Mother seeks mayor aid to mark graves in Des Moines
A bereaved mother Cynthia Frederick wins support from Mayor Richard Olson to have two homemade tombstones returned to the graves of her children. The Park Board cemetery committee refused an exemption to place the stones back beside the cemetery shed. Fredericks two infant children Benjamin and Christa Ann died in 1971 and 1972 from hyaline membrane disease.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Richard Olson
Olson
Park Board
Cynthia Frederick
Frederick
Stuttgart
West Germany
Douglas
City Hall
Benjamin
Christa Ann
Bond Dowd trade charges over TV debates in Missouri
Missouri governors race sees Auditor Kit Bond and Edward Dowd exchanging blame over failed replies to a debate plan. Bond says Dowd campaign aides did not respond to a letter proposing TV debates. Dowd counters that Bond delays prevent scheduling, noting planned events at the University of Missouri and the Missouri Bar Association in St. Louis.
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Missouri
Christopher “Kit” Bond
Edward L. Dowd
Dowd
Bond
University of Missouri
Missouri Bar Association
St. Louis
Bar Association
John C. Danforth
James Spain
Danforth
Spain
Nixon
McGovern
Train Wreck Death Toll Rises in Saltillo Mexico
SALTILLO Mexico AP Huge crowds linger at the morgue and in hospitals after a catastrophic train wreck. Gov Gutierrez Trevino reports 149 dead and warns toll could rise as a passenger car remains buried under debris. Police chief Genaro Gutierrez Davila says 471 hospitalized and 345 treated and released.
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Saltillo
Mexico
Coahuila
Eulalio Gutierrez Trevino
Genaro Gutierrez Davila
Recipes for Smiles and Heloise Letters of Laughter
A reader shares fun tips from Heloise style columns on lifting spirits with monthly “Recipes for Smiles” and humorous household fixes. A letter recounts using body powder to avoid floor marks, joking about powder halos and a powdery bed, plus a reminder to date purchases for guarantees.
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Heloise
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed Up
Puzzle clues mix across and down entries with numbers and stray phrases. The grid appears incomplete with garbled terms like Washington hostess and Visual aid. Several entries resemble partial proper nouns and erroneous spellings, demanding reconstruction from surrounding letters.
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Washington Hostess
Wediaina
Pepo
Encare 'O
Aurieles
Mrs. Nugent
Inter
Nad
Bread
Monday Ledgerland Station Listings and Highlights
TV and film schedule rundown with baseball play off notes, weather pre emptions, and a dense list of shows, specials, and movies across channels. Includes NFL Raiders rivalries, NBC films, Talk shows, comedies, and late night lineups with extensive program times and cross channel blocks.
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Victor French
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Oilers
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James Stewart
Henry Fonda
Sen. Kennedy
Bill Cosby
Diahann Carroll
Marty Feldman
Hines
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Johnny Carson
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