Spotlight on Chicken in 1776 National Cook-off in Philly
The 27th National Chicken Cooking Contest will be July 14 at the Philadelphia Civic Center with 51 winners from each state and DC, competing for a 10 000 first prize and a 25 000 grand prize sponsored by the National Broiler Council. Entry forms available. open to all 18 plus submitting recipes by April 1.
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Philadelphia
Continental Congress
John Adams
America
Philadelphia Civic Center
District of Columbia
National Broiler Council
Mazda Corn Oil
Madison Building
Fifteenth Street NW
Washington, D.C
Marion Open House At United Methodist Parsonage
Open houses run the next two Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m. at the United Methodist church parsonage 2500 Twenty second avenue. The parsonage was purchased in September with possession Oct 1 and has since been remodeled. Rev Mr Glen W Lamb and wife reside there. The First National Bank of Marion announces the Blue Cross Blue Shield Depositor Group Program will reopen for enrollment in March and ads will run in February.
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New United Methodist Church
Twenty-second Avenue
Glen W. Lamb
First National Bank of
Marion
Blue Cross
Blue Shield Depositor Group
Adv
Missionary Robert Couture to Speak at Squaw Creek Baptist
Robert Couture, a missionary to India for 18 years with the Evangelical Alliance Mission, will address the public at Squaw Creek Baptist Church Wilkins School. The 10 15 a m service and 6 p m fellowship potluck follow morning worship. Also noted is the Marion Civic Service Commission meeting Monday at 9 a m in city hall council chamber.
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Robert Couture
India
Squaw Creek
Wilkins School
Couture
Evangelical Alliance Mission
Carol Stream
Ill
Marion Civi Service Commission
Council
Off-Road Vehicle Use Areas Listed
Federal recreation areas permit ORV use under varied rules. The U.S. Interior Dept. publishes a free booklet “Off-Road Vehicle Use on Federal Lands.” Request from Consumer Information Center Pueblo CO 81009. Read manuals and learn safe, trail based driving before use.
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U.S. Deparment of Interior
Consumer Information Center
Dept
Pueblo
Colo
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Park Service
Army Corps of Engineers
National Forest Service
Tennessee Valley Authority
Motor Club
The
General Services Administration
Federal
Pleads Guilty in SBA Defrauding Case
Sanford Rafsky, a businessman with ties to Miami and New York, pleaded guilty in Richmond to defrauding the Small Business Administration and Citizens Trust Bank of 72133. The plea is tied to a 1973 scheme described in an indictment of 17 counts and follows a two year federal investigation. Further indictments are anticipated in the SBA case.
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Richmond, Va
Miami
New York
Small Business Administration
Portsmouth Bank
Sanford Rafsky
Richmond
SBA
Rafsky
Citizens Trust Bank
Students protest policy at Anamosa High School
About 60 students were asked to leave the Anamosa High School building after refusing to attend classes in protest of a board policy. The rule counts one class missed as three unexcused absences, risking possible expulsion after seven.
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Anamosa
Anamosa High School
James Poulter
James Fields
Poulter
Remmers Murder Case Test Jury Legality Questioned
Attorneys for Michael D. Remmers challenged the Johnson county grand jury as illegally drawn arguing a statute exempting teachers and professors from duty violates equal protection. The case tied to Kay Mesner's death on January 10 may see delays as Judge August Hansell reviews the issue.
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Iowa City
Michael D. Remmers
Johnson County
August Hansell
Delores Rodgers
Community Groups Help Troy Mills By Isabel Diltz
Troy Mills a small Linn county village on the Wapsipinicon river has developed community projects since its early days. A sewer system completed in 1961 is now getting a final filtration upgrade to meet regulations. The Floyd William son American Legion post started in 1948 and now has 71 members with 1976 officers led by Commander George Frasher.
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Troy Mills
Fire Department
American Legion
Legion
Wapsipinicon River
Linn County
Andy Andrews
Virgil Chester
Mike Oliphant
Floyd-Willamson American Legion Post
Wayne Floyd
Laurence Williamson
Hoover Wesleyan Methodist Church
The
George Frasher
Tom Sauer
Too Few Monks At New Melleray Bread Plant
In Dubuque AP report the New Melleray Abbey will halt public sale of their monastery bread this Saturday due to insufficient monks to sustain baking. Father Matthias, the monastery's business manager, cites heavy man hours and consolidation to focus on essential tasks for the community.
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New Melleray
Man's Car Hit Four Times in a Day in Huntington
Rick Baumgartner found a windshield note from Patrolman J Davies claiming his car was struck four times that day due to ice on the road. One side was scraped and dented, and Baumgartner doubted his insurance would believe the story.
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Huntington
W.va
Rick Baumgartner
Baumgartner
J. Davies
Bread sold at monastery bakery in Cedar Rapids closes
Monks of the Catholic Order of Cistercians on a 3200 acre farm near Cedar Rapids reduced to about 50 members from 125 due to aging. Two-pound loaves sold for $1 and up to 300 loaves weekly. Bread's popularity cited as reason for its cessation.
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Order of Cistercians
Matthias
Father Pius
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Eleventh Avenue
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Thirty-fifth Street
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Dictment
Virginia Banks
U.S
William Cummings
Bowie Race Course
Maryland
Remmers
1St Avenue
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Isabel Diltz
Jack Andrews
Dick Wood
Don Rawson
Howard Cress
Bob Beresford
Keith Walton
Harold Annis
Senior Citizens Bus Service
Killians
Lindale Plaza
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