Missouri congressman dies in plane crash after primary win
Rep. Jerry Litton won Missouri's Democratic Senate primary in a stunning upset and died at 39 when his plane crashed after takeoff for a Kansas City celebration. His wife Sharon and two children also perished. The disaster cast a pall over a high turnout primary as Litton had built support from his rural base and a statewide TV show.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Jerry Litton
Missouri
Litton
Kansas City
Sharon
Scott Stuart
Linda Lorraine
Chillicothe
James W Symington
D-Mo
Stuart Symington
Warren E. Hearnes
Symington
Hearnes
Jerry
Plaza Hilton
Carolyn Ashford
Washington
Democratic State Committee
Edwards Weekend Gatherings Highlight Local Family News
Ainsworth area notes recount Edwards kin visiting from Spain and New York, Midwest trips by the Anding and Schmidt families, and gatherings for birthdays and coffee events. Local youth, Legion Auxiliary plans, and visits by relatives from Parkersburg, Lenox, Ottumwa, and Cedar Rapids populate a weekend of reunions and travel, with Quilt displays at the Armory noted.
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Duane White Ainsworth
Lloyd Edwards
Terry Anding
Dianne
U.S
Spain
Midwest
Ron Edwards
Kansas City
New York City
Carl
Jan) Schmidt
Memphis
Tenn
Gary Edwards
Carroll
Anding
Washington D.C
Mary O'Connor
Florida
Lake Michigan
Menominee
Madison
Ainsworth American Legion Auxiliary
Brian White
Joe White
Lori
Michael
Roy Rogers
Brighton
Eldon Rogers
Arizona
Mark Rogers
Jamie
Richland
Duane White
Stuart Kolesick
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Daryl Reynolds
Lenox
Iowa
Harvey Gosling
Kolesick
Mark
Cindy) Meyers
Columbus
Ohio
Harvey Geslings
Willard McCracken
Ottumwa
Tom van Ash
Washington County Fair
Armory Building
Gary Wallerich
Keota
Brian
Jeff Wallerich
Tonya Wallerich
Larry Stout
Scottsdale, Ariz
Walter Stout
Cedar Rapids
Ruth Stout
Washington
George Stout Sr
Iowa social services council names 1976 77 chair and vp
The five member Iowa Council on Social Services elected Fernice Robbins of Waterloo as chairperson and Lois Emanuel of Marion as vice chairperson for the 1976 77 year. Robbins, a Bath Packing Co. supervisor, is in his seventh year on the council while Emanuel, a pharmacist, was appointed in 1969. Other members are Dolph Pulliam Des Moines Thomas Reilly Council Bluffs and Madalene Townsend Davenport. The council acts as policy maker for the Iowa Department of Social Services and advises the governor and social services commissioner.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Council On Social Services
Fernice Robbins
Waterloo
Lois Emanuel
Marion
Robbins
Bath Packing Co
Emanuel
Dolph Pulliam
Thomas Reilly
Council Bluffs
Madalene Townsend
Two Keota and Columbus Junction Grads Enter Air Force Service
Randy J. Peiffer 18 of rural Keota begins active duty after Delayed Enlistment, now at Lackland for six weeks basic training with plans for photography or security police. Steven R. Tompkins 21 of Columbus Junction also started active duty, in six weeks training for material facilities and supply handling. Both were recruited by Staff Sergeant Robert Blair in Iowa City.
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Randy J. Peiffer
Charles Peiffer
Keota
United States Air Force
Air Force
Peiffer
Lackland Military Training Center
San Antonio
Texas
Keota Community High School
Robert Blair
Iowa City
Tompkins
Steven R. Tompkins
Paula F. Lowe
Third Street
Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction Community High School
Corrections reform eyed by Iowa governor Ray
Des Moines Iowa Gov Robert D Ray urged a special advisory commission on corrections to study broad reforms beyond prison expansion including determinate and shock sentencing. He warned time limits may prevent a full review and said community based corrections cannot replace penal institutions. He also commented on John Connally as a potential Ford running mate noting drawbacks from his Nixon ties and bribery indictment acquittal.
