Kiss Me Kate Rehearsal for Benton High
Benton Community High School students Mark Prusha and Carla Heinrich rehearse a scene from Kiss Me Kate to be staged in Blairstown gym November 11 12 and 13. Curtain times 8 p.m. for the first two shows and 2 p.m. for the final matinee. Dinner theater offered with admission. general $2 adults $1 50 students $2 50 reserved seats.
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Benton Community High School
Mark Prusha
Carla Heinrich
Cole Porter
Blairstown
Four-handed rescue after carbon monoxide near miss
The Sanford family of Monticello narrowly survived a CO incident on October 20 when a well insulated home and fireplace consumed oxygen. Mrs. Sanford and her husband dialed for help after fainting, guiding responders to open doors and call the teacher, and the family was treated and released. They installed a fresh air vent to prevent a recurrence.
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Monticello
Richard Sanford
Mrs. Sanford
Lee
Lowell Lincoln
Anamosa
Sharon Harrs
Cedar Rapids
Sanfords
Bill Corbin
Sanford
Kathleen
Carter welfare plan offers carrot and stick approach
Hew official Dr. Eugene Eidenberg outlined President Carter’s 34 billion welfare revision designed to reward work and penalize nonwork. The plan would replace the current system with an “expected to work” class for over a million welfare recipients and shift costs. Iowa could save about 5 million in the first year.
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Carter
Des Moines
Eugene Eidenberg
Congress
Fect
Eidenberg
Iowa
Volga Lake project gains final approval in Iowa
The Iowa Natural Resources Council approved the final Volga Lake recreation project in Fayatte County northeast Iowa. The plan aims for a 135 acre lake at a total cost of 2.7 million dollars with 900 thousand spent on land and lake bed waterproofing. About half the funding will come from federal Bureau of Recreation programs.
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RED Oak
VPI
Iowa Natural Resources Council
Iowa
Fayette County
Tom Albright
Iowa Conservation Commission
Federal Bureau of Recreation
Spencer closes largest kosher meat plant in Iowa
The Spencer Foods Inc plant in northwest Iowa will permanently close after union members rejected a one year wage freeze. The plant, Spencer’s biggest employer with about 420 workers, ceased operations at midnight Saturday and is up for sale. The town faces a projected annual economic loss of about 75 million dollars.
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Spencer
Gates At
Spencer Foods Inc
Iowa
Meatcutters Union
Gerald Pearson
C. Earl Page
Page
Chris Lauritsen
Lauritsen
Hartley
Schuyler
Neb
Pearson
Chicago
Iowa Beef Packers Inc
South Sioux City
Spencer Foods
Culver courted by both Panama sides over treaty
Sen. John Culver of Iowa remains undecided on ratification of the Panama Canal treaties after President Carter signed them. He plans to study the issue, while urging a strong educational program to inform the public about the facts and alternatives. He notes his mail shows strong opposition to ratification.
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Panama
Washington
Carter
John Culver
Iowa
Senate
Richard Byrd
the Gazette
Culver
Group approves new citizen aide job applications in Des Moines
A deadlocked Iowa legislative subcommittee voted 3 to 3 to reopen applications for the state citizens aide post, displacing acting director Ruth Mosher. The move aims to consider reporter Jerry Szumski of the Des Moines Register, amid a broader vote to name Alvin Clare Russie as head of the temporary land preservation policy panel.
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Des Moines
Jerry Szumski
Des Moines Register
Legislative Council
Ruth Mosher
Alvin Clare Russie
Temporary
State Land Preservation Policy Commission
Russie
State Department of Soil Conservation
Citizens Aide
Philip Hill
Mosher
Delwyn Stromer
Garner
Donald Doyle
Sioux City
William Palmer
Grove Glenn
Ottumwa
Gregory Cussck
Davenport
Palmer
Szumski
GOP to boost courthouse campaigns in 1978 races
Republican officials vow a vigorous courthouse level push to strengthen local party roots. State Chairman Steve Roberts urged emphasis on county races across all 99 counties and said GOP support will aid county leaders and candidates to counter Democratic gains and build a broader campaign program.
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Mount Ayr
Iowa
Steve Roberts
Ringgold County
Republican Central Committee
White House
Roberts
GOP
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Kate
Judy Daubenmier
Lowon
Volga Lake
George Bernard Shaw
Frank Nye
Gazette
Asta
Sadessbesteritetiaae
Ssetvaky
Etere
Baisasit
Medical Socie Foundation
Rotorooter
Trous
By Roger Munns
Statehouse
Harold G. Schaefer
Citizens For Schaefer
Lon Ripperton
Senior Citizen
Smulekoffs Armstrong
Decoresq
Notte
Armstrong
Armstrong Afloor Fashione
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