Devastating 7.6 Quake Hits Eastern Turkey Toll Rises
A 7.6 magnitude quake struck near Yerevan and rocked 10 provinces in eastern Turkey, devastating Muradiye and Delicay towns. Casualties run into thousands with 574 confirmed dead, while 95 percent of Muradiye buildings damaged and 500 deaths there. Ercis and Diyadin also reported fatalities as relief operations begin.
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Diyabakir
Turkey
UPI
Muradiye
Delicay
Lake van
USGS
Yerevan
Armenia
Lice
Erzincan
Golden
Colo
National Earthquake Information Center
Georgia
Black Seas
U.S. Geological Survey
Washington
Union Worship Service Planned at Washington Mennonite Church
A community worship service sponsored by Washington churches will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Washington Mennonite Church with the public invited. A December 1 preconditioned call sale in Washington was canceled due to insufficient calves, per Max Stransky of the Washington County Cattlemen's Association. Cattlemen are reminded of Extension classes on December 7 and 14. details are available from Jim Frier, Extension director, urging attendance.
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Washington
Washington Mennonite
Max Stransky
Washington County Cattlemen's Association
Jim Frier
Wright
Iowa area alerted for holiday killer
FBI profile labels the unknown murderer a holiday killer amid Thanksgiving weekend precautions in Iowa. Victims Julia Benning and Lisa Peak, both 18 and 20, were slain near holidays, possibly by the same person, with no suspects after polygraph tests and hundreds of interviews. Benning vanished Nov 28 1975 and was found nude in a Shell Rock ditch months later.
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Waverly, Iowa
UPI
FBI
Iowa
Julia Ann Benning
Waverly
Lisa Peak
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Shell Rock
Butler County
Is drumstick a ham in turkey labeling debate
DES MOINES UP I reports a dispute over turkey ham labeling. Pork producers allege labeling turkey thigh products as ham misleads consumers while industry officials defend turkey ham as a cured turkey product resembling pork ham. The debate covers definitions, taste, fat content, and holiday sales impact.
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Des Moines
UPI
Webster’s Dictionary
Agriculture Department
Garner
Iowa
Farmers seek middle ground on Carter farm plan in Iowa forum
In Des Moines a Carter forum drew more than two dozen farmers and farm-group reps. They urged caution on price supports and grain reserves while seeking more farmer input and a steadier agricultural economy. Key speakers urged a middle course between past extremes, with concerns about increased government control and subsidies. Neal Smith said attendees worry about price drops and policy safeguards.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Food and Agricultural Committee
Congress
Dale W. Nelson
Iowa Farm Bureau
Dave Garst
Coon Rapids
W.W
Woody
Diehl
Indianola
Iowa Farm
Bobby Smith
Georgia
Neal Smith
Alcohol tops Iowa teens' drug use survey shows
Des Moines DPI survey of 3,607 students in 64 districts finds alcohol as the most used drug among Iowa youths across 6th to 12th grades. Nicotine caffeine and aspirin follow, with marijuana usage relatively high and cocaine or heroin least frequent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
David Wright
Department of Public Instruction
DPI
Wright
Iowa Division On
Alcoholism
IDA
Iowa Drug Abuse Authority
IDAA
Weather Forecast for Iowa Zones 9 and 12
Tonight will be clear and warmer with lows in the 30s. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies and warmer temps with a high in the mid 50s. Winds will be west under 15 mph tonight.
Iowa moves to delay certification of senator-elect Scott
Iowa Governor Robert Ray says the Executive Council will likely honor the attorney general's request to delay certifying Democrat John R. Scott as senator-elect for District 24 due to residency questions. The AG cites Scott's time living in Washington, D.C. The council plans to issue certificates within two weeks, while the AG seeks a special election and continues the eligibility review. Ray also discusses funding for collective bargaining costs and welcomes the Iowa Supreme Court ruling on appellate court composition.
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Des Moines
UPI
John R. Scott
Iowa
Senate
Executive Council
Robert D. Ray
Richard C. Turner
Scott
Pocahontas
William P. Winkelman
Lohr
Ray
Turner
Wythe Willey
Gene Vernon
Attorney General
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Washington County Hospital
Norbert Chuck
Brighton Community Club
Charles Thompson
Washington Kiwanis Amers
Journal
Union Worship
J. Marvin Garner
National Pork Producers Council
Iowa Turkey Federation
American Meat Institute
Daniel N. Torrington
Thompson Foods
Storm Lake
United States
Farmers
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rosanne Kohlman
Drake University
Iowa Daily Press Association
4-H
Washington County
Larren Temple
Davisson
Nancy Walker
Ja Oe Donnay Walker
Bob Stutzman
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