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UPI
Robert D. Ray
Corrections
Iowa
Ray
Commission
Ford
John Connally
Connally
Richard Nixon
Federal Grand Jury
Grain and Livestock Markets From Chicago to Des Moines
Grain futures in Chicago slide with wheat at 340 to 376 and corn around 282 to 290. Livestock bids in Joliet and Des Moines show cattle and hogs trading unevenly with steadier steer prices and assorted weight classes, plus weekly receipts estimates for Des Moines.
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Des Moines
UPI
Mrs Velma Egli 79 dies in Mt. Pleasant
Velma Christina Egli 79 died Saturday July 31 at Memorial hospital Mt. Pleasant after a week of illness. She formerly lived at Parkview Home Wayland. Born March 1897 in Jefferson County to Jacob and Mary Koch, she married Herman F. Egli June 2 1916 in Fairfield. Survived by three daughters Velta, Mrs Harold McCabe, Mrs Robert Bates. two sons Verle and Virgil. three sisters Gladys Robb Frieda McNeese Leland Horton. 12 grandchildren 3 great grandchildren. Funeral Aug 3 at Green Mound Church of God with burial Green Mound Cemetery.
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Velma Christina Egli
Memorial Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Parkview Home
Wayland
Egli
Jefferson Co
Jacob
Mary Paul Koch
Herman F. Egli
Fairfield
Velta Egli
Parkview
Harold
Green Mound Church
Highland women misled by tug of war photo
A July 31 Journal photo caused confusion by implying the Highland women won the tug of war. In reality the Ainsworth Women’s Softball team, sponsored by Hawkeye Heating and Cooling, won the event.
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Highland
Ainsworth
Hawkeye Heating and Cooling
Miss Pat Reisener to Teach English at Twin Cedars Schools
Miss Pat Reisener of Iowa City will teach high school English at Twin Cedars Community Schools in Bussey. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Reisener of Washington and will join the staff this fall.
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Pat Reisener
Iowa City
Twin Cedars
Bussey
Pat
Ralph Reisener
Washington
Funeral services for L Everette Gardner held Aug 3
Funeral services for L. Everette Gardner were held Tuesday, Aug. 3, at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. J. Roland Crandall officiating. Interment followed in Crawfordsville Cemetery. casketbearers included Stanley Doig, Bruce Campbell, Elwyn Corey, George Gould, David W. Erwin and Donald Applegate. Gardner obituary notes funeral details.
Ruth McMillan 84 dies in California
Ruth McMillan 84 of California died Tuesday Aug 3 1976 at her daughter’s Sacramento home. Memorial services Sunday in Chico and a Leander Clark Memorial Scholarship Fund at Coe College Cedar Rapids is named. Born Oct 19 1891 near Riverside she married Thomas McMillan in Belfast Ireland. They farmed Riverside then moved to California in 1925 living in Chico since 1936. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Eugene Steele Riverside and Mrs Warren Schmidt Sacramento a son Gilman McMillan San Jose three brothers Milo Elmer and Donald Steele and one sister.
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Ruth McMillan
California
Sacramento
Calif
Chico
McMillan
Leander Clark
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Riverside
Case
Mary McCreedy Steele
Thomas McMillan
Belfast
Ireland
Eugene Steele
Warren Schmidt
Gilman McMillan
San Jose
Milo Steele Sr
Washington
Elmer Steele
Donald Steele
Omaha
Neb
Turnipseed Family Returns From Wisconsin Vacation
Ten years ago Mr and Mrs Lloyd Turnipseed Jr Scott and Toni completed a vacation trip to Wisconsin Dells and Point Beach Wisconsin, remarking on their travels and time away.
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Lloyd Turnipseed Jr
Scott and
Toni
Wisconsin Dells
Point Beach
Wis
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