No such thing as normal weather study says
Ames Iowa UPI government researcher James McQuigg says 44 years of Iowa data show no year truly normal and warns that weather variability will increasingly affect world food supplies. He criticizes reliance on assumed normal weather in predicting crop yields and stresses climate's central role in future grain production.
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Ames, Iowa
UPI
James McQuigg
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Center For Climatic and Environmental Assessment
McQuigg
NOAA
State
Iowa
Midwest
Highland blanks Louisa Muscatine 4 0 in baseball win
Senior Ron Schnoebelen hurled a three hit shutout for Highland in a 4 0 win over Louisa Muscatine. Schnoebelen struck out nine and walked two to improve to 4 0. The Huskies scored all four runs in the fourth on four of their five hits off Ron Monahan with run scoring singles by Pat Schloss and Schnoebelen and a two run base hit by Glen Weimer. Highland improves to 8 6 overall and 8 4 in the Southeast Iowa Conference.
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Ron Schnoebelen
Highland
Louisa Muscatine
Schnoebelen
Ron Monahan
Pat Schloss
Glen Weimer
Huskies
Southeast Iowa
Morning Sun
Highland Girls Defeat Iowa City Regina 8-0 In Softball
Lynette Rath drove in four runs backing Mary Swenson's one hit shutout as Highland Huskies beat Regina 8-0. Swenson struck out 12 with three walks, skoraj within a out of a no hitter. Rath tripled with bases loaded in the fourth. Rath Roberts and Havel each had two hits. Highland improves to 11-2 and travels to Keota Friday.
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Lynette Rath
Mary Swenson
Highland
Iowa City
Regina
Swenson
Kris Rodgers
Huskie
Rath
Jane Roberts
Deb Havel
Huskies
Keota
Hy-Vee Team Wins Big Over Washington Manufacturing
Hy-Vee Little Leaguers defeated Washington Manufacturing 17 to 4 in major league action. Winning pitcher Hohl struck out 12 and walked 5. Armstrong took the loss, relieved by Leyden and Fall. Hohl contributed four of the winners 13 hits, Lloyd and Droll added two each. Armstrong allowed two of Hohl s four hits.
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Washington Manufacturing
Hohl
Armstrong
Leyden
Lloyd
Droll
Wilson Concrete Tops Brighton 4 2 In Little League Action
Wilson Concrete defeated Brighton 4 to 2 as Derek Cousins earned the win with three strikeouts and three walks. Brian Blodgett took the loss after recording 10 strikeouts and four walks. Each side had five hits. Cousins added a triple and a single while Brighton’s Blodgett and Greenley each collected two triples.
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Wilson Concrete
Brighton
Derek Cousins
Brian Blodgett
Cousins
Wilson
Blodgett
Greenley
Wellman Woman Cora Swolley 54 Dies After Illness
Cora Mae Swolley 54 of Wellman died Wednesday June 30 1976 at University Hospital Iowa City after a short illness. Funeral at Powell Funeral Home Wellman Saturday at 10 am with Rev Ezra Shenk officiating. Cremation. Visitation Friday morning. Born May 21 1922 Hancock daughter of Benjamin F Roe and Carrie Ping Roe. Married Vernon Swolley Aug 6 1938 Atlantic. Survived by husband 10 daughters and one son, 14 grandchildren, mother and stepfather Rex and betty Marshall Brayton, and other relatives. Preceded in death by an infant daughter.
