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Bullets, Rocks Fly At Harlan Packing Firm; Guard Call Rejected
Windows Broken . . . in melee at pork packing plant outside Harlan, east on Highway 64, are surveyed by Bob Gibson, police officer from Dow City.
Shelby Sheriff 'Recruits' Task Force Of 34 Lawmen
Strikers Pose . . . by banner which protests the company won't negotiate. They are Ed Greiner of Panama, Dennis Taylor and Byron Cordes, both of Avoca.
Harlan Violence
Inspecting pickup truck overturned in parking lot of Harlan Pork Plant is Shelby Sheriff Orrell Gearhart.
Harlan Violence
Chatting In Office . . . after eight hours of siege at Harlan, are plant guard Jim Phillips and company manager Ed Hannan.
Harlan Strikers To Be Tried As Group
Jimmy W. Phillips . . . Papillion, Neb., facing camera at upper left, testifies today concerning violence at the Harlan plant of the Western Iowa Pork Co., last week. Phillips is security chief at the plant. Justice of the Peace J. Bruce Potter,…
Harlan Pork Plant's Pollution Status Foggy
Western Iowa Pork Plant Near Harlan . . . owned by American Beef Packers, Inc., told the State Department of Health it would let contracts to improve its waste treatment facilities by Nov. 1, 1970. But nobody knows if it has done so and the president…
Harlan Pork Plant's Pollution Status Foggy
A Black Substance Probably Coming From The Lagoon . . . flows from a culvert into a ditch near the plant and into the Nishnabotna River one-half mile away. Harlan residents have complained about odor from the plant.
Harlan Pork Plant's Pollution Status Foggy
The Water Pollution Control Commission . . . of the Health Department found during an investigation that the plant lacks adequate facilities for treating waste. American Beef and the Health Department made an 'informal' agreement to correct the…
Federal Plans Call For A Bigger Ox Bow Lake; Add 6,000 Acres
Looking North...across the Ox Bow Lake proposal. Dotted line at lower left indicates the approximate course the Missouri River channel would take. Land area in center would become wildlife refuge. Sealed off river loop would become a lake.
DeSoto Bend Tim-Table Advanced 2 years; Engineers To Be Finished in 1960
Now Ice Bound...this section of the Missouri River will become a part of the DeSoto Bend Lake after a new river channel is cut by Army Engineers. Timbered area to right will become a wildlife refuge.
New Boat Launching
New Boat Launching...facilities are located at the south end of the lake. The concrete, six-lane ramp with docks is inspected by manager Dybsetter. This facility replaces a temporary unit to the north which has been closed. Swimming is no longer…
New Beach Area
New Beach Area...Swimmers or sunbathers will find a new 1,000-foot sandy beach ready for them this summer at DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge west of Missouri Valley. The swimming area has been relocated to the inside of the bend southeast of…
Conditions Ripe For Beef Plant Reopening
Land O' Lakes Beef Plant
Oakland, Iowa
Oakland, Iowa
High Court To Hear Oakland Plant Case
The idle American Beef Packers Inc.. plant located in Oakland, pictured here in 1985, will be the subject of a lawsuit to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. American Beef Packers Inc. originally opened the plant in 1966.
You Can View Plymouth Rock In The Bluffs
Madison School Students . . . visit replica of Plymouth Rock in Memorial Park Cemetery. They are JoAnn Jacobsen, Claudia Sprinkel, Joe Lees, Steven Middaugh, Pamela Beck and Suzanne Hearn.
Bathhouse
Bathhouse at the new swimming beach is constructed of bricks and panel siding and provides changing areas and toilets for both men and women. The structure faces north and also houses a well which furnishes drinking water. Just south of the…
Another Good Season At DeSoto Bend; Refuge Closes Thursday Night
Favorite Fishing Spot...is abandoned along DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge lake as season draws to a close.
Federal Commission Closes DeSoto Boating
Covered Parking Lot...shows the high water level at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. The parking lot is near the south launching dock area of the refuge.
No Decision Yet To Repel Geese; Controversy At DeSoto
This sign...at the south exit of the DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge west of Missouri Valley may hold more than one meaning. The U.S. Interior Department has stated it may make the refuge unattractive to geese so Texas and Louisian hunters may…