Custody Fight Over Vietnamese Boy Reaches Iowa Supreme Court
In Des Moines the five month dispute over Dean Van Burn s custody advances as the Iowa Supreme Court weighs who should parent the four year old boy airlifted from Vietnam in Operation Babylift. Bonny and Johnny Nelson of Forest City hold custody since March 1975 while Doan Thi Hoang Anh asserts her maternal claim since August 1975. Attorneys say Anh shows inexhaustible determination. the court has the case under advisement and is expected to rule soon.
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Iowa AG reverses on ballot signatures for independents
Des Moines reports the Iowa attorney general's office rescinded a prior opinion on nominating signatures in statewide races. The solicitor general says 1,000 signatures, not 19,000, are needed to qualify for the November ballot, aiding independent candidates including former Sen. Eugene McCarthy who had protested the earlier ruling.
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Ban on nonreturnable cans urged in Iowa by YCC member
Bruce Schwarz of Davenport told Gov. Ray that Iowa needs a returnable bottle bill after a summer picking up trash on state land. He noted 90 percent of litter is cans and urged action as the YCC program highlighted its work with 440 youths. The idea has appeared before the legislature but was not debated last year.
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Farm Safety Week Proclaimed by Iowa Governor
Gov. Robert D. Ray declared July 25 as Farm Safety Week in Iowa to curb farm accidents. An Iowa State University study found an average of 422 farm deaths annually over 25 years, totaling 10,567 fatalities, with children under four, those 15-24, and seniors over 65 most at risk.
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Des Moines Massage Parlor Shuts Under Injunction
UPI reports Polk County Judge Harry Perkins issued a permanent injunction closing The Den, a Des Moines massage parlor tied to a crackdown on sex for pay operations. Attorney General Richard Turner had secured 15 temporary orders earlier in the year. Nick Critelli vowed to seek Iowa Supreme Court intervention to block enforcement.
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Weekend Weather Outlook for Local Area
Clear night with a near sixty degree low. Sunday turns sunny and warmer with a high in the low nineties. Light southeast winds persist tonight and ease through the day.
Community summer school ends for local elementary students
Six weeks of summer school concluded for 125 local elementary children at Stewart School with reading and math sessions led by Marguerite Pefferman and Ron Hackbarth. Fourteen teachers, eight aides, and 10 sixth grade volunteers aided the program, which featured library visits, visits to the U.P. Home, a Baskin Robbins trip for second graders, pizza making, newsletters, and trips to the National Bank.
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Five killed in flaming county crash near Waukon
Five persons die in a early morning car truck crash on a county road east of Waukon Allamakee County sheriff officials withheld names pending relatives notification Authorities say car occupants two men and a woman died when the car hit a pickup truck which then burst into flames A car truck crash on U S 29 near Manderson Wyoming killed 61 year old Virginia Coe of Nora Springs Iowa Mrs Coe was a passenger in a car driven by Nancy Rickard 35 also of Nora Springs Rickard and her two sons were injured when the car collided with a turning truck
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Surrender of podiatrist's son narrows Chowchilla kidnap suspects
In Chowchilla California the surrender of 22 year old Richard Schoenfeld ended a manhunt for two remaining suspects in the kidnapping of 26 school children and their bus driver. He gave himself up with his father Dr John Schoenfeld and attorney Edward Merrill.
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Repair work aims to fix Viking 1 scoop jam for soil sample
Engineers prepare to send commands to extend the digging boom on Viking 1 to clear a locking pin and enable soil sampling for biology instruments. If successful, first Martian soil dig could occur Wednesday. communication and seismometer issues persist at the desert landing site in Pasadena and with the orbiter.
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Montgomery Concedes MIAs Likely Dead In Vietnam
Congressman G W Sonny Montgomery told the National League of Families convention that nearly all U S servicemen listed as missing in Vietnam are now believed dead. He led efforts that created the House Select Committee on Missing Persons in Southeast Asia and previously argued for ongoing captivity claims. The emotional session included pleas from wives urging full backing for troops.
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Fate of Old Brick hinges on Monday ruling
In Iowa City a temporary restraining order shields the Old Brick church from weekend dismantling as Johnson County District Court Judge William R. Eads prepares a Monday ruling. Seven residents led by physicist James Van Allen seek to block the transfer of the First Presbyterian property to the state Board of Regents for razing and campus green space use. The decision could clear the way for demolition of the Old Brick structure.
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Chinese Wall charm shines at Washington High School drama
The Evening Journal reviews Washington High School SCAD troupe's first performance of The Chinese Wall. Despite a small audience, the cast shows dedication and polish with standout actors Kurt Johnson and Sherrie Scott. Second show tonight at 8. Cast and crew listed with director Allan Lemke and assistants.
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Senate Finance Committee Drops Major Tax Breaks
The Senate Finance Committee reversed course and dropped several special interest tax breaks amid reform debates. It kept 56 amendments including rail incentives and new energy credits while tightening rules on vacation home deductions for personal use. A Mondale amendment benefiting Investors Diversified Services was dropped amid political fallout.
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