Weather Sparks Busy Fair with RCA Rodeo and Shows
Perfect weather for fairgoers features RCA Championship Rodeo and Judy Lynn Show on Wednesday afternoon. Thursday showcases Ayrshire Holstein judging and Sheep Show in Suffolk Hampshire, plus garden flower table judging, Maquoketa Valley Band concert, square dancing, and the rodeo finals in the evening.
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RCA Championship Rodeo
Judy Lynn
Suffolk
Hampshire
Maquoketa Valley Band
RCA
Exhibition Hall
Woman Held Hostage on Freeway in Georgia
A 3 hour hostage ordeal near Tucker Georgia ended when gunman James Lowe 23 surrendered to police after terrorizing Martha Ann Mobley 20 a dental receptionist and forcing fellow convict Bobby Yarbrough 23 to accompany them. Lowe faced kidnapping and escape charges while Yarbrough faced no charges. The incident spurred a prison conditions probe and involved a dentist office stop in Tucker.
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Tucker
Martha Ann Mobley
James Lowe
Miss Mobley
Bobby. Yarbrough
C. M. Caldwell
Stone Mountain
Yarbrough
Lowe
DeKalb County
Lester Maddox
Robert Hiller
Iowa adj gen Miller ejects from plane a crash and fair opening
Iowa Adj. Gen. Junior F. Miller and a National Guard pilot bailed out when an engine flameout forced an emergency ejection. The jet crashed in a pasture near Denison as the All Iowa Fair opened at Hawkeye Downs amid busy preparations and display setups.
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Iowa
Hawkeye Downs
Pene
National Guard
Lawrence Carstensen Farm
Girl 11 Killed by Black Bear During Picnic in British Columbia
Susan Duckitt, 11, was attacked and killed by a marauding black bear while picnicking with Jennifer McHugh, 9, near Vernon in the Okanagan. McHugh escaped as the bear was tracked down and shot. a doctor said Duckitt died almost immediately.
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Jennifer McHugh
North Vancouver
B.C
Jennifer
Lake
Susan
Gordon Hogue
Edmonton
Alberta
Kennedy May Attend Dedication Ceremony at New Cedar Rapids High
Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy may speak at the dedication of Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy High School on October 7. Principal Robert Fitzsimmons said arrangements are nearly complete with Congressman Culver’s office and Kennedy appears to be tentatively booked.
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Massachusetts
Edward
Ted) Kennedy
Cedar Rapids
New
John F. Kennedy
Robert Fitzsimmons
Sen. Kennedy
Ee Culver
Fitzsimmons
Ted
Son charged in mercy killing of Chicago 母
Chicago police say 23 year old Robert Waskin admitted shooting his terminally ill mother Alice Waskin 52 in her hospital bed claiming she asked to be put out of misery She was a leukemia patient at Wesley Memorial hospital Investigators report three head shots and no resistance from nurses or security prior to his detention
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Chicago
Robert Waskin
Alice Waskin
Waskin
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Daniel Waskin
Robert
Ann Franti
Golden
UPI
Leo Conter
Adams County Sheriff's Department
Conter
Northglenn
Yanks Strike Into Vietnamese Tunnel Complex
American air cavalrymen conducted a helicopter assault into a North Vietnamese tunnel complex in the Song Re valley near Duc Pho. They faced heavy mortar and anti aircraft fire, with three helicopters shot down and several wounded as air power targeted entrenched positions.
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George Esper
Saigon
Song Re J
First Air Cavalry Division
Duc Pho
Denver Area Quake Felt Across Colorado and Beyond
An early Wednesday earthquake centered near Denver damaged homes and cracked driveways, felt as far as Sterling 135 miles away and Pueblo 129 miles south. The 5.5 magnitude quake lasted 10 to 15 seconds, with reports of cracked poles, rattled dishes, and frightened residents. no serious injuries were reported.
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UPI
Golden
Sterling
Pueblo
Fraser
Colorado Rockies
Derby
Colorado School of Mines At
Denver Cong
Northglenn
U.S. Fourth Infantry Division
Nine Miles Air Force Academy
Quang Ngai City
Man Held Without Bond After Overdose and Homicide Accusation
The man was ordered held without bond and the case was continued to August 25. Mrs. Waskin was hospitalized after an overdose of sleeping pills and placed in intensive care. Nurse Joan Calendar heard three shots and saw Waskin drop a .22 revolver on a desk before approaching his father Daniel, 52, in the hallway. He claimed the shot was fired by Robert.
Negro Candidates Lead in Mississippi Democratic Primaries
In Claiborne county a Negro candidate tops the sheriff field and others win local posts as Democrats nominate Negro candidates for chancery clerk district supervisor and constable. Across Natchez and Madison Canton areas Negroes win several county races and advance to runoffs with no GOP opposition mentioned.
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Jackson, Miss
Claiborne County
Mississippi
Calvin Williams
Joyce McCay
Dan McCay
Robert Lee Williams
Jefferson County
Geneva Collins
Chancery
William Ross
Leander Monroe
Clairborne County
Natchez
W. S. Scott
Adams County
Sandy Nealy
James Eidy
Scott
Nealy
G.O.P
Madison County
Canton
Justice of the Peace
Clark Flown Home From Bangkok in Serious Condition
Tom Clark, 68, retiring Supreme Court justice, was flown home from Bangkok to an overseas hospital with infectious hepatitis. He had arrived from Australia for a lecture series, fell ill two days later, was treated in a U S Army hospital in Bangkok, and airlifted to Andrews Air Force Base en route to Walter Reed.
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Bangkok
Tom
Clark
Supreme Court
Australia
Special Air Force
Andrews Air Base
Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Chuckle Vacation Plan Prompted by Pocketbook Glitch
A whimsical note hints at a vacation plan amid flat-stay basics and a nod to copyright concerns. The fragment mentions a pocketbook and a humorous travel idea, casting a light tone on travel constraints.
Eight Years for Insult to King Sentences Tibet Pertain
A military court in Athens sentenced a lawyer to eight years in prison, an army private to one year, and a tax collector to six months for insulting the person of the king.
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Athens
UPI
Ten Story Crane Collapse Shocks Tampa Street
A giant crane toppled ten stories onto a downtown Tampa street during rush hour. Four workers were injured including the operator Floyd Masterson who was in fair condition. The crane’s boom pierced a car parked nearby, narrowly missing three women with only minor injuries.
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Tampa
Fla
Floyd Masterson
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