Carter Brothers Headline at East Iowa Fair Parade
Billy Carter, brother of President Carter, appeared at the Great Mississippi Valley Fair in Davenport. He rode a fire truck in the parade, signed autographs, drank beer, and received a key to the city from Mayor Charles Wright. He mingled with officials and fairgoers as crowds hoped for 20 000 to 30 000 attendees.
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Iowa Weekend Traffic Toll Tops Seven Dead
Seven people died in Iowa traffic accidents over the weekend on rural roads and county routes. A Batavia area residence explosion also claimed a life. Victims include Troy Adams six of Galva, and Dru Heinze 26 of Williamsburg. Other fatalities involve Kathy Jo King 24 Chariton and Donna Mae King 43 Knoxville after a horse encounter, plus Kendall Tingwald 64 Marshalltown, Rodney Pennick 25 Winterset, and James Lockhart 23 Tama in separate crashes. Walter Buchanan of Galva drove the truck in the Adams crash, while car driver Lewis Rowe was injured in the Parnell area collision. Armbrecht 30 Clemens, cited as at fault in the Tingwald crash, was listed in fair condition.
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Batavia Man Killed in Explosion At Home
A Batavia man Lowell Irwin was killed in an explosion and fire at his home on Sunday. Fire officials said a leaking gas stove in the basement likely caused the blast, with debris scattered across the yard and signs of a substantial eruption. He was alone at the time of the incident.
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