Local riders raise funds for Crippled Children camp
Pony Express riders from the area delivered 559 to the state Crippled Children's Association for Camp Sunnyside. Brighton residents contributed 86, Columbus Junction 293, and Washington 180. Rainy weather forced the delivery by car instead of horseback to the meeting point near Oskaloosa.
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Pony Express
State
Crippled Children’s Association
Sunnyside
Brighton
Columbus Junction
Washington
Oskaloosa
Roberts Brothers top soybean yield in 1972 tests
The 67.7 bushel per acre average by Dale and Carl Roberts of Ainsworth is the state runner-up in soybean yield after re examining 1972 Crop Improvement Association records. George Unkrich of Olds had held second place but the Roberts Brothers captured the second place trophy and won the Ainsworth Lions Club first place bean award for the top yield in Washington County.
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Crop Improvement Association
Roberts Brothers
Hear Ainsworth
Dale
Carl Roberts
George Unkrich
Near Olds
Ainsworth Lions Club
Washington County
Police department short of manpower in Washington
The Washington police force stands four officers strong, two below full strength as Patrolman Warren Schmidt resigns to join the sheriff's office replacing Robert Long who moved to Iowa Southern Utilities. Ken Bauer is at the Ottumwa Law Enforcement Academy. Mayor Ralph Martin said Chief Jack Cherry will interview applicants soon and new hires must sign contracts.
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Ine
Washington
Renice
Warren Schmidt
Sheriff's Office
Robert Long
Iowa Southern Utilities
Ken Bauer
Law Enforcement Academy
Ottumwa
Ralph Martin
Jack Cherry
Break-ins reported at Keeler Mobil and Ballou Oil
City police investigate two early Sunday break-ins at Keeler Mobil service station on 304 West Madison Street where $263 in small bills and coins were stolen from the cash register. A pane was broken at Ballou Oil Co. on 222 South Iowa Avenue with no items reported missing.
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Keeler Mobil
Madison St
Ballou Oil Co
South
Iowa Ave
AT&T chief forecasts 20 cent pay phone calls
AT T chairman John D Debutts said routine pay phone calls will rise to 20 cents, with a 15 cent information charge and higher installation and long distance rates. He cited rising operating costs and noted the timing and regulatory approval are still to be determined.
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Washington
UPI
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
John D. Debutts
Debutts
Supreme Court declines review of Alaska oil pipeline halt
Washington reports the Supreme Court refused to review a lower court ruling blocking a multi million dollar oil pipeline through Alaska. The 789 mile project was blocked after the U S Court of Appeals ruled the Interior Department cannot issue a permit, citing a width of the right of way exceeding the 50 foot limit under the 1920 Mineral Leasing Act.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Alaska
High Court
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
U.S. Court of Appeals
Interior Department
Circuit Court
Butler County Courthouse Bond Vote Set for April 10
Butler County residents will vote April 10 on a proposed 940000 bond issue to finance a new county courthouse. Grand juries for six years urged replacement of the 1881 building due to overcrowding space shortage and inadequate wiring. A 60 percent approval is required.
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Butler County
Weather Outlook Clears North East With Light Rain
Cloudy and cool conditions with occasional light rain or drizzle likely in the northeast and a chance of brief showers elsewhere. Highs range from the upper 20s in the northeast to the 40s in the west and south, with overnight lows in the 30s. Tuesday remains mostly cloudy with highs in the 40s.
Mississippi floodwaves surge past 1937 cresting record levels
United Press International reports the Mississippi River at its highest level since 1937 in many areas as floods force hundreds from homes from Dubuque Iowa to New Orleans. The river was expected to crest between 56 feet at Miller City Illinois and higher along other dikes. Two deaths reported and multiple missing and rescued as crews battle sandbagging and evacuations along the swollen river.
