicaragua
Dial Torgerson
Los Angeles Times
Mexico
Central America
Richard Cross
U.S. News & World Report
U.S
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