McGovern backs off claim of winning party nomination
Washington AP report says Senator George McGovern recalculated delegate totals and now trails by 16.75 votes after earlier claims of a 1509 threshold. Humphrey supporters chip away at McGovern's margin with California delegates, while McGovern campaigns in the South.
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Washington
George McGovern
McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
Humphrey
South
Platform Committee
South Dakota
Associated Press
Burke Marshall
Whiskers win prizes at Oelwein beard contest
Crowded Log Cabin Park hosts a centennial beard judging in Oelwein with Sumner and Independence residents. Phillip Niemann and Duane Miner win multiple categories, Independence takes most prizes, facial hair judged from mustache to longest beard. Weather outlook shows showers Tuesday night and Wednesday with mild, 70s highs later in the week.
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Log Cabin
Sumner
Independence
Clayton O’brien
O’brien
Chris Dibble
Mike Dibble
Oelwein
Ron Baker
Dean Raether
Vera Casey
Beverly Jeanes
Westgate
Phillip Niemann
Duane Miner
Mike Snyder
Daniel Wilson
Bill Nauholz
Middie
Ransom, gun found in Indiana hijack case
Submachine gun believed used by hijacker and $500000 recovered in Indiana cornfields. Authorities say the hijacker, a young man with a pock marked face may have died when he parachuted from the Boeing 727 after the Friday night hijacking from St Louis to Toronto. FBI and state police continue a five mile by one mile search area across farmland.
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Peru
Ind
American Airlines
Northcentral
Indiana
Rex Dillman
Indianapolis
St. Louis
FBI
Edward Lourenzo
Elliott
Ronald E. Miller
Tulsa
Okla
Miller
James Martin
Toronto
Martin
Hull signs first half of Jets contract for 2.5 million
Bobby Hull, the NHL's top active scorer, signed the first half of a deal that will pay him 2.5 million dollars to serve as player and coach for the Winnipeg Jets in the World Hockey Association.
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ST. ‘Paul, Minn
Bobby Hull
National Hockey League
Winnipeg Jets
World Hockey Association
Three businessmen seek to form Central Iowa Railway in Iowa
Des Moines AP three Iowa businessmen filed with the Iowa Commerce Commission for permission to own and operate a 63 mile railroad from Hills to Montezuma serving Riverside Kalona Wellman Kinross South English Webster Keswick Thornburg Gibson and Barnes City. Incorporators are Harlan A Stubbs Edward M Yoder and C L Johnson. The line would run between Des Moines and Iowa City south of I 80.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Commerce Commission
Hills
Montezuma
Riverside
Kalona
Wellman
Kinross
South English
Webster
Keswick
Thornburg
Gibson
Barnes City
Harlan A. Stubbs
New Central Iowa Railway Co
Edward M. Yoder
C.L. Johnson
Johnson Seed and Grain Co
Iowa City
Pound Falls as UK Float Set After Government Decision
London markets opened after the pound floated with a 4.6 percent drop to $2.48 as the dollar gained elsewhere in Europe. In Muscatine a 511 foot center truss span for a new $6 million Mississippi River bridge will be floated into place Wednesday, stopping river and bridge traffic for 48 hours starting 8 a.m.
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London
Europe
Muscatine
Mississippi River
Drivers license units close for two days reopen July 3
Iowa Highway Safety Patrol license examining units will be closed June 30 and July 1 per Lt. Stan Kuch. The Oclwein location, usually open on Fridays, will not be open this Friday. Examiners will operate at Independence June 29 at Buchanan county courthouse. Units resume normal operation July 3 at usual locations.
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Iowa Highway Safety Patrol
Stan Kuch
District 10
Oclwein
Independence
Buchanan County
Firemen seek 100 percent pay hike from Oelwein council
Oelwein City Council discussed funding for the volunteer fire department and a 100 percent pay raise demand by the volunteers. Paul Miller reported 35 volunteers receive 550 monthly. a 160 percent raise to 700 and 10 percent annual increases were requested, plus upgraded accident coverage and weekly disability benefits. Council delayed action due to budget timing and tasked a committee with study. Also reviewed road by pass plans from Fayette County and bids for a sludge hauling truck.
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Mike Mahoney
Oelwein
Oelwein Area
Miller
Charles City
Louis G. Hull
Public Safety Committee
Hull
Fayette County
William
Bill) Moellering
East Line
Moellering
Idle St
Ochwein Body
Farm groups decry Nixon meat import lift in Iowa
Des Moines AP reports farm groups across Iowa and the nation condemn President Nixon’s decision to lift meat import restrictions, calling it inexcusable and ominous for farm prices. Iowa Gov. Ray calls quotas removal premature but preferable to price controls, while NFC President Staley and others warn of price depressions for cattle and meat. Senator Miller and Farm Bureau leaders express mixed relief and concern over inflation roots and supply demand. An Iowa City obituary notes David Thole, 20, of Zwingle, died from injuries in a two car crash near Dubuque.
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Des Moines
Towa
Nation
Nixon
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Iowa
Robert Ray
Ray
Corning
NFC
Oren Lee Staley
Secretary of Agriculture
Jack Miller
The
Price Commission
Tam
American Farm Bureau Federation
William Kuhfuss
Congress
Swift Fresh Meats Co
Wilson Certified Foods
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa City
David Thole
Zwingle
University
Dubuque
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Nauholz
Harold Birchard
Duke Harland
Don Paine
Oelwein Area Chamber of Commerce
William Downie
Coast To Cost Store
Ollie’s Drugs
Brown’s Shoes
Ben Franklin
J.C. Penney’s
Baum’s Clothing
First Federal Savings and Loan
Second Street N.E
Rod Trimble
Donny Linder
Richard Trimble
Jack Linder
Mike Davis
Lowell Elliott
Eliott
Iowa Railroad
Bulletins
Highway 3
East Line Road
Blacktop
Keniston
Elm
Staley
Ken Baker
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