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Wellman
Cora Mae Swolley
University Hospital
Iowa City
Powell Funeral Home
Ezra Shenk
Swolley
Hancock
Benjamin F
Carrie Ping Roe
Vernon Swolley
Atlantic
West Liberty
Hills
Riverside
Vernon
Richard
Margaret) Anderson
Brayton
Claude
Carol) Jayne
Roscoe
Karen) Johnson
Hamlin
Lee
Nancy) Millard
Long Mont
Colo
Christine Walther
Hanover, Il
Jim
Cathy) Zimmerman
Columbus
Neb
Glen
Mary) Gingerich
Betty
Linda
Donna
William Swelley
Norfolk, Va
Rex Marshall
Peiffer Named to Dean's List at American Institute of Business
Marjorie Peiffer of Washington daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Peiffer earned a spring quarter Dean's List honor at American Institute of Business in Des Moines with an A average in computer programming. Funeral services for Lt Col Charles E Hayes were held Tuesday June 29 at the United Methodist Church with Rev J Roland Crandall and Tom Spiegel officiating. Interment followed at Grace Hill Cemetery and arrangements were with Sherman Eden Funeral Home. Pallbearers included Col Cleudeth P Woods Maj Richard L Roach Capt Larry E Lampe Col Robert E Barker Maj Robert L Sentman and CWO Lane D Bush Honarary pallbearers were Maj Gen Joseph G May Brig Gen Ronald R Woodin Lt Col Rodney R Carlson Harold Knapp Frank Sanders J Thomas Bollman 1st Sgt Jim Dempsey Brig Gen Joseph B Flatt Brig Gen Francis J Kelly Don Bermel William Knight Dr William Westphal Paul Boyd Gerald Ridley and James Lloyd. Military rites were conducted at the gravesite by the Iowa National Guard under Lt Gen Joseph G May with assisting personnel listed.
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James Lloyd
Iowa National Guard
Joseph G. May
CSM
Gile Alberhasky
Paul Hazelett
Lloyd Rusbut
Vince Lalla
Michael Icenbice
James Jacobson
Brown
Bender
Ira Wagner
Hayslett
John Hartnett
Perfex routs Wilson Concrete then falls to Keota in slow-pitch loop
Perfex, aided by Jackie Smith's homer, defeated Wilson Concrete 13-1 before losing to Keota 10-5 in men's slow-pitch softball. Keota leads the league at 8-0, followed by Perfex 5-3 and Wilson Concrete 3-3 with Lion's Club 1-3 and Glandon's DX and Squire Shoppe at 1-5. Next action is July 11 with five games at 2 p.m.
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Perfex
Jackie Smith
Wilson Concrete
Keota
Lion's Club
Glandon
Squire Shoppe
Moorman Team Dominates Rotary In Big Little League Win
Moorman's squad routed Rotary 15 to 6 in a Little League clash. Winning pitcher Richard Weatherman went the distance and Kevin Bruegge added four hits for Moorman. Buchholz homered twice and Osborn drove in two runs as Moorman outhit Rotary.
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Moorman
Rotary
Richard Weatherman
Kevin Bruegge
Eric Busley
Mark Kleese
Phil Krotz
Tim Elliott
Eric Buchholz
Dwight Osborn
Rick Weatherman
Buchholz
Osborn
Trucker asks 55000 in lawsuit filed here
An Illinois truck driver and Gordons Transports Inc. file a $55,000 damage suit in Washington County District Court over a July 2, 1974 traffic crash near Crawfordsville. Plaintiffs Kenneth W. Dycus of Edwardsville and Gordons Transports claim permanent injuries and seek medical and wage-loss damages. The suit also seeks $6,000 for damages to Dycus’s truck.
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The
Evening Journal
Illinois
Washington County
Crawfordsville
Kenneth W. Dycus
Edwardsville
Ill
Gordons Transports Inc
Willard B. Scott
Annandale
Minn
Barrett Mobile Home Transport Inc
Morehead
Dycus
Highway 218
Scott
Barrett Company
Gordon Transports
Ray Clark 28 dies in Columbus Georgia
Ray Clark aged 28 died after a heart attack while visiting family in Columbus Georgia on Monday June 28. Funeral services planned Friday at 1 30 pm in Lunning Chapel Burlington with visitation Thursday 7 to 9 pm. Burial at Aspen Grove Burlington. Survived by wife Beverly Rohrer two sons Daniel and Steven his father a brother and two sisters.
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Ray Clark
Beverly Rohrer
Bob
Dolores Wallace Rohrer
Burlington
Columbus
Lunning Chapel
Aspen Grove
Daniel
Steven
Washington Area
Thelma Rohrer
Donaldson
Emma Phillips
Markets Livestock Prices in Joliet Illinois
In Joliet Illinois livestock sales failed to establish a market. Hog prices rose about 50 to 1.25 cents, with No 1-2 200-230 lb hogs at 51.75, No 1-3 200-240 lb at 51.25 to 51.75, No 1-3 240-260 lb at 50.00 to 51.25, and No 2-3 260-280 lb at 48.50 to 50.00. Friday receipts estimate cattle at 700 and hogs at 900.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
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