Globe-Gazette from Mason City, Iowa • 1

LIVJN'GVOIT 83" GENTS'-A E5 1 1 PI A' Nation, Page 5 "Dam 'if Oh' Snow Travelers' advisory today. Snow gradually ending with accumulations of 3 to 5 inches. Highs will be zero to 5 above today with winds of 5 to 10 mph. Bitterly cold tonight with lows of 10 to 15 below zero. The highs Thursday, the first day of winter, will Wednesday, December 21, 1983 25c remain at 10 to 15 below.

Oty-dcMr Lake, wa Copyright 1983, Lee Enterprises Inc. Weather details: Page 2 i a 3 at President tempers StoiTBTi blast to mniDSS area comment on removing Marines from Lebanon 7 1(1 Jr- 1 A 1 below to 20 below. The high in Mason City on Tuesday reached 3 degrees by late in the evening, the first time it has been above zero since the evening of Dec. 15. Temperatures also inched above the zero mark in the southern two-thirds of the state during the afternoon, climbing into double digits in some areas.

That was quite a contrast to Monday, when readings remained below zero across the entire state after record lows were shattered in more than dozen cities earlier in the day. The Quad Cities area had the "warmest" reading Tuesday 13 degrees. The mercury reached 11 in Cedar Rapids and Burlington, 8 in Lamoni, 7 in Ottumwa and 5 in Des Moines. But up north, the afternoon high reached only 5, below in Spencer and 2 below in Sioux City and Fort Dodge. Heat bills to rise As expected, the record-cold temperatures day after day will show up in heat bills, Steve Chand- (Please turn to Paee 2) Who says there's no Santa Claus? Winter-weary North Iowans got just what they hoped for Tuesday night a break as a storm warning issued for today was canceled and.

was replaced with a travelers' advisory. Forecasters earlier in the day warned of an approaching storm packing snow, high winds and plummeting temperatures that would have caused considerable blowing and drifting snow and dangerous wind-chill factors. Well, the snow remained in the picture, with 3 to 5 inches expected by the time it ends today. But winds that had been predicted to roar at up to 30 mph now will be just 5 to 10 mph. However, it's still going to be bitterly cold.

The high today will be just zero to five above, while the frigid cold will return tonight and Thursday the first day of winter when temperatures are expected to plunge to 10 to 15 below zero and stay there, bringing wind-chill factors of 30 below zero. The Christmas weekend forecast looks only a bit better, with no significant snow expected and highs Friday and Saturday from 5 below to 5 above, and Sunday from 5 to 15 above. Lows will range from 5 Earlier, Reagan told reporters that there has been progress to- ward a solution of the multi-sided conflict in Lebanon, with Israel willing to. withdraw, the Lebanese government seeking to broaden its base of support r- and Syrian I forces "the stumbling, to a Solution. Asked whether broader war can be avoided with U.S.

forces waging retaliatory air strikes and naVal' bombardment, the president said yes, "We can avoid war." But he said it will not be done at the of leaving American forces unable to defend themselves. "As far as I was concerned, when an American military man is shot at, he can shoot back," Rea- gan said. He said U.S. retaliation has led to "some pause for thought" among forces who had -considered the multinational force "fair Asked about the agreement that the Reagan administration recently reached with Israeli officials providing for closer coordination of i the two countries" policies, Reagan sought to put to rest concerns ex- pressed by moderate Middle East- era Arab states. "We didn't make any pact," lie said, calling the agreement a "reaf WASHINGTON (AP) President Reagan said Tuesday night that American Marine peace- 'keepers will return from Lebanon "as quickly as it is possible to bring them home in accomplishing our mission," without regard to.

the pressures of the approaching elec-. tion year. "No decision regarding the lives and safety of our servicemen will ever be made by me for political reasons," Reagan said in a post-, script to a nationally broadcast news conference. He had said earlier that he does not envision the withdrawal of the H.800 Marines until there Is peace in Lebanon or "a complete change of course" in which the Lebanese gov-' ernment no. longer wants them.

So saying, the president tern- -pered a comment he made last week, suggesting that a complete governmental collapse in Lebanon might lead to a U.S. pullout. 'He told a nationally broadcast news conference that his prior com- ment might, have, been i'a bad choice of words," and was not intended as a signal that the Marines might be withdrawn. Asked as he stepped from his po-. dium, "What do you want for Christmas," Reagan said, "You know what I'm going to say peace." Then he was asked, "Has it been a good year for He re- "Yes, except for a lot of phone calls I made, and letters" concerning the deaths of American Arafat, TRIPOLI.

