Syria and PLO build forces in Lebanon worry US
U S officials warn of persistent threat of renewed hostilities as Syria and the PLO move forces into Lebanon. Troop estimates range from 35,000 to 50,000 Syrians and 12,000 to 15,000 PLO guerrillas, with broader intell estimates placing higher totals. The State Department urges restraint to enable negotiations and troop withdrawals.
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Gazette Wire
Washington
State Department
Lebanon
Syria
Palestine Liberation Organization
Department
Alan Romberg
PLO
Defense and
U.S
Bekaa
Romberg
Beirut
Alexander Soldatov
Tourism trains eyed in Iowa jobs bill
A $21.15 million jobs bill could earmark $900,000 to boost tourist railways in Iowa. Rep. Jean Lloyd-Jones and Rep. Richard Warn highlighted plans for trains from West Liberty to West Branch and Cedar Rapids to Amana. They met with an ad hoc committee and agency officials to discuss viable routes and rail preservation.
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Judy Daubermier
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Iowa City
Richard Warn
Salon
House
West Liberty
West Branch
Cedar Rapids
Amana
Lloyd-Jones
Representa
Tives
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa Development Commission
Boone
Paul Comer
The
Development Commission
Four Feet of Snow Paralyzes Montana Towns and Roads
A winter storm blasted Montana with up to four feet of snow, closing schools in Great Falls and Helena, cutting power to eight towns, and stranding travelers as highways and airports froze shut. Rescue crews faced deep snow and ice. several deaths were reported and ranchers sought shelter for livestock. The system, centered in the northern Rocky Mountains, also brought snow to New York and New England as temperatures dropped nationwide.
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Associated Press
Montana
New York
New England
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Rockies
Chicago
Reno
Nev
Colorado
Wyoming
National Weather Service
Great Falls
Helena
Chuckle: Vacations Bring Forgotten Things Back in Suitcases
A light note about travelers realizing mid trip or on return that items they meant to leave behind are actually in their luggage. The piece plays on irony and everyday forgetfulness with a humorous twist.
Senate rejects bank access to welfare records plan
In Des Moines Iowa the Senate halted a House provision to require banks and the IRS to share welfare recipient financial data. The bill would allot 271.3 million dollars for DSS programs next fiscal year but the 47 to 0 Senate vote removed the asset-tracking requirement. Critics warned of invasion of privacy and likened the plan to 1984.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Social Services
Senate
House
Massachusetts
Department
Internal Revenue Service
Charles Bruner
D-Ames
Thomas Mann
D-Des Moines
George Orwell
Hawkeye
Hawkeye- Carver Arena
Richard Groth
University of Iowa
Groth
U of I
Albert City Democrat
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