Outfield Tractor Pull Canceled At All Iowa Fair
Heavy rains force Friday tractor pull to be canceled in favor of stock car races. Fair Manager Billy Greiner notes strong interest in pulling and plans two days of pulling next year with preliminaries in the afternoon and finals at night. U S army parachute team made four jumps Friday night with later jumps scheduled. weather may shape weekend finale as Cedar Rapids weather history looms.
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Billy Greiner
Hawkeye Downs
Greiner
U.S. Army Choice
Cedar Rapids
G O P Elects 13 Men 9 Women At Iowa Caucuses
Iowa Republicans chose 13 men and nine women to go to the Miami Beach convention to ratify Nixon’s nomination. In the First district Mary Majors and Robert Dahl won delegate at large seats, while Second district picks included Williams and Ellsworth. Third district contests produced Sulentic and Mowry as delegates, with Stockdale and Trowbridge named on committees.
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Des Moines
Nixon
Iowa
Republicans
Miami Beach
Teeman
Churchill Williams
Oelwein
Williams
Kitty Ellsworth
Dubuque
Jill Tracey
Manchester
Clinton County
G.O.P
George Pillers
Clinton
Ellsworth
Tracey
Miss Ellsworth
Pillers
Ted Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Clifton Lamborn
Maquoketa
Roger Halvorson
Robert Calusen
Grand Mound
Nick Schrup
Ed Kozelka
Postville
Lois Miller
Clermont
Jerald Bronemann
Monticello
Dale Tieden
Elkader
Fla
Mary Majors
Keokuk
Republican Women’s Club
Robert Dall
Muscatine
Peter Loving
Burlington
Bill Crews
Iowa City
Roger Jepsen
Jepsen
Loving
Crews
Henry Franken
Montezuma
Roy J. Carver
Jim Sulentic
Cedar Falls
John Mowry
Marshalltown
Robert P. Sartor
Mason City
Gertrude Stockdale
Aplington
Delbert Trowbridge
Dent accuses Democrats of class warfare in Nixon bid
In Des Moines presidential aide Harry Dent charged Democrats with class warfare aimed at toppling Nixon. He asserted Nixon has nationwide support and would run a 50 state strategy, appealing to the South and Midwest and not taking any state for granted.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harry Dent
Richard Nixon
Dent
Nixon
South
Midwest
Potomac
Pedernales
South Carolina
B 52 Crashes Off Guam En Route to Vietnam Mission
A U S B 52 bomber went down in the western Pacific about 300 miles west of Guam on a mission to Vietnam. All six crewmembers bailed out and were spotted on liferafts by search planes amid heavy rain and seas. their condition was not known. The crash’s cause remains undetermined. None of the Guam crew were from Iowa. A Japanese merchant ship nearest the site moved to assist.
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Agana
Guam
Air Force
U.S
Iowa
Nixon says Soviet to buy $750 million grain deal
President Nixon announced that the Soviet Union will purchase $750 million worth of U.S. grown grains over the next three years, closing a major trade agreement between the two nations announced in California.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Soviet Union
U.S
Humphrey Urges Loyalty Oath From Democratic Candidates
Hubert Humphrey challenged Senator George McGovern and all other Democratic presidential hopefuls to take a party loyalty oath by Monday night. He said he will support the nominee who backs the party platform and principles and urged others to do the same, arguing that any candidate refusing is not fair to delegates. The call appears aimed at McGovern, who warned he might leave the party if the convention nominates someone he views as unfair.
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Miami Beach
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Humphrey
McGovern
Supreme Court
California
Edmund Muskie
Henry Jackson
Wilbur Mills
High Tribunal
Washington
Miami
High Court Lets Convention Decide California Delegates
The Supreme Court backed the convention’s credentials ruling, allowing California delegates to be seated and boosting George McGovern toward the nomination. McGovern aides anticipate a floor fight Monday night, with unpledged delegates and other candidates’ votes shaping the result amid ongoing Illinois and Chicago disputes.
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California
McGovern
Chicago
Richard Daley
Illinois
Humphrey
Gov
George Wallace
Muskie
Justice Brennan
U. S. Circuit Court For
District of Columbia
Poor Folk Push to Enter Democratic Convention
Miami Beach AP reports black leaders plan to seat 750 poor delegates at the Democratic national convention using surprise tactics. Spokesman Wilbur Colom says entry will hinge on unprecedented approach, while Rev Ralph Abernathy and Dr George Wiley lead a sit in demanding seats and a platform plank guaranteeing $6,500 per family of four.
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Miami Beach
Wilbur Colom
United Poor People’s Front
Colom
National Welfare Rights Organization
Southern Christian
National Tenants Organization
Ralph David Abernathy
SCLC
George Wiley
NWRC
Fountainbleu
Lawrence O’brien
Butz Says Quota Act Won't Hit Farmers at All
Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz told reporters in Des Moines that lifting meat import quotas should not hurt farmers or trigger retail price ceilings. He called the move temporary to keep beef consumption steady, noted U S cattle lag in production, and pointed to European tariffs and Australian beef as factors shaping world markets.
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Des Moines
Earl Butz
Butz
Europe
U.S
Buzz
Driving Offense Shelves Delegate From Convention
Rev. Richard Sinner will not serve as a Democratic national convention delegate after being sentenced by Judge Thomas Davies to five days on the city work program and a $100 fine for driving after license revocation. Sinner sought postponement until after the Miami Beach convention, but the judge denied it due to a prior driving-offense record. An alternate delegate pledged to Sen George McGovern is expected to take his place.
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Fargo
N.D
Richard Sinner
Miami Beach
Thomas Davies
Sinner
Davies
George McGovern
Three Jets Lost Two To Mig-21s
SAIGON AP The U S command reports three Phantom jets lost over North Vietnam with six crewmen missing. Two Phantoms fell to Mig-21 interceptors as aggressive Vietnamese pilots damaged U S air power. In South Vietnam Hue endures artillery, while Vietnam counteroffensive resists near Quang Tri City. Navy raids on Ila Danh Do La cause heavy damage and fires.
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America
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Hue
Quang Tri City
Seventh Fleet
Ile Danh Do la
Gulf of Tonkin
Haiphong
Navy
U.S. Command
Hanoi
John Vogt
Seventh Air Force
Dong Hoi
North
da Nang
Central Highlands
Kontum City
Police Cars Involved In 534 Accidents Last Year
Denver police report 534 city vehicle accidents involved 526 police cars last year. The department notes more than one thousand patrol cars were in service, highlighting high accident exposure across the fleet.
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Denver
Police Department
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