Miss America prelims crown two-time winner amid pageant
Judith Anne Ford of Iowa City Miss Illinois won in two preliminary rounds, taking the third round swimsuit title. Miss Florida Linda Fitts led the talent prelims, while Miss Illinois topped the talent event with a trampoline act. Miss Iowa Susan Alane Thompson won the swimsuit prelim. Miss America crowned in Atlantic City tonight.
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Illinois
Judith Anne Ford
Iowa City
Tipton
Victor
Debra Dene Barnes Engaged to Mitchell Miles
Miss America of 1968 Debra Dene Barnes announced Friday her engagement to Mitchell Miles 22 of Arcadia Kansas a Kansas State college student. The couple, both music students at Kansas State, have dated 18 months and Barnes will end her reign tonight.
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Debra- Dene Barnes
Mitchel Miles
Arcadia
Kan
Kansas State College
Pittsburg
Miss Barnes
Miles
Kansas State
Car flips after out of control crash injures no one
Robert G. Prucha Jr. and passenger Larry Shelton escaped injury when their vehicle skidded 100 feet and overturned in the 1100 block of C street SW. Authorities reported 3000 dollars in vehicle damage and charged Prucha with failure to have his vehicle under control and striking fixtures adjacent to the street.
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Robert G. Prucha, Jr
Camburncourt SE
Larry Shelton
Martelle
C Street
Prucha
Candidates Urge Revamp of Farm Plan
Iowa voters in Eldora heard Democratic Gov. Harold Hughes and Republican challenger Sen. David Stanley call for changes to farm policy. Hughes urged collective bargaining rights for farmers and continuation of price supports, while Stanley urged retirements of land and a cut in new production to raise efficiency and protect farmers from policy.
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Eldora
Iowa
U. S
Hughes
David Stanley
Muscatine
Stanley
Harold Hughes
Miller Arraignment Set For Next Friday
Glen Miller, 40, of Millersburg, is charged with assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury. The arraignment will be held next Friday in Iowa County District Court following an August 30 indictment.
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Marengo
Glen Miller
Millersburg
Iowa County District Court
Miller
Suspect Miller Fires At Teen Party. Two Injured
County grand jury reports Miller sneaked to a vacant farm near his home on August 16 and fired 12 shots at a late night party. Two teenagers were wounded.
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Miller
Armed Forces 2 East Lowans Win Medals for Vietnam Service
Several Iowa service members are recognized for Vietnam service. Army 1st Lt. Gary M. Florence receives the Purple Heart for wounds in February and is stationed at Ft. Campbell. Army 1st Sgt. Dewayne V. Weers earns the Bronze Star and is based at Ft. Lewis. Spec. 5-e Douglas Moore and Airman 1-c Douglas Trachta receive recognitions and transfers. other named personnel are en route or returning to bases including Ft. Benning, Reese AFB, and Offutt.
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Army
Gary M. Florence
Shirley Florence
Skyline Drive
Glen Florence
First Avenue
Vietnam
Florence
Ft. Campbell
Jefferson High School
Dewayne V. Weers
Fred J. Weers
Anamosa
Gladis V. Finn
Cedar Rapids
Ft. Lewis, Wash
Douglas Moore
Harold L. Moore
Twenty-sixth Street
Ft. Myers
Douglas Trachta
Lester Trachta
Fourth Avenue
Forbes Air Force Base
Kan
Juan Cortez
Eleventh Avenue SE
Ft. Dix
N.J
Ft. Benning
Milton Deerr
Manchester
Reese Air Force Base
Texas
Marine Pvt
Charles W. Hepker
Forest W. Hepker
Springville
San Diego
Kenneth L. Benson
Coralie Benson
Reynolds Avenue
Doyle Benson
Center Point
Ft. Leonard Wood
Michael Tedrow
L. J. Tedrow
Senate approves large HEW funding boost in labor education welfare bill
The Senate added nearly 500 million to an 18.5 billion appropriations bill for Labor Education and Welfare. It includes curb on federal aid to students convicted during campus disorders and bans forced busing to mix schools. The measure passed 45 to 8, with 215 million earmarked for the war on poverty.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
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Fran Garten
Great Neck
N.Y
Marcia Banks
Bloomington
Minn
Dee Ann Allen
Minot
N.D
Palisades
Florida
Linda Fitts
Pat Hauswald
Lions Falls
Bonnie Narhreiner
Adams, Wis
Ft. Dells
Wis
UPI Photos
V. Zumr
Saomsford
Stead
Raps Freeman
Freeman
Lichty
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