Weather Pattern Mix Extends From Plains To Atlantic
The forecast covers Wednesday to Friday with partly cloudy skies. Highs in the 30s to low 40s, lows from the mid teens to mid 20s. Monday saw Tornadoes and damaging winds in Oklahoma and southeast Kansas, advisories for gusty winds and cold rain in the Dakotas, heavy snow in parts of Colorado and Oregon, flash flood warnings in Ohio and western New York, and a string of rainfall records in several cities. Temperatures reached 88 in Jackson Mississippi, a new date record. Today expect thunderstorms from the lower Ohio Valley to Georgia, rain from New Jersey to North Carolina and the Great Lakes, turning to snow in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Northern New England and the upper Great Lakes stay in the 30s, the Pacific Northwest near 50, Southern California in the 60s, inland Southwest near 70, and South Carolina in the 80s.
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Local Government and Cultural Events Schedule
Today features several meetings across Cedar Rapids Linn County and Marion including City Council and Civil Defense sessions. Health Center Board and Linn supervisors meet. a Civil Rights Commission event plans a July gathering. Evening concerts and lectures at University of Iowa, Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium and Sinclair Auditorium accompany museum demonstrations.
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Louis XIV Mobilizes Troops for James II in Ireland 1690
On this date in 1690 France's Louis XIV dispatched troops to Ireland to support James II in the conflict for the throne. The move reflected the ongoing struggle between the Stuarts and Williamites across Europe.
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Reagan in Oklahoma City Protest as Reaganomics Draws Fire
About 200 protesters gathered outside the Oklahoma City hotel to denounce Reagan policies including U S support for El Salvador and treatment of American Indians. Lamar Alexander leads a task force drafting state power shifts while a bipartisan nuclear freeze proposal faces swift rejection. Reagan argues a freeze would remove incentives for Soviet arms talks and leaves allies on thin ice.
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Foreclosures Put Homeowners At Risk And Lenders Faces Loss
Deputy Schoon describes how foreclosure timing and cash requirements pressure homeowners. Banks bid to recover costs and judgments, while buyers need cash at sale. He notes many borrowers lack resources to pay lump sums, risking loss of equity and homes.
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Nicaragua Sees Possible Invasion Phase Amid State Moves
Nicaragua warns this could be only the start of a looming invasion as authorities near an emergency decree. Officials say travel and media restrictions may be used while the U.S. is accused of covert actions to destabilize the regime and cut arms flows to El Salvador rebels.
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el Salvador
Thought for Today Victory Through Perseverance
A concise aphorism attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte reflecting that lasting triumph comes to those who persevere and endure hardships.
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Storms and Tornadoes Ravage South Plains
A line of severe storms and tornadoes swept the southern plains killing one in Kansas and injuring many in Oklahoma plus a twister in Texas. Tornadoes hit Tyre in southeast Kansas killing a mobile home occupant and injuring another. Floods inundated Indiana and Ohio canals and streets, killing at least seven and displacing thousands. Governors called out the National Guard as Maumee River basin areas were declared disaster zones. Fort Wayne faced $11 million in damages with up to 3000 people displaced.
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The Great Extinction Explains Dinosaurs’ Demise
Scientists in Houston presented a computer study on the Alvarez theory linking a 65 million year old asteroid impact to the dinosaurs’ end. The model shows dust from the air and sea floor blocking sunlight and a 500 foot tidal wave racing around the globe in 27 hours.
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