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Photograph of the exterior of Grace Presbyterian Church with daily vacation Bible School children in foreground.

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The Rev. J William Brewer, pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church, is standing in front of the new sign that identifies his congregation. The church is celebrating its centennial with a series of services and rejoicing its past history and…

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Gov. and Mrs. Leo Hoegh entertained the Iowa legislators at coffee in the governor's mansion at Des Moines Wednesday afternoon. The governor and Mrs. Hoegh and their two young children are shown bidding farewell to two of the guests, Rep. and Mrs.…

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Atop the sand-bagged, dirt bulwarked levee, which held the crest of the Missouri river flood waters away from Council Bluffs are, left to right, Mayor S.W. McCall, Lt. Gen. M.A. Tinley, commander of the Iowa state guard; Gov. B.B. Hickenlooper of Des…

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A Stalk Of Corn . . . showing rootworm damage is held by Jay West, area crop production specialist at Iowa State. The problem is one of several plaguing (Jim) Coomes' corn crop at Atlantic.

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Gov. And Mrs. Robert Ray . . .enjoy an evening of basketball Wednesday at the AAU tournament here. Ray welcomed the teams to Iowa and said he looked forward to having them back next year. "We're proud of girls; basketball and Iowa is the leading…

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Gov. Hughes, Seated, Signs Bill . . . outlawing the death penalty in Iowa. Witnesses, standing from left: Rep. Charles Korn of Logan, who introduced the bill; Sen. Andrew Frommelt of Dubuque, majority floor leader; Sen. John Ely, Cedar Rapids; Rep.…

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4 August 1959 - Naval Aviation Cadel Gerald A. Dion, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Dion of San Francisco, California, in training in the Naval Air Basic Training Command, Pensacola, Fla., escorted Miss Iowa during the final activities of the Miss…

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Kay Nielson in her costume at the Miss Universe contest.

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Gayle Jeane Gosnell: Re-arrested in Oklahoma after having disappeared on furlough Aug. 18.

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Wide-eyed over tall cowboys and their mounts at the Sidney Rodeo is Michael Ladd, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ladd of Hamburg. The young admirer was among about 5,000 persons attending the first night of the rodeo.

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Noreen Gosch . . . and Jim Mascaro discuss handbooks about protecting children against kidnappers and sex abusers Sunday following their talk at Iowa Western Community College.

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Noreen Gosch holds a dollar bill with the words "I am alive, Johnny Gosch," which was found by a Sioux City woman. Her husband John, stands on the right.

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Noreen and John Gosch hold an "aged" depiction by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of their son, Johnny Gosch, who was abducted six years ago near their home in West Des Moines. The picture is a computer-enhanced image made using pictures of…

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Residents of Goosehaven, two and one half miles northwest of the Honey Creek interchange on Interstate 29, watched as water from the Missouri River, resting just short of flooding, reached a few doorsteps. The river, just beyond the cabins, backed up…
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