Prairie Flower Students Shine at Kennedy High Special Olympics
A large group of Prairie Flower school students competed at Kennedy High School Cedar Rapids for the annual Special Olympics. Readout lists numerous Prairie Flower placers across multiple events including firsts in 25 yd freestyle and backstroke, 50 yd dash, 100 yd relay swims, standing broad jump, softball throw, and 300 yd run among others with several seconds and thirds across diverse disciplines.
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Prairie Flower School
Kennedy High School
Cedar Rapids
Prairie Flower
Coley Deese
Don Gorham
Fred Goodwin
Dash Kim Beliel
Nancy Chance
Steve Gingerich
Dave Tapley
Clarsen Yoder
Debbie Beliel
Neal Christner
Bob Goodwin
Sharyle Goodwin
Eric Johnson
Don Rabenold
Diane Perrin
Sheila Yoder
Rick Farrier
Mary Fish
Vicky Gingerich
Bonnie Goodwin
Tom Mahan
Tom Yoder
Rhonda Boyd
Clarence Farrier
Jackie Fish
Tom Lines
Steve Yoder
Renee Shy
Washington boys join FCA Iowa Weekend of Champions rally
Six Washington boys led by coach Denny Coon visited Fort Dodge for the Weekend of Champions rally by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. They attended morning services at First Methodist Church where Carroll Dale of the Green Bay Packers spoke. About 50 athletes, including Paul Crone and Don Maynard of the New York Jets and Kent Kramer of the Minnesota Vikings, attended the afternoon program along with other notable performers.
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Washington
Denny Coon
Fort Dodge
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
First Methodist Church
Carroll Dale
Green Bay Packers
Paul Crone
Don Maynard
New York Jets
Kent Kramer
Minnesota Vikings
George Harry
Alvin Randolph
Iowa
Meeting for summer adult softball league tonight
A second organizational meeting for the summer adult league softball will be held tonight at 8 p.m. Men interested in forming the league are urged to attend, according to program director Jeff Buhr.
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Jeff Buhr
Giants, Cards dominate YMCA whiffleball Saturday
In Saturday YMCA whiffleball, the Giants beat the Reds 32 to 2 with Marty Speece on the mound and Tim Hennigan collecting four hits. The Cards defeated the Reds 9 to 2 behind Scott Rich’s pitching and Bret Rich four hits. The Braves edged the Dodgers 3 to 2 as Dayton worked the mound for Atlanta.
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Giants
Reds
Cards
Braves
Dodgers
Marty Speece
Jim Wilson
Tim Hennigan
Mark Waltman
Tim Wilson
Fred Dogget
Jerry Westen
Scott Rich
President pledges aid to expand farm exports to ten billion
The President lauded U.S. farmers and promised help to lift export sales from about 7.4 billion to 10 billion next year. The speech was taped at Walter Annenberg's desert estate near Palm Springs where Nixon spent about 24 hours, playing two rounds of golf before returning by helicopter to his oceanside villa.
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U.S
Nixon
Palm Springs
Walter K. Annenberg
Mel Morris Clinches Third Straight MVSC Feature at West Liberty
Mel Morris repeated as feature winner in the Mississippi Valley Stock Car Club event at West Liberty. He started ninth, overtook competitors in eight laps, and edged Brett Perdock for the checkers. Bobby Helm led a strong show behind him. The night also featured multiple crashes and a rain scare, with Morris posting the fastest time in time trials at 24.79. The field heads west next to start the Southern Town Racing Association season at the Oskaloosa Fairgrounds.
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West Liberty
Mel Morris
Mississippi Valley
Mel
Bobby Helm
Helm
Pokey West
Ron Hemsted
John Moss
Ron Perdock
Byron Buchele
Jim Gerber
Don Morgan
Larry Jenkins
Bud
West
Montgomery
Moss
Ray Buss
Hemsted
Bill Newman
Allen Jones
E d Haas
Ron Jackson
Buchele
Morris
Perdock
Jackson
Gerber
MVSC
Southern Town Racing Association
Oskaloosa Fairgrounds
Demons Enter Linn Marr Relays Tuesday at Linn Marr High
Washington High School track team led by Coach Jim Rossen travels to Linn Marr High Tuesday for the eighth annual Lion Relays. Seventeen schools compete divided by Class A and B with prelims at 4 30 p m and finals at 5 55 p m. The meet features relays and one individual 100 yard dash with strong entries in mile relay and two mile relay. Also listed are multiple field events and wrestling camp notes from Prai Washington.
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Jim Rossen
Washington High School
Linn - Marr
Linn -Marr
Linn
Marr
Rafe Gonshorowski
Washington Demons
Washington
Prai
Linn - Martin Gonshorowski
Barriers of blindness voiced by Shirley Lansing
Shirley Lansing, a blind education senior at the University of Iowa, criticizes societal treatment of blind people and cites barriers in dining, housing, insurance, and transportation. She discusses her experiences teaching at University High, her Braille education, and the Iowa Commission for the Blind's programs and goals.
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Iowa City
Shirley Lansing
Univesity
Iown
America
University High School
Town City
Central Junior High
Mason City
Des Moines
Kenneth Jernigan
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Jernigan
Commission
Lansing
Whaever
Richland Man Pays Fine For Driving Out Of Control
Kerry Grennneily of Richland paid a $15 fine in justice court after being charged with failure to have his motor vehicle under control.
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Kerry Grennneily
Richland
Justice of the Peace Court
Des Moines convention names Perdock state VP for army
Ten years ago Bill Perdock of Washington was named state vice president for the army at the Reserve Officers Association convention in Des Moines Saturday. Senator Jack Miller was among the speakers.
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Bill Perdock
Washington
Reserve Officers Association
Des Moines
Jack Miller
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Berrecuncocre
Barbara Hershey
Ted
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Trophy
Dean Montgomery
Mark Mosier
Ray Guss
Ron Hemstead
Jim Metcalf
Ed. Haas
del Abney
Ron Pertock
Truman’ McDowell
Hanson
Pertock
Morgan
Jenkins
Ron Prymek
West and Helm
Mosier
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Ehub
Lawn Boy Mower Service
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Calawa
Wayne Rindell University News Service
OLD Line Legal Reserve
National Benefit Life Insurance Company
P.O
Fort Worth
Texas
Grimes
del Monte
Libby
PEPSI
Oscar Mayer
Wieners
Vantities
Gareway
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