Lebanon (AP) PLO chairman Yasser Arafat and 4,000 loyal guerrillas evacuated their Tripoli stronghold Tuesday and sailed into exile aboard five Greek ships. Driven from his last major power base in the Middle East by a rebellion in the ranks of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Ara Icy outing Snow, freeze worsen The perch weren't the biggest, but they were plentiful, as Bruce Smith (left) and J. Angel found out while fishing out from the sea wall on Clear Lake on Tuesday. The Mason City men hauled in some 40 perch, keeping some of the bigger ones. Fishing in subzero temperatures, the two said they were a bit cold but were coping as well as they could Angel, making his first ice fishing outing, was standing on a mat to keep his feet warm.

(Staff photo by Jeff Heinz) firmation" of understandings that had existed since the creation of the state of Israel 1948. "There was no signed agreement or any- thing5 elSfe," the president said. to another trouble spot, (Please turn to Page 2) loyal forces leave Tripoli By The Associated Prtss A near-blizzard rumbled down from the Rockies and into the blistering cold Plains on Tuesday, bolstering predictions of a white Christmas for most of America but worsening the snow and freeze that has claimed at least 30 lives. The deep freeze refused to loosen its grip from the upper Plains to Vermont, and the length of the frigid wave five days began to show. More transients sought shelter, homeowners used record amounts of fuel and firefighting became an enormous chore.

Five children ages 5 months to 10 years perished in a fire in Withee, where it was 25 below zero and firefighters struggled to get water to the blaze, set off by a wood furnace. In Milwaukee, where it was 16 below Monday and minus 4 Tuesday, plumber Edward Blau reported receiving 120 calls an hour from people with broken heating systems. They were "irf tears because it's 30 degrees (indoors) and they're in pitiful shape running hot water just trying to keep the pipes from freezing." The cold spot in the nation was International Falls, with a reading of 40 below zero. Lake Thompson, in Oneida County, northeast of St. Paul, had 39 below.

More than a dozen cities having weather reporting stations recorded record low temperatures for a Dec. 20, among them Eau Claire, where a 28 below reading broke a The evacuation marked another' setback for Arafat harried by the Israelis and hemmed into an area of Tripoli by rebel PLO forces supported by Syria. Only 16 months ago Arafat was forced to abandon Beirut in much the same fashipn with Israeli troops surrounding the city. Israeli gunboats had bombarded Tripoli a half dozen times in the past 10 days, but as the evacuation started Tuesday the Israeli ships not in sight. But Israeli jets circled overhead and watched the departure of the PLO leader and the hard core of his fighters in Lebanon.

Two French ships, the aircraft carrier Clemenceau and the destroyer Armand, escorted the Greek ships into Tripoli from the Cypriot port of Larnaca, then accompanied the small fleet out of the northern Lebanese port. As the ships sailed out of Tripoli under a warm Mediterranean sun, crowds on shore paid tribute to Arafat with a thunderous barrage of automatic rifle fire and rocket-propelled grenades. The evacuation was completed under a deadline set by Syrian-backed PLO rebels. The dissidents had threatened to storm the city of 500,000 people if Arafat stayed beyond today. On Nov.

3, the mutineers, backed by Syrian artillery, mounted a month-long, offensive that drove Arafat out of the two Palestinian refugee camps on Tripoli's outskirts and trapped him and his loyalists inside the besieged city. The rebels accused Arafat of softening the PLO stand on negotiations with Israel and of promoting friends to positions of authority. Syria supported the rebellion in an effort to ensure that it could control any PLO units in Lebanon. Ex-modol studio manager sues city, police officers fat vowed to continue the struggle for a Palestinian Arafat supporters saluted him with a salvo of weapons fire as he left on the Greek ship Odysseus Elytis. His bodyguards said Arafat was going to Tunisia.

The Greek ships flew United Nations flags and were escorted by French warships. prostitution had taken place. In the filed in Cerro Gordo County District Court here, Murl claims the arrest was without probable cause and that proper investigation was not conducted prior to the arrest. Murl also contends that law officers conducted themselves with "malice" during the "wrongful act." He is asking for an unspecified amount of actual and punitive reimbursement, claiming damage to his reputation, emotional and mental damage, and loss of wages. The woman charged with prostitution in the case, Barbara Jean Ackerman of Mason City, pleaded guilty and was placed on probation for two years.

firo causod atures hampered tlrefighting ef record of minus 23 set in 1963. It was 27 below in Marquette, shattering a record of minus 9 set in 1981. Rochester, had 25 below, compared with minus 20 in 1963, and Omaha, had 18 below, breaking a record of minus 10 set in 1916. Steve Corfidi of the National Severe Storms Forecast Center in Kansas City, said the same storm system that was freezing wet Gulf of Mexico air in the Rockies and flinging it as snow at the Plains would nudge warmer air into the Southeast by Christmas, erasing hope of a white Christmas there. But he said the numbing "cold "definitely would last through next weekend, at least in the Northwest, the Plains and the Northeast" and the "Ohio Valley and into the northern Appalachians," bringing a white Christmas there.

