Winter storm lashes Midwest and floods reach Illinois
A broad winter storm grips the Midwest with wind snow and rain. Illinois rivers recede but millions face damage with 2000 people fleeing along a 100 mile river corridor. Tornadoes injure nine in North Carolina and Nor wich New York reports 92 mph gusts.
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Iowa City VA Hospital Names New Director
Herbert S. Arnett, former assistant director at Hines VA Medical Center Illinois, appointed director of the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City succeeding B. F. Brown who moved to Durham North Carolina. Arnett, a Tennessee native, began his VA career in 1956.
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Durham
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Iowa City Apartment Association Cleared in Ad Vote Case
The Iowa Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission ruled the Iowa City Apartment Association did not violate election laws when it advertised against a hotel tax proposal in a local newspaper. City charges were dropped after a Supreme Court ruling allowed such ads, and the state attorney general declared the cited law invalid.
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Two men arrested in Cedar Rapids tavern robbery
Cedar Rapids police report two suspects in the December 7 armed robbery of the CIO Tavern at 1616 Ninth St SE. Jack L. Walton, 39, was arrested in Hiawatha on a Linn County warrant for first degree robbery. Charles M. Steward, 23, of 2428 Ninth Ave SW, was arrested last Saturday and charged with first degree robbery. Witness accounts describe masked robbers entering with shotguns, a ceiling shot, and a customer injured in the ear. Multiple police officials comment on their investigation and prior charges against Walton in Sioux County.
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Hiawatha
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Walton
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Ninth Ave
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Barnes
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Sioux County
Bhutto death sentence upheld by Pakistan court
The Pakistan Supreme Court unanimously affirmed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's death sentence for murder conspiracy but urged clemency, leaving the fate to President Mohammed Zia ul-Haq who has yet to comment on the recommendation.
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Hostages freed after Nicaragua bank siege ends in street cheers
In Managua anti government guerrillas released the last of hostages after a three day hold at the Nicaragua Savings & Loan Co. They surrendered to cheering crowds of more than 2,000 as hostages were freed and the guerrillas exited with lawyers and a journalist.
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Elvis Presley Estate Valued at About 7.66 Million After Expenses
UPI reports accountants in Memphis filed a probate court accounting showing Elvis Presley estate net worth of 7.66 million after more than a year and a half of work. Largest asset remains 3 million in royalties from his records, with 1.4 million in a Memphis bank checking and 747,000 in savings.
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