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said of the handwritten notes.
• A lot of books were for sale, including some of McGovern's own titles, many of them out of print and a few autographed. Other items included antique furniture pieces, fine china, campaign buttons and photographs of McGovern with other Senate leaders.
• McGovern's daughter Ann McGovern told The Associated Press earlier that the family decided to hold an estate sale over an auction with the hope that people with a connection to the former senator would be able to buy the items.
• Gordon Locken, 61, of Aberdeen, S.D., and his wife, Jan, 59, waited in line for nearly two hours Saturday. They ended up paying $32 for two books that had handwritten notes from the authors to McGovern.
• "If he read every book, he did a wonderful job," Gordon Locken said of the many books that filled shelves in the nondescript home.
• Although too young to have ever voted for McGovern, 26-year-old Tiffany Rolfing said she liked him because he stood up for what he believed in. She came with her boyfriend just to look at the items the political heavyweight once owned.
• "We thought it would be cool to check out all the photos with celebrities," Rolfing said.
• Proceeds from the sale of copies of McGovern's book "An American Journey" will be donated to the hunger relief organization Feeding South Dakota, which McGovern championed.
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• HARRISBURG, S.D. (AP) -- Authorities in Lincoln County have arrested an Iowa teenager in connection with the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in Harrisburg.
• Local media report that the Council Bluffs, Iowa, teenager was arrested Friday evening. The teenager is being held at a juvenile detention facility until a court appearance next week. His bond is set at $25,000 cash.
• A 20-year-old Sioux Falls man, Elizeo Kalimba, was earlier charged with rape and child pornography in the case. His bond was set at $25,000 cash. He will enter a plea later.
• Authorities are still looking for a third man believed to be involved in the incident. Nineteen-year-old Obadiah Loyira is wanted on rape and child pornography charges. He is not considered a threat to the public.
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