Land Policy Commission Formed in Fayette County
West Union Fayette county forms a temporary land preservation policy commission. Officers elected Aug 3 include chairman James Stewart and vice-chairman Herb Haas. The panel will hold three public hearings before April 1 and draft county and state preservation policies by July 1 with hearings scheduled Sept 21, Nov 16 and Feb 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Fayette County
Fayette County Board of Supervisors
James Stewart
Oelwein
Herb Haas
District Soil Commissioners
County Board of Supervisors
Matthew Roach
John Gass
Clermont
Leallen Knox
Wadena
Oelwein Rape: Two Held on Saturday Night Incident
Police arrest Gary J. Williams and a 17 year old boy in Fayette County on rape charges connected to a Saturday night incident at Red Gate park involving a 16 year old girl. Williams also faces a possession charge with a five hundred dollar bond. Both suspects are in Fayette county jail on five thousand dollar bonds.
Linn-Mar Opens Free Events for Seniors and Community Notices
Senior citizens may attend Linn-Mar athletic musical and drama events free with general admission tickets. Honorary booster cards are available for residents 60 and over at the First United Methodist church office or Linn-Mar Educational Services. Cards may double as event passes and need not be reapplied. Reserved football seats require extra payment. Also listed are pool sessions, school class makeups, Friday fish and shrimp dinners, hospital news, park board meeting, property sales, recent permits, YMCA activities, and a fall schedule update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn- Mar
First United Methodist Church
Eighth Avenue
Linn-Mar Schools’ Educational Services Center
Tenth Street
Paul Stoppels
Whoop and Patch the owls thrive in North Miami cage
Two baby owls named Whoop and Patch were rescued from a construction site in North Miami by Sheila Heron. They require ground beef and lettuce and will screech when hungry, feeding only from a hand inside an ornate cage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snatch
Patch
Miami
Fla
Sheila Heron
Hospital board approves $63,284 insurance package
Independence The People's Memorial hospital board of trustees approved spending $63,284 for a hospital insurance package to run through June 30, 1978.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
People’s Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Autumn Weather and Ambulance Budget Talks
A stretch of storms hit southern Iowa with an expected end by mid day and near autumn warmth with 70 degree highs and 50s at night. Hospital administrator Robert Richard notes insurance costs rising 33 percent year over year. Ambulance board chair Bill Vargason backs a $16 784.17 Waterloo Bus Sales purchase funded by city and county grants, while Dr. A E Mayner seeks to buy nine feet of hospital land for a new clinic. the board tabled the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
National Weather Service
Bill Vargason
Waterloo
A.E. Mayner
Winthrop
Two Jailed After Chase Through Johnson County
A 100 mile per hour pursuit from North Liberty to the Oxford interchange on I 80 led to the arrest of two Washington residents. A 16 year old boy and Jane L. Goodlander, 18, are charged with stealing a pickup truck. The trio fled on foot, with one suspect still at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Liberty
Oxford
Washington
Johnson County
Jane L. Goodlander
Highway 218
Goodlander
Chamber of Commerce Director Resigns in Independence
The executive director of the Independence chamber of commerce has resigned effective no later than September 30. Barbara Dodge, with the chamber two and a half years and director since last August, leaves to become secretary to Robert Richard, administrator of People's hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Independence Chamber of Commerce
Barbara Dodge
Chamber
Robert Richard
People’s Hospital
Tracks Made Bumps
Stephen Pappas drove along a railroad track and was stopped by a Delray Beach officer after a near collision. A Florida East Coast freight train passed minutes later. The car was held by police until Pappas could drive it away safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delray Beach
Fla
UPI
Stephen Pappas
Fort Lauderdale
Howard Goldstein
Florida East Coast Railway
Pappas
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Linn-Mar
Stickney
Marion
Vernon L. Blietz
Thirty-fifth Street
Mercy Hospital
Marion Park Board
Parks Department
Edward R. Sacy
Swisher
Twenty-third Avenue
Neil P. Stangl
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Erusha, Inc
Ener
Fred J. Gibson
Dewain Fluckiger
Knollicrest Drive
Douglas Penn
South Twelfth Street
Ronald Nird
C Avenue
Dennis Burgess
Eleventh Street
Alva Barber
Tenth Avenue
Leon Griswold
Dave Aon
Thirty-first Street
YMCA
Marion Ymca
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
Chase
Shenandoah
Lady Lexington
Ridgeway
Virginia
West Germany
Boston
BankAmericaid
Koffs Fine Home Furnishings
RCA ColorTrak
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Smulekoff
RCA Color
RCA
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Liberal Credit
Jimensia
Third Avenue
First Street
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