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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1972

Page

5

McGovern Faces Uphill Iowa Battle in 72 Campaign

UPI report from Des Moines outlines how Iowa farmers, facing harvest season and grain market concerns, may decide between Nixon and McGovern. Furl areas, boxcar shortages, and farm prices loom large as Butz and Ray campaign to secure rural votes. Farmers seek clarity on issues before voting.

Jerry Marsener DES Moines UPI Iowa George McGovern South Dakota Richard Nixon Nixon McGovern Truman Agriculture Earl Butz Robert D. Ray Statehouse Jack Miller Democratic Congress Butz GOP McGovern - Butz Agriculture Department Farm Bureau National Farmers Organization NFO Merrill Anderson Oren Lee Staley

Pepper-Ettes 4-H Club meets with plans for tour

The Pepper-Ettes 4-H Club met at Donna Scott's home with ten members two leaders and one guest. Meetings discussed a potential club tour in January and a shopping list talk by Janene Stout. Donna Scott demonstrated Make Mine Milk and a Strawberry Milk Shake with refreshments served by the hostess and her mother.

C. A. Thompson Ainsworth Donna Scott Janene Stout Carol Tobin Gene Scott Shari S Olmvier Cellman Sigourney Terry Cellman Erin Cellman Bryce Lord C. M. Spessard New York City Plymouth Concord Lexington Mass Maine New Brunswick Saint John’s Moncton

Thieu rejects bid for co op regime and predicts fading war

President Nguyen Van Thieu rejected Communist proposals for a coalition government and said the war would fade away after another North Vietnamese offensive this year. He spoke in a national address to Congress, urged a military victory, and demanded a total North Vietnamese withdrawal while cautioning a cease-fire across Indochina. He met White House envoy Maj. Gen. Alexander Haig at Independence Palace as Paris peace talks continued. Elsewhere in Madrid two youths attempted a butcher shop robbery. the butcher defended himself with a long knife.

Saigon UPI Nguyen van Thieu Republic of South Vietnam South Vietnam Thieu National Assembly Independence Palace Alexander Haig White House Nixon Thiew Paris Indochina Congress

Park land grant to Des Moines area announced

Rep John Kyl says Interior Secretary Rogers Morton will announce a 103 acre land grant to Des Moines for a central town park during his Des Moines visit. The gift under the legacy of parks program covers trails toboggan runs an outdoor classroom an amphitheater and a dammed fishing pond valued around 135000.

Washington UPI John Kyl Iowa Rogers Morton Towa Park Des Moines Kyl Morton

100 Dinners Served by Women at Crawfordsville

United Methodist women served about 100 dinners at the Crawfordsville church with portions for football fans en route to Iowa City and locals. The event’s next dinner is Oct. 14 at 10 30 A M. Mrs. Marian Waters reports a day of church and community activities with Homemakers Club members, museum visits, Proctor and Gamble tours, and a church organists seminar led by Rev. Bob Wilcox.

Marian Waters Crawfordsville United Methodist Iowa City Harry Suter Des Moines Lorraine C. W. Schlatter Jim Young Rural Homemakers Club Ferrell Young Aline Hesseltine John H. Jones Lester Jones Doug Steele Ernest Meyer Proctor and Gamble Old Lois Graber Helen Rodgers Millie Moore Fountain Falls Harold Spangler Pam Brad Fletcher Faye Knight Burlington Larry Fletcher Bethel Lutheran Church Knight Fletcher Motor Company Arlene Fletcher Bob Wilcox

Helicopter lands near Brandt residence under guard

An Army helicopter touched down on a strip in front of Chancellor Willy Brandt's official residence on Wednesday. Border troops surrounded the craft as Brandt's guards secured the area. Police said the crew planned to pick up an American general from the US Embassy at Bad Godesberg but apparently missed the correct landing strip.

Bonn Willy Brandt Brandt Bad Godesberg

Professional Directory Listings for Livingston Area Attorneys

Livingston directory lists law firms DAY EVEREST MEeker and Bates Abstract Dept at 112 South B with phone 6532147 Stewart and Shearer at 225 West Main with abstract services and phone 6532159. Attorneys named include Robert Day Everett Meeker Robert Bates Richard A Stewart and Paul V Shearer.

Livingston Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Law Richard A Stewart Paul V. Shearer West Main

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