He said the lower Mississippi Valley to the southern Carolinas may get some snow in the next few days, but the warming trend probably would melt it all by Dec. 25. The new Rockies storm in Colorado, Utah and eastern Nevada was "a near-blizzard," Corfidi said, and the "main problem, actually is the wind the temperatures there already are well below zero." He said it could churn up a half a foot of snow all the way into Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Montana Power the state's biggest utility, said the big freeze caused the average electricity customer to use more power in one hour than he had been using in a day. State 9, 17 At Your Service 10 Giants of Faith 11 Sports 13-16 Farm Business 18 On the Air 19 Applause 19 Comics 20 North Iowa 21 MASON CITY The former manager of Tinker Belle Studio, Richard Murl, has filed suit against Mason City and three police officers, saying his civil rights were violated when police arrested him earlier this year.

Named as defendants along with the city are Police Chief Eugene Kleinow and Detectives Marvin D. Martin and Garvin Ward. Murl, 38, was arrested June 16 on charges of keeping a house of ill fame in connection with an alleged prostitution incident. The studio, at 514 S. Federal, was advertised as a modeling and body painting business.

Charges were later dropped, according to court records, because testimony did not indicate an act of Kanawha cofo Cheer Fund total grows to $16,311 by burnor in cookatovo Many cities have record cold Here is a list of selected cities where local coid-weather records for a Dec. 20 were broken. Information supplied Tuesday by the National" Weather Service. Eau Claire, 28 below zero, breaking a 1963 record of 23 Marquette. -27, broke -9 of 1981.

Rochester, -25, broke -20 of 1963. Omaha, -21, broke 10 of 1916. Kansas City, -17, broke 5 above of 1973. Casper, -18, broke -17 of 1951. TopekaT -16, broke A of 1924.

Concordia, Kan.s -12, broke -9 of 1916. Traverse City, -12, broke 3 above of 1950. Alpena, -U, broke -4 of 1980. Muskegon. -8, broke -2 of 1958.

Buffalo, N.Y.: -7. tied -7 of 1942. St. Joseph, -9, broke -6 of 1924. Grand Rapids, -3, broke -2 of 1958.

MASON CITY Money continues to roll into the Globe-Gazette Cheer Fund, pushing it higher over the goal and answering special needs. And the thanks already are coming in. Today's total of $1,171.05 pushes the fund to $16,311.93. The gpal was $15,000 the highest ever. Checks already are on their way to needy North Iowans to make their Christmas brighter.

And already, we are receiving "thank-yous" from those helped. "I wish to thank you for the money you sent- us. This will help for our Christmas and all others that are helped. Maybe as time changes things may be different next year and we can help," wrote one family. "I wish to say thanks very much and may God bless you all." "I wanted to say thank you so much for the money and card from the Salvation Army.

It was very nice! a woman wrote. "I want to thank you very much for your check. It will help me with my Christmas dinner. 1 do not have Christmas Cheer Fund little children but my husband and I want to thank you," another woman wrote. "I want you to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a very happy New Year." Cheer Fund volunteers have discovered the need is especially great this year and the extra contributions certainly are appreciated.

Today's list includes a gift of, $162.05 from fourth and fifth graders at Madison Elementary School. The children Voted to give money they would have otherwise spent on a gift exchange to the Cheer Fund. A note attached to the contribution said the children are "very proud of the total amount raised for others." And, they should be. It's not unusual for children to Cheer (Please turn to Page 3) forts by freezing and breaking hoses, Cooper said. Some firefighters suffered minor frostbite, but no other injuries were reported.

Kanawha residents helped ease the discomfort by providing coffee, rolls, blankets and other items at the fire station, Cooper said as he thanked everyone for their contributions. The Britt and Belmond fire departments also assisted In fighting the fire. Most of the fire department trucks left the scene about 3 a.m. Tuesday, although some firefighters remained until about noon Tuesday. The blaze was brought under control before midnight, but heavy smoke kept firefighters from getting to the basement of the brick building.

KANAWHA The fire which destroyed Hartwig's Cafe Monday in downtown Kanawha started with a cookstove burner, officials said Tuesday. A burner apparently had been left on or accidentally bumped on sometime Monday, Kanawha Fire Chief Larry Cooper said Tuesday. The burner then ignited a cooking utensil which was on or near it and possibly contained a cooking oil, he said. Although much of the building remains, Cooper said it is a "total loss" because of the cost to repair it. Kanawha Drug, located next door to Hartwig's Cafe, was not damaged by fire although there was a slight smoke odor in the building, Cooper said.

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