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News - Iowa State Fair

2009-07-17 11:06:58

The Iowa State Fair said online voters have spoken and plans for a butter sculpture of late entertainer Michael Jackson at the fair have been canceled. Gary Slater, chief executive and manager of the fair, said the online vote quashed the plans, with 65.24 percent of voters choosing no on the Jackson sculpture plans and only 34.76 percent voting in favor of the butter tribute to the King of Pop.

2009-07-16 15:56:34

The Iowa State Fair is allowing residents to vote online on whether a butter sculpture of the late Michael Jackson will be displayed at the August event. Fair organizers had originally announced the sculpture of Jackson would appear alongside the traditional life-size butter cow, a staple of the fair since 1911.

2006-10-22 03:00:16

By Katie Menzer, The Dallas Morning News Oct. 22--It's last call for corny dogs. You don't have to go home, but you can't stay at the fair.

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