Washington County Fair Opens With Busy Week of Judging and Shows
The 1974 Washington County Fair opens Monday at the fairgrounds west of Washington with beef weigh-in at 7 am and livestock entries due by noon. 4-H projects enter at 1 pm. judging runs through Wednesday, followed by concerts and events including Festival of Talents emceed by Bill Riley.
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Washington County Fair
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Who-Tv
Washington County
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Washington
Armory
Jan Rossen
Cathy Lloyd
Port City
Washington County Pork Producers Grill 1000 Pounds at County Fair
The Washington County Pork Producers will barbecue 1000 pounds of pork on Wednesday August 7 at the County Fair. Pork sandwiches will be distributed free to fair-goers that evening and the producers invite the public to join in the county fair festivities. Members of the group will preside over outdoor grills on the fairgrounds.
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Marion Timmins
Armory
Washington
Washington County
Couple Guilty in Hearst Extortion Case
A Missouri couple, Nile D. Marx aged 43 and Shirley Marx aged 21, were found guilty of attempting to extort $100,000 from the parents of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst. Caldecott scheduled Nile Marx’s sentencing for September 20 and Shirley Marx’s for August 26.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Missouri
Patricia Hearst
Caldecott
Nile D. Marx
Shirley
Grain shortage case at Conesville plant nets charges
A Muscatine County official tied to Brauns Feed and Grain Co faced charges for a corn shortage totaling nearly 47000 bushels at a storage facility. Barry Brauns 42 pleaded innocent on counts of improper grain storage and records while an Iowa Commerce Commission hearing on license revocation proceeded. Brauns had prior guilty plea for failing to maintain adequate stored corn quality and quantity and received a $50 fine.
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Conesville
UPI
Muscatine
Brauns
Wallace Dick
U.S. Farm Income Soars in 1973 Amid Revisions
The Agriculture Department reports 1973 net farm income at a record 32.2 billion, up 84 percent from revised 1972 of 17.5 billion. Simultaneously, a new system revises 1959-1972 figures downward by shifting costs like irrigation and record keeping into expenses.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Drought hits Iowa corn as governor warns nationwide impact
Gov. Ray toured drought stricken farms in southwest Iowa saying the 1974 corn crop is largely doomed. He cited near zero ears on stalks at Jim Coomes farm and warned lower production could raise feed costs and hurt consumers nationwide. Local officials and ISU experts magnified the grim outlook as disaster aid prospects were discussed.
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Atlantic
UPI
Robert Dr
Ray Friday
Iowa
Ray
Jim Coomes
Coomes
Guthrie County
Missouri River
Keith Bruce
David
Bruce
Jay West
Council Bluffs
Sam Kmerich Farm
Laverne Schroeder
R-Mcclelland
Schroeder
Agriculture
Robert Lounsberry
Iowa Civil Defense
Don Hinman
Louis Thompson
Iowa State University
Dale Awtry
State Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Robert Hegland
Bell workers prepare to strike nationwide on Sunday
About 725000 Bell system employees coast to coast plan a walkout at midnight Sunday unless negotiations yield a settlement. CWA leader Watts says 7 to 1 vote authorized strike with a 7 million dollar fund. ATT cites contingency plans as talks continue with IBEW and other unions.
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Washington
UPI
Bell Systems
Communications Workers of
America
Afl-Cio
CWA
Lee White
Jim Mundis
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Watts
Partly cloudy with a cool high and light shower chance
Partly cloudy to cloudy today with a brief light shower possible. Unseasonably cool with a high in the upper 60s. Tonight becomes clearer and cooler with lows around 50. Sunday looks sunny and a bit warmer with highs in the lower 70s. Rain probability 20 percent today. West to northwest winds 15 to 30 mph today diminishing tonight.
Nixon censure bid falters as impeachment debate looms
President Nixon's backers concede little chance of a successful censure but press on. Rep. Findley introduced a censure resolution praising foreign policy yet faulting moral leadership, while Rep. Latta seeks ground rules to allow a censure motion. House members listen to Watergate tapes as Rodino expands access, and Rhodes weighs impeachment strategy amid GOP divisions.
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UPI
Nixon
House
Paul Findley
Illinois
Rep
Delbert Latta
Ohio
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House Rules Committee
Findley
Judiciary Committee
Peter W. Rodine Jr
D-N.j
Rodino
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Rhodes
Robert H. Michel
Republican Campaign Committee
White House
Robert McClory
Air mail stamp may be discontinued due to air mail dominance
Postmaster General Elmer T. Klassen said he may seek permission to discontinue the 13 cent air mail stamp since most first class mail travels by air now. He told Sen. Richard Clark and others that ordinary citizens get little value from the extra three cents for air mail stamps.
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Washington
Elmer T. Klassen
Klassen
Richard Clark
Iowa
Weather Minds Edge Toward Mastery with New Tactics
University of Iowa climatologist Orman Grange surveys attempts to influence weather using methods from electric fog control to artillery hail suppression. He notes frost protection devices and helicopters show promise, while cloud seeding and desert-bleaching plans remain questionable or impractical.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Orman Grange
Success
Grange
Australia
Bering Straits
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