Demolition Derby and Night Events at Local Fair
A busy Wednesday schedule lists an 8 p.m. Demolition Derby in the Grandstand as Senior Citizen Day and Kids Day events. Daytime hours include noon building openings and a 1 a.m. Voice of Iowa broadcast at the Mall, with 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. Lipko's Comedy Chimps. Folk singers from Kirkwod college at 2 p.m. and a pork weigh-in by farm youth. A 3 p.m. accordionist Fran Anderson, 3:30 p.m. piano and banjo with Clara Eldred, Leo Biskup, and Leonard Iversen. Pottery by Tony Plout at 5:30. Evening acts include Swaying Bikos at 6:15, a 7 p.m. quality pork contest, and an 8 p.m. RCA rodeo with Singer Bobby Bare in the Grandstand.
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Midway
Voice of Iowa
Lipko
Kirkwod College
Fran Anderson
Clara Eldred
Leo Biskup
Leonard Iversen
Tony Plout
Cornell
Bikos
Bobby Bare
Senators Press Soviet Grain Trade and Jewish Emigration
A group of 14 U.S. senators met Soviet leaders in Moscow to warn that secrecy hampers grain trade and urged freer Jewish emigration. Senator Domenici pressed for full crop data and export controls if 1873 crop-sharing terms are unmet, while Humphrey Javits reported Kremlin opposition to linking trade to emigration. Suslov called for trade on equal terms, noting improved U.S.-Soviet relations but warning against domestic matters affecting commerce.
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Moscow
U.S
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Soviet Union
Domenici
Washington
Supreme Soviet
Hubert Humphrey D-Minn
Jacob Javits
Soviet Communist Party
Yellowstone quake rattle parks. no injuries reported
Yellowstone National Park officials say all facilities remain open after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake centered near the park rattled buildings and windows up to 200 miles away. Minor rock slides and brief telephone outages were reported at Madison Old Faithful and West Yellowstone with no injuries.
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West Yellowstone
Mont
Yellowstone National Park
Black One
Madison
Old Faithful
Great Falls
Billings
Scenic Park
Madison River
Orders End to Omaha Bus Strike
MAT drivers were ordered by Judge John Burke to end an unauthorized wildcat strike. Executive director Jerry Erdman said parties in contract talks were reasonably pleased with the latest offer, though he did not specify details. About 60 Transport Workers Union Local 223 drivers picketed MAT headquarters with no buses on the streets.
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Omaha
Metro Area Transit
MAT
Jerry Erdman
John Burke
Erdman
Rank and File
Transport Workers Union Local 223
Classified Ads Promote Selling Idle Items
Local notices highlight individuals listing unused items for sale. Shoppers are urged to check listings for curbside bargains and quick deals.
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Yellowstone
Colorado
Denver
Richard Lamm
Borneo
We Mason Day Cleaners
Sth Ave
Jcpenney
Dacron
M.L
Second St. SE
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