March warmth may persist but headlines warn of lingering snow
A Iowa forecast notes above normal temperatures early March with highs in the 50s to 60s across the state. State climatologist Paul Waite says March may end like a lion, while spring remains variable and snow remains possible. Farmers anticipate earlier field work if warmth continues with little rain.
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Joe Sullivan
Drake University
Iowa Newspaper Association
Des Moines
Iowa
Paul Waite
Waite
Wallace Akin
Akin
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa businessman shot by Jamaican patrol in Montego Bay
Chester Swanson a Camanche Iowa businessman living in Montego Bay was shot in the jaw after failing to halt for a joint police military patrol in Ironshore. Swanson was treated at Cornwall Regional Hospital and later moved to University Hospital in Kingston.
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Jamaica Defense Force
Montego Bay
Chester Swanson
Camanche
Ironshore
Police Information Center
Swanson
Cornwall Regional Hospital
University Hospital
Eleven Arrested for Drunk Driving in Linn County
Eleven people were arrested and charged with drunk driving in Linn County late Friday and early Saturday. The group includes Jerry W. Cox 48 of 323 Second St SE and Brett E. Hill 19 of 6334 First Ave NW among others cited for related offenses such as assault speeding disobeying traffic devices and traffic signals.
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Second St. SE
Bever Avenue
14Th Street
Cox
Brett E. Hill
First Ave
10Th Street
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Jimmie L. Show
Bowling St
Highway 13
Bobby L. Jenkins
Fifth Ave
Ninth Street
Michael S. Prewitt
East South St
Lisbon
Palisades- Kepler State Park
Craig A. Bachman
41St St
First Avenue East
Matthew T. Sindelar
23Rd Ave
First Avenue
Sharon K. LeClerc
Third St
Blairs Ferry Road
10Th Avenue
Hiawatha
Daniel E. Heeren
First Street NW
Gary L. Constien
Ridgeside Drive
37Th Street
Gary R. Bruner
O Ave
H Avenue
Weather Outlook Braces for Colder Trend Early Week
Extended forecast calls for a cooler pattern from Tuesday through Thursday with little measurable precipitation. Highs will range from the mid 30s to mid 40s, while overnight lows dip into the teens and 20s.
Winter Storm Sweeps Plains With Heavy Snowfall
The Nation Winter returned to the Plains Saturday and was forecast to spread into central Nebraska and South Dakota today. Western Nebraska and western South Dakota faced winter storm warnings as overnight snow accumulations reached up to a foot in places. Kimball Nebraska logged six inches, briefly blocking Highway 71. Cheyenne Wyoming and Denver both saw seven and four inches respectively. Chadron Nebraska reported three inches and Rapid City South Dakota had one inch by 8 last night.
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Nebraska
South Dakota
Kimball
Neb
Highway 71
Cheyenne
Wyo
Denver
Chadron
Rapid City
S.D
Iowa acts first in nation on long distance bill plan
Des Moines reports Iowa becomes the first state to act on a federal plan for flat monthly long-distance charges. The Iowa Commerce Commission allows customers to opt out of long-distance service to avoid access charges, while the FCC plan sets a $2 monthly residential and $4 business minimum, with increases to begin in 1984. Christine Hansen cautions higher costs could price some customers out of phone service.
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Iowa
Des Moines
UPI
Federal Communications Commission
Iowa Commerce Commission
FCC
Christine Hansen
Nebraska Officials Probe Iowa Vehicle Registrations Across State Line
Nebraska officials suspect residents near the Iowa border register cars in Iowa to save fees. Otoe County assessor Bob Vickey cites 25 to 30 Nebraskans registering in Mills County. Iowa records show a 0.5 percent drop in total registrations in 1982, though increases occur in Mills and Pottawattamie counties while Dakota and Woodbury counties fall slightly. Dakota County Clerk Ted Piepho says only a small number register vehicles in Iowa.
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Associated Press
Otoe
Nebraska
Iowa
Hawkeye
Bob Vickey
The
Lincoln Journal
Mills County
Carol Coates
Pottawattamie
Mills
Douglas
Otoe County
Douglas County
Woodbury County
South Sioux City
Neb
Dakota County
Dakota
Ted Piepho
Iowa Inmate to Test Lie Detector on TV Show
An Iowa State Penitentiary inmate will appear on the syndicated series Lie Detector hosted by F. Lee Bailey. Ten Los Angeles production staff visited the facility at the request of Des Moines resident Rubben Jones who is serving a life term for first degree murder in a 1976 Des Moines death.
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Iowa State Penitentiary
Los Angeles
Rubben Jones
Des Moines
F. Lee
Jones
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