Iowa farmers eye record 1.282 billion bushels of corn
Iowa Agriculture Department reports July crop outlook shows corn to reach 1.2826 billion bushels at 106 bushels per acre if favorable weather holds. Output would surpass 1972 record of 1.229 billion while oats and winter wheat forecasts also rise.
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UPI
Iowa
Agriculture Department
Department
USDA
Lloyd Stuber
U.S. Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa State University Extension
Bob Wisner
Wisner
Soviet Union
ISU
Record Low Temperatures Hit Two Iowa Cities
Iowa saw new date lows in Dubuque and Sioux City as cool air dominated the state with forecasts for more cool days. Dubuque hit 47, beating 50 from 1945, while Sioux City reached 52, breaking 53 from 1905, with highs later in the 70s to 80s and a slight chance of more record lows. Cedar Rapids police say 24 people were arrested in the area’s largest narcotics raid, part of a nine month Metro Narcotics Unit investigation involving local, county and state officers.
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United Press International
Iowa
National Weather Service
Dubuque
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
UPI
Wallace LaPeters
Metro Narcotics Unit
Linn County Sheriff’s Department
Iowa Tax Revenue Rises While Bridge Repair Needed in Johnson County
Iowa announces higher state revenue with income tax totaling 364 million dollars for the year, up 115 million from 1973 figures. In Johnson County, Engineer Bud Gode reports at least 200 of 300 bridges require repairs, with 63 below standard already, prompting plans for public hearings and possible aid, bonds, or road vacats.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Lloyd Smith
Iowa Revenue Department
Iowa City
Johnson County
Bud Gode
County Board of Supervisors
Gode
Supervisors OK contract for community counseling services
Washington County supervisors sign a one year contract with Lutheran Social Service of Iowa to provide professional counseling two days weekly for 48 weeks at the courthouse lower level. Iowa City office will deliver services for individuals families and marriages with county subsidized cases at a flat 21 dollars per hour.
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Evening Journal
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Lutheran Social Service of Iowa
Iowa City
Family and Children’s Service Agency
Supervisors
Ralph Marshall
Henry
Louisa Counties
Mt. Pleasant
Wapello
Marshall
Washington County
Henry County
Lutheran Social Service
Henry and Louisa
Henry-Louisa
Iowa GOP chairmanship race gathers ahead of July 21 meeting
John C. McDonald resigns as chair as Thomas Stoner and Stephen W. Roberts file for the post in Des Moines. Tom Tauke weighs in while Governor Ray faces calls for a more independent selection process during a central committee session. The 14 member panel sets July 21 for formal candidate presentations amid intra party debate on governor influence.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa Republican Party
John C. McDonald
Thomas Stoner
Rober Ray
Stephen W. Roberts
Stoner
Central Committee
Roberts
George Milligan
U.S. Senate
McDonald’s
Ray
Iowa
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Tom Whitney
House panel backs $185 million arms aid to Turkey
The House International Relations Committee approved immediate release of $185 million in arms to Turkey, partially relaxing a February ban after Turkish actions in Cyprus. The measure, amended to ease impact on Greece, stalls further sales until a new Foreign Assistance Act passes. The full House action was anticipated by month’s end.
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Washington
UPI
House International Relations Committee
Turkey
Congress
Cyprus
Ford
Lightning strikes Apollo pad as countdown continues
A severe thunderstorm struck Cape Canaveral delaying power lines and mobile homes nearby while two lightning strikes hit the Apollo launch pad. Ground cables shielded the spacecraft and ground systems, and engineers reported no damage as the countdown proceeded for a planned Tuesday launch with Stafford Brand and Slayton.
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Fla
UPI
Apollo
Space Agency
Oceanside
Titusville
Thomas P. Stafford
Vance D. Brand
Donald K
Deke
Slayton
Baikonur
Soyuz
Moscow
Paul Donnelly
Houston
Stafford
Brand
CIA contact in White House linked to Butterfield claim
Retired Air Force Col. Fletcher Prouty said Alexander Butterfield was a CIA contact in the White House, though he rejected claims Butterfield spied for the CIA. Prouty cited Gen. Haig as Army CIA contact man in 1962-63 and noted CIA liaison roles across agencies.
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Haig
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Prouty
CIA Oversight Subcommittee
House
Armed Services Committee
CIA
White House
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Service
Defense Department
Air Force
Alexander Butterfield
Weather outlook for tonight and Saturday
Partly cloudy start with a slight evening shower chance then clearing and cooling to the mid 50s. Saturday brings mostly sunny skies with some afternoon clouds and highs in the low 70s. Rain chances run about 20 percent through tonight.
Iowa Governor Deliberates Social Gambling Bill
Des Moines Governor Robert D. Ray said he has not decided whether to sign the social gambling bill approved by the 1975 Iowa Legislature. He noted he will review other measures first and described the bill’s provisions to reduce daily wins or losses from 500 to 50 while tightening gambling law loopholes.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Ray
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