Final Preparations Underway as Iowa Fair Opens
Hawkeye Downs hosts eight day All Iowa Fair preparations surge with trucks, corn equipment, an antique farm machinery exhibit, and a new rubber tire transport train for fairgoers. Officials say everything will be in place by Sunday as exhibitors from over 50 counties arrive for the 28th annual exposition opening at noon and continuing through Aug 18.
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Behind the Curtain East Europe Visit Reports
Loyal Gould and Jim Becker file reports from East Germany and Poland in a Sunday feature for the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Gould tours six East German cities with officials permitting access to workers and homes, while Becker views Warsaw as lively yet restrained under oversight. The package includes photos from these rare locales.
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All Livestock Entries Rise at All Iowa Fair
Officials announced increases in all livestock divisions at the All Iowa fair with 193 head of beef cattle entered by 4 H and FFA exhibitors, up 42 from last year. Dairy entries reached 707 head, far exceeding prior years, and sheep entries totaled 428 head as pens expanded for the All Iowa Pig Congress with over 400 head expected.
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