Smoke detectors save lives in homes and explain fire risks
Iowa State experts urge home smoke detectors for early warning and safe evacuation. Detectors use photo electric or ionization sensors, powered by AC or batteries, with placement guidance and annual battery checks. Results show most fatalities arise from suffocation, while detectors enable faster escape and drill readiness.
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Jim Frier
Washington County Extension
Dale Hull
Iowa State University
United States
Hull
Rivers Grounded by Ice Chokes Nation's Barge Traffic
Ice and record cold halt barge traffic on the Mississippi Ohio Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. CGE and Army Corps officials warn of closures as two million plus gallons of oil remain trapped and tows seek safe refuge. Ice damaged a barge near Cape Girardeau and heavy fuel losses threaten power plants.
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Mississippi
Ohio
Allegheny
Monongahela
William Dockhower
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
Cg&e
Mississippi River
Cape Girardeau
Cairo
Ill
Coast Guard
Upper
John Lane
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cincinnati
Clergy divorce rise prompts new church guidelines
Clergy marriages are breaking up more often amid taboos and stigma. United Methodist officials note rising divorces and stress counseling options for pastors. The American Lutheran Church adopts pastoral guidelines emphasizing reconciliation and avoidance of divorce, with bishops guiding and involving congregations.
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United Methodist
American Lutheran Church
Council of Presidents
Doris Jones
United Methodist Church
Board of Higher Education and Ministry
Boards of Ministry
ALC
Iowa harvest fourth largest corn crop on record
Iowa farmers harvested 1.1475 billion bushels of corn from 12.75 million acres in 1976, a 4 percent rise from 1975. The yield averaged 90 bushels per acre, with drought impacts noted but higher output due to about 450 thousand more acres planted. Nationwide corn production reached 6.216 billion bushels, up from prior estimates.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
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March of Dimes Walkathon
KODAK
Mc Daniel
Gion Lowe
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Nmontcoanaery
N. Marion
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Jcpenney
Orig
Cremeri
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