All Town Fair Opens With Record Opening Crowd
The 39th All Towni fair opened Friday with 16,890 attendees, the highest Friday turnout in years and above 16,185 from 1966. An evening stock car show drew large crowds, with midway activity late into the night. Bobby Vinton and The Sandpipers were set for Friday night performances, and Saturday featured a 4:30 table tennis tournament plus several shows in the special events tent.
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Townai
Bobby Vinton
Sandpipers
Algo
Scientist creates hybrid with lion parent joke
A joke line about a scientist crossing a ferocious lion with a parent. When asked the result he says I don’t know but when it talks I listen. The caption ends with a playful, uncertain note and a retro style quote.
Ben Het Troops Launch Fresh Sweeps Amid Siege
Fresh South Vietnamese troops numbering about 1500 launched new sweeps around the besieged Ben Het special forces camp to ease pressure. Viet Cong radio warned Ben Het’s fall would carry significant U.S. de Americanization aims and harm Vietnam. The siege saw heavy rocket and mortar fire, with five American artillerymen hurt as U.S. air strikes doubled in response.
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George Esper
Vietnam
Violent Night Flares in Kokomo and Midwest Unrest
Turmoil spread from Kokomo Indiana to Omaha and Cairo as cross burnings, riots, and looting prompted curfews, arrests, and National Guard alerts. In Kokomo Mayor Miller ordered a 10 30 p m curfew while state police patrolled after sniper fire damaged patrol cars.
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Cairo
Kekomo
John Miller
Dave Levendowski
High Level in July for Coralville Lake
ROCK ISLAND The water level at Coralville Lake may reach 85 feet above sea level by July 5 according to the army corps of engineers. The level will drop to about 680 feet around July 26. Sugar Bottom recreation area will be closed for at least two weeks due to higher reservoir levels. Outflow from the dam south of Cedar Rapids has been reduced to over stages on the Iowa River at Iowa City Lone Tree and Wapello. The lake level Friday was 690.5 feet.
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Safeguard ABM gains support in Senate vote
In Washington the Safeguard antimissile project advances as the Senate Armed Services Committee approves 734 million in funding. The omnibus vote ends 10 to 7 for the ABM portion with 42 supporters in the Senate and 47 against. Undecided senators remain, and debate is slated after Independence Day.
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Nixon to Visit Romania First U.S. Chief Executive Since Cold War
President Nixon announced a globe girdling trip starting July 23 with a July 24 splashdown of Apollo 11 missiles, then proceeding to Manila Bangkok Jakarta New Delhi and Pakistan before Bucharest. Secretary Ziegler said Romania invited him and it will be his first visit to a Communist country. Rogers will accompany to select stops.
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Decorah Girl 18 Killed in Car Crash
In Winneshiek county, Decorah, Marcia Knutson 38 and Elizabeth Donlon 29, died Friday as a car rolled down an embankment after a loss of control. Craig Kilzman 13 was listed in satisfactory condition. Steven Jursovski 18 sustained injuries. Ode to the second fatal crash in the week.
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Marcia Knutson
Kenneth Knutson
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Locust Road
Here
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Sven
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Craig Kilzman
Charles A
Winneshiek
Marion Youth Dies After Bike Car Collision
A Marion youth was fatally injured Friday afternoon when his bicycle collided with a car on Tenth Street, about a mile north of Marion. The crash occurred as the rider attempted to cross or near the roadway, with authorities investigating the details and causes.
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Pura Marion
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