Centennial celebration opens with livestock shows and fairs
Opening day of the four day centennial events featured the dedication of Orville Christopher Appreciation Park and a busy schedule at the Community Fair, art exhibits, and a Heritage area. Children enjoyed a greased pig derby and chicken catches at the Oelwein Livestock Exchange, with Kent Wendel earning a $10 prize for catching the pig. Hog and cattle judging highlighted by grand and reserve champions, while state and local officials attended. Sidewalk stands, a dunking booth, and art auctions drew crowds from across five states. Chairperson Nancy Heldt praised the turnout and favorable weather.
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Rose Kodet
Kent Wendel
William Wendel
Oelwein
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
Robert Lounsberry
First Street
Booster Club
California
Texas
New Mexico
Maine
U S Russia agree to curb risk of nuclear war
Nixon and Brezhnev sign a landmark accord at the White House to regulate relations and reduce the danger of nuclear conflict multilateral in reach. The pact, to be signed after talks, binds both nations to avoid actions threatening international peace and to refrain from force against each other allies and third countries.
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Washington
Nixon
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
White House
California
Brezhnev
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Cambodia
Czechoslovakia
Revive bill on railroads in Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate revived a 1.3 million measure to hire youths for summer work on branch railroad tracks, after prior defeat. Gov. Ray backed the bill on a suggestion from Maurice Van Nostrand, with opponents calling it impractical and delaying final action. A separate stock market note showed intraday gains followed by a pullback, and a general weather outlook forecast fair conditions into the weekend with mild highs.
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DES Moines
Iowa Senate
Senate
Barton Schweiger
Waterloo
Robert Ray
Iowa Commerce Commission
Maurice van Nostrand
Bert Priebe
Dalgona
Sen
Minnette Doderer
Dtowa City
Maury van Nostrand
Formal charges against 2 POWs
Washington AP two fighter pilots face formal misconduct charges for actions during years in North Vietnamese POW camps. Navy Captain Walter E. Wilber and Marine Lt. Col. Edison Wainright Miller were named by Rear Adm. James V. Stockdale. Miller declined comment. Wilber acknowledged antiwar statements.
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Washington
Pentagon
James V. Stockdale
Coronado
Cal
Stockdale
Navy
Walter E. Wilber
Columbia Cross Roads
Edison Wainright Miller
Tustin
Miller
Clinton
Iowa
Guy
Wilber
Astronauts end record four week space mission
Skylab crew Charles Conrad Jr Josph Kerwin and Paul J Weitz return to the Ticonderoga after a 28 day 50 minute flight circling the globe 395 times. They walk with help to a medical trailer then salute the Navy crew as recovery continues.
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Uss Ticonderoga
Charles Conrad Jr
Josph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Commander Conrad
Pacific
Ticonderoga
Earth
Kerwin
Conrad
Weitz
Space
Mission Control
Apollo
Thailand
San Diego
Cal
West
Telvision
U.S
Moble Medical Laboratories
Nixon era Watergate panel faces secrecy leaks
Senate Watergate committee member Sen Lowell Weicker Jr says the Nixon administration has stepped on those seeking truth about Watergate. He calls for John W. Dean III to testify as hearings resume. House Counsel Dean faces potential coverup questions. The panel considers ending secret witness talks due to leaks.
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Washington
Senate
Watergate Committee
Nixon
Lowell
O Weicker Jr
House
John W. Dean III
Dean
Dollar slides to record low against mark in Frankfurt
In London and other European centers the U.S. dollar sagged to a record low versus the West German mark in Frankfurt. Dealers cited New York selling pressure and hedging ahead of weekend uncertainties. The weakness blamed on Watergate fallout and U.S. inflation.
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London
U.S
Frankfurt
New York
Europe
United States
ICJ orders France to pause nuclear tests in South Pacific
The International Court of Justice urged France to refrain from nuclear testing in the South Pacific while it reviews a legality challenge. Australia and New Zealand had filed applications for an injunction last month seeking to halt the test series.
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the Hague
International Court of Justice
France
South Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
Gas stations in Des Moines roll back prices under IRS order
Several Des Moines gas stations have agreed to rollback gasoline prices to satisfy a government price freeze after discontinuing free car washes with fuel sales. The IRS says the move was effectively a price hike and notes five or six stations are affected with rollbacks to occur next week.
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Des Moines
IRS
Strother Scott
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Oelwein Livestock Exchange
Oelwein Chamber of Commerce
Orville Kunkle
Alan Knickerbocker
Arlington
Triana Farms
Dave Dreyer
Velma Kunkle
Don Bahe
Stanley
Bob Knickerbocker
Steve Schuchmann
Bill Lotz
Independence
Ray Cheiver
Ken Irvine
Threasa Moore
Hazleton
Tom Mann
West Union
Jeff Irvine
Tim Irvine
Dave Burrack
LeRoy Michels
Ross Duckett
Threaga Moore
Mike Grant
American Legion Club
the Legion
Margaret McGinnis
Clara Shannon
The
Northeast Iowa Art Association
NEIAA
Association
Nancy Heldt
Casey Jones
Valesh
Dale Gallup
U.s.-Russia
Kissinger
China
Stock Market
New York Stock Exchange
North Vietnam
Eastern
Brothers of the Brush
Larry Reader
Leo Rasmussen
Neal Hedrick
Kenneth Falimer
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