Washington High School Stage Band at 1971 State Fair
The Washington High School Stage Band will perform at the 1971 Discover Mexico State Fair on Wednesday August 25 at 9 15 a m on the Grand Concourse. Kenneth R Falk state fair secretary says the band is among more than sixty Iowa high school bands featured in marching and concert performances on the Grand Concourse and Bandstand plaza from August 29 through September 5.
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Washington
Grand Concourse
Kenneth R. Falk
Iowa
Bandstand
Drive Carefully Sign at Utah Laundry Cites Bloodstain Warning
A UPI brief from Salt Lake City reports a local laundromat sign warning customers to drive carefully because bloodstains are hard to remove. The notice reflects a blunt preventive message placed at the business.
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Wise Salt Lake City
UPI
Iowa Weather Outlook Clouds and Showers Across state
United Press International reports cloudy conditions and possible showers or thundershowers with a low in the low to mid 60s. Wednesday forecast calls for partly cloudy west and showers ending in the morning, then partly cloudy east with highs mid to upper 70s and northwest winds 8 to 15 mph.
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Iowa
Hong Kong native joins Weeks family for summer in Iowa
John Yam from Hong Kong spends a summer with the Weeks at Luther College in Decorah preparing for college. He earns spending money at Tindal's Farm Supplies, studies chemistry or biology, and aims for medical school, while improving English and adjusting to American life.
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Hong Kong
John Yam
Washington
John
Richards
Tindal
Luther College
Decorah
Weeks
Oriental
Luther
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Yam
Towa
Tindal’s
America
States
Apollo 15 astronauts ordered to test main engine for scrub risk
At Space Center Houston UPI reports Apollo 15 crew David Scott Alfred Worden and James Irwin were told to fire a brief engine burst at 2 04 p m EDT to gauge if a control system short circuit could scrub the moon landing Friday Flight Director Glynn Lunney warned there are about two chances out of three the engine would work as planned
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Earth
Lunney
Washington County Fair Opens Monday with Livestock and Parade
The Washington County Fair kicks off next Monday morning August 2 with judging at 11:15 for junior feeder pens and 4-H and FFA livestock events. Officials note a new Monday evening style revue and a busy lineup of displays, tractor pulls, music, and a Wednesday parade of champions ending with concerts and an auction.
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FFA
Washington County
Julia Gamon
Armory
Ffa Market
Iowa
Wild Cherries
Echo Five
Gorham United
Gamon
Ames
Wait for Mama Kevin Lure Scene Casper Mountain Rescue
In Casper Wyoming a search for 9 year old Kevin continued after a sign and a toy clock were placed in a forest clearing to lure him home. Rescue dogs tracked a scent but darkness halted the operation. The boy, described as mentally retarded and epileptic, has fled researchers for eight days amid a large-scale search.
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Casper
Wyo
Casper Mountain
Kevin
Eleanor Walker
David Moore
Benefit Teen Dance for New County Center at Armory
The Washington County Developmental Centers Benefit Teen Dance drew about 250 attendees at the Armory on Saturday evening. The first hour featured a rock concert with Rocksalt pla group. A refreshment concession ran with help from Youth Rap Center staff, and chaperones included Mr. and Mrs. Howard Greiner, Walter Farrell Sr, Gary DeWolf, Melvin Schneider, Gene DeFazio, Ann Coleman, and Ida Lemberger.
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Washington County Developmental Centers, Inc
Armory
Youth Rap Center
Howard Greiner
Walter Farrell Sr
Gary DeWolf
Melvin Schneider
Gene DeFazio
Ann Coleman
Ida Lemberger
Schwengel backs rail act changes to empower president
Rep. Fred Schwengel of Iowa told the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee that the Railway Labor Act amendments would give the President power to extend freezes or regulate selective strikes or appoint a final offers board. He warned that railway strikes threaten vital industries and national security and urged swift passage with 55 co-sponsors.
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Washington
UPI
Fred Schwengel
Iown
Schwengel
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Congress
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Optimist Club
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Dick Collins
Marr Park
Nent
United Press International
Lunar
Moon
Windler
Karl G. Heinze
Karl
Worden
Heinze
Reading
Daniel J. Devine
Mama
Boy
New
Rail
Ipswich
England
Alf Garnham
Garnham
Wigan
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