Winter Snowstorms Roar From Utah to Chicago
Snow and ice hit widespread areas from Salt Lake City to Chicago with multiple tornadoes in the Deep South. One twister near Leakesville Mississippi destroyed eight homes and damaged a hospital and school. another near Thomastown Louisiana injured three and damaged several structures. A Salt Lake City overpass collision injured many, including a woman impaled on a fence post.
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Salt Lake City
Chicago
South
Leakesville
Miss
Meridian
Thomastown
B.B
Benny” Rayburn
Panhandle
Noyes
Interstate 15
Kurt Smith
National Weather Service
Winter storm skids through Iowa with several accidents
A low pressure system dumped up to 4 inches of snow and brought strong northerly winds across Eastern Iowa. By 9 p.m. nine accidents were reported, mostly on Interstate 380, including a Cedar Rapids police squad car strike. no injuries were noted.
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Utah
Colorado
Oklahoma Panhandle
Texas Panhandle
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Upper Michigan
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Seventh Street
Ron Hansen
Hawk eye hat and Lions jacket draw attention in Marion
John Beck posed in a Hawk eye hat and Lions jacket among a display of flags that turn heads in a Marion neighborhood. Neighbors notice the colorful collection as a local curiosity with page 9A reference.
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John Beck
Marion
Bills for everyone as Iowa lawmakers debate big measures
In the first year of Iowa's 70th General Assembly 1983 sees big bills gain attention with a sales tax increase and proposals on parimutuel betting unemployment trust fund reform prison crowding and a $2 billion scope. Senators Horn and Poncy push district consolidation while older ideas resurface as potential not yet ready for passage.
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Ken Sullivan
Des Moines
Iowa General Assembly
General Assembly
Wally Horn
D-Cedar Rapids
Charles Poncy
D-Ottumwa
Iowa
Emil Husak
Toledo
Hurley Hall
D-Marion
Diet drug may fool brain into turning off appetite
Chicago researchers test naltrexone as a potential weight loss aid by acting on brain neuropeptides to curb hunger. Dr. Allen Levine of Veterans Administration Medical Center Minneapolis cautions obesity remains best tackled by reducing food desire as new compounds target appetite control.
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Chicago
Allen Levine
Levine
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Department of Food Science
Teenagers Favor "That's Neat" Expression in Home Bedrooms
A brief look at how teens adopt the ex pression That s neat in decorating their bedrooms at home. The trend reflects a growing interest in personal style and budget friendly design among young readers.
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Associated Press
Denver
Oklahoma
Texas
Marvin Noyes
State Highway Patrol
Guymon
Carla Marie Sykes
Yukon
Gazette
Greg Mellis
Bob and Marion Vernon
Cedar River
Gazette Wire Services
Rik
Gaette Photo
John McIvor
Abby Metro
U.S
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