Close Illinois race fuels harsh Democratic clash
The Illinois primary campaign ends with bitter exchanges among Walter Mondale Gary Hart and Jesse Jackson as voters prepare to cast ballots. Mondale accuses Hart of an unsteady foreign policy while Hart criticizes Mondale on Vietnam and Honduras. Jackson acknowledges the uphill race for black voters but vows to keep his challenge alive.
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Chicago
Illinois
Walter Mondale
Gary Hart
D-Colo
Mondale
Hart
Jesse Jackson
St. Louis
United States
Vietnam
U.S
Honduras
Jackson
Prayer vote hangs on undecided senators in Senate
A Senate showdown over a constitutional amendment to allow school prayer is expected to be close. President Reagan pressed lawmakers at the White House, but attendance was sparse and several key senators remained undecided as the vote neared, signaling a contentious battle over the issue.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
White House
Howard Baker
Paul Laxalt
R-Nev
John Chafee
R-R.i
Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
Baker
Anamosa civil defense chief overwhelmed by wrong numbers
Dianna DeSotel, Jones County Civil Defense director, spent a weekend answering dozens of mistaken calls to a number matching the first five digits of her own unlisted line. The mixups began Saturday morning and continued into Sunday, likely caused by a Bell switcher fault later fixed. She then learned of an upcoming rate increase notice sent to all customers.
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Jonathan
DeSotel
Sophie
Minnie
Jones County Civil Defense Director
Sheriff's Department
Civil Defense
Dianna DeSotel
Anamosa
Student killed during St Patrick's robbery at St Louis duplex
Jim Walker, 23, a 1983 University of Iowa graduate, was shot three times in a dark hallway by a gunman during a robbery at a St Louis University area duplex. Four suspects were charged with murder. Rondell Williams fired the fatal shot. three others face accomplice charges. The case echoes three prior break-ins at the same duplex.
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Deb Wiley
Iowa
Oelwein
St. Patrick’s
Jim Walker
St. Louis University
St. Louis
Walker
University of Iowa
Leroy Adkins
Rondell Williams
Missouri
Johnnie Tillman
Kevin Brown
Bernard Orr
Adkins
Donald Sutton
Why Do People Drive On Parkways And Park In Driveways
A curious linguistic puzzle questions why roads called parkways encourage driving on them while spaces named driveways are used for parking. The paradox highlights historical naming choices and evolving road design, with no legal or logical rule enforcing usage by terminology.
Spring Teaser Weather Stirs Iowa Forecast
Local forecast notes a chilly start with rain today turning to snow tonight and lingering into Wednesday. A spring tease is expected Thursday with temperatures in the 40s. Another storm front is forecast Friday and Saturday across the state.
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Iowa
U.S
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