Silver Jubilee art show at Washington High
Washington High School hosts a two day exhibit featuring 1322 artworks in the gym by Carlton Bump and students from 25 years of classes. The event also includes works from junior high and evening classes with additions in balconies and a film poster display in the theater. Admission is free on Friday and Saturday.
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West Liberty
West Liberty County Fair
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Washington, D.C
Chicago
Driver Sought In City Pole Crash Before Post Office
Police search for the vehicle that struck and felled a city light pole near the post office around 4 a.m. Debris from the car remained at the scene.
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Washington City
Iowa House to consider helmet rule repeal for riders 18 plus
Chief sponsor Rep. Wally Horn said a measure to drop the helmet requirement for riders 18 and older would be offered as an amendment to the Criminal Code revision. The bill already has 60 co sponsors and ties helmet use to federal law.
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Des Moines
API
Iowa
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Senate renews debate on three year property tax relief plan
Des Moines UPI reports Senate Democrats moved to renew debate on a compromise three year property tax relief plan after approval of the measure. The proposal mirrors a conference committee report approved by the House two weeks earlier and would expand breaks for residential owners while lowering farmland valuations to 100 percent productivity for the last two years.
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UPI
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Iowa House weighs wine sales in grocery stores
Iowa officials warn wine sales in grocery and specialty stores could cut state revenue and raise consumer costs. The House Ways and Means Committee approved a floor debate bill allowing state and private distributorships to sell wine for an indefinite period with a 70 cent per gallon excise tax. Rep. Robert Bina argues the measure would benefit the state and consumers.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
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House
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Robert Bina
D-Davenport
Des Moines House Rejects Six Month Trial Delay Amendment
The Iowa House blocked an amendment by a 47 to 47 vote that sought to shorten the maximum time from arraignment to trial in criminal cases from one year to six months.
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Des Moines
UPI
House
Prison inmates charged in jail drug seizure
Bradford Ellis 25 and Edward Don 18 faced controlled substance charges after a February 20 jail cell search by Sheriff Yale Jarvis and deputies found marijuana. Ellis serves four months for marijuana, Don six months for resisting an officer and unauthorized vehicle use.
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Washington County
Bradford Ellis
Washington
Edward Don
Keota
Richard Bordwell
Bordwell
Yale Jarvis
Ellis and Co
Ellis
Don
Giant statue offers Central Park fountain replacement
Souffle offers a 12 foot tin statue of its founding leader Pierre Washington LaFuhl to Washington city for permanent park display. Voters in a June 31 referendum would decide on replacing the Central Park fountain with the statue as a bicentennial tribute.
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Souffle Press Service
Teamsters Strike Sends Truckers Off The Road Nationwide
Nationwide walkout by Teamsters truck drivers shuts routes in Michigan Ohio and the East with 400 000 union members seeking a master agreement. Illinois delays keep Chicago area trucks moving while negotiations continue at Arlington Park Hilton with Labor Secretary Usery mediating and Frank Fitzsimmons pressing for a favorable deal.
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Grand Rapids
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Iowa Teamsters strike grounds freight network across Quad Cities
Local 147 and Local 371 members join a national walkout led by the Teamsters Union halting truck traffic across Iowa and the Quad Cities. Up to 5,000 Iowa Teamsters participate as terminals report picket lines and rising goods shortages next week.
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Iowa
Charles Kirschbaum
Teamsters Local 147
Des Moines
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Quad Cities
Cedar Rapids
Teamsters Local 371
Rock Island, Ill
Mid-Prairie Board Opposes Fact-Finder Seniority Policy
The Mid-Prairie Board of Education says binding arbitration is needed over a staff reduction plan. It argues layoffs should not be based solely on seniority and would erode its authority to retain the best teachers. The fact-finder recommended seniority based cuts within curricular areas if attrition and resignations fall short.
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Evening Journal
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Mid-Prairie
Harry Graham
Madison
Wis
Mid-Prairie Education Association
Graham
MPEA
Art show opens at Washington Public Library features two Iowa artists
Jim Emmert and David Kamm, two young Iowa artists, unveil a ceramics and woodcuts show at the Washington Public Library. A 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. reception Saturday invites the public to view the works and meet the artists. The exhibition runs through April in the Helen Wilson gallery.
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Jim Emmert
David Kamm
Iowa
Washington Public Library
Helen Wilson
West Liberty
Lobbyists Stall No Fault Insurance Bill Return to Committee
The Senate voted 49 to 45 to return the no fault auto insurance bill to committee under pressure from trial lawyers. Senator Frank Moss said lobbying remains powerful as prosecutors of lawsuits opposed the measure, calling it a major consumer issue in the 94th Congress.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Frank Moss
Utah
Moss
Reagan denounces Ford policy in nationwide address
Ronald Reagan delivered a 30 minute NBC taped speech denouncing Ford's military foreign policy and economic record. He warned of danger from U S second best and called for a balanced budget while pressuring for a first ballot nomination in Kansas City. Ford's campaign dismissed it as negative rhetoric and basic stump speech.
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UPI
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Southwest
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Reagan
NBC
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
U.S
Bill Shannon
The
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Weekend Weather Outlook for Local Area
Clear tonight with lows in the mid 30s. Friday brings mostly sunny mild conditions with highs near mid 60s. Winds will be light and variable tonight.
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