Snowstorm leaves Western Iowa hardest hit with heavy snow
The storm dumped up to 17 inches in Ida Grove and 13 in the Council Bluffs Omaha area with widespread depths in Ames Sioux City and Des Moines. Power outages affected 25 000 people with 10 000 still without power in Des Moines. Travel bans and canceled services marked the weekend as crews cleared runways and roads.
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Reagan Aims Long Term Defense To Halt Ballistic Missiles
Weinberger defends Reagan plan to develop total defense against missiles. He argues the system would deter nuclear war and remove missiles from earth, calling for a reliable, comprehensive shield. U.S.-Soviet tensions rise as Washington and Moscow trade sharp exchanges over arms and deployment figures.
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Weather report with winds and temperature records
Wind NW at 14 mph at midnight. Sun sets 6 27, rises 5 55 Tuesday. Year ago highs and lows 49 and 21 with no precipitation. Extended forecast partly cloudy with a warming trend highs 40s to 50s, lows mid 20s to mid 30s. National extremes low 9 at Douglass Wye and high 84 at Brownsville Texas.
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Nation Faces Snow and Storm Across Central States
A weekend storm pushed east from the central states into Wisconsin and Michigan with up to two feet of snow in parts of Nebraska. Winds up to 40 mph caused drifting. Winter storm warnings covered northern central states while travel advisories remained in effect. Rain and thunderstorms dotted Illinois to the mid Atlantic with large hail in Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Severe storms persisted in the Ohio Valley. A cold front triggered rain along the southern Atlantic states with Tampa reporting over an inch of rain. Clear, mild conditions dominated the Gulf coast to California, with 60s and 70s inland. Cold, sunny weather persisted in the Rockies. Forecasts call for rain in the northwest and continued snow over the upper Great Lakes. Northeastern readings in the 30s and 40s, 50s from the mid Atlantic to the Pacific Northwest. Southern states expected in the 60s and 70s.
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Disease hits Austrian stud farms endangering Lipizzaners
Schmehlik reports disinfected stables and healthy horses at the southeast Austrian stud amid an outbreak that has caused stillbirths and deaths. He notes the Royal Spanish Riding School remains unaffected and that foals killed represent about half of this year’s expected births.
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Oklahoma inmate Holman seeks early release under new laws
Cooper says Holman will cite Oklahoma changes allowing two for one credits and early good time. Holman initially received upfront good time and later gained two for one credits for schooling or work while imprisoned. Authorities require a recent overt act against a child, and Cooper doubts such an act exists given Holman’s time in prison.
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Oklahoma
Des Moines Radio Hoax About Register Sale
Des Moines KRNT radio was duped by a hoax report claiming talks were under way for the sale of The Des Moines Register. KRNT reporter Linda Knowles aired a piece after a caller identified as Mark Frankel claimed Gannett planned negotiations, then issued a correction.
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