Hurricanes Edith Fern Ginger Dominate Americas Weather Map
United Press International reports Edith a dying hurricane skirted Belize with 75 mph winds and potential Merida return. Fern remains a tropical storm causing floods near Corpus Christi. Ginger strengthens south of Bermuda with 70 mph winds. The Tampa Bay system adds to a complex regional weather pattern.
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West Indies
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Soviet Luna 18 probe lost in rugged lunar landing
Tass said the Luna 18 unmanned spacecraft failed during a descent in the Appolonius mountains near the Sea of Fertility after 54 orbits. Communications ended at 10 48 Moscow time. Western experts expected soil samples or a Lunokhod rover mission.
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Mahon warns against big tax cuts amid rising debt
UPI reports House Appropriations Chair George Mahon says Nixon could push the nation $80 billion deeper in debt by year three and urges Congress to resist broad tax cuts. He supports deficit containment and questions removing tax relief as Mills backs limited relief for the poor and tax measures.
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Khrushchev dies after heart attack in Moscow
Former Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev died today in a Moscow hospital after a massive heart attack. He had been ousted from power on October 15, 1964 and was buried at Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow.
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Stalin
Iowa corn crop outlook holds billion bushel hope
USDA data show Iowa near a billion bushels in 1971 corn production despite drought and leaf blight. national yield remains 28 percent above last year with U.S. crop set to a record. Soybean output also climbs to a record national total, while Iowa soybean production lags slightly behind early August estimates.
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Nebraska
U.S
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Indiana
Couple Dies in Fairfield Two Car Collision
A Springfield Missouri couple, Raymond King 58 and Fern King 53, were killed in a head on crash near Fairfield Iowa on a rural road. Darrell Hunt 32 of rural Fairfield swerved across the center line when steering failed and was hospitalized with chest injuries. A King car passenger Clarence Jump 57 of Marshfield Missouri suffered multiple injuries and was treated at University Hospitals Iowa City.
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Iowa I
Iowa Highway Patrol
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Fern
King
Iowa City
Darrell Hunt
Hunt
Clarence Jump
Marshfield
University Hospitals
Actress Pier Angeli Found Dead in Beverly Hills
Pier Angeli the Italian born film actress known for an international child custody dispute with ex husband Vic Damone was found dead in Beverly Hills. An autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death. She had just completed a Hollywood science fiction film and had been under medical care for a stomach disorder.
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UPI
Pier Angeli
Vic Damone
Helena Sorell
Miss Angeli
United States
Ray calls Iowa highway safety conference
Gov. Robert D. Ray announced a statewide conference to address traffic safety in Iowa. Key topics include drinking drivers, vehicle inspections, and the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966. The Sept. 30 session will be at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City with speakers Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sellers and federal official Charles Hartman.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City
Ray Said
Michael Sellers
Charles Hartman
Iowa City Police Court
Marion Neely
Iowa Weekend Weather Clears Then Warms Across State
Mostly clear conditions continue through Sunday. Lows tonight remain in the 50s. Sunday brings warmer temperatures with highs in the lower 80s in northern counties and upper 80s in southern areas.
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United Press International
Iowa
August driest in Iowa in 99 years say state official
Des Moines reports state climatologist Paul J. Waite declares August was the driest since records began in 1901, with rainfall about 30 percent of normal. He notes widespread subnormal rain across most regions, with only the southwest partially wetter and several cities receiving under half an inch. Temperatures were near or below normal and Waterloo had its third coolest August on record.
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Denison
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Muscatine
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