Ex convict stockpiled weapons and nuke diagram found
An ex convict told police in Knoxville that a diagram showing a nuclear plant’s security system was pinned in his YMCA room as authorities described his stockpile of rifles gas masks and explosives. Three Soviet soldiers held by Afghan militants live in neutral Switzerland earning about seven dollars and thirty cents daily while enjoying peaceful activities.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Arkansas
Nation
Afghanistan
Switzerland
Kremlin
Voc-ed program grows in Linn County
A Linn County vocational education program for handicapped persons thrives as more trainees are enrolled at Handicapped Systems and contracts with local industries increase beyond the agency’s prior records.
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Linn County
Food stamp plan adequate and Senate proposal details
The Senate Agriculture Committee proposes cuts to the $11.3 billion food stamp program with smaller aid per household and roster trimming while raising spending ceilings to $13.2 billion by 1985. Delayed revision of the low cost foods index saves funds but may affect clients diets.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Young reader Julie Boettcher devours books this summer
While some youngsters wile away summer collecting cards or quarters for games, Julie Boettcher has concentrated on reading. Marion, page 8A.
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Julie Boettcher
Marion
Johnson County Fair Opens at County Fairgrounds
The Johnson County 4 H and FFA Fair opens this morning and runs through Friday at the fairgrounds on Highway 218 South near the Iowa City Municipal Airport in Iowa City.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Clear Creek District To Vote On Bond For Schools
The Clear Creek Community School District will ask voters on September 14 to approve a bond issue up to 1.5 million dollars for new school construction and renovations. The school board recently authorized putting the proposal before the district electorate.
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Clear Creek
Clear Creek Community School
Iowa
Connors Wins Michelob Light Cup Over Borg at Wimbledon
Jimmy Connors defeats Bjorn Borg 5-7 6-2 6-2 6-7 6-2 to claim the $100000 Michelob Light Cup in a match seen as a Wimbledon footnote after Borg skipped qualifying.
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Jimmy Connors
Bjorn Borg
Borg
Farm Size Trend Shifts in Iowa During 1970s
Analysis of data shows Iowa farm numbers declined while average size grew in the 1970s. An expert notes small farms under 70 acres increased in both count and share, despite the overall trend toward larger farms. The report appears on Farm page 7B.
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Iowa
Car costs rise modestly in 1981 survey
UPI reports Hertz Corp findings show U.S. motorists averaged 2790 per year to own and operate cars in 1981 up 6 percent from 1980. Drivers held costs steady by keeping vehicles longer, driving less, and trading in for smaller models amid higher oil, insurance, and financing costs.
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Detroit
UPI
U.S
Hertz Corp
Hertz
Soviet planes pulled from Egyptian air force by USSR
Ten years ago U S intelligence indicated the Soviet Union was withdrawing most of its warplanes staffed by Soviet crews from the Egyptian air force.
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U.S
Soviet Union
Woman's body found on Highway 61 near Fort Madison
An apparent homicide investigation is underway in Lee County after a woman's body was found Sunday near Sugar Creek on Highway 61 about six miles south of Fort Madison. Lee County authorities and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating with limited details available.
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Fort Madison
Lee County
Sugar Creek
Highway 61
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Zimbabwean search for kidnapped tourists in bush war zones
Six kidnap victims including two Americans are held by veterans of Joshua Nkomo’s guerrilla faction. Officials say tracks are found and searchers may soon catch the captors. The group was seized on a road from Victoria Falls to Bulawayo during an Encounter Overland safari.
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Insuza
Zimbabwe
Associated Press
Joshua Nkomo
Nkomo
Victoria Falls
Bulawayo
Africa
Encounter Overland
Bruce Watkins
Watkins
Watson
Hos
Tages
Brett Baldwin
Kevin Ellis
Seattle
Tony Barzell
Tasmania
William Butler
Newcastle
James Greenwell
Liverpool
Martyn Hodgson
Peterborough
Gabriele Pleger
Austria
Puterenella Trimpe
Netherlands
Carolyn Garavanta
Australia
Goof Costs Innocent Lowans in Refund Mix Up
A DES MOINES AP report details more than 200000 in income tax refunds wrongly confiscated from about 200 lowans due to a computer tagging error in the states child support system. Checks have gone to 75 recipients while 125 await returns. 8000 names were submitted to the IRS.
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Des Moines
Department of Social Services
Sandra Taylor
Larry Jackson
DSS
IRS
Okoboji Alumni Clean Up Lake Campus in Mock Homecoming
Okoboji Iowa hosts seventh annual homecoming on West Okoboji Lake with a mock campus cleanup event. Alumni collected 1,587 pounds of muck totaling 1,715 items. A diver found an 1894 Indian Head penny and a .38 caliber handgun amid prizes and a charity marathon and dance raised 1000 dollars for the Lakes Area Rescue Unit.
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Okoboji, Iowa
UPI
Okoboji University
West Okoboji Lake
Northwest Iowa
Iluminaries
Okoboji U
Bruce Jenner
al McGuire
Forbes Magazine
Malcom Forbes
Herman Richter
Richter
Lakes Area Rescue Unit
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