Hundreds report mysterious UFO sightings across U S and Hawaii
Los Angeles police and newspapers grilled by calls about shimmering triangular objects, while Hawaii witnesses report a large, starlike UFO over Hilo moved slowly and vanished. In Corvallis, a radio station offers a 10000 reward for a living space visitor. The objects turn out to be plastic bags from an EPA air study. A Chillicothe deputy arrests a foil wrapped “spaceman” later revealed to be a 15 year old youth.
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United Press International
Los Angeles
Hilo
Hawaii
Venus
Corvallis
Ore
Bob Houglum
KLLOO
William Perkins
Metronics Associates
Palo Alto
Calif
Environmental Protection Agency
State Air Resources Board
James Higashita Jr
Harry Marks
Marks
Chillicothe
Ohio
Dale Gillette
Gillette
Sheriff's Department
Maryland governor warns of severe fuel shortage nationwide
Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel declares an energy emergency and orders max 68 degree thermostats in state buildings while urging warmth in winter. Officials urge year round daylight time, Coast Guard slows patrols, and an energy policy office is created to manage federal fuel allocation. Shortfalls threaten mills in Oregon and rising oil use pressures national goals.
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United Ressser
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Power Department
Los Angeles
Coast Guard
Mandel
Office of Energy Policy
Board of Water and Power Commissioners
Thomas Bradley
Baton Rouge
Exxon Corp
Chamber of Commerce
Grants Pass
Redmond
Herbert J. Lynch
12Th Coast Guard District
San Francisco
Mid-Prairie Students Attend Iowa State Council Conference
Jane Goodwin and Diane Van Hoozer, juniors at Mid-Prairie High School, represented Mid-Prairie at the 27th State Conference of the Iowa Association of Student Councils in the Memorial Union at Iowa State University Ames on October 8. They joined Mrs. McCracken and discussed Crime and You, Student Cultural Exchange, Open Campus, and planned a Newsletter and a state workshop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Jane Goodwin
Diane van Hoozer
Mid-Prairie High School
Mid-Prairie
Iowa Association of Student Councils
Memorial Union
Iowa State University
Ames
Iowa
Jane
Diane
McCracken
Youths to Model in Show at Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids Kirkwood Community College will stage its fall winter fashion show The Mood and the Magic on Wednesday November 7 at 7 30 p m in Linn Hall main lobby. Sophomore fashion merchandising class sponsors the event with models Larry Pence Don Norton and Rick Garrett linking to Washington addresses. Public admission is free.
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Cedar Rapids
Larry Pence
Don Norton
Rick Garrett
Kirkwood Community College
Larry
June V. Pence Wellman
Don
Donald B. Norton
North 3Rd Ave
Washington
Rick
Dean Garrett
Madison
Kirkwood
Community College
Linn Hall
Humboldt approves $435,000 bond and levy boost
Humboldt voters in the Humboldt School District approved a $435,000 bond issue and a 2 mill boost in the school house levy. Officials say the funds will finance additional instruction and equipment at Humboldt Junior High School. The bond won about 60 percent in the special election.
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Humboldt
UPI
Mixed livestock markets show slower hog trade and steady cattle
Market reports from Des Moines and Chicago detail slower hog trade with fair demand, while butchers and sows hold near steady. Cattle at Joliet are largely steady with some gains for steers and heifers, hogs easing modestly. Estimated receipts vary by region and day.
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Des Moines
UPI
Minnesota
Chicago
Joliet
Junior Miss of Iowa search underway for 1974 title
Iowa Junior Miss Pageant board chairman Robert Otis announced the search for 1974 Iowa Junior Miss. Eligible are Iowa high school senior girls age 16 to 19. Pageant is January 25 26 1974 in Ottumwa with a $1000 Grahams scholarship and a shot at America's Junior Miss in Mobile Alabama.