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United Press International
Mississippi
Dubuque
Iowa
New Orleans
National Weather Service
Coast Guard
Dogwood
Tennessee
Dyer County
Fire district trustees election set for Crawford Township
County supervisors designated Tuesday April 17 as the election date for trustees of the Crawford Township Benefited Fire District. All township voters may participate and decide on a up to 1 mill levy for fire protection. Polling at the Crawfordsville fire station from early morning to 8 pm. Five write-in nominees will be named and three trustees chosen. A public hearing on the engineer’s report preceded the vote. a resident urged faster response from Wayland volunteers.
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County Board of Supervisors
Crawford Township
Crawfordsville
David A. Graber
Wayland
Iowa House OKs Bonds to Spur City Area Development
The Iowa House approved a bill 61 32 allowing municipalities to issue tax free municipal improvement bonds for land development within three miles outside city limits. Safeguards lie with city councils county boards or a state level development board. debate centered on urban sprawl and rural impact.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa House
Senate
County Boards of Supervisors
Arthur Small
Iowa City
Norman Jesse
Carl Nielsen
Altoona
George Knoke
Council Bluffs
Knoke
Sioux City
Davenport
Dennis Butler
Washington Community School District to elect seven in May
Nomination papers for seats on the Washington Community School District Board of Education are available from board secretary Henry Soucek. The seven member board will be elected May 21 with nominations due May 1. Candidates must be 18 or a district resident, petition names needed from 10 qualified voters, and cannot be district employees or spouses. Polls open noon to 8 p.m. May 21. new directors take office July 1. Terms of the two top finishers expire in September. polling places not yet set. Weather update reports 1.17 inches of weekend rain with 0.14 Saturday, 0.92 Sunday through 7 a.m. April 1, and 0.11 this morning.
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Washington Community
Senate softens lobbyist disclosure rules in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa Senate voted 34 to 13 to soften disclosure requirements for lobbyists after threats of enforcement under bribery statute language. An ethics panel had previously backed the change amid protests by a lobbyist group known as The Third House Regulars meeting with Lt. Gov New and other leaders.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate Today
Senate
Third House Reguilars
Arthur New
Senate Ethics Committee
Rail co-ops seek rail boost to move Iowa grain
Iowa co op elevators at Palmer and Pocahontas ship about 1.6 million bushels yearly and want a shared Pomeroy facility loaded with hopper cars. The plan faces trucking costs, highway impact, and calls for Rock Island to invest in heavy track and interconnect with others while a state transportation department is urged to coordinate rail revival.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Palmer
Pocahontas
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Rock Island
Gowrie
Sibley
Pomeroy
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Iowa
The
Gulf
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company
Webb
Palmer and Pocahontas
van Nostrand
Royal
Department of Transportation
Iowa House
Cargill
Fairfield man held in double slaying
Cecil Manley, 58, pleaded innocent to two counts of open murder after being bound over to Jefferson County District Court. He is jailed in Van Buren County without bond. The victims are Teresa Marie Skirvin, 39, and Alice Mae Zuehlke, 52. Their bodies were found at Manley’s Fairfield home after police were called Friday night. A gun was found in the house. Autopsies were performed.
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Fairfield
UPI
Jefferson County
van Buren County
Cecil Manley
Manley
Teresa Marie Skirvin
Alice Mae Zuehlke
Winter storms threaten Southwest and mountain snow in four states
An intensifying spring storm blankets the Southwest with sand in deserts and heavy snow in Colorado Arizona New Mexico and Utah. Warnings for central and western mountains persist as winds whip dust and snow across plains, with showers reaching Florida and the Mississippi River rising after heavy weekend rains. A five crewmen missing after towboat crash near Vicksburg and a boy drowns in Grafton Illinois while retrieving a life preserver.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Grafton
Ill
National Weather Service
Miller City
Army Corps of Engineers
United Press International
Colorado
Mexico
Arizona
Utah
New Mexico
Rockies
Intermountain
Isissippi
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Official
Ed Kelly
California
Middle
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
Florida
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