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Local Poweshiek County politics steal the show this fall
In Poweshiek County a lively one day stand for the November 5 election features the clash of Mills versus Woods for county auditor, Hutchinson versus Miller for supervisor, and sheriff challenger Max Allen against incumbent Wakely. Debate swirls over Mills dismissal of Woods as treasurer deputy. Party chairs Vanderpool and Bohstedt forecast outcomes amid Vietnam and Wallace talk, with congressional and gubernatorial races shaping the drama.
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Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Edmund Muskie
Spiro Agnew
Poweshiek County
Virginia L. Mills
Carolyn L. Woods
Everlyn A. Ketels
Gladys M. Gabriel
John W. Wakely
Max Allen
Melvin C. Miller
Stanley G. Hutchinson
Iowa
Ketels
Gabriel
Hutchinson
Miller
Re Rurns
John Wakely
Allen
Wakely
Wiley E. Taylor
Mills
R. D. Potts
Potts
Dick Nixon
Minneapolis
Woods
William S. Vanderpool
Grinnell College
E. H. Bohstedt
Grinnell
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Co
Vanderpool
Grinnell College Political Science Department
Gilmour
Nixon
Humphrey
Johnson
Vietnam
Wallace
Poweshiek
Dem
Rep
U.S
Virginia L. Mills Hilbert Beebe
Montezuma
Evelyn A. Ketels
Malcom