Record Set Monday at The Fair
Attendance at the All Iowa fair rose to a record 24 477 for a Monday, with over 18000 more than 1970 and 1971. Fair Manager Billy Greiner eyed a possible 200000 total attendance as crowds packed grandstands for stock car racing and fireworks. Magician Mark Wilson showcased grandstand acts amid a full slate of Wednesday Merchants Day events and ongoing demonstrations at the Fair.
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El-Don and Country Crusaders
Mark Wilson
Allakazam
First Marine Division
Cedar Rapids Merchants
FFA
Linn County Historical Museum Society
Fine Arts
Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission
Danny Davis
Nashville Brass
Chieftones
Zacchini Cannon
Farm Youth Building
Russ Penn
Billy Greiner
Greiner
Court Appeals Loom In Delegates Fight For Democratic Noms
Washington AP report outlines parallel bids to overturn California and Illinois Democratic credential rulings. Hart signals DC Circuit will hear appeals while labor leader Jerry Wurf backs McGovern. Illinois and Rhode Island delegate seating actions described amid civil rights critiques at NAACP convention.
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Washington
California
Illinois
Democratic Credentials Committee
U.S
Credentials Committee
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
McGovern
Daley
Humphrey
Waverly
Minn
Maryland
Texas
Rhode Island
Rhode I Iland
Congress
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
NAACP
Stephen G. Spottswood
Nixon
Wallace
America
Detroit
Chuckle Teacher Question Sparks Quick Kid Reply
A humorous exchange features a teacher asking how old a person born in 1920 would be and a sharp student responding with a gendered twist. The brief joke captures classroom wit and copyright notice.
Connally Arrives in New Delhi for Talks
Former U S Treasury Secretary John B Connally arrives in New Delhi for two days of discussions. He is greeted by Foreign Minister Swaran Singh and U S Ambassador Kenneth Keating.
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New Delhi
U.S. Treasury
John B. Connally
Swaran Singh
U. S
Kenneth Keating
Oceanside
Henry Kissinger
John Ehrlichman
Nixon
Arizona
West Virginia
Ronald Ziegler
Treasury
Connally
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Nixon invites world to visit U.S. on bicentennial year
President Nixon urged global visitors to come to the United States in 1976 the bicentennial year calling the nation the land of the open door He outlined plans to invite foreign governments to send citizens to celebrate the United States milestones and progress during the year Nixon also noted forthcoming trips to China and the Soviet Union and spoke of people to people contact to ease fear and ignorance.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
U.S
America
White House
China
Soviet Union
Council OKs Iowa City ramp amid legal warnings
Iowa City voters approved a 2 million revenue bonds plan to finance a 570 car parking ramp in the downtown urban renewal area 3 to 2 despite warnings from council member Edgar Czarnecki that federal law may require a final environmental impact statement. The measure was supported by Mayor Tim Brandt and council members Loren Hickerson and Robert Connell while Pat White and Czarnecki opposed.
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Iowa City
Tim Brandt
Loren Hickerson
Robert Connell
Pat White
Edgar Czarnecki
Heintz
CEA
Russian Puts Chess Match In Jeopardy
In Reykjavik, Spassky protested Fischer as violating match rules by not appearing for the scheduled start. The Russian leader walked out with aides amid threats of further sanctions and possible match disruption. Fischer, who flew in after securing a gate-cut deal, faces a possible forfeit if he misses the Noon Tuesday Reykjavik deadline.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Spassky
Fischer
Tass
International Chess Federation
FIDE
Chess Federation of
U.S.S.R
Moscow
Euwe
William Lombardy
Paul Marshal
New York
London
James D. Slater
Icelandic Chess Federation
Reconnaissance Platoon Lands Inside Quang Tri City
A small South Vietnamese force of about 30 men landed by helicopter in central Quang Tri City near the citadel and business district as the government drive to retake the city progressed. U.S. and South Vietnamese sources noted light initial resistance and anticipated tougher fighting ahead as tanks and para troopers moved up Highway 1 from the south amid allied air support.
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Saigon
UPI
Quang Tri
Quang Tri Province
South Vietnam
U.S
Mai Linh
Nguyen van Thieu
Barney Seibert
Seibert
Highway 1
My Chanh
Quang Tri City
Castro, Soviets and Discussions End in Moscow Talks
Fidel Castro concluded a week of economic and political discussions with Soviet leadership, Tass reported in Moscow. Havana radio said Castro would return home Thursday, with Cuban sources noting he would stay in the Soviet Union for two weeks to discuss economic relations with its benefactors.
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Moscow
Fidel Castro
Tass
Havana
Castro
Soviet Union
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