Brown Swiss bull named grand champion wins Jo Daviess Fair
Nathan Brown owns the grand champion Brown Swiss bull shown by his son David at the Jo Daviess County Fair. William McFadden exhibits the grand champion Holstein dairy female. Junior Showmanship honors go to Klyle Brinkmeier. Swine winners include Sally Kuhlmeyer and Jim Tranel among others. Open beef and sheep judging planned, WGN Barn Dance at 8 p.m. tonight, demolition derby at 8 p.m. Sunday.
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Pearl City
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Stockton
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Minonk
Guernsey
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Shullsburg
Jersey
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Ayrshire
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Yorkshire
Sally Kuhlmeyer
Hampshire
Donn
WGN
Albany Legion FFA Tractor Pull This Sunday
The Albany Legion Chicken Barbecue features a tractor pull contest sponsored by the FFA at Legion Park. Weigh-ins run 9 to 12 a.m. with prizes of 25 and 15 in three heavier classes 5500, 8000, and 10500 lbs plus a 1000 lb garden tractor class. Entry is 5 dollars, spectators free.
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Brandt to Send Envoys for Moscow Talks Briefing
Chancellor Brandt will dispatch State Secretary Egon Bahr to Washington and Paul Frank to Paris to brief on his Moscow talks. Bonn will also have ambassador Karl Guenther Von Hase inform Britain. The envoys report on reactions to a western four power summit proposal and the Bahr Paper framework for the Kosygin pact. A tractor death follows in Avoca Iowa.
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Karen Witt Captures Grand Champion Beef at Wisconsin State Fair
Karen Witt 19 of Monroe led Green County to a Grand Champion steer at the 120th Wisconsin State Fair, the first Green County Grand Champion at a Junior State Fair. She and 4-H/FFA members earned 22 blue ribbons, four livestock championships, and two showmanship titles as judging continued.
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Green County
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James Allen
Browntown
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Gibson City
Ill
Dutch Hollow
Monroe High School
Middle East Peace Efforts Falter Amid Border Fire
Violence flared along the Jordanian border as Jordan accused Israel of cease-fire violations and Israel reported an injured soldier. Egypt and Israel blame each other over missile placements near the Suez Canal while U S officials push for negotiations. Beirut's Events magazine cites a U S plan to resettle Palestinian refugees with a $1 billion backing.
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Tropical Storm Delays Nerve Gas Disposal
A Liberty ship loaded with GB nerve gas sits in Sunny Point awaiting clearance to sink in the Atlantic. Tropical storm winds near the Bahamas push back the disposal, with 418 coffins of gas and 12 540 rockets to be neutralized by sea water once weather allows and a 96 hour forecast confirms safe conditions. Florida Governor Claude Kirk and the Environmental Defense Fund oppose the plan.
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Emperor Hirohito marks 25th WWII end with peace prayer
Tokyo marks the 25th anniversary of Japan’s surrender. Bells toll nationwide as Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako lead a minute of silence at the martial Arts Hall. Prime Minister Eisaku Sato pledges to remember the fallen and strive for peace.
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Nixon pledges evenhanded desegregation policy in South
President Nixon assured Southern leaders of fair school desegregation enforcement after meetings in New Orleans with federally sponsored desegregation committees from seven states. He stressed preventive action and nonpunitive, lawfully enforced desegregation while promising strong leadership. Crowds lined the 15 mile motorcade route amid mixed signs including Confederate symbols.
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Militia claim big Viet Cong victory south of Da Nang
South Vietnamese militiamen raided more than 80 Viet Cong base areas south of Da Nang and said they killed 125 enemy fighters in two days with no air or artillery support. Four South Vietnamese were killed and 11 wounded, with a senior American adviser saying a lieutenant colonel and other top Viet Cong officers were among the dead.
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Wisconsin Fatal Motorcycle Crash Pushes 1970 Toll Higher
Ronald R. Adams aged 30 of Union Grove died in a Friday motorcycle collision with a truck at a Winnebago County intersection. His wife was injured as Wisconsin’s 1970 highway death total rose to 675, up from 649 a year earlier.
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Ronald R. Adams
Union Grove
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