Swartzendruber Sues Graber for Alienation of Affection
Donnie K. Swartzendruber of Washington filed a $75,000 alienation of affection suit in district court against Crawfordsville's Peter Graber Jr. The complaint seeks $50,000 in ordinary damages and $25,000 in punitive damages for Graber allegedly alienating Swartzendruber's wife, Florence Joan, since June 1969. The Swartzendruber marriage ended on May 9, 1972.
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Donnie K. Swartzendruber
Washington
Peter Graber Jr
Crawfordsville
Swartzendruber
Florence Joan
Graber
Heavy rain, hail lash county with scattered crop damage
Heavy showers hit the county Saturday night with hail causing severe damage on part of the Joe Jones farm and farms east of there. Rain totals ranged from 2.6 inches in Washington to near 4 inches in northern farmers’ gauges, with record or near record low temperatures across six cities. The National Weather Service notes a cooling spell ending soon and a warming trend approaching.
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Washington
Crawfordsville
Joe Jones
Washington City
National Weather Service
Des Moines
Mason City
Council Bluffs
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Spencer
The
Weather Service
Rabies cases rise in Iowa as skunk carriers grow
Ames reports from ISU extension vet John Herrick show 200 rabies cases in 1972, up from 134 a year earlier. Skunks, 10 to 20 percent rabid of about 100,000 in the state, drive infections to cattle, cats, swine, dogs, sheep and horses. Officials warn of potential localized epidemics if steps aren’t taken.
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Herrick
Iowa
Missouri 4-H group visits Cape Girardeau County homes
Fifteen Missouri 4-H members from Cape Girardeau County visit in Washington and Johnson County homes August 7 to 13 led by Julia Gamon. Hosts include Robyn McCoy Eddie Anderson and others in Crawfordsville Keota Washington and Wellman. A hayride at Rodney Letts farm Monday at 8:30 p.m. welcomes exchanges. A dance and party for junior high age and older 4-H members is set at the Fairgrounds show barn Friday August 11 at 9 p.m.
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4-H
Cape Girardeau County
Washington
Johnson County
Julia Gamon
Missouri
Farmer's Savings Bank
Kalona
Robyn McCoy
Eddie Anderson
Crawfordsville
Marjorie Peiffer
Pete Temple
Mary Ann
Paula Wehr
Molly Trier
Jeri McNeely
John Schoen
Dale Ludwig
Judy Kloproth
Cathy Schoen
Joe Englehart
Diane Stadt
David Ainsworth
Elizabeth James
Lavonne Stadt
Cheri Schneer
Bill Lichtenegger
Elmer Reisenbichler
Robert James
Fairgrounds Show Barn
Progress Against Air Pollution Outpaced by Water Issues
The nation’s annual environmental report notes air quality improving in cities due to Clean Air Act standards and vehicle emissions declines, while water pollution remains stubbornly high due to land runoff from farms and urban areas. The study estimates $287.1 billion in capital and operating costs to meet current standards this decade, with industries likely maintaining viability.
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Michael J. Conlon
Washington
UPI
Nixon
Council On Environmental Quality
Rain and flood risk hit eastern Iowa as storms lash state
Heavy weekend rains swamped eastern Iowa with thunderstorms and a reported tornado near Wilton. The National Weather Service warned of possible flash flooding and warned of rising Mississippi River levels while the Iowa River crested near flood stage, threatening riverside property but not yet at flood stage.
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United Press
Iowa
Wilton
National Weather Service
Marshalltown
Burlington
Weather Vice
Weather outlook with increasing cloudiness and warm Tuesday
Increasing cloudiness tonight and Monday night with a mostly cloudy Tuesday. A slight risk of scattered thundershowers in the extreme northwest tonight and mainly in the north portion Tuesday. Lows tonight upper 40s to northeast 50s, south and west mid 50s to 60s. Tuesday highs upper 70s to lower 80s, warmer in the southwest.
McGovern selects Shriver as running mate in party meeting
Washington AP UPI reporting confirms Senator McGovern moves to unify the ticket by naming R Sargent Shriver as his VP choice. Chairman Jean Westwood predicts only token opposition as credentials issues occupy today's business and a full convention style session sets votes for Tuesday.
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Washington
UPI
Jean Westwood
Democratic National Committee
George S McGovern
R. Sargent Shriver
McGovern
Thomas F Eagleton
Shriver
Edward M. Kennedy
Eagleton
Westwood
Miami Beach
Sheraton Park
Utah
Pet Corps
Paris
Miami
South Dakota
Kennedy
Nixon
Newsweek Magazine
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hawaii
David McClung
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Hollings
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Len
Eunice
Hyannis
Mass
McGo
Nebraska
Democratic
Tom Ketley
Gladys Gladflock
GOP platform debate looms at Iowa convention
A Des Moines GOP delegation led by Darrell Kearney mobilizes to erase liberal planks from the state platform at the upcoming Republican convention. They report widespread conservative dissatisfaction and aim to replace the platform with a stricter Republican agenda opposed to liberal abortion tweaks and 18 year olds rights.
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Des Moines
UPI
Darrell Kearney
Committee For the Preservation of
Kearney
Robert D. Ray
Maurice Baringer
Spies Among the Bean Sprouts in France Restaurants
A Paris feature notes DST concerns over Chinese restaurants as possible spy fronts. It cites 48 license applicants this year across major cities, with 240 of 300 eateries deemed suspect, and reports on embassy-funded openings and visa limits for immigrant cooks.
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Aline Mosey
PARIS
UPI
France
Direction de Surveillance de Territoire
DST
Grenob
Lyon
Marseille
Nice
Pierre
China
United Nations
Kaaba Shrine Band Here on Wednesday Concert in Central Park
The Kaaba Shrine Band from Davenport will play in Central Park at 8 pm on Wednesday August 9. Milburn McKay directs from Washington with local musicians including Stewart Bell Tom Carson Cloyd Garrett Gary McCurdy and others. The program features marches overtures waltzes and a Dixie themed medley ending with The Star Spangled Banner.
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Davenport
Central Park
Milburn McKay
Washington
Hubert Sines
Washington Shrine Club
John McDaniel
Stewart Bell
Tom Carson
Cloyd Garrett
Gary McCurdy
James Quinn
Milo Steele Jr
Robert E. Thomas
Merle Turnipseed
John Winga Jr
William Riedesel
Davenport Kaaba Shrine
Oregon Trail
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Softee Creme
State Theatre
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Chebuhar
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