Winter storm over Iowa triggers multi-vehicle crashes
Rain turns to freezing rain and sleet across east central and southern Iowa causing dozens of cars to skid into ditches. Cedar Rapids experiences two major pileups involving 20 and 16 vehicles on Highway 100 overpass near I 380. Five people hospitalized with four released. Patricia Chester of Marion among those treated. Much traffic disrupted as motorists relearn winter driving.
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Marion
Summit kicks off with businesslike talks at Geneva
President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met face to face for the first time, agreeing to achieve decisions together. The day centered on arms control discussions with a news blackout in place and a 50 minute unscheduled fireside chat to close.
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CIA experts reassess Yurchenko defection as possible double agent
Washington officials now question whether Soviet KGB officer Vitaly Yurchenko defected or was sent to the United States as a sting. CIA analysts weigh unpublicized 1984 defections as possible motive for a false defector plan to learn about the agency and embarrass the CIA.
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Washington Post
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Malcolm Wallop
R-Wyo
Today’s Chuckle on finding a sunlit place
A brief humor item noting if you miss your place in the sun you’ll save on lotion. A light punchline about sunshine and practical humor.
Upside-down St Joseph statue marketed as home seller myth
In Davenport area reports say placing an upside down St Joseph figurine in a yard helps a house sell. Religious Supply Center sells statues from 2.50 to 7.95 with many given to clients by real estate agents. The Catholic Messenger editor opposes advertisements promoting the superstition.
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St. Joseph
Davenport
Mark Gould
Francis Henricksen
Catholic Messenger
Avenport
Living-together trend drops after decade of rise in U S
Census Bureau figures show unmarried couples living together fell to 1,983,000 as of last March, down slightly from 1984. Analysts cite aging cohort and rising marriages. report notes higher median ages for first marriage for women and near record levels for men.
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United States
Steve Rawlings
Rawlings
Cheryl Russell
American Demographics Magazine
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