Iowa eyes near normal winter says climatologist
State Climatologist Paul Waite predicts an early cold season for Iowa with a few storms and a near normal overall winter. He notes last year’s snow and temp deviations, expects an early November start, possible blizzard risks, and explains normals set every decade using analogue years 1936 and 1947.
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Kathy Becker
Drake University
EL Moines
Paul Waite
Iowa
Waite
Iowa Newspaper Association
Lebanon cabinet resigns to form unity government
Prime Minister Shafik Wazzan and his 10 member cabinet quit to honor Syrian and Walid Jumblatt demands and move toward a national unity government. Lebanese forces clash with snipers as cease fire holds in the civil war revival. two soldiers die. Reagan to notify Congress on Marines status as debate over War Powers grows.
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Gazette Wire Services
Beirut
Lebanon
Shafik Wazzan
Walid Jumblatt
Washington
Capitol Hill
Reagan
Congressional
U.S
Congress
Amin
Rivers of laughter clash over sediment in comic moment
A humorous note plays on rivers meeting and exchanging their sediments, describing a Romanesque pun about romance and geology in lighthearted terms. The quip highlights playful wordplay and scenic imagery for a casual readership.
Reagan invites Soviet deal on medium range missiles at U.N.
At the United Nations General Assembly in New York President Reagan urged Soviet concessions on SS 20 missiles and urged Europe to enter a new ceiling on U S missiles and deployment limits. He stated the door to an agreement is open and warned the Soviet Union to walk through it. The Soviet response postponed a planned U N statement as Moscow considers a redrafted reply to his proposals. Reagan noted the shooting down of a Korean airliner and contrasted Soviet truth with international cooperation.
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United Nations
Reagan
Europe
Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
United States
U.S
Moscow
Oleg Troyanovsky
Kremlin
U.N
Geneva
Switzerland
Richard Ovinnikov
New York City
Manhattan
Too good to be true jobs turn out to be a hoax
More than 200 people answered a help wanted ad for construction work promising no experience and training at 185 50th Ave SW in Cedar Rapids. The ad carrying the tag line R K Construction Co appeared to direct lies. RK Construction Inc of Marion did not place it and is not hiring. Victims expressed anger and disappointment as they learned it was a cruel hoax.
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Vanessa Shelton
Gazette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
50Th Ave
R.K. Construction Co
Teleconnect
R.K. Construction Inc
Marion
R.K. Construction
Tama
Anamosa
Randy Mahurin
Ninth Ave
Tom Chukas
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