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Robert Otis
Iowa
North Court Street
Ottumwa
Grahams, Incorporated
Mobile
Alabama
Lori Anderson
Harlan
Jesse Bopp of Hills Dies After Tractor Accident
Jesse Bopp 82 retired farmer from Hills died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after a Thursday tractor accident on his son’s farm. Funeral Saturday 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Hills with Rev. Broderick. burial Mt. Olivet Riverside. Rosary 8 p.m. in Lorden chapel Riverside. Born November 29 1890 in Washington County to Rudolph and Susan Whitmire Bopp. Survived by Mae Heck wife son Harold four grandchildren brother Ambrose sister Lena Bopp Riverside.
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Riverside
Jesse Bopp
Hills
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Broderick
Mt. Olivet
Lorden
Mr. Bopp
Washington County
Rudolph
Susan Whitmire Bopp
Mae Heck
Harold
Ambrose
Lena Bopp
YMCA gymnastics classes resume at Washington YMCA
The Washington YMCA offers semi private gymnastics instruction led by Mrs Harriet Hoxton. Beginners for 8 to 18 year olds start Thursday with a prior class required for the advanced option beginning Oct 31. An advanced 5 to 7 year old class starts Nov 5. Classes run 4 to ? enroll at the Y desk.
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Washington Ymca
Harriet Hoxton
Public invited to tour Conger House this Sunday
Tour hours are 2 to 5 p.m. with hosts Mr and Mrs Russell Davison and Mrs Rhua Davison. Last week guests included Miss Edna Jones Miss Nondas Richardson and Mr and Mrs James Gorham. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Percy Healey of Grantham England and Mr and Mrs Norman Healey of Woodstock Illinois. A Louisa County Township Farm Bureau Women group toured on October 18.
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Conger House
Russell Davison
Rhua Davison
Edna Jones
Nondas Richardson
James Gorham
Percy Healey
Grantham
England
Norman Healey
Woodstock
Ill
Township Farm Bureau
Louisa County
Terry Miller Named Big Wheel Nominee for Wesleyan Homecoming
Terry Miller of Mt. Pleasant has been named one of five finalists for the 1973 Homecoming Big Wheel at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant Iowa. The Wesleyan student body will vote Wednesday to select the Homecoming Queen and Big Wheel.
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Terry Miller
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Wesleyan
Terry
Raymond Miller
South Avenue E
Washington
Funt seeks insurance payout from late accountant estate
Lawyers for Allen Funt, the Candid Camera producer, argued on Wednesday that he should be the beneficiary of about 920000 dollars in life insurance proceeds left by Seymour Goldes, his chief accountant and close friend, in Mineola New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funt
Mineola, N.Y
UPI
Allen Funt
Seymour Goldes
Seegmiller to speak for Mid-Prairie FFA in Wellman
Dwight Seegmiller national FFA president from Decorah will headline Mid-Prairie FFA Appreciation Night at Wellman Senior High on Monday October 29 at 8 p.m. Also on program are Warren Clark Iowa State FFA vice president NE district and Mrs Mary Shafer who will provide organ music. Thirty seven Green Hands will be initiated along with an honorary chapter farmer award and other community acknowledgments. Invitations went to area FFA chapters parents teachers and guests.
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Wellman
Dwight Seegmiller
FFA
Decorah
Iowa
Mid-Prairie
Warren Clark
Iowa State
Mary Shafer
Kinross
Funeral services for Tena Mattie Gerdes held in Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon for Tena Mattie Gerdes at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. William Kettlitz officiating. Casketbearers included Lloyd Courtney, Earl Heath, Henry Kutzner, Wilbur Wright, Don Wood, and Robert Wead. Burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Frank
State Council
Lyle Thomas
Tony Leyden
Sean O'Hanlon
Don Scott Rich
Marty Schooley
Journal
Keith Butcher
Sng
Rvice
Frontier
Smorgasboro
State
Dick Ross Auto Service
YMCA
Big Wheel
Las Vegas
Taring
Richard Benjamin Dyan Cannon
James Coburn
Hackett James Mason
Ian McShane
Raquel Welch
Drug Store
Washington, Iowa
Washington Evening Journal
Seegmiller
Dwight
John Simpson
Springfield
United Presbyterian Home
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