Nixon car wash sighting shocks Emmetsburg resident
A Sunday in Emmetsburg Iowa features a man in a dark business suit who turns out to be Richard Nixon. He asks a stranger for help with a stalled rental car and reveals he now works as a tape recorder salesman while joking about Checkers and White House days. The encounter ends with the car leaving.
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Curve Service
Jine 1
An Ltd
Richard Milhous Nixon
Maonilovani
Richard Nixon
Checkers
White House
Tricky Dick
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Jerry
Jimmy
Gert
Republican chair invites potential legislative candidates in Palo Alto County
Graettinger Republican Chair Loretta Spies invited residents interested in running for state or county offices in 1978 to meet with party leaders. The effort targets House Districts 4 6 and 7, with emphasis on Districts 4 and 6. Contact Graettinger or Emmetsburg offices to suggest or discuss candidacies.
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Graettinger
Palo Alto County
Loretta Spies
Spies
Lost Island
Highland Townships
Silver Lake
Booth
Rush Lake
Ellington
World War I Veterans Pension Debate Moves Forward
Estherville readers hear that Congress may advance a 150 dollar monthly pension for surviving World War I veterans and widows. Hearings are planned next January with about 190 sponsors. passage depends on subcommittee and full committee approvals.
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Estherville A
Congress
Uncle Sam
House Veterans Affairs Committee
House
Veterans Affairs Committee
Northwest Iowa Placed as Focal Point in 1978 GOP Senate House Bid
Republican Rep. Roger Halvorson states northwest Iowa is a focal point for Republican efforts to regain control of the Iowa House and Senate in 1978. He urges a coordinated statewide push, highlighting district opportunities to elect more Republicans and stressing the need to balance major races with legislative contests.
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Sheldon
Roger Halvorson
Monona
Iowa
Iowa House
Iowa Senate
Halvorson
Congress
Northwest Iowa to Hold 12th Annual Community Conference in Cherokee
Northwest Iowa city and county officials may pre register for the 12th Annual Northwest Iowa Community Conference in Cherokee on October 11. A $5 per person fee covers lunch and materials and is mailed to Congressman Berkley Bedell’s Fort Dodge office. Nine panels will cover rural development energy planning housing and more with a luncheon address by Alex Mercure the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development. Bedell will close with an Open Door meeting to discuss Congress and local government inviting multiple representatives from the region.
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Northwest Iowa
Cherokee
Berkley Bedell
Federal Building
Fort Dodge
Northwest
Iowa
Alex Mercure
Bedell
The Democrat Subscription Rates Printed for Region
The Democrat lists annual price in Palo Alto and adjoining counties at 12 50 with The Reporter 14 50 locally. Nationwide rates are 13 50 or 15 50 in combination with The Reporter.
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Democrat
Palo Alto
Reporter
United States
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