Burglary at Gibson's Discount Store Near Washington
Store manager Larry Stark says it may take days to determine the full extent of goods stolen after an apparent burglary at Gibson's Discount Store on the east edge of Washington. Police and sheriff's deputies were on scene early this morning as officers found a back door open following the burglar alarm. An attempted break in was also reported at the Waco Drive theater earlier today.
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Larry Stark
Gibson's Discount
Washington
Stark
Waco Drivela
Forest City Fire Burns Gasoline Tank Outside Town
Firemen from Forest City Mason City and Lake Mills battled a major blaze at a gasoline bulk tank on U S 69 on Forest City east edge. Initial reports said fire was out of control and injuries to several people were treated at Forest City hospital with details not yet known.
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Forest City
Iowa
Mason City
Lake Mills
U.S. 69
Forest City Municipal
Three Sioux City Teens Attempt 72-Hour Elevator Ride
Sioux City teenagers Bill and Teri Gerling and friend Skip Heilman aim to ride an elevator at Sioux Apartments for 72 hours ending at 5 p.m. Monday. They believe no record exists for elevator riding and will donate any donations to muscular dystrophy programs.
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Sioua City, Iowa
UPI
Sioux City
Sioux
Bill
Teri Gerling
Skip Heilman
Miss Iowa Debbie Weave heads to Miss America pageant
Debby Sue Weave of Marshalltown, Miss Iowa and Miss Marshall County, departs Davenport for Atlantic City to compete for Miss America. The Iowa State University sophomore plans to sing Maybe This Time from Cabaret in talent round and says there is no gimmick to win, a contestant must be herself and perform with talent and personality. She is the daughter of Glen and Irene Weave of State Center.
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Davenport
UPI
Iowa
Debbie Sue Weave
Marshalltown
Atlantic City
N.J
Weave
Marshall County
Iowa State University
Miss Weave
Glen and
Irene Weave
State Center
Iowa helmet law targets motorcycle fatalities
Iowa statistics show 79 percent of this year's motorcycle fatalities involved riders not wearing protective headgear. Of these, 86 percent died from head injuries. A new helmet law, effective Monday September 1, was approved by the 1975 Legislature to reduce head injury deaths among cyclists.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Office For Planning and Programming
Snethen Guilty in Adel Teen Slaying
Daniel Snethen of Des Moines was found guilty of first degree murder in the beating and stabbing death of 18 year old Timothy Hawbaker of Adel. Sentencing set for Sept 26. jury rejected insanity defense and held premeditation.
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Des Moines
UPI
Daniel Snethen
Adel
Polk County
Snethen
Timothy Hawbaker
Hawbaker
Mike Wilson
Ray Fenton
Take Five Stay Alive Campaign Stakes Labor Day Travel
An Illinois group posts festive signs along Interstate 70 urging drivers to slow down as the National Safety Council projects a Labor Day surge in travel with a potential 460 to 560 traffic deaths and 18 000 to 23 000 disabling injuries. Police nationwide vow strict speed enforcement aided by radar and helicopters as energy concerns ease and gas supplies remain ample.
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United Press Internaneat
Illinois
Greenville
Indiana
Michigan
National Safety Council
Housing rates rise to 9 percent for FHA VA loans
The government backs mortgages will see the interest ceiling slip from 8.5 to 9 percent Tuesday. Buyers face about $237.85 monthly on a 30 year $30,000 loan, up $10.28 from 8.5 percent, adding roughly $3,700 over the life of the loan while lenders hunt for borrowers.
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Washington
UPI
Carla Hills
Federal Housing and Veterans Administrations
National Association of Home Builders
NAHB
Mortgage Bankers Association
Iowa Supreme Court Reexamines Double Jeopardy Rule
The Iowa Supreme Court in an 8-1 decision held that dismissal of charges by a judge does not always protect against retrial. The ruling involved Dennis Buckley in Humboldt County where charges were dismissed for judicial error before trial, and the 60 day rule did not apply since charges were filed earlier. Justice LeGrand dissented, insisting double jeopardy is an absolute prohibition on retrial. The court also overturned two convictions for mishandling by lawyers and judges, including Kenneth Frazier and John Droste, citing procedural deficiencies and improper judicial involvement.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowan Supreme Court
Humboldt County
James C. Smith
Dennis Buckley
Buckley
High Court
Supreme Court
Clay LeGrand
Kenneth Frazier
Frazier
Woodbury County
Laywers
John Joseph Droste
Clinton County
David Hallbach
Alleged killer asks prosecutor replaced in Iowa case
In Des Moines UPI reports attorney William Kutmus, counsel for Marion King and Billy Jo Armento, filed for the removal of Assistant County Attorney Donald Starr arguing Starr has become a defense witness. King and Armento face murder charges in the March killing of Anne King. Kocher also involved. All three defendants are on bond as trial slated for September.
