Offbeat Iowa 1976 Recap of Mars Plans and Odd News
Iowa officials voted to colonize Mars and make it the 100th county to dramatize county government woes. A Dubuque agency hired a consultant for consulting, while Burlington cut five aging drivers. Presidents Ford and Carter figures sparked small town reactions in Des Moines and Boone.
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Iowa
Dubuque
Burlington
Julie McDowell
Des Moines
Miss McDowell
State Assn
Mars
Red Planet
Don Cleveland
Dubuque Metropolitan
Bill Holvoet
Threat On Ford Brings Indictment
Des Moines man Darold Deaton Fry 33 was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts for threatening to kill President Ford before his Oct. 15 Iowa campaign stop. Fry, in custody on 25000 bond, faces up to five years or 5000 dollars per count. Also indicted were Larry Green 25 for bank robbery at Central National bank Des Moines and Panama George Nelson for armed bank robbery at Valley National bank Des Moines, each with multi-year penalties.
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Des Moines
UPI
Ford
Iowa
Darold Deaton Fry
Secret Service
Fry
Grand Jury
Larry Green
Central National Bank
Panama
George Nelson
Valley National Bank
Farm Century Farm deadline extended in Iowa
The Iowa Farm Bureau extended the Century Farm deadline to June 1 1977 from the prior Friday. The committee shortened the required land from 80 to 40 acres and said farms must be owned by the same family for 100 years by July 4 1977. About 5 000 Century Farms were recognized this year.
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West Des Moines
Marshalltown Band Heads to Cotton Bowl Parade
About 156 Marshalltown high school musicians travel in five charter buses to Dallas to join the Cotton Bowl parade. This marks their return since 1973 with previous Rose Bowl appearances in 1970. Dick Sparrow of Hearing aims for a world record with a 48 horse wagon hitch following the band.
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Marshalltown
Dallas
Texas
Dick Sparrow
Hearing
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Iowa State University
Ohio
Jimmy Carter
Ruth Carter Stapleton
Jesus
Bill Bodisch
Mrs. Bodisch
Thomas Troup
Cedar Rapids
Troup
Richard Ring
Ring
Donald Born
Indianola
Polk County
Ray Fenton
Key City Bank
ISA
Michigan
Boone
Marshall King Farm
Alice King
University of Iowa
Ellen Parker
Bill Barrett
Marshalltown Band
King Koi
Pidgeons Furniture
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