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Bicentennial reflections and local social notices
A column on Bicentennial themes discusses national identity and portraits of Americans. The page also lists numerous local visits, travels, weddings, anniversaries, and gatherings of residents visiting relatives in towns like Fort Dodge Pocahontas and Ames, with frequent mentions of relatives from Des Moines Las Vegas and different states.
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U.S. News and World Report
Texas
South
Daniel L. Marsh
Washington
Francis Scott
White House
Capitol
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Merl McAninch
Maurice
San Francisco
Calif
McAninch
Fort Dodge
Frank Walton
Walter Heileman
Las Vegas
Nev
H.E. Dickey
Lillie Simonson
Joe Miller
Angela
Rolfe
Darlene Claussen
River Street
Miller
Ford
Pocahontas
Divonna J. Henderson
San Diego
May Caffray
Apple Valley
Anna Vaughn
Harrie Hughes
Jack
Clear Lake
Handicapped Village
Wayne Rapp
Dawn
Harold
Orlando
Fla
E.A
H.G. Calligan
Hattie Chapman
Augusta Buttemore
West Bend
Chris
Brad Moores
Marion
Jim Hulgan
Everett Burns
Iowa
Atkins
Jim Keeble
Keebles
Ae Kaiser
H.A. Kaiser
Greg Kaiser
John
Sue
M.J. O'Connell
Patrick
Mary
Jane
Springfield
Bill Shimon
Hal Hoover
Omaha
Nebel Helen. Gunderson
Fargo
Ned Dak
Peggy. Gunderson
Ames
Gundersons
Lake Okoboji
Glen. Dailey
Lisa Kley
Ron Bergerad
Boulder
Jane Kirchner
Spencer
Black Hills
Mitchell
Rum River
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Harris Hughes
Merlin Patterson
Debra
Elizabeth
Earl Colee, Jr
Hughes
R.D. Dixon
David Crew
Bertha Crew
Cedar Rapids
Wm. McIntyre
Vinton
Richard Livingston
Marshalltown
Rob Dixon
Heidi
Robbie
Ray Cooley
Ostego
Mich
George Hillis
Kalamazoo
August Nielsen
Harrison Roberts
Joan
Nancy
Bessie Roberts
Otto
Pomeroy
Charles Otto
Bart
Holstein
Clyde Thorndike
Fort Pierce
Dale Christiansons
John Tiernan
LeRoy Cobb
Raymond
Ronald
Rochester