Chicago Returns to Iowa State Fair Lineup
Iowa State Fair announces a classic rock pop and country lineup for Aug 20 30 led by Gloria Estefan Miami Sound Machine and Chicago returning after a 1974 peak crowd. features Conway Twitty Loretta Lynn free show Aug 25 and ongoing Rock N Roll Reunion Aug 21 with Paul and Paula Gary Lewis and others.
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Gazette
Conway Twitty
Loretta Lynn
Marion Lucas
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Lucas
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Tommy Roe
Lou Christie
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Crystal Gayle
Gary Morris
Alabama
Restless Heart
WHO Radio
Archway Cookies
WHO
Iowa
George Strait
Judy Rodman
Des Moines
Sound Machine
Pabst
Abundant wedding gifts and court weddings raise questions
Abby replies that gifts often come from kinship and friendship rather than invitations, while a court wedding due to finances reflects affection not lack of love. In a second question, a fiancée seeks medical history on a mental illness. Abby counsels a joint psychiatric consult with the groom’s doctor, noting the doctor’s time should be paid.
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Buren Universal Press Syndicate
Abby
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Northern Irish teens to visit Decorah for Ulster Project
Twelve teenagers from Northern Ireland will arrive in Decorah to participate in the Ulster Project. They will live with local families for a month in an ecumenical setting fostering peaceful relations between Catholics and Protestants. Seven area churches sponsor the effort which has raised funds for travel and activities including hikes canoeing and the Nordic Fest parade.
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Northern Ireland
Ulster
Décorah
Elevar
Paul Christenson
First Lutheran Church
Milwaukee
Ed Lechtenberg
St. Benedict’s Catholic Church
Decorah
Waterstone
Valley Fair
Illinois Senate rejects multistate lottery participation
The Illinois Senate on Friday rejected joining a multistate lottery citing concerns it would siphon funds from state programs for schools. The measure would have sent Illinois profits to five pension funds, and fell eight votes short of approval.
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Springfield
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Illinois Senate
Illinois
House
Senate
Drake VP Held Up At Drake University Cashier Office
Des Moines police report two well dressed men entered the Old Main administration building at 3:20 pm and held Vice President of Academic Affairs Jon Ericson at gunpoint while searching three cash drawers. No injuries reported and no suspects in custody as of Friday evening.
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Drake University
Thomas van Baale
Acadmic
Jon Ericson
Ericson
Old Main
van Baale
VanBaale
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