Iowa tourism becomes third largest state industry
Iowa tourism ranks third after manufacturing and agriculture, with 1972 spending exceeding 610 million for residents and visitors. Copeland Report data show 91,210 tourism jobs in Iowa plus 25,000 more from out of state travel. The piece highlights major festivals, balloon races, and events across towns like Pella Orange City Mount Pleasant Indianola Decorah and Britt.
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Judy Franklin
Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
Carole M. Tellman
Iowa Development Commission
Miss Tellman
Copeland
Louis Copeland
University of Tennessee
U.S
Minnesota
Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers
Mount Pleasant
Indianola
Decorah
Clear Lake
Britt
Tama
Jewett Building
Iowa Daily Press Association
Girl Scouts Honor Mothers With Stage Program
Riverside May 13 Girl Scout Troop 58 hosted a Mothers Day program at Upper Elementary with 17 girls presenting The Hat Shop. Certificates were given to cookie chairs Mrs. Wieland and Mrs. Horn, Lone Tree guests attended, and plans for Cadet age groups were discussed. Cookies Kool Aid and coffee were served, and a mother plate was given to each mom. Overnight camp at Camp Day Break planned, with social visits and neighborhood support noted. Junior Jets softball signups begin May 18 at Riverside park led by Bob Libenguth with rival teams listed. Spring Enduro motorcycle event set for May 20 at Riverside with about 150 riders touring 50 to 70 miles.
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Wilbur Kiene Riverside
Robert Wieland
Arthur Horn
Riverside
Girl Scout Cookie Sales
Clifford Smith
Cecil Hutz
Christi Musser
Lone Tree
Smith
Bess Burich
Girl Scouts
Melvin Havel
Milford Olson
Cedar Rapids
Cleo Burich
Myrna Stowers
Oakdale
Calif
Stanley Dutler
John Strabala
Iowa City
Walter Shebek
Gertrude
Hills
Ainsworth
Kalona
Washington
Brighton
Riverside Town and Country Riders Motorcycle Association
Iowa
Five prep cage stars sign U of I letters
Five high school basketball standouts signed letters of intent to play for the University of Iowa. Victor Lee Border, a 6 foot 7 inch forward from HLV, averaged 28.9 PPG and holds school scoring and rebounding marks. Other recruits include Archie Mays Hairston, Bruce King, Glen Worley, Leon Thomas, and John.
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Iowa City
UPI
University of Iowa
HLV
Lee Border
Iowa
Border
Dick Schultz
Schultz
Archie Mays Hairston
Columbus
Ohio
Bruce King
Dayton
Glen Worley
New York
N.Y
Leon Thomas
Toledo
John
Scouts Test Olympic Fitness in Inter Patrol Event
Under Leaders Corps guidance Troop 242 scouts completed weeks of personal fitness and faced an Olympic style test. Events covered swimming arm strength abdominal power speed running 600 yard run walk and body coordination. Jeff King and Playboy Patrol won gold, Steve Kerr and Blue Devil Patrol silver, War Chief Patrol bronze.
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Pat Hennigan
Jeff King
Playboy Patrol
Steve Kerr
Blue Devil Patrol
Stacy Bandy
War Chief Patrol
Mike Dickerson
Wolf Patrol
Lme
Jeff Reighard
Wer
Membe Garton
Dan Bruegge
Rollin Secrest
Randy Russell
Mike Craig
Dennis Franzen
Scott Hotle
Tim Banks
Tom Schneider
Gymnasts from Boone meet shine in balance beam event
A group of 18 local YWCA girls gymnasts placed first in the B Group at the state meet in Boone, competing only on balance beam and tumbling. Washington results include standout placements across age divisions with champions in balance beam and top showings in tumbling by Balace beams and multiple tied and distinct placements.
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YWCA
Boone
Washington
Balace Beams
Marquita Boshart
Mini Moredock
Holly Maggert
Julie Day
Lisa Boshart
Teresa Hackbarth
Debbie Redlinger
Women’s Golf League teams announced at luncheon
At a Washington Country Club luncheon on Wednesday, the Women’s Golf League unveiled its team rosters for the season. League play begins Wednesday May 23. Teams listed include I Day capt Levy Stewart Thorne Llewellyn Pratt II Doak Hillman Mangold Kneen Lorden Messer NL Habermanes Myers Peiffer Widmer St Vv Hohl Wells Dold Young Keating Croley V Lloyd Rusley Williams Fass Light Hildebrand VI Nemmers Schantz Dalrymple Adams Edwards Goodwin.
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Washington Country Club
I—Day
Levy
Stewart
Thorne
Llewellyn
Pratt
Doak
Hillman
Mangold
Kneen
Lorden Messer
Habermanes
Myers
Peiffer
Widmer
Hohl
Wells
Dold
Young
Keating
Croley
Softball Meeting Set by Washington Association
A Washington men's softball association meeting is scheduled for 7 30 p m Monday in the McCleery Room. The session gathers sponsors, players and team captains to discuss plans and committee actions.
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Washington Men's Softball Association
McCleery
Highland Qualifiers Reach State Track Meet at Drake Stadium
Highland’s Barb White and Dennis Art are the only qualifiers from the school for the girls and boys state track meets to be held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. White advanced in the 220 yard hurdles in 32.4 and 100 meter hurdles in 15.9 seconds while Carr competes in the 440 yard dash with a 55 second qualifying time.
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Barb White
Dennis ‘Art
Drake Stadium
Des Moines
White
Carr
Willows Top Sandys In Women's Bowling High Scores
Mary Randall leads with a 540 series and two 200s in the event as Willows post a team game of 707 while Sandys note top ten averages led by Randall at 164. Barb Beauchamp, Ben Ella Sanders, Polly Riley and Nancy Boock also finish among leaders.
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Sandys
Willows
Mary Randall
Mary Macrander
Nancy Boock
Barb Beauchamp
Ben Ella Sanders
Fairy Sampson
Karen Hoyle
Polly Riley
Pat Hyde
Marg Macrander
Helen Bodkins
Abernathy Arrested in Atlanta Protest Action
Rev Ralph Abernathy, SCLC leader, released on $1,000 bond after arrest at Rich's Department Store protest. He took over leadership of striking workers following Hosea Williams' jailing, amid the department store dispute.
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Abernathy
Atlanta
UPI
Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Rich's
Hosea Williams
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Journal
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Kelvinator
Norgeer
Witnh
Davenport
Admiral
Effie Folkers
Duncan & Duncan
Columbus Junction State Bank
Boone Meet
Highland
Willows Sitlers
Ken-Rene
Town & Country
John’s Girls
Ms Mobil
Sitlers
Ken-Rene Sandys
Johns
Jims Mobil
Sportsman Lounge
Lowa Inc
John Becker
Norbert Beck
Karen Schneider
Daughter
Mrs
Wm. Schneider
Washington DC Hall
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Rigadoons
All Friends
Newsonsor
Hamm’s
Miller’s
the Willows
Laurie and the Heartbreakers
Sauerkraut
Eva
PEPSI
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Gin Booth
Joe Wallace
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