All Iowa fair day lineup features Bobby Vinton and Sandpipers
The 34th All-Iowa fair drew crowds despite rain with national acts Bobby Vinton and The Sandpipers headlining a long schedule. Events spanned sheep and rabbit judging, floral demonstrations, Oktoberfest, a table tennis tournament, and Bucknell marionettes. Attendance reported at 12,354 for Saturday as rain disrupted some activities.
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Farm Youth Center
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Joie Chitwood
Chuckle Riddle Through Ages Of Admiration
A playful proverb notes a girl's changing view of a man across ages twenty thirty and forty. At twenty she blushes at praise while at thirty she deems him clever and at forty she ponders his intentions. Copyright supine.
Britain May Sink Into Sea Says Science Journal Report
London reports that Britain could gradually tilt and subside, with the Thames flooding London if tides rise. The July Science Journal study by Richard Taylor and Tan Smalley suggests Harlech Castle shows west Britain uplifts while southeast sinks. No mass evacuation is imminent.
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Truman couple marks 50th wedding anniversary
INDEPENDENCE Mo AP Former President Harry S Truman and his wife Bess observed their 50th wedding anniversary in their white frame home. Truman 85 and Bess 84 kept the celebration private with a few friends and relatives visiting. They wed in 1919 after his Army service and meeting as children at Sunday school.
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Sheetmetal Union Ends Strike in Eastern Iowa
An eight week walkout by sheet metal workers in six eastern Iowa counties including Linn ended as union Local 263 ratified a contract worth $2.45 an hour in raises over three years. Base pay rises immediately from $5.15 to $5.90 with further increases to $8.25 on May 1 and $7.60 on May 1, 1971, expiring May 1, 1972. Fringe benefits are not included. Nine of fourteen contractors had signed by Saturday evening and work would resume Monday at most sites.
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Linn Apparentty
International Assn
She'anian
Linn
Benton
Johnson
Jones
Iowa
Delaware
Pornography business grows into millions in America
The Associated Press investigates a booming industry with about 200 firms producing erotic books magazines and films. Sales surpass 500 million yearly with operators like Marvin Miller expanding through catalogs and court rulings shaping obscenity law. Miller warns of parental concerns and officials grappling with distribution.
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Frank Murray
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Marvin Miller
Miller
Playboy
America
Milley
Weather devastates Iowa towns with record Cedar River flooding
A severe storm system battered Iowa causing the Cedar River to rise to 20 feet in Waterloo and Cedar Falls, prompting evacuations and sandbagging. Elkader faced river overflows as the Turkey River flooded basements. towns scrambled to protect buildings while power outages and downed trees disrupted Centerville Ottumwa Albia and Creston. Rescues and emergency operations mobilized across several counties with no flood related injuries reported.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Cedar River
Turkey
al Kader
Elkader
Clayton County
Cedar River Flood Crest Expected In Cedar Rapids
The Cedar River in Cedar Rapids may crest around 16 feet by Sunday night prompting sandbag pushes citywide. Crews worked overnight to bolster OIs road SE and North Ellis Park as forecasts shifted from 14.5 to 16 feet after heavy rains. City officials warn of flooding despite emergency efforts.
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Rapids
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Harry Hilton
Cedar Rapids
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Hilton
Waterloo
Train derailment in Maryland kills a passenger and injures many
A Seaboard Coast Line train derailed near Glendale Maryland injuring about 150 people with six serious. A 55 year old Rev. Annunzin G Crescenti of Montclair New York died of a heart attack after escaping a car. The incident disrupted service for Florida bound travelers and prompted large emergency response.
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Glenndale
Seaboard Coast Line
Washington, D.C
Washington
Annunzin G. Crescenti
Montclair
Nixon Walks Unannounced Through Midtown Manhattan
President Nixon took a surprise stroll in midtown New York Saturday enjoying the humid 92 degree heat as onlookers watched the casual outing.
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UPI
Nixon
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