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DES Moines
UPI
William Kutmus
Kutmus
Polk County
Donald Starr
Marion King
Billy Jo Armento
Albuquerque
Starr
Armento
King
Anne King
Lawrence Kocher
Kocher
500 Thai refugees to be housed in Iowa farms
Des Moines reports that 500 Thai refugees from Indo-Chinese resettlement will arrive in Iowa, all from Thailand and farm oriented. Colleen Shearer, leader of the governor’s task force, says sponsors and farm employers are being sought, with federal funds of 500 dollars per refugee to cover administration and resettlement costs.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Thailand
Vietnam
Colleen Shearer
State Employment Security Commission
Imho
Camp Pendleton
Lit
Shearer
Ford limits federal pay raises to five percent this year
President ford proposed a 5 percent pay hike for five million federal workers effective Oct 1, rejecting the 8.66 percent raise for white collar staff. AFL CIO and other labor leaders condemned the plan as unfair while Congress could override within 30 days by majority vote to restore the higher raise.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Mason Volkomir
National Federation of Federal Employes
America
W. Howard McClennan
Public Employe Department
Aflcio
Nelson Rockefeller
House
Family Opposes Probe Reopen Kennedy Case
LOS ANGELES UP I The City Council votes 101 to set up a special committee to probe police handling of Senator Robert Kennedy s assassination including the destruction of ceiling panels considered key by second gun theorists The Kennedy family member Robert Kennedy Jr opposes reopening the case CBS and Paul Schrade lose a bid for public police files Sirhan Sirhan s pistol ordered re fired for ballistics analysis Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in 1968 He is serving a life sentence Proponents of the second gun theory push for a new look at the evidence
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Los Angeles
UPI
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Bult
Robert Kennedy Jr
AML
CBS Television News
Paul Schrade
Police Department
Schrade
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Sirhan
Ambassador Hotel
California
Des Moines Woman Sues Bell Over Disconnected Phone
Lorene Dunbar sues Northwestern Bell for 120000 alleging improper disconnection of her Des Moines phone service. She says bills and calls were misattributed to D.L Dunbar, causing credit harm and disruption to personal and business life. She seeks 60000 in compensatory and 60000 in punitive damages.
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Des Moines
UPI
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Lorene Dunbar
Polk County
G.R. Dunbar
D.L. Dunbar
Former Adel chief pleads guilty to sex assault charges
Former Adel Police Chief Billy Eugene Stanfield, 47, pleaded guilty to disseminating obscene material to a minor and assault with intent to commit a sexual act. Dallas County prosecutors sought dismissal of indictments on lewd acts and sodomy counts. Sentencing set for Sept 22 on the two remaining charges. Stanfield suspended since March 28 arrest.
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Adel
Iowa
UPI
Billy Eugene Stanfield
A v. Stanfield
Dallas County Attorney's
Dallas
W. Hayden
Alan Shirley
Stanfield
Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy Through Sunday
Partly cloudy through Sunday with low tonight in the mid 60s and Sunday highs in the low to mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph tonight.
FTC warns auto advertisers about fuel economy claims
The FTC warns automakers to present full mileage pictures for new cars. Guidelines require city and highway EPA test results, note that mileage is an estimate, and disclose optional equipment or test model if multiple configurations exist. The rules take effect Oct. 15 as temporary advisories enforceable by penalties.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
J. Thomas Rosch
Consumer Protection Bureau
Commission
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
WHS Band Magazine Sale Drives Funds for Band Activity
Washington High School band members begin a magazine subscription drive the weekend of Aug 29 through Sept 15 to raise 7000 for the band activity fund. More than 76 students will seek orders. 40 percent of sales go to the fund, with orders credited for subscriptions or renewals. The program is run with QSP and supervised by Robert Shephered and Carl Berst.
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Washington
QSP
Reader's Digest
Carl Berst
Robert Shephered
Caroline Drifts Toward Texas Coast on Holiday Weekend
Hurricane Caroline, near 80 mph, inches south of the Labor Day crowds along the lower Texas coast. The National Weather Service said the storm sat near 23.6 N 95.7 W, about 200 miles southeast of Brownsville, and could move ashore between Brownsville and Tampico by Sunday afternoon. Surfers and shrimpers faced evacuation, while Coast Guard officials noted increasing traffic to the shore despite the danger.
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Brownsville
Tex
Texas
National Weather Service Hurricane Center
Miami
Gulf of Mexico
Tampico
Mexico
Weather Service
Mexican
Caroline
Caribbean
Gulf
David Burgess
Coast Guard
South Padre Island
Glenn Maddox
Houston
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Huston
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Gov
Ray
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Eagle Grove
D.M
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