Five Die on Iowa Roads Over Memorial Day Weekend
Over the Memorial day weekend at least five people died in Iowa traffic and related incidents. Fort Dodge residents Gerald McCarthy 19 and Nancy Larson 17 were injured, Mark Wolridge 20 hospitalized in good condition after a motorcycle crash involving a car driven by Charles Weiderholdt 21. Other fatalities included William Tracy 30 of Frankfort Kentucky on U.S. 65 near Mason City Laurene Wilcox 14 of Riceville who drove off a gravel road in Mitchell county and Dwight Toben 33 of Akron in a two vehicle collision on U.S. 75. A 2 year old girl died when run over by her father’s car in Readlyn. Ricky Savage 17 of La Harpe Illinois drowned in the Mississippi near Burlington. Ida Parks 70 of Des Moines electrocuted while plugging a sump pump. husband IC Parks injured.
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Fort Dodge
Gerald McCarthy
Charles Weiderholdt
Nancy Larson
Mark Wolridge
William Tracy
Frankfort
U.S. 65
Mason City
Laurene Wilcox
Riceville
Mitchell County
McIntire
Dwight Toben
Akron
U.S. 75
Sioux City
Toben
Rodney McClain
McClain
Readlyn
Melissa Strottman
Waterloo
Ricky Savage
la Harpe
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Mississippi
Burlington
Ida Parks
Des Moines
IC. Parks
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State of Love
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Dodge
American
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Chrysler
Newport
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Monterey
Duster
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Thompson
Dean Thompson
Unresolved Legislative Issues Face Next Iowa General Assembly
Iowa lawmakers close the 66th session after a record 298 days with $1.285 billion in appropriations for 1977 and a list of unresolved items. Property tax relief, land use policy, criminal code rewrite, prison overcrowding, and tax breaks remain priorities for the 67th assembly. A staff review and a future adjournment will finalize last minute bills sent to Gov. Ray.
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Des Moines
Iowa
67Th General Assembly
Robert Ray
Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund
Energy Policy Council
General Assembly
Ray
Senate
66Th General Assembly
Alburnett Alumni Banquet Set For June 12
The Alburnett Community Schools alumni potluck banquet will be held June 12 at 6 30 p.m. at the school. All former students of Alburnett and Toddville schools are invited. ON THIS DATE in 1971 President Richard Nixon told a Washington news conference that his administration would give highest priority to dealing with the drug problem in the military and among civilians.
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Alburnett Community Schools
Toddville
Richard Nixon
Washington
Kennedy Center Spotlight Iowa Bicentennial Concert
Iowa Day at the Kennedy Center opened with a two day bicentennial program featuring Meredith Willson, Bix Beiderbecke, and Glenn Miller works performed by the Karl King Municipal Band and Fort Dodge Civic Glee Club among others. About 1,000 Iowans attended the 1,500 person audience with Capitol ceremonies planned for Tuesday on the west front terrace. The National Music Council sponsors the American music parade with groups from Mason City, Fort Dodge, Des Moines, Independence, Waterloo and Kanawha performing.
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Capitol
Iowa
Meredith Willson
Bix Beiderbecke
Glenn Miller
Kennedy Center
National Music Council
Mason City
Willson
Karl King
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Boone Valley Community Chorus
Kanawha
Iowa Crime Outlook Foresees Sharp 1978 Increase
UPI reports Iowa crime commission projects a 6 percent rise in 1976 and 5.7 percent in 1977, with a sharp 18.9 percent jump in 1978. Violent crime expected to rise early, with property crime surging in 1977 before easing in 1978. 1975 crime rate was 3,937.4 per 100000 residents. homicide, assault, rape, robbery defined as personal crimes.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Crime Commission
Howev
Crime Commission
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Polk County
Cerro Gordo County
Pottawattamie County
Linn County
Iowa crime study analyzes three years of data
The report, part of Iowa's annual plan to the federal law enforcement assistance administration, compares crime across counties and years. It notes rising robberies, higher personal crime risk in Mason City and Council Bluffs, and juveniles dominating arrests for burglary and larceny while urging better reporting and a central juvenile data agency.
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Iowa
Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Mason City
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Pilot Injured When Light Plane Crashes Near Farm
Osman Alibasic a 27 year old Dubuque resident suffered minor injuries after his light plane stalled near New Vienna. He attempted a glide into a cornfield but entangled with high wires and crashed into trees on the John Wilgenbusch farm. Cause of the mishap under investigation.
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New Vienna
Osman Alibasic
Dubuque
Here
Gine
Alibasic
John Wilgenbusch
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