Iowa Sees Showers Cool Down After Record Heat
Showers move across central and southern Iowa with cooler air arriving. Des Moines tied a record at 100 degrees, Quad Cities hit 101, breaking the 1947 Aug 20 high of 98. Other cities near records include Burlington Lamont Ottumwa Cedar Rapids Mason City.
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Midwest
Alicia
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Mercury
Burlington
Lamont
Ottumwa
Mason City
Sauerkraut Days highlight Lisbon cooks and crowd
Ray Brannaman of Lisbon is among five cooks serving sauerkraut and weiners at Lisbon Sauerkraut Days. The event ends today with a 6:30 a.m. triathlon at Lake Macbride.
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Ray Brannaman
Lisbon
Lake Macbride
Sunday Spotlight Lessons of Prague Spring
Editor's note by Karel Kovanda recounts the night of Aug 21 1968 when Soviet troops invaded Prague. He recalls quiet dawn, planes over Ruzyne, armored columns in the Old Town, leadership abducted for a show trial, and widespread nonviolent resistance across Czechoslovakia.
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Czechoslovakia
California
Ruzyne
Soviet Union
Farm economy births new activist wave across rural America
A new cadre of farmer advocates arises from the farm crisis, led by Lou Ann Kling and others who teach bankruptcy and reorganization options to stave off foreclosure. They organize networks, challenge the FmHA, and seek fair hearings in court while lawyers like Sara Vogel press for farmers’ rights.
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Lou Ann Kling
Granite Falls
Minn
Worthington
Pipestone
Wanda
Eureka
Nev
LaMoine Adderman
Charles Bellmar
Wecota
S.D
Lois Papousek
Midwest
America
Federal Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
Sara Vogel
Grand Forks
N.D
Department of Agriculture
PLO official shot to death in Athens
A senior PLO military official Lt Col Mamoun Muraish was shot dead by two men on a red motorcycle in Athens on a busy street. The driver and Muraish’s 4-year-old son were wounded. Police seek suspects. the PLO blames Israeli agents, while an Israeli source questions this link.
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Greece
PLO
Piraeus
Mamoun Muraish
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Yasser Arafat
Arafat
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Takeyfe f Grassley travels Africa for faith and policy
Brief item notes Takeyfe f Grassley visiting four African nations on a trip blending religion and politics. Destination details are sparse, with emphasis on the intersection of faith and policy and no concrete outcomes reported.
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Grassley
Libyan threat looms as Chad truce called tactical
President Habre and Mobutu Sese Seko warned of an imminent Libyan onslaught on French, Zairean, and Chadian positions. Mobutu visited 2,500 paratroopers while Western sources questioned evidence of a Libyan attack. The pair said the August ceasefire was a tactical calm amid preparations and urged vigilance.
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Chad
Hissene Habre
Mobutu Sese Seko
Zaire
Mobutu
Habre
Libya
Faya-Largeau
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