Songwriter sought in fatal shooting
Authorities across Iowa and the Midwest hunted 38 year old Cedar Rapids songwriter Earnest Fredrick Walters for murder of farmer Bob Beck and wounding his wife Mildred and daughter Sandy. Walters abducted Cheryl Beck and her son and may be linked to the disappearance of Ruth Corcoran, with a 1977 orange Ford Pinto found near the scene.
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Cedar Rapids
Walters
Ruth Corcoran
Linn
Dennis Blome
Corcoran
Monticello
Cheryl Beck
Elijah
Beck
Linn County
Kirkwood Community College
Bob Beck
la Motte
Jackson County
Mildred
Sandy
Sandy Beck
Seeing Double Judge at Twin Look-Alike Contest
Editor recalls judging the 28th Hawkeye Twin Club state convention look-alike contest. The banquet hall at the Longbranch buzzed with matches in dress speech and mannerisms, making the room feel like a hall of mirrors.
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The
Hawkeye Twin Club
Hawkeye Twin
Harry
Larry Taylor
Longbranch
Woman says she sheltered Josef Mengele in Brazil
Police questioned Hungarian immigrant Gita Stammer who claimed she harbored Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele for nearly 18 years. The exhumed body near Sao Paulo is being studied to verify if it is Mengele, with coroner tests and police work ongoing. Simon Wiesenthal notes his skepticism eases as new information emerges.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Josef Mengele
Romeu Tuma
Gita Stammer
Mengele
Simon Wiesenthal
Emba
Wolfgang Gerhard
Tuma
Gerhard
Todays Chaffle Chuckle Card Game Joke
He who lays all his cards on the table ends up playing solitaire with a dry punchline.
Soviet Forces Break Siege of Barikot Border Town
Soviet armored columns broke through guerrilla defenses to relieve Barikot in the Kunar Valley near Pakistan after two weeks of fierce fighting. Officials say 10 000 troops led a three week offensive to seize the area while anti communist forces claim the mujahedeen remain strong. Thousands flee toward Pakistan.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Barikot
Kunar
Ittehad-i-Afghan
Mujahedeen
Afghanistan
Kabul
Iowa Harness Racing Debuts At State Fairgrounds
Iowa launches parimutuel racing with a four day harness meet at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The circuit runs 31 days at county fairs and venues including Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids Denison Humboldt What Cheer Monticello Nashua. It is expected to draw 56 350 fans and nearly 1.5 million in wagers with a net of about 79 522 from the Iowa Fair Racing Association.
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Iowa
Iowa State Fairgrounds
State Fairgrounds
Iowa Fair Racing Association
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Racing Commission
Fairgrounds
Fairground
Jim Taylor
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Richard Pugh
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Rick Smith
Earnest Walters
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Uritar
Peters
Sanderson
Black SportsTalk
SuperQuiz Farm
U.S
Johnson Co
Judy Daubenmier
Lazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Parimutuel Horse Racing
Denison
Humboldt
What Cheer
Nashua
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