Winds Bring Havoc and Smiles Across Iowa State
Gusty winds Tuesday created hazards for homeowners and utilities while aiding farmers in a no-till program amid moist fall conditions. Cedar Rapids roof debris injures an officer. power outages hit Bowman Woods and other eastern Iowa towns as the National Weather Service warned of continued strong winds.
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Gazette
National Weather Service
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue SE
Oliver Walkner
Walkner
St. Luke’s Hospital
United Fire and Casualty
Woolworth’s
Iowa
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Bowman Woods
North Liberty
Wheatland
Calamus
Central City
Monticello
Lowdon
Whittier
Gary Clark
Jeff Brandon
Middle Amana
Recession and talk premature says economist
The leading economic indicators index fell 0.3 percent in February marking the tenth straight monthly decline. Chief economist Robert Ortner says the recession did not end in January February or March and that hard signs of a near-term recovery are lacking. He expects a recovery by the third quarter but warns on high interest rates.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Robert Ortner
Ortner
Reagan to Host Evening White House News Conference
President Reagan will hold an evening news conference at the White House tonight at 7 p.m. CST. The department revised downward December and January index declines, with December now minus 0.8 percent from an initial plus 0.6 percent.
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Reagan
White House
Columbia Space Shuttle Lands After Long Flight at White Sands
The space shuttle Columbia completed its third and longest test flight with a smooth landing on gypsum sand at White Sands New Mexico. Commander Col Lousma and Col Fullerton guided the 100 ton craft to a stop after eight days and five minutes in space, the mission extended by a day due to a sandstorm.
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New York Times
White Sands Missile Range
N.M
Columbia
Earth
Mockingbird Gap
San Andreas Mountains
Desert
Col
Jack Lousma
the Marine
Nuclear Freeze Debate Opens in House over Arms Control
The House held a six hour debate on immediate U S Soviet nuclear weapons freeze versus Reagan era reduction plans. Rep Jim Leach said a freeze could pressure new reductions while opponents warned against halting proliferation. Voting on resolutions will come after regular business.
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Washington
House
Reagan
Jim Leach
Lown
Robbery at knife point awakens Oxford couple
Stanley and Irene Webster woke to two men with a knife in their Oxford farmhouse. The burglars demanded money and car keys, bound the couple with clothesline, and fled with about 45 dollars, a mother’s diamond ring, and the couple’s car. Police chased the suspects after sighting the car in Iowa City. the pair escaped on foot near Hilltop Trailer Court. The Websters were unharmed.
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J. McCauley
Flansburg
Jazelle
Junmean County Bureau
Oxford
Stanley
Irene Webster
Websters
Stanley Webster
Iowa City
Webster
Lawmakers outrage over preacher remarks in Iowa rally
Iowa legislators from Catholic Mormon and Jewish groups condemn anti Catholic remarks by fundamentalist Bob Jones Jr at a Des Moines rally. They urge the rally sponsor to disassociate, saying the pope is spreading antichrist communism. The event was at Saylorville Baptist Church near Des Moines.
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Judy Daubenmie
3Zette
Des Moines
Iowa
Pope John Paul II
Bob Jones Jr
American Council of Christian Churches
Income tax chase lands on the public
A humorous aside notes that the income tax folks will pursue unpaid dues with vigor. The line teases readers about tax collection forces, reflecting a light editorial tone.
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Ray Taylor
Abby
Harvey
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