World’s Biggest Beach Party Today Near Williamsburg
A crowded Sunday schedule lists regional events across Iowa including Jesup Farmers Days Traer Czech Fest Good Ole Days at Kalona and Cedar County Fair Tipton Arlington Days Wyoming Fair and more. Community gatherings feature music parades contests exhibits and outdoor activities from morning rides to evening moonwalks and band concerts.
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Inside Spoke Folk Pedals Christian Ministry Through Marion
Spoke Folk will bring a Christian musical ministry to Marion today, performing a concert and outreach in the community. The event emphasizes faith, music, and outreach as part of their itinerant program.
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Marion
KOJC FM to unveil new studios this weekend
Local minority station KOJC FM will show off newly renovated studios and other improvements this weekend. Page 5A.
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Bond Reduced for Benton County Store Manager Killing Suspect
A man charged in the killing of a Benton County store manager saw his bond reduced on Page 2A. The development follows initial arraignment proceedings and outlines new conditions set by the court.
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Dine Out On A Lot Of Rich Foods
If you really want to spend your money where it will show you should dine out on a lot of rich foods. The phrase urges spending on luxurious meals to display wealth through eating choices.
Gunshot wound adds twist to amazing flight
Hollywood attorney-pilot Thomas Root had a gunshot wound when rescued in the Bahamas after an 800 mile unconscious flight down the East Coast. Police say a powder burn indicates a close range shot possibly linked to personal safety. Root's brother-in-law says the wound may be from impact with the ocean. He had a .32 caliber handgun in the cockpit. Investigators found no sign of another person in the plane. Root, 36, remained sedated in Memorial Hospital Hollywood in stable condition. Surgeons found an abdominal wound.
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Geer
Memorial Hospital
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HUD aides contradict Pierce on financing
Shirley McVay Wiseman testified that former HUD official Samuel Pierce instructed her to approve more than 15 million dollars for a Durham project linked to a former law partner. Wiseman said she resisted due to opposition from career HUD staff and cited Pierce’s alleged directive to fund the project.
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Durham
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House Government Operations Subcommittee On Employment and Housing
Janet Hale
Drought aid outlook improves with tour near Independence
Gov. Branstad leads Iowa officials and reporters through drought damage on a 46 acre corn field east of Independence. Officials warn yields are already reduced with tassels buried and no rain forecast for Eastern Iowa this weekend.
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Iowa
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Branstad
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Dale Cochran
State Farm Bureau
Merlin Plagge
Iowa State University Extension
Garren Benson
Benson
Japan to Open Talks on Reducing Trade Barriers
At the Paris Louvre summit, President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Sousuke Uno agreed to begin talks aimed at eliminating basic economic barriers in Japan that hinder imports. An interim report is planned for next spring, with broader discussions focused largely on Japan.
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Witness says Mack looked confused during Ames holdup
An Ames Burger King robbery witness testified that Sam Mack appeared nervous and dazed while Levin White appeared to run the crime. other witnesses said Mack issued some orders. White testified that the plan was Mack s idea. Mack denies, claiming coercion by White.
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