Gas War Breaks Out Between Marion Stations
Two Marion service stations clash over price cuts in a running gas war. Vickers Station opened at 62.9 cents per gallon and cut to 56.9 as Derby Station matched and occasionally undercut, with both aiming to push prices lower by Monday morning. Dennis Wiley of Vickers cited ongoing reductions as Derby responded with its own lower price.
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Marion
Vickers
Seventh Ave
Derby
Dennis Willey
Gas price war as local stations cut one cent
Derby area stations undercut wholesale by a penny causing lines at Vickers and tight margins for Hico. Ron Hicok notes the home office advised staying just above Vickers while customers chase the cheaper fuel and some shoppers even cross street for a cent. Authorities report no significant loyalty amid price slashing.
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Derby
Ron Hico
Home Office
Vickers
Hicok
Willey
Brief nine-minute power outage hits 3000 in Iowa city
A nine-minute outage affected 3,000 Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. customers Friday afternoon in the southwest quadrant. The outage occurred between 12:56 p.m. and 1:05 p.m. when a crane working at C Street SW near the Prairie Creek Power Station struck an above-ground wire, IE officials said.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
C Street
Prairie Creek
Marion Community Center Daily and Next Week Events
The Marion Community Center lists today’s Gary Clark dance workshop at 7 p.m. and a Sunday reunion for the Marion High School class of 1938. It also shows high school completion classes, senior luncheons, food stamp purchasing, and a moving sale at 1350 6th St Marion through Friday with a classified reference.
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Marion Community Center
Gary Clark
Marion High School
Senior Citizens
6Th St
Marion
Drier air moves into Iowa amid clearing skies
The National Weather Service reports drier air will enter Iowa today improving daytime sky clarity. Showers and thunderstorms remain a threat for the next two days as skies clear across much of the state. Readings mid afternoon reached the low to mid 80s with southeasterly winds of 10 to 15 mph. Some thunderstorms form in south central Iowa near the Missouri border and drift eastward tonight.
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Iowa
National Weather Service
Missouri
Troys Fanci Tops Half-Arabian Class At 1978 Nationals
Troys Fanci owned in part by Dennis and Susan Shaheen of Alburnett and Robert and Betty Shaw of Orlando captured top 10 status in the half-Arabian mare division at the 1978 U S National Championship Arabian Horse Show in Louisville Kentucky July 31 to August 6. The three year old filly is also registered to SuDen Arabians. She previously won first place at the regional three-state Des Moines show in September 1977.
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Alburnett
SuDen Arabians
Dennis
Susan Shaheen
Robert
Betty Shaw
Orlando
Fla
Louisville
Troys Fanc
Des Moines
Top Balloonist From New Mexico Wins 1978 Championship
Sid Catter of Albuquerque tops 74 competitors at the 1978 National Hot Air Balloon Championships with 4 387 points. Harold Carter of Atlanta places second with 4 317 points. Iowa flyers claim three more top ten spots including Jeff A. Thompson and Richard Heaberlin. The field started with 74. after four events the field was cut to 32 for the final two events.
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Indianola
Upi
New Mexico
Sid Catter
Albuquerque
Harold Carter
Atlanta
Jeff A. Thompson
Des Moines
Richard Heaberlin
Pleasantville
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Marion Bureau
Rosion
Pravda
The
FBI
C.R
Marlene Bateman
Tommy Tucker
33Rd Ave
United Press International
Mike Ehrler
Louisville, Ky
Third Ave
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