New York Refuses Welfare For North Carolina Family
Mrs. Ruth Smith and her four children from Sanford North Carolina sought city welfare after arriving March 6. NYC Welfare offered bus fare back and argued they were ineligible due to North Carolina welfare claims. Mobilization of Youth lawyers sought a court order to compel a state official to explain denial as the family faces dire need and housing concerns in welfare hotels. The case continues with questions over residency rules and welfare costs.
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New York
UPI
New York City
Ruth Smith
Sanford
N.C
North Carolina
Mrs. Smith
Kenneth Sahn
Manhattan Supreme Court
Jule Sugarman
Smith
Kahn
Wrrs
Ethel Smith
U. S. Supreme Court
Nelson Rocheller
Rotary Club hears talk on auctioneering by Keith Murphy
Keith Murphy brother of Rotarian Gary Murphy spoke at the Rotary Club meeting about auctioneering. He described training in Fort Smith Arkansas and noted typical sale values for furniture, farms, and household goods. He explained commission shares and that auctioneering has no Iowa license but is hard to enter.
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Rotary Club
Keith Murphy
Gary Mu
Keith
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Murphy
Iowa
Visit Roth farm to see tile outlet terraces
Washington County Soil Conservation District invites interested landowners and operators to view examples of tile outlet terraces on the Vernon Roth farm. The April 6 meeting at 1 30 p m will feature field discussion led by technicians, showcasing terraces built across waterways to intercept runoff.
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Washington County
Roth
Washington
Soil Conservation Service
Calley Released Awaiting Appeal At Fort Benning
Lt. William L. Calley Jr., freed by presidential order from the Army stockade, is under military house arrest at Fort Benning. The 27-year-old was sentenced to life for the My Lai massacre and returned to his bachelor apartment amid cheering neighbors as President Nixon suspended prison due to his ongoing appeal.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
William L. Calley Jr
Mya Lai
Nixon
White House
Calley
Steve Wright Wins Kalona Optimist Oratorical Contest
Steve Wright, son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Wright of West Chester, took first place at the Kalona Optimist Oratorical Contest held at the Kalonial Townhouse on Thursday night. Second and third went to Ben Yoder and Mike Yoder, all Mid-Prairie FFA members. The event, open to boys under 16, featured orations of up to six minutes on This I Believe, with Wright advancing to a district contest in Iowa City in April.
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Steve Wright
Wilbur Wright
West Chester
Kalona
Kalonial
Ben Yoder
Elwood Yoder
Mike Yoder
Robert E. Yoder
Wellan
Mid-Prairie Ffahapter
Optimist International
Steve
Towa City
Iowa City
Kalona Optimist Club
Cold wave moves to Eastern states
A powerful cold front pushed from the Midwest into the East Coast. Temperatures in the Great Plains fell up to 40 degrees from the day before as residents recovered from an April Fool's joke. Chicago girls wearing hot pants faced a sharp chill and returned to maxi coats.
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Great Plains
Chicago
Republicans Plan for Buck Night at Court House
The Republican Central Committee met Thursday night at the Court House with Bill Perdock, county chairman, presiding, to announce Buck Night on April 27. Other future plans were also discussed.
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Republican Central Committee
Court House
Bill Perdock
Buck
School Menus From Week of Meals and Desserts
Weekly school meals feature chili soup Tuesday creamy turkey on potatoes and cottage cheese weekly spaghetti and cabbage slaw with apricots and garlic bread ham loaf buttered potatoes lemon jello with pineapple bunny sandwich ice cream milk good Friday items goulash beef and noodles creamed dried beef served with mashed potatoes peanut butter sandwiches peaches and milk fried chicken shoestring potatoes buttered beans and bread and butter sandwiches with apricots and milk
Dismissed and Reassigned Names Across Iowa Today
Yesterday and today records show Miss Alice Neuen kirk Washington surgical today Miss Shirley Yaeger Sigourney medical Dismissed yesterday Ross Hodson Brighton today Mrs Russell Miller and daughter Letts Mrs Leo Bishop and daughter At anssa Monya Meinel Kalona all noted as personnel movements across multiple towns and institutions
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Shirley Yaeger
Sigourney, Medical
Russell Miller
Letts
Leo Bishop
Atanssa
Monya Meinel
Kalona
Funeral plans for George Zeck 59 in Washington County
George A Zeck 59 of Washington County farmer for 27 years and later with the Washington Community School System died April 2 1971 at Washington County Hospital. Services pending at Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev William Kettlitz in charge. Memorial fund for youth room of United Presbyterian Church. Zeck born July 1911 son of Ralph and Nellie Zeck. survived by wife three sons Gerald Waterloo Gene Keota Gary at home two daughters Andrea Bailey Fargo ND two granddaughters his mother Nelie Zeck Washington one brother Wayne Burbank CA and three sisters Doris Ruebsam Pacoima CA Mary Beenblossom Pacoima CA Julia Milne San Jose CA. Preceded in death by father two brothers and one sister.
