Bob Hope Puts On Fresh Act At Iowa State Fair
Bob Hope returns to Des Moines for the Iowa State Fair promising an act that outdraws Nixon’s GOP convention speech. He says he will not engage in political activity this fall but would assist the best people for the right job. He plans a 24th overseas Christmas tour to Army bases including Vietnam and a small Indian Ocean island, and jokes about Jane Fonda and Ramsey Clark.
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Indian Ocean
Jane Fonda
Ramsey Clark
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McGovern
Wisconsin
Miami
McGowen
Three Seek Election to Washington School Board Seat
Three candidates file for two school board terms in Washington Community School District. Incumbent L R Robison of Brighton seeks re election in director district 3 against James Hotchkiss of near Washington while J Richard Wiley of district 2 runs unopposed. Election is September 11 from noon to 8 PM with booths at Hutmacher Chevrolet Washington and Carroll Hall Brighton. only district 2 and 3 residents vote for board seats, all district voters cast ballots for a Kirkwood Community College seat.
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L.R. Robison
Brighton
James Hotchkiss
Near
Washington
Hobison
Hotchkiss
J. Richard
Dick) Wiley
Wiley
Hutmacher Chevrolet
Carroll Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Two cars crash into moving fire truck in council bluffs
In Council Bluffs a collision early today left one dead and three injured when two cars broadsided a moving fire truck. David Stewart 22 Treynor died from internal injuries while Merlyn Avis 21 Treynor was hospitalized with a head bump. Police filed no charges immediately. investigation underway.
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Council Bluffs
UPI
David Stewart
Treynor
Stewart
Merlyn Avis
Iowa Weather Today And Tonight
United Press International reports cloudy skies across Iowa with north areas cloudy and southern counties partly cloudy this morning. Showers and possible thundershowers favor the south tonight and Friday. Cool temperatures with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s.
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United Press International
Iowa
Enrollment Drops Across Washington District Schools
Opening day enrollments show 109 fewer pupils than last year with Lincoln Elementary down 87, and a notable first grade decline at Lincoln. High school and Stewart Elementary show small gains while Brighton and Prairie Flower facilities register declines and Trainable school remains steady at 17.
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E.K. Schlapkohl
Stewart
Lincoln
Brighton
Prairie Flower
Hay fever season starts as counts fall for Iowans
Des Moines reports pollen counts low but hay fever peak may still approach with ragweed and other pollen expected to rise later. Drake University officials note the height is around late August, with counts tapering by mid September and improving conditions by next Monday.
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Des Moines
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Drake University College of Pharmacy
Former Iowan Failor aids Nixon drive at Miami Beach convention
Edward Failor, former Dubuque lawyer and Muscatine campaign manager, works from a small command post at the GOP convention and in a 12th floor suite of the Doral Hotel. As a top Nixon strategist, he analyzes demographics, predicts GOP gains, and notes Democrats’ organizational edge and voter turnout dynamics.
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Iowa Daily Press Association
Miami Beach
IDPA
Edward Failor
Richard M. Nixon
Failor
Dubuque
Washington D.C
Clark MacGregor
Miami
Doral Hotel
Dave Stanley
Muscatine
Harold Hughes
U.S. Senate
Marion
University of Dubuque
University of Iowa
Dubuaque
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Cliff White
Iowa
Fred A. Niles
Chicago
MacGregor
Minnesota
Nixon campaigns for new majority after GOP convention
President Nixon hits the campaign trail announcing a new majority for Republicans while protest activity in Miami Beach winds down. He tours California and plans a cross country jet tour with stops in Illinois Michigan and California before a San Clemente vacation and Hawaii trip.
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Homestead Air Force Base
National Guard
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Chicago
American Legion
Spiro T. Agnew
GOP
Legionnaires
America
Robert Dole
Kansas
North
Caroline
Frank Rouse
Agnew
Oregon
David Brinkley
Odis H Richmond
Pine Bluf
Ark
Richmond
Arkansas Legislative
Keokuk County Clerk resigns amid audit probes
Sigourney based district court clerk Robert Shannon resigns as two state auditors review his books. County officials say irregularities are rumored but not confirmed. Byrna Rae Custer steps in as interim clerk until the November election.
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Sigourney
UPI
District Court
Keokuk County
Homer Kerr
Robert Shannon
Kerr
Lloyd Smith
Des Moines
Shannon
Byrna Rae Custer
Iowa ice studies seek to thaw river jams and ships
Prof. John F. Kennedy leads a unique Iowa research program on ice and cold water at the University of Iowa. The institute uses a 40 foot refrigerated flume to model ice jams and heat effects from nuclear plants on Mississippi River ice. The work explores downstream ice clearance, bridge pilings, and how warm plant effluent mixes with near freezing water to influence winter navigation and river stability.
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Iowa
John F. Kennedy
University of Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research
United States
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Frederick A. Locher
C. Jain
Joachim Schwarz
Hannover
Germany
Mississippi River
Quad - Cities
Cordova
Ill Kennedy
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James L. Buckley
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