Autumn Hints Rise From Iowa Summer Rains
The narrator recalls a volatile July and August with scattered downpours totaling heavy rainfall. Lightning and thunder accompanied the rain, reviving crops like tomatoes, corn, soybeans, and alfalfa while weeds spread in lowlands. Signs point to autumn as birds, nuts, ripening corn, and yellowing leaves appear. school bells soon call students back as Graettinger High football prepares.
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Iowa
Jack Frost
Graettinger High
Culver Calls Grain Exports Vital Not Blind Policy
Senator John Culver argues grain exports are essential to U.S. well being and balance of trade. He criticizes the current administration for restrictive export moves to the Soviets and urges a consistent, informed national food policy that safeguards domestic needs while enabling sensible foreign sales.
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John Culver
Iowa
Blindman's Bluff
Foard
Culver
U.S
Butz
Questions and Answers on VA benefits for widows and widowers
Questions and Answers describe available VA benefits for surviving spouses. Mentions burial expenses and headstone, eligibility for burial and cemetery costs, potential pensions based on need, and access to medical care, compensation, and education benefits, though wording is garbled. Indicates multiple benefit areas in brief form.
Health official warns on cyanoacrylate glues in Iowa
Commissioner Norman L. Pawlewski cautions Iowans to handle quick drying cyanoacrylate adhesives with care as they can bond skin instantly. Incidents cited from other states include a child inhaling fumes and a person’s eyelid bonding to the eyeball, prompting surgery. Consumers urged to avoid these glues or follow label directions and keep them away from children.
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Norman L. Pawlewski
Iowa State Department
Weight Reduction Guide Issued By Iowa Heart Assoc
The Iowa Heart Association announces a new booklet titled A Guide for Weight Reduction available free to the public. Dr Dale Harding of Eagle Grove emphasizes medical check first and a balanced eating pattern suited to the individual lifestyle.
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Iowa Heart Association
Dale Harding
Eagle Grove
Ingersoll
Des Moines
Iowa Soybean Referendum Set for Sept 9 Vote
Iowa soybean growers will vote September 9 on continuing the half cent per bushel soybean checkoff for four more years. Voting runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at county extension offices within each crop reporting district as part of the program funding research and overseas market development. Merlyn Groot of Manson, president of the Iowa Soybean Association, notes Iowa was the first midwestern state to adopt a soybean checkoff.
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Iowa
Merlyn Groot
Manson
Iowa Soybean Association
Minnesota
Ilinois
Nebraska
Groot
Iowa Soybean Promotion Board
U.S
Brazil
ASA
Mideast
Mid
Iowa State University
ASA Research Foundation
Changes Made In Accident Report Requirements
The Iowa Department of Transportation announces two changes to accident reporting rules effective August 15. Reports are now required only for property damage injuries over $250 and the filing window extends from 24 to 72 hours, with updated procedures handled by the Office of Driver Licensing. The text also references soybean checkoff programs and weight loss guidance unrelated to the accident rules.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa
Office of
Hoyr
Howe
Corn Growers Urged to Act as Insecticides Face Ban
Versico l Chemical president Robert M Morris warns corn growers and farm leaders that EPA action by Russell Train could halt chlordane and heptachlor sales within two to three months. He urges rapid public hearings, widespread lobbying, and immediate letters to congressmen to protect these essential insecticides for next spring's crop.
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Robert M. Morris
Versicol Chemical Corporation
Russell Train
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
Morris
Train
Aldrin
Dieldrin
Moriis
Maris
Velsicol
Congress
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Arizona
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Cortela
Health Department
American Soyan Association
Santa Monica
Calif
Dan Dailey III
Hollywood
James Arness
Gregory Peck
Hillcrest
Denny Storey
Graettinger
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