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George A. Zeck
Washington County
Washington Community School System
Washington County Hospital
East
Harrison Street
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
William Kettlitz
New United Presbyterian Church
Mr. Zeck
Ralph and
Nellie Meeks
Zeck
Washington Junior College
United Presbyterian Church
Alice Wolfe
Gerald
Waterloo
Gene
Keota
Gary
Raul
Andrea) Bailey
Fargo
Dakota
Nelie Zeck
Washington
Wayne
Burbank
Calif
Charles
Doris) Ruebsam
Mary) Beenblossom
Pacoima
Arthur
Julia) Milne
San Jose
Calt
PEO Chapter 1 Hosts Meeting and Passion Play Program
Mrs. Russell Bannister entertained Chapter 1 PEO with assistance from Mrs. Guter and Mrs. Hoover. Mrs. Huber and Mrs. Wolf presented a Passion Play program from Oberammergau with slides. Plans were set to visit the PEO retirement home and the first May meeting will be at the Sarah Porter Beckwith Home in Mt. Pleasant.
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Russell Bannister
Carl Guter
Leo Hoover
Robert Huber
Cal Wolf
Oberammergau
PEO
Sarah Porter Beckwith
Mt. Pleasant
New Iowa Players Present The Fantasticks in Iowa City
The New Iowa Players stage The Fantasticks April 1 through 25 at the Iowa City Catholic Grade School Auditorium 229 E Court Street with an 8 p m curtain. Tickets 1 30 call 337 9813 or pay at the door. Directed by Steve Arnold the cast includes Bruce Fulster Matt Carol Maxwell Louisa Jim Foster El Gallo Lloyd Stockdale and others in a junior drama program effort to expand local male theatre initiatives.
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Iowa Players
Fantasticks
Iowa City Catholic
E. Court Street
Ur L Menta
Lone Cyreeldens
al Teatre
The
Steve Arnold
University of Iowa
Bruce Fulster
Iowa City
Matt
Carol Maxwell
Luisa
Barkey
el Gallo
Jim Foster
Bellamy
Lloyd Stockdale
Hucksbee
Jeff Severson
Mute
Clayton Lundberg
Henry Cindy Wein
Louisa
Mrs Chas Billings dies in Burlington
Mrs Charles Billings formerly of Columbus Junction dies at Mount Pleasant after 13 years away. Funeral at Stacy Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction with Reverend Harold Olson. burial in Columbus City Cemetery. Born Hazel Belle Felton December 29 1888 in Wilton Junction to Ora and Dora Felton. Widowed since 1957, she leaves daughters Helen Thiering and Evelyn Braddy of Davenport and Cecil Billings of Mount Pleasant, along with 14 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
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Columbus — Junction
Charles Billings
Columbus Junction
Burlington
Mount Pleasant
Stacy-Lewis
Harold Olson
Columbus City
Hazel Belle Felton
Wilton Junction
Ora
Dora Hesser Felton
Nichols
Marriage License Issued for Richardson and Edwards
A marriage license was issued Thursday to Beth Anne Richardson of 210 N Second and Michael Dean Edwards of Route 2 Wayland.
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Beth Anne Richardson
2Nd
Michael Dean Edwards
Route 2
Wayland
Local News Briefs From Ottumwa and Mayfield
Dale Ki of Mayfield Kentucky is visiting relatives. Roy Harness Ottumwa died March 28 at age likely older. burial and survivors include widow four daughters six grandchildren. Tuberculosis Association meeting in Oakdale focused on reorganization toward public information and research. Mrs John Sproule in Houston with her father Roscoe Day who had heart surgery. Day recovering well. Sproule children Cindy Stephen Kimberly helping as parents away and others assist. Charles Harvey honored with birthday cake and family gathering for 82nd birthday. Mrs Don Lawless recovering from major surgery at her mother Mrs Evelyn Kerkman’s in Maena Ta. expected to remain a week.
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Renas Nore Nave
Roy Harness
Ottumwa
Harold
Ardyee) Stevens
Tho Queen Anne
Harness
N ,Endickson
James Butler
Clem Dold
Robert Koehler
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseas Association
Oakdale
John Sproule
Houston
Texas
Roscoe Day
Mr. Day
Sproule
Cindy
Stephen
Kimberly
Paul Gebhardts
Kelly Schlapools
Charles Harvey
Col Henderson Faces War Trial Over My Lai Case
Col Oran Henderson, charged with attempting to cover up the My Lai massacre, faces court martial at Ft Meade. He is the highest ranking officer charged in My Lai related crimes. Preliminary hearings begin in a small 1st Army HQ courtroom as he weighs a plea. The 1968 incident already yielded a life sentence at hard labor for Lt William Calley.
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FT. Meade
UPD
Oran Henderson
My Lai
1St Army
Henderson
William c. Calley
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