Bombers will shatter quiet on Iowa farms
Strategic Air Command bombers will run training missions as low as 300 feet through Missouri Nebraska and Iowa beginning mid August and lasting until December The 663 mile route will avoid populated areas but will pass near communities including Macon Missouri and at least 22 others The flights will drop imaginary bombs to test radar evasion and will be scored electronically Some officials warn the noise may affect poultry egg production citing University of Missouri Columbia expert concerns
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Kansas City
Strategic Air Command
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Macon
United States
Maj
Ron Davis
Air Force
Federal Aviation Administration
Davis
Wolrab Dominates Maquoketa Angus Show Highlights
Maquoketa hosted the Eastern Iowa Junior Angus Association event with 32 heifers and 21 steers judged by Kent Carrothers of Kirkwood Community College. Zara of Wayside owned by Marc Wolrab won grand champion heifer, Duck Hollow Queen Mother 902 led reserve, Glenda Swanson topped Angus steers, and Marc Wolrab also won junior showmanship. Top senior showman was Scott Eichhorn.
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Kent Carrothers
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Carrothers
Zara
Wayside
Marc Wolrab
Mount Vernon
Suzanne Finn
Cascade
Glenda Swanson
Durant
Angie Domer
Stanwood
Marc Wolrach
Scott Eichhorn
Tipton
Judd Puzzle: Rearrange Rows into Short Words
A syndicated puzzle page presents 20 minute time limit for rearranging each row of letters into 2 to 7 letter words with scoring rules. 7-letter words earn a 50 point bonus and blanks count as any letter with no value. Proper nouns and hyphenated forms are forbidden.
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Judd’s
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Bergland and Grassley clash over influence and views
Agriculture Secretary Bergland defends past criticisms of Senator Grassley calling him a far out right wing radical. An aide said Bergland stands by the remarks though he is unavailable for comment while campaigning opponent Culver seeks Senate seat. Grassley and Culver run in Iowa.
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Washington
Bob Bergland
Charles Grassley
Lowa
Bergland
Thomas R. Sand
Grassley
Minnesota
House Agriculture Committee
Subsoil moisture adequate for crops in Cedar Rapids area
John Creswell and Greg Brenneman report soil samples from a soybean field at Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport show 7.4 inches of moisture available to a 5 foot depth, down from 8.6 inches in April. Despite below normal rainfall, subsoil moisture should last through July and August with good pollination conditions depending on tasseling stages. On this date in 1811, William Makepeace Thackeray was born.
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John Creswell
Cedar Rapids
Creswell
Greg Brenneman
Iowa State University
Dinsdale
William Makepeace Thackeray
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Darrell Groth
Groth
Warren Jaynes
University of Missouri- Columbia
Wolrab
Maquoketa
Eastern Iowa
Scribble Beg
Seichow and Righter Co
Scrabble
Judd
Judd Scrabble
Ics
Sisichow and Righter Co
CES Goventry Gardens
First Avenue S.E
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