November Blizzard Locks Down Central U S Travel
A record November blizzard trapped thousands of travelers and closed highways and airports across seven states from Oklahoma to Michigan. The storm left 61 dead, with 2 feet plus snow and 50 mph winds creating 9 foot drifts. Power lines fractured, schools and offices closed, and hundreds sought shelter in armories and truck stops as responders delivered urgent aid.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Colorado
Upper
Michigan
Nebraska State Patrol
Minneapolis
Omaha
Neb
Sioux Falls
S.D
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Minnesota
National Guard
Snow and cold stall power repairs across Eastern Iowa
Northwesterly winds and freezing rain slow restoration as outages persist in Buchanan Linn and Benton counties. Utilities report most substations back online but many homes remain without heat as crews race to reconnect amid freezing conditions and continued ice.
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Buchanan County
Iowa
Buchanan
Buchanan County Rural Electric Cooperative
the Gazette
Sioux City Endures Major Winter Storm Shutdown
Sioux City and northwest Iowa faced a foot of wind driven snow with 50 mph winds creating massive drifts. Stores banks and schools were closed across about 80 miles as roads remained nearly impassable and only four wheel drive and snowmobiles could operate.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Plains States
Storm Lake
Sioux Falls
Don Frederick
Weather Service
State Patrol
Spencer
the Post
Clear Lake
U.S
Man Shot and Killed in Southwest Cedar Rapids
A man in his late 20s was found with a gunshot wound in front of a house at 618 18th Ave SW Cedar Rapids. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Mercy Hospital. Police chief James Barnes reported a suspect but no arrests by press time. neighbors said the victim did not live at the residence.
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J.M. Flansburg
Atte
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
James Barnes
Barnes
18Th Ave
Tom
Charlene Bruner
the Gazette
Mrs. Bruner
Kohl cites Andropov letter hints at Soviet missile talks easing
West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl said a letter from Soviet President Yuri Andropov suggested Moscow might reconsider its halt of Geneva talks on medium range missiles. Andropov’s note also expressed willingness to review the unilateral stop order if needed.
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Washington Post
Bonn
West Germany
Helmut Kohl
Yuri Andropov
Moscow
Geneva
Europe
Kohl
Andropov
Soviet Union
NATO
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
George Shultz
Stockholm
Andrei Gromyko
Shultz
Today's Chuckle Wallet Joke
A humorous note describes a device called the Chuckle Wallet that allegedly causes you to lose all your valuables at once. Copyright statement included.
Shuttle carries six into orbit on Spacelab nine day mission
Space Center Houston AP reports Columbia launched with six astronauts who quickly activated the $1 billion Spacelab in the cargo bay. Owen Garriott and Byron Lichtenberg started the first experiment studying space effects on human lymphocytes, injecting an activating chemical and preparing samples for incubation and ground study.
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