Seven die in Iowa two car crash southwest of Titonka
United Press report notes at least ten fatalities on state highways over a weekend. In Kossuth County two-car crash near Titonka seven died including Dennis Cox 28 and Dennis Meister 28 of Burt in one car and Richard Harmon 31 of Whiteroom Judith 26 and Donald Dingus 23 of Sioux City plus two children Rhonda Rudolph 2 and Tracy Rudolph 5 in the other car. The Rudolph parents survived with severe burns. Earlier, three youths Christine Dougherty Joan Hammel and Richard Andres died in separate accidents in Marshalltown Lansing Center Point.
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United Press
Titonka
Kossuth County
Iowa Highway Patrol
Dennis Cox
Dennis Meister
Burt
Richard Harmon
Whitemore
Judith
Donald Dingus
Sioux City
Rhonda Rudolph
Tracy Rudolph
Donald Rudolph
Iowa City
Cox
Harmon
Rudolphs
Christine Dougherty
Marshalltown
Joan Hammel
Lansing
Richard Andres
Center Point
Humboldt man dies after wagon crushes him during repair
A 34-year-old Humboldt County man, Marvin Anderson, was found dead after a wagon he was fixing reportedly fell on him Saturday morning. Police say he likely died of a heart attack during attempts to free himself. In Evansdale, divers recovered 15-year-old Randy Stice's body after a drowning at Bikini Beach on the Cedar River Saturday. He apparently suffered a seizure before falling from a diving board. In Belfast, two civilian men were found dead amid Northern Ireland violence bringing the three year toll to 4518 with 64 civilians killed in the past five months. The IRA provisional wing threatened to shoot Catholic informers assisting British troops.
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Humboldt
UPI
Humboldt County Ineritt
Marvin Anderson
Anderson
Evansdale
Keokuk
Bikini Beach
Cedar River
Randy Stice
Waterloo
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Johnston Island Hit By Celeste Hurricane
UPI report says Hurricane Celeste battered Johnston Island for six hours as Navy evacuated 80 servicemen and 3,000 residents from the top secret base. A reconnaissance plane later found minimum wind damage and no water damage at the 3,000 foot atoll 800 miles southwest of Honolulu.
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Honolulu
UPI
Johnston Island
America
Navy
Atoll
Nixon convention unity solidifies Nixon renomination
Republicans opened their 30th presidential convention with a strong show of support for President Nixon. The day saw internal debate on delegate strength and dissent limits, notably McCloskey's bid to seat a delegate being blocked. Ehrlichman criticized dissent control while Rockefeller urged proportional representation. The event contrasted with Democratic intraparty fights and included a small bloc of black delegates calling for chairmanship changes, which drew little turnout.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Nixon
New Mexico
Paul N. McCloskey
California
McCloskey
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ohio
Rules Committee
John D. Ehrlichman
White House
George S. McGovern
Weather evolving with storms central to east today
Thunderstorms move from central into eastern towns this morning and continue in the east this afternoon and early tonight. It will be cooler with highs from the low 80s in the north to around 90 in the south. North tonight may see rain, south only a chance. Lows near the 60s. Tuesday shows partial clearing with highs mid 70s to low 80s and rain ending in the east.
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Towa
Police Chief Urges Care Near Schools On Open-Drive Campaign
Washington Police Chief Jack Cherry warns motorists to watch for school children as the new term begins. He cites a AAA study noting over 12 000 school-age injuries yearly and urges drivers to slow, stay alert, and ensure children cross safely. The chief offers free bumper strips and urges parents to teach children to come straight home after school.
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Washington
Jack Cherry
Chief Cherry
AAA
Cherry
Police Department
Iowa GOP delegates oppose strict quota reforms
Iowa's GOP delegates to the national convention oppose any quota system for delegate makeup. Governor Robert Ray and others say reforms should strengthen openness without enforced quotas. The delegation highlights representation by gender age and race, noting nine women, five under 25, and one black among 22 delegates.
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Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press Association
Miami Beach
IDPA
Iowa
Robert Ray
Ray
David Tracey
Manchester
Glen Pardon
Republican Party
Brandon
John Schutter
Algona
Churchill T. Williams
Oelwein
Ralph E. Wollenhaupt
Fontanelle
Wollenhaupt
John Mowry
Marshalltown
Mary Louise Smith
Des Moines
Roger Jepsen
Davenport
John H. Evans
Fort Dodge
Dennis Jontz
Waters flood Galley restaurant on Sacramento river barge
Diners at the Galley restaurant on a barge in the Sacramento River calmly ate seafood as water seeped in after pumps failed. Owner's wife recounts ordering safe exit by the side ramp for about 150 customers who carried their meals to the bank while two dishwashers mopped up until firemen arrived.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Hal Schultz
Miami Beach antiwar protest clashes near Fontainebleau Hotel
Florida troopers and Miami Beach police broke up a 500-strong antiwar demonstration outside the Fontainebleau with riot sticks after protesters blocked Collins Avenue and targeted gala attendees. No arrests were reported amid minor violence. Sen Thurmond and Pepperdine’s Dr Banowsky were among those theatrical in the crowd.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Florida
Rocky Pomerance
Fontainebleau
Collins Avenue
Indian Creek
Pomerance
Flamingo Park
William Banowsky
Pepperdine College
Los Angeles
Thurmond
County 4-H team in state judging bid
Four Washington county 4-H members Kirk Hows ar Crawfordsville Tony Horn Riverside John Schneider Riverside and Mark Hotchkiss Washington compete in the 1972 Iowa State Fair livestock judging contest coached by Steve Schroeder Wellman. The event on August 23 uses three rings of beef and swine classes and two sheep classes with oral reasons and carcass data scoring. The top team advances to Chicago International Livestock Exposition. the runner up goes to Kansas City American Royal in October.
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Washington County
4-H
Kirk Hows Ar
Crawfordsville
Tony Horn
Riverside
John Schneider
Mark Hotchkiss
Washington
Steve Schroeder
Wellman
Iowa State Fair Livestock Pavilion
Wednesda
Julia Gamon
Gamon
Iowa
Chicago
Kansas City
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