Giant puff ball found near Brighton shocks locals
Robert Hesseltine of Brighton found a puff ball weighing over four pounds and measuring 35 by 29 inches raising edible questions. Larry C. Zear of Washington drove at high speed and wrecked a car after a chase at Wayland and Coppock roads. he faced charges of disobeying an officer and reckless driving.
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Robert Hesseltine
Brighton
Hesseltine
Larry C. Zear
Washington
Wayland
Coppock
Zear
Iowa road weekend claims fourteen lives on state highways
A brutal weekend on Iowa roads left fourteen people dead. Eight died in two or more fatal crashes, while three others were struck while walking or playing along roadways. The incidents mark one of the bloodiest periods on Iowa highways this year.
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Iowa
Rat Ben Wins Patsy Award In Humane Hollywood
Valencia California UPI reports Ben the rat won the Patsy Award from the American Humane Association for animal acting in the film Willard. He defeated several animals including horses geese dogs an eagle cats a raccoon chimps a cougar and a duck and even nibbled the trophy.
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Valencia
Calif
UPI
Patsy
American Humane Association
Ben
Willard
Letts Receives FHA Sewer Funds For New System
The Farmers Home Administration approves a 191000 loan and 123000 grant for Letts Iowa Louisa County to build a sanitary sewer system serving about 120 households and businesses. Mayor Robert A Barnes says construction could start in about a year and the town will pursue a separate water project later.
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Louisa County
Letts
Fred ‘Schwengel
Schwengel
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Robert A. Barnes
Journal
Barnes
Central and Northeast Flip to Flood Watch This Afternoon
A weather flash flood watch covers central and northeast areas this afternoon and tonight with rain and heavy rainfall possible mainly in the north. Showers and thunderstorms extend south with cooler temperatures returning by Tuesday as rain shifts and lows fall into the 50s and 60s.
Washington students dig for history on Busby cabin site
Forty Washington High School students and science and history groups dig the Busby farm cabin to determine its erection date and reveal its 1871 additions. The cabin will be moved later this fall to Sunset Park. Civil Defense notes no major flood issues yet in northeast Iowa.
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Washington
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Parsons College
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The
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WHS
Stewart
Mid-Prairie
Hynes and Howes Real Estate, Inc
Busby
Dar
Sunset Park
US birth rate near zero as census study suggests
A Census Bureau survey of 50 000 wives aged 18 to 24 indicates the United States may be approaching zero population growth. The study projects 2.1 births per woman, with potential population stabilization near 274 million by mid century, but notes long-term reliability issues.
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Washington
UPI
Census Bureau
United States
Bureau
U.S
UN Set to Propose Global Treaty to End Terrorism
Secretary of State William P. Rogers urged a worldwide treaty condemning, prosecuting, and extraditing international terrorists. The draft focuses on cross border crimes, targets hijackings and diplomat kidnappings, and sets up a three member conciliation panel with UN oversight.
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UPI
William P. Rogers
Rogers
General Assembly
USS
Munich Olympic Village
Lod International
Ray seeks 10 percent IPERS boost for retirees
Gov. Robert D. Ray proposed a 10 percent across the board IPERS increase for about 16 500 elderly Iowans adding roughly 1 5 million in annual benefits funded without higher worker or government contributions due to IPERS policy. He plans to present the plan to the legislature after talks with Rep. Fischer and Rep. Drake as campaign activity intensifies with 25 engagements in 14 counties this week.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
IPERS
C. Raymond Fischer
Grand Junction
Richard Drake Muscatine
House State Government Committee
Tom Soner
Ray
Regulations Adopted for Soil Loss Limits in Washington County
Washington County Soil Conservation District adopted soil loss limit regulations after a public hearing with no complaints. The rules set erosion thresholds by wind and water for farm, non agricultural, and construction sites, varying by soil type from one to five tons per acre per year. Funding is pending state cost sharing, with enforcement available to commissioners on erosion complaints from landowners, districts, state and federal agencies, or municipalities.
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Commissioners of
The
County Soil Conservation District
Lowa Conservancy
James McCreedy
LE Sure
McCreedy
Conservancy
Iowa Conservation Commission
County Conservation Boards
County Boards of Supervisors
Iowa Highway Commission
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Nixon urges new world monetary system for peace and growth
In a prepared speech to a meeting of top bankers Nixon says the United States will push a hard but fair overhaul of the world monetary system. He argues for an era of international peace and a system that sees monetary reform as part of broader economic growth and investment opportunities.
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Washington
UPL
Nixon
United Stat
Jet fighter slams into Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor
A privately owned F86 Sabrejet crashed into Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour in Sacramento during an air show injuring 16 and killing 22, many youngsters at a Sacramento 49ers Little League party. Pilot Richard Bingham escaped with injuries as flames engulfed the Gay 90s era room.
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Calif
UPI
Richard Bingham
Richmond
Bingham
Farrells
Everybod
Spectrum Air Services
William Pent Patrick
Roger Lindberg
KXTV
Freeport Boulevard
Farrell
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