Rainy Month Dashes Cedar Rapids Hope For Sunshine
Nancy Stevens reports Cedar Rapidians endure dreary rainy weather as the National Weather Service confirms a persistent weather pattern. Meteorologist Carl Weinbrecht notes a high pressure system over the Pacific Northwest and low pressure over the Midwest driving the gloom with a potential few days of relief before more rain returns. May totals threaten to exceed average for the month, with several heavy rainfall days and a tornado watch issued for southeast Iowa.
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National Weather Service
Carl Weinbrecht
Weinbrecht
Des Moines
Weather Service
Pacific Northwest
East Coast
Midwest
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Floods devastate Nicaragua and Honduras killing dozens
Floodwaters across Nicaragua and Honduras have killed at least 28 people, left over 38,000 homeless, and left about 100 families missing. The disaster, described as the worst since 1979, has damaged farms, factories, bridges, and highways with more than 100 million dollars in losses.
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Managua
Nicaragua
UPI
Honduras
Sergio Ramirez
Ramirez
Red Cross
Talks resume as British poised for Falklands port assault
Britain and Argentina resumed UN talks while Britain announced troops were poised for a major assault on Port Stanley. Britain’s Navy reinforced its fleet as HMS Coventry and Atlantic Conveyor were lost and Argentina reported Sea King helicopters shot down. Prime Minister Thatcher expressed resolve despite losses. UN resumed talks under Perez de Cuellar as Britain prepared thrust on Port Stanley, with Nott asserting ground forces poised to move.
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Gazette
Britain
Argentina
United Nations
Falkland Islands
Port Stanley
London Daily Telegraph
John Nott
British Defense Ministry
Coventry
Atlantic
Margaret Thatcher
John Paul II
South Atlantic
Perez de Cuellar
London
Nott
Falklands
Advice Always Leads to Repeating Your Original Plan
The speaker notes that gathering many opinions often uncovers someone who urges you to follow your initial course, implying advice can reinforce existing intent rather than alter it. The remark reflects on the nature of reassurance and conformity in decision making.
Democrats drop efforts to share Medicare cuts
In Washington, House Democrats abandoned attempts to restore 16.3 billion dollars in Medicare spending cuts to the Reagan budget plan. Rep. Waxman said restoring funds would lure wavering moderates, while the GOP blueprint envisions 23.3 billion in Medicare cuts over three years and Democrats back a rival plan with smaller cuts and more domestic spending. A moderates coalition backs a separate plan with identical Medicare cuts. deficits across plans run near 100 billion for 1983.
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Washington
House
Reagan
Henry Waxman
D-Calif
GOP
Waxman
Chewing tobacco linked to rising oral cancer fears
Gazette from Johnson County cites University of Iowa pathologist Dr. Christopher Squier warning teenagers may face an oral cancer epidemic from smokeless tobacco. He argues advertising overstresses safety and notes India shows high mouth cancer rates tied to chewing tobacco.
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Gazette
Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Christopher Squier
U of I's College of Dentistry
Squier
India
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