Matching hearts for a price in 1978 Des Moines dating services
Des Moines reports describe several dating services charging from $10 to $15 for introductions by phone, letters, or compiled lists. Owners claim legality and screening, while Iowa’s consumer fraud chief notes services are legal if no fraud is involved and promises are kept.
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Larry Edwards
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Max Leonard
Fort Madison
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Kansas City
Julian Garrett
Iowa
House approves probe into Iowa National Guard
In Des Moines a special House investigation of the Iowa National Guard was approved in the final hours of the 1978 session. The plan called for a joint House Senate committee to conduct the inquiry, but the Senate did not act on the measure.
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Joseph Rinas
D-Marion
Thomas Tauke
Dubuqut
Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
Alcohol related deaths rise in Iowa road crashes
Des Moines report shows 36 highway deaths in April with alcohol involved in 50 percent of fatalities. DOT notes the figure more than doubles monthly totals for alcohol related crashes and marks it as an early discouraging sign in the year.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Five Die on Iowa Roads This Weekend Reported
Five people died in Iowa traffic accidents over the weekend. Ethel Stamp, 71, of rural Lewis, died Sunday after her car rolled on a gravel road southeast of Atlantic. An unidentified motorcyclist died early Sunday in Pottawattamie County. Sandy Witlach, 23, of Des Moines, was found dead on a road in Des Moines suspected hit and run. Michael Villinger, 27, of Middletown, died in a head on crash near Mount Pleasant. Douglas Kanis, 16, of Pella, died from injuries after a head on collision near Mount Pleasant on U.S. 34.
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Ethel Stamp
Lewis
Des Moines
Michael Villinger
Middletown
Mount Pleasant
Iowa State Patrol
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Douglas Kanis
Pella
U.S. 34
Ruthven Fire Destroys Town Fire Department
Ruthven s Fire Department and all firefighting equipment were destroyed by a Saturday blaze in the Palo Alto County town of about 700. Four fire trucks an equipment van and other gear were lost. Damages were estimated at 200 000. Firemen arrived too late to save any equipment. Cause under investigation. aid from Dickens Emmetsburg and Graettinger stations helped. Control reached about 14 hours later.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 by the Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Subscription rates listed include carrier $1.15 per week and mail options with various weekly and yearly prices. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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