Mother and four children die in Barnes City fire
A mother Viola Lamb 34 and four of her eight children perished as a two story frame home burned. The bodies of the mother and baby Donald 2 were found on the first floor near a crib, while three girls Carol Lynn 7 Lori Dianne 9 Cynthia Sue 14 died upstairs. Investigators suspect wiring or a lamp sparked the blaze. Police reported the other four children were away at the time. Authorities said the husband was not located. The fire was fought by Barnes City and Mon- fire crews.
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Mahaska County
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Christina
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James Moore
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Della Moore
Jim Moore
Tito ends Soviet visit with pledge of peaceful coexistence
President Tito of Yugoslavia completed a state visit to Moscow and departed for home amid assurances from the Kremlin that peaceful coexistence is a core principle in relations with other Communist countries. Partly cloudy conditions Saturday night with mid-10s lows and showers possible Sunday. highs in the 60s and rain chances around 16 percent Saturday night and 40 percent Sunday.
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Death Toll Soars After Rapid City Floods and Fires
Torrential rain and flash floods battered Rapid City and Pennington County overnight, causing 55 confirmed deaths and hundreds injured and homeless. Fires from broken gas lines raged as emergency crews, National Guardsmen, and law enforcement battled chaos with main power and communications down.
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Rapid City Journal
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Camp Rapid
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Nixon to designate federal land for eight state parks
President Nixon announced 1 419 acres across eight states will become public parks and recreation areas under the Legacy of Parks program. In Bremer County 60 acres of former Waverly Air Force Station will form a county park with winter sports sites. Fort Des Moines land awaits Polk County nature trails picnicking and an amphitheater. The total 19990 acres are valued at about 81.7 million dollars. In Lake Park a utility worker Kennth Reich 25 died when he touched a 24 000 volt line while repairing conductors.
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Miller renamed chairman at Fayette County GOP meeting
Over 250 people packed the Fayette County Court House for the Republican Convention. Wilter Miller of Clermont was re-elected central committee chairman with Mrs. R.S. Jaggard as co chair. Churchill Williams of Oelwein named treasurer. Delegates will attend upcoming state conventions in Des Moines on July 7 8 and August 11 12 to set the state platform.
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Fayette County
Upper Iowa
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Churchill Williams
Nixon
Iowa
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Clermont
Republican Central Committee
R.S. Jaggard
Delwein
Frank Kraft
Oelwein
Mariner 9 resumes sending clear Mars pictures
Pasadena AP says Mariner 9 again sent bright Mars images after two months in solar occultation. Engineers reported the craft operated on storage power, cameras off to conserve energy, then returned more than two dozen photos including a close north pole view and south pole CO2 cap evidence.
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Nixon makes sudden return from Camp David amid mystery
President Nixon flew from Camp David to the White House Friday night a day earlier than planned amid secrecy with no press witnesses. Deputy press secretary Warren denied any crisis and said the move followed a rapid decision after talks on domestic policy?including anti-busing and welfare reforms.
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Congress
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California
Senate Finance Committee backs 10 percent Social Security raise
The Senate Finance Committee approved a 10 percent boost in Social Security benefits for 27 million pensioners, with debates over higher general guarantees and work requirements. The bill would retroactively raise benefits to June 1, delaying checks by about three months after signing. The committee also considered a $2.2 billion catastrophic illness plan and higher payroll taxes to fund the increase.
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D-Ark
Ways and Means
Elvis Rocks New York City For Madison Square Garden Debut
Elvis Presley, age 37, wows a teen and twenty-something crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York. The king delivered a rapid set in a gold studded white suit with gold accents, thrilling fans who flooded the arena with flashbulbs as he sang a mix of his hits and covers. He opened with That's All Right Mama and moved through Proud Mary Never Been to Spain You Dont Have To Say You Love Me Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin and more, drawing nonstop screams and encores.
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Creedence Clearwater
Dog Night
Spain
Dusty Springfield
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