Severe storms flood Des Moines area as rains surge
Heavy downpours drenched central Iowa causing downtown street flooding and knotting traffic at Grand Avenue and 7th Street. Creeks rose, capturing mud and water in lobby areas while officials issued flash flood warnings and grappling with soggy conditions across Des Moines and nearby suburbs.
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United Press
Middle ‘West
Lowa
Des Moines
Iowa
Lews
Des Moies
Grand Avenue
7Th Street
Caroline
North Carolina
Nebraska Quarter Retail Sales Rise 13 Percent
Nebraska’s first quarter retail sales reached 1.2 billion dollars, up 13 percent from the same period a year earlier. The University of Nebraska Bureau of Business Research notes a slowing pace of growth after a strong 16.4 percent gain last year, with prices and population eroding real volume gains. Regions around Omaha and Lincoln drove the state’s activity, while 70 counties showed declines in net dollar volumes.
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Lincoln
Neb
Tpt
Nebraska
University of Nebraska Bureau of Business Research
Hull
Hamilton
Howard
Merrick
Ong
Douglas
Sarpy
Lancaster
Tree Quantica
Hall, Chase and Merrick
Health care costs rise in United States report says
A ten year view from the Heshth Insurance Institute shows medical care expenses in the United States climbing steadily, reflecting ongoing financial pressure on patients and insurers nationwide.
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United States
Heshth Insurance Institute
Ford withholds Nixon papers on Chile from Senate panel
Sen. Frank Church says President Ford has changed ground rules and will not release Nixon administration documents on U.S. involvement in Chile five years ago. The Senate intelligence committee seeks access to material tied to the 1970 Schneider assassination and Allende's election, while Kennedy era Cuba papers were released.
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Washington
UPI
Frank Church
Senate Intelligence Committee
Ford
U.S
Chile
Kennedy
Senate Committee
White House
Philip Buchen
General Services Administration
Arthur Sampson
Nixon
Church
Rene Schneider
Schneider
Salvador Allende
Allende
CIA
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Jack Hushen
Hushen
Kelly McCormick follows Olympic diver mother’s path
Patricia McCormick, Olympic diving champion with two golds in 1952 and 1956, raised her children with pressure avoidance and focus on school. Kelly, 15, begins serious diving after gymnastics, aiming for Montreal 1976, while surviving a severe car crash that left her with injuries and fear.
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Lra Berkow
Kelly McCormick
Kelly
Patricia McCormick
Jim
Tim
McCormicks
Pat McCormick
Los Alamitos
Melbourne
Australia
Pat McCurrick
Foeleipl
Olymipics
U.S
Montreal
Sarah Coventry, Inc
Social notes from Lincoln and Omaha gatherings published
Silver Creek region residents and guests from multiple states visited Lincoln and Omaha on Wednesday and Sunday events. Included were Lamb family members from Oregon Washington and California, Shelby visitors, Grand Island friends, and various local hosts. A Silver Creek park picnic drew several families, while Bank of America announced embossed special checks for the visually impaired.
Weeklong visit and gatherings at Walter Spike home
Mr and Mrs Norman Ream of Wheeler Michigan spent the week at the Walter Spike home. Friday supper guests included the Reams and Frances Smith family of Papillion plus Chuck of Grand Island and Walter Spike. Larry Meyer and wife attended a Fairbury High School reunion and visited in Fairbury and Helvy church. Henry Sysin and wife returned from a 10 day fishing trip in Minnesota with visits in Pelican Rapids and Barnesville.
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Columbus Telegram
Walter Spike
Silves Creek
Norman Ream
Wheeler, Mich
Dean Spike
Wheeler Michigan
Frances Smith
Papillion
Chuck Haase
Wayne Deininger
Grand Island
Wid
Larry Meyer
Fairbury High School
BU Meyer
Fairbury
Helvy
Bill Meyer
Henry Sysin
Minnesota
Pelican Rapids
Barnesville
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Camp Leverne
Ililing
Larry D. Summerfield
Edward Kato
Crestwood Acres
Jim Hawthorne
Robert Hawthorne
Odat Hattenthart
Howthorne
Heb Gondringer
Leigh
Colfax County
Fairgrounds
Hot Rod
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Scriber
Merlin Kottman
Scribner
Lowell Hale
Meadow Grove
Halrod
Dick Payne
Steve Payne
Pat Gatzemeyer
Bancroft
Ken Koklek
Wagner
Lyle Nelson
Boelos
Cyand Island
Jim Pocket
Bassett
Dennis Schroeder
Weat Point
Ken Fuhr
Frankie
Thorlpar
Lowell Nolting
Randy Jauke
Winside
Jim Shafer
Verdon
Leonard Sayers
Clarkson
Bob Cery
Terry Scheffler
Madison
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Verdan
Roger Johnson
Newman Grove
Terry Hoth
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Tooleys
Bat Masterson
Marshall
Lowns
New York Morning Telegraph
Woodlawn Cemetery
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Mom
Pat McCarmick
Omaha
Silver Creek
Orville Lamb
Sue
Floyd Lamb
Imi
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Tigard
Ore
Darrell Lamb
Clara” Lamb
Tacoma
Wash
Richard Weber
San Diego
Calif
Lidcoln
J. Richardson
Gerald Hanson
Sam Wyman
Roy Wyman
Shelby
Steve Costello
Bill Kosch
Nissa
Lowell Gulusha
Edward Fahy
Phoenix
Ariz
Louis Sptko
Joni Cave
Glen Mustard
Bank of America
Wayne State College
Latrel
Schuyler High School
Charex My Hastourn
Php
Wayne Blate College
Eben
Leonhard
Conoco
19Th St
33Rd Ave
Appleton
Wisconsin
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Gottlib B. Lingler
William H.zuehrke
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Greiner
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