MississippI Ice Jam wins top award in Great River art show
Helen Schulte of Ft. Madison wins first place with Mississippi Ice Jam, collecting $100. The Laura Musser Art Gallery hosts 37 entries including second place Lulu Victores of Burlington for Snake Alley and third place James Cline of Burlington for Betsy Ann. Honorable mentions go to Louphena Hensal and Genie Shyu.
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Muscatine
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Great River Parkway Commission
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Carnival ride collapse injures four at West Point fair
Four injured carnival workers and attendees remained in Sacred Heart Hospital in Fort Madison in satisfactory condition after a ride named the Paratrooper collapsed at West Point’s Sweetcorn Festival near closing Saturday. Nine others were treated and released. Victims include Clinton Dale Johnson 22 of Pasco Washington, Gary Patrick 26 of Bowling Green Missouri, Danny Lee Fraise 14 of rural West Point and Aaron Pragner 16 of West Point.
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Police hunt for parents of abandoned Falls City boy
Falls City police chief Blaine Sailors says 5 year old Bruce Edward Bell’s identity is known but his parents James and (Mrs.) Bell who lived in Edina Minnesota until recently are still unlocated. The boy said he was let out of a car by his parents and neighbors were told they planned to go to Wisconsin. An aunt in Minneapolis has been out of contact with the couple. Sailors is coordinating with Edina police for a description.
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Japan officials say surtax will hurt their trade
Japanese officials said Nixon's 10 percent import tax would be a heavy blow to export trade. Chief Cabinet Secretary Noboru Takeshita urged quick lifting of the tax, said there is no plan to revalue the yen, and that the Bank of Japan will buy dollars if the Tokyo market faces excessive selling.
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Auto thefts reported in Weed Park area
Evelyn Doty of Willits Springs Ark reported a wallet with $23 and several credit cards stolen from her car at Weed Park. A suspect described as tall with long blond hair wore a gray polo and blue jeans. Also stolen were a Montgomery Ward stereo tape player worth $70 from Steve Martin on Park Ave. A flashlight, cotton gloves, and a parking meter hood disappeared from Joe Lucky’s truck. David Seal said a girl’s bicycle was stolen from the Woolworth lot.
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Lucas St
Six charges filed after high speed chase near Muscatine
Randy Lee Ross, 21, of 604 Monroe St., faces six charges after a pursuit by Muscatine police on highway 38 near the 61 48 junction at 4 44 a.m. He is charged with reckless driving failure to control speeding over 70 in a 25 zone restricted license violations and two counts of passing a stop sign. He was released on 280 bond to appear in Muscatine Municipal Court at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Officer James Fulcher reported the chase starting before 4 38 a.m. and the Opel overturning on its top about one half mile past the junction. His car was demolished. Also charged with OMVUS a Muscatine driver was cited for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence after a one car mishap on Stewart Rd around 7 15 p.m. Saturday when a 1959 Metropolitan driven by Arthur Gene Reynolds struck a mailbox and rolled over. Reynolds, 43, of 1216 Nebraska St., had his auto totaled.
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Muscatine Man Injured After 17-Foot Roof Fall
John McCray Jr 35 of Route 5 was injured this morning when he fell about 17 feet through a roof hole at 27 Green TeStrake Brothers. He works for Fry and Son Welding and was admitted to Muscatine General Hospital after emergency treatment. extent of injuries not known.
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Diana Ross gives birth to daughter Konda Susan at Cedars
Diana Ross and husband Robert Silberstein welcome their first child, a 4 pound 14 ounce baby girl named Konda Susan, born Saturday at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Beverly Hills California.
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