Junior 4-H Camp set for August at Lake Darling
Younger Washington County 4-H youths can still join the Junior 4-H Camp August 14 to 17 at Lake Darling Youth Center. Steve Schroeder notes the Wild Wild West themed event with calf roping, swimming, water games, cookery, sports and crafts. Deadline to apply is July 31. Counselors include Sharon Lee Robyn McCoy Steve Davis Cheryl Pfeifer Jane Shearer Bob McConnell Andy Rowe Phil Houseal Greg Mangold Larry Tener Janice Schneider Claire Wehr.
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Sharon Lee
Robyn McCoy
Steve Davis
Crawfordsville
Cheryl Pfeifer
Jane Shearer
Chicago youth charged in murder of 73 year old ice cream vendor
Police charged two 15 year old youths in the murder of Sandy Reed a pensioned war veteran who refused to surrender five dollars from his pushcart Reed ran for help and was shot when he returned to protect his merchandise One youth faces murder charges the other armed robbery according to police
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UPI
South Side
Sandy Reed
Six villagers killed by cobras near Clark Air Base
Floods flushed out cobras that attacked a Santa Rita shack in Pampanga Province, killing six villagers. Three victims died Monday night, three more died today as serum arrived too late to save them, according to disaster relief headquarters.
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Luzon
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Pampanga
Fluoride urged to cut decay at dentistry meeting
At the American Society for Preventive Dentistry convention, Finn Brudevold cited 25 years of clinical work showing fluoride reduces tooth decay and urged public use of topical fluoride for children from age three, plus fluoridated water and fluoride toothpaste as preventive options. In Hartford, a crash on Iowa 5 left Tina Vos and her 16-year-old daughter Vivian Vos dead, with Gerald McDonald charged with driving while intoxicated.
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UPI
American Society For Preventive Dentistry
Finn Brudevold
Boston
Brudevold
Hartford
Runnells
Iowa 5
Warren County
Tina Vos
Vivian
Gerald McDonald
Des Moines
Fire destroys Milford furniture store causing explosions
A Milford fire gutted the Smith Furniture Co. as two explosions rocked the building just as owner Omer Smith was about to open. He and two upstairs residents escaped unharmed. Dollor damage and cause are under investigation. a neighboring shoe store suffered minor smoke damage.
Franzenburg unveils tax reform plan for property relief
Ames Democrat Paul Franzenburg outlines a five point tax reform plan to raise 98 million for statewide property tax relief targeting low income Iowans and the elderly. The plan raises revenue from corporations and income tax changes while promising no overall tax increase.
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UPI
Ames
Paul Franzenburg
Towans
Franzenburg
Iowa
Towan
Plan to drop suit on tax exemption for church camp land
The Living Word Inc. filed suit in district court challenging county auditor Walter Schroeder’s denial of a 1972 property tax exemption for about 62.5 acres of land between Richmond and the English River used as a church camp. County officials including assessor H Ernest Lund and others are named as defendants. Living Word argues the land is within the 320 acre exemption limit and solely used for its nonprofit religious purpose.
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Church of the Living Word
South
Iowa Ave
Walter Schroeder
H. Ernest Lund
Schroeder
Willis Richards
Clifford Conklin
John Patterson
Richmond
English River
Lund
Joan Baldrige
Living Word
Fred E. Bickhart
Iowa Supreme Court declines stay in gambling at fairs case
The Iowa Supreme Court refused to block Attorney General Richard Turner from enforcing gambling statutes at midways. The decision keeps in place Turner's interpretation that any game with a wager to win a prize is gambling, despite skill involvement. The court noted the ruling does not address the law's merits.
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UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
Richard Turner
Polk County
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Fair
High Court
Amusement Ride
Iowa
Moore
Mansfield backs Cooper Brooke cut off war funds amendment
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield said he would back the Cooper Brooke amendment to halt U S spending in Indochina within four months if POWs are released, abandoning his own antiwar measure. The plan aims to force withdrawal and jeopardizes the foreign aid bill amid opposition from the administration.
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U.S
Mansfield
Congress
Cooper
Brooke
Cooper-Brooke
Senate
Indochina
Mike Mansfield
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
George S. McGovern
Thomas F. Eagleton
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
House
Senate Gop
Hugh Scott
Iowa Weather Update From UPI Partly Cloudy With Showers
United Press International reports in Iowa a partly cloudy night with a chance of showers and thundershowers spreading into central areas. Lows in the 60s followed by variable skies and a chance of rain Wednesday with highs in the 80s.
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United Press International
Iowa
Washington approves street name changes in southeast area
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a plan to rename several streets in southeast Washington to ease navigation and mail delivery. Changes include South Taylor Avenue to South Fourteenth, Patsy Avenue to South Thirteenth, and East Buchanan Street replacing Taylor Street and East Harrison Street, with other east west changes and a new East Buchanan Street. The proposal now goes to the City Council for final approval.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Taylor Avenue
Janice Avenue
South
Fourteenth Avenue
Patsy
Janice
Sandy
Pam
Robison
van Buren Street
East Harrison Street
East Buchanan Street
Taylor Street
Reschly
Ken Davison
Case Field
Hynes and Howes Co
William Perdock
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