False check charge filed against three Tree men
Three men were jailed Friday night under $3,000 bond each on forged instrument charges after Hy-Vee staff doubted their checks. Charles L Conover 21 of Quincy Illinois John Mills 27 of Birmingham Alabama Melvin Brockstech 18 of Quincy were charged by Washington County sheriff with aiding and abetting the offense. Conover drove the car and paid a fine for driving without a license. Authorities say bad checks have circulated by the same group over years with trips through town each year. Sheriff Don Robertson filed charges after recognizing a name in the inquiry.
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Tree
Washington County
Urge visitors during Library Week here
Washington City Library invites the public to visit all next week during National Library Week April 9 14 New books on display with a gardening and flowers focus and children receive new bookmarks during Book Week Visitors can stop by the Helen Wilson room upstairs where staff greet guests Open hours include Monday Wednesday Friday 12 30 p m through the start and Tuesday Thursday Saturday 10 a m to 6 p m
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Washington City Library
National Library Week
Helen Wilson
School Board to Discuss Baccalaureate Petition at Meeting
Washington Community School District Board of Education will review a petition signed by 73 Washington High School students calling for cancellation of baccalaureate services. The tentative agenda includes a ministerial association letter, pay raises for bus drivers, new administration building floor plans, insurance programs, and summer school offerings. The meeting is at 7:30 p.m. in the senior high library.
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Washington High School
Washington Community School District Board of Education
Washington Ministerial Association
Brighton Express
Wehner and Associates
Veteran rows 16 foot raft to marry Vietnam lover
Louizell Haynes, 24, a Vietnam veteran, used a 16 foot rubber raft to sail from near Saigon to San Francisco to keep a promise to marry Kim, a former streetworker. He had served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade and said the Army would not grant permission to marry. He packed water, food, flares, and shark repellent for the voyage via the Golden Gate.
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AN Francisco
UPI
Vietnam
Louizell Haynes
Kim
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Bongson
Saigon
Golden Gate
Hayes
Weather Outlook with 50s Highs and North Winds
Partly cloudy this morning with highs in the 50s, then a fall to the 40s this afternoon. North winds 15 to 25 mph by noon and into the afternoon and evening. Tonight lows near freezing. Sunday highs in the 50s with a 10 percent rain chance today, 20 percent tonight and Sunday.
Yoder's pen collection fills Kalona office display
Herman Yoder of Kalona, retired funeral director and Iowa Mennonite Mutual Aid State Treasurer, has a vast collection exceeding 800 pens and pencils. His display on Main Street grows as new finds arrive, with prizes like a two color writer and an antenna pen. He invites visitors to view the collection and trade if they have printed pens or pencils to share.
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Herman Yoder
Kalona
Yoder
Charles Eckhardt
Main Street
Wenger Insurance
Iowa Mennonite Mutual Aid Association
Kalona Cooperative Switchboard Company, Inc
Washington State
Bessi
Lois
Ontario
Canada
Dorothy
Indiana
Evelyn
Ohio
Elvin
Katona
Herman
Income tax refunds mailed to Iowa taxpayers
DES MOINES. About 50,000 refund warrants will be mailed early this week, adding to 200,000 refunds already distributed. State Revenue Director Donald Briggs says over 400,000 returns have been processed with $12.5 million in refunds averaging about $60. Iowans have until April 30 to file, with the department normally handling about one million returns annually.
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Des Moines
DPA
Nixon outlines world trade plan and NSC reshuffle
President Nixon proposes a standby tariff authority to pressure trading partners and aims to boost U.S. access abroad. He elevates economics experts to top NSC posts, naming Charles A. Coops in Saigon and Helmut Sonnefeldt as undersecretary of the Treasury, with Scowcroft Eagleburger Kennedy and Odeen given senior deputy roles. Nixon wraps up a Western White House visit and previews the return to Washington.
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Calif
UPL
Nixon
Congress
U.S
National Security Council
Charles A. Coops
Saigon
NSC
Henry A. Kissinger
Ronald L. Ziegler
Sonnefeldt
Helmut Sonnefeldt
NSC Ff
Treasury
Paul A. Volcker
George P. Shultz
William Simons
Ziegler
Edwin S. Cohen
United States
White House
Washington
California Angels
Kansas City Royals
Maj
David Luna
Air Force
Cooper
Aissinger
USC
Brent Scowcroft
Kissinger
Scowcroft
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Army
Lawrence S. Eagleburger
Richard T. Kennedy
Philip A Odeen
Annual YWCA Meeting Highlights Town Iowa Speaker
Washington YWCA held its annual dinner and business meeting Friday with election to the council and nominating committee. Miss Casey Mahon of Iowa City spoke on The Woman Offender, noting funding limits and the need for more young workers while detailing Rockwell City reformatory conditions.
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Casey Mahon
Iowa City
Washington Ywca
Chapter DL
TTT
Ywca Council
Jam France
John Baldrige
Clark Smith
Henry Soucek
YWCA
Floyd Woods Jr
Ruth Simpson
Miss Mahon
University of Town
College of Law
National meat boycott ends tonight amid continued protest
United Press International reports the national meat boycott ends at midnight but groups plan to sustain partial boycotts through April and a full-scale action in early May. Leaders meet in Washington Wednesday to decide on continuing the protest, with coalition actions in Massachusetts New Hampshire and Maine and remarks by Rep. Rosenthal praising participation despite no price rollbacks.
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United Press International
Washington
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Woburn
Mass
Louisville
Patty Twyman
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N.y
Wisconsin
James E. Godfrey
Godfrey Co
Sentry Food Stores
Dublin
Calif
Lucky Stores
New England
Truce team helicopter downed near Laos border
An ICCS flight from Hue to Lao Bao reportedly shot down with an American crew aboard. The missing helicopter carried two Indonesians and others from Hungary and Poland, status unknown. An ICCS source said a second chopper escaped and the ICCS chairman planned talks with Viet Cong today.
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Saigun
UPS
International Commission For Control and Supervision
ICCS
ICS
Hue
Lao Bao
Saigon
Dmz
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Pat Lechner
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Washington County Developmental Center
Mary Hayes
Francis Reed
Walter Farrell
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