Contracts Set On Treatment Plant Project
The Independence city council awarded two improvements at the waste treatment plant. Hoffman Brothers won the flood damage repair to the south filter for 34160 dollars and William Hanna received 2467.05 dollars for a brick windbreak around two filters. Six bidders filed in each category.
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Independence
Hoffman Brothers of
William Hanna
Burnell Chadek
Board of Appeal
Oliver Greenley
Northwest
Public Health Committee
Two Escape from Washington Jail
Washington County Sheriff Charles Snyder reported two inmates escaped from the county jail in Washington Iowa during the night. Dale Richard 21 of Washington and John Brammer 23 of Muscatine were missing at 1 30 a m after a routine cell check. They were held on auto theft charges and a white Chevrolet stolen nearby was believed used in the escape.
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Washington, Iowa
UPI
Washington County
Charles Snyder
Snyder
Dale Richard
Washington
John Brammer
Muscatine
Lutheran Principals Meet in Boone
The Iowa Lutheran Elementary School Principal's conference will meet Friday at the Imperial Inn in Boone starting at 9 30 a m The program will feature three main talks State School Requirements by Earl Miller Federal Title Programs for Elementary Secondary Education by R F Van Dyke and Patterns of Performance a five year in service training program led by William Wright and Norman Miller
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Boone
Iowa Lutheran
Imperial Inn
Earl Miller
State Department of Public Instruction
R. F. van Dyke
William Wright
Lutheran
Iowa District West
Norman Miller
Central Lutheran School
Newhall
Doubts on Heart Transplants Spark Cost Concerns in Cape Town
Dr. Rodney Hewitson of Groote Schuur hospital questioned the value of heart swaps saying 200 sick babies could be kept alive a year with transplant costs. He cited $21,426 spent on Philip Blaiberg's operation and warned life expectancy may be two to five years. He noted overseas estimates of saving babies with that money and mentioned reports that no further transplants would occur until rejection issues are solved.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Groote Schuul Hospital
Rodney Hewitson
Philip Blaiberg
Hewitson
Hewiston
South African Academy For Science and Art
Groote Schuur
Fun Night at West Branch to aid American Field Service
West Branch plans a Friday night event at 7 30 p m in Hoover gym to raise funds for American Field Service students. Thai boxing demos by Vichak Visetnoy Ritti son Lutti and Wittaya Masena highlight the program alongside a basketball game a cake walk and a pie eating contest. Foreign students from Thailand Chile Brazil Peru Sweden New Zealand Denmark Norway and the Philippines will attend with local host families. Admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for students.
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West Branch
Hoover Gymnasium
Thailand
Chile
Brazil
Peru
Sweden
New Zealand
Denmark
Norway
Philippines
Vichak Visetnoy
Rittisone Lutti
Wittaya Masena
Backers of Nuclear Pact Win Test Vote
In a 61 to 30 Senate vote backers of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty push to send the White House a pact without strings. Senator Ervin proposed a reservation claiming no obligation to defend non nuclear nations but was rejected to table the motion.
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White House
Senate
Sen. Ervin
D-N.c
U.S
Ervin
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kennedy
D-Mass
Harris
D-Okla
9.8 Percent Raise for Non-Certified in College District
Non certified employees of the College Community school district were granted a 9.8 percent pay increase for the 1969 70 school year. Maintenance and custodial staff wage adjustments were approved with administrators to be decided later. The package costs about 25000 dollars. Last week teachers accepted a wage scale raising starting pay for college graduates to 6500 dollars and averaging about a 10.2 percent increase with welfare benefits.
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College Community School
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