Two Short of Passage Regional Jail Measure Defeated
Iowa Senate failed on a 23 23 tie vote to pass a regional jails bill amid two days of debate. Leaders argued over location and funding while the Crime Commission supported the measure. A $42 million appropriation was rejected and the bill was labeled a vehicle for future planning.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
Senate
James Griffin
Council Bluffs
Lamborn
Linn
Carroll
Polk
Dubuque
John Tapscott
Washington Community School Board Postpones April Meeting
The regular April meeting of the Washington Community School Board is postponed from the earlier date to Wednesday April 21. The session will be held in the library building at the senior high school site.
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Washington Community School Board
Toastmasters Hear Three Short Speeches at Club Meeting
Three five minute speeches were delivered at the Toastmasters Club meeting held Thursday evening at the Captain's Table. Dave Miksch spoke on Theory in Grass, George Kerr spoke on Texas Spread, and Ralph Martin served as toast master while John Gammon presented the table topics. Ladies night is planned for next Thursday's meeting.
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Toastmasters Club
Dave Miksch
George Kerr
Ralph Martin
John Gammon
Two Easter services at United Presbyterian Church
At United Presbyterian Church two services are planned for Easter. The 8:30 service will feature Holy Communion with Rev. Thomas Giuntoli speaking on He Is Risen. The 10:45 service opens with a trumpet fanfare by Craig Dare and includes Easter music by the handbell choir led by Jeanne Erickson and the chancel choir led by Harvey Huiner. Dr. Kettlitz will speak on I Saw the Risen Christ Last Week And It Wasn't Even Easter.
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United Presbyterian Church
Thomas Giuntoli
Craig Dare
Jeanne Erickson
Harvey Huiner
Kettlitz
Reds Hide in Forest Drop Napalm in Viet Jungles
UPI reports the end of Operation Lam Son 719 as South Vietnamese and U.S. forces claim the Laos invasion is finished. Fire Base 6 near Cambodia and Laos faced heavy bombardment with napalm and helicopter gunships as remnants of North Vietnamese forces remained in the jungles. Lt. Brian M. Thacker, 25, Hickam AFB, Hawaii, survived after defending the base during its fall, while four Americans were killed and two helicopters were shot down during rescues.
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Saigon
UPI
No. 6
Cambodia
Laos
Dak To
Brian M. Thacker
Hickham Afb
Hawaii
Thacker
Nguyen van Thien
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
South Vietnam
Aos
Worleys Win Gulf Run for the Money Contest
Verle and Lester Worley were cash winners in a national Gulf Oil Run for the Money contest in the St. Paul district. Gulf Oil and Hawkeye Oil Co representatives presented checks totaling 900 at a service station visit in Washington. The local men, with Gulf 11 years, won in Class A.
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Verle
Lester Worley
Gulf Oil Corp
Gulf Oil and Hawkeye Oil Co
Gulf
Iowa
Washington
St. Paul
Busy Beavers 4-H Hold April Meeting at Prairie Flower School
The Busy Beavers 4-H club met Wednesday afternoon in the Prairie Flower School gym with President Claris on Yoder presiding. Fourteen boys attended as Steve Kleinschmidt led roll. Jeff Goodwin and Steve Gingerich held the banner for the pledge. Members discussed kite frames from the last meeting with Mr Herlein assisting in the latter part.
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Beavers
Prairie Flower School
Clarison Yoder
Steve Kleinschmidt
Jeff Goodwin
Steve Gingerich
Herlein
Record of Names From Washington Medical Today
A listing from Washington medical pages includes Lord Knutson and Mrs Roscoe White of Packwood tied to medical notices. Frances Marshall of Washington and Mrs Robert Momphard with her daughter Keota are also mentioned in the same record.
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Lord Knutson
Washington
Medical
Roscoe White
Packwood
Frank
Frances Marshall
Robert Momphard
Keo Ta
Jeanette Boone to study interior design
Jeanette Boone daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter H Carr 24 N 2nd Ave has been accepted by the Institute of Interior Design a division of Massey Junior College for the term beginning in July. She will pursue residential and industrial design leading to an Associate in Arts degree with a field trip to New York and possible study at Massey London with visits to Paris, Rome and other European centers.
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Atlanta
Jeanette Boone
Walter H. Carr
N. 2Nd. Ave
Institute of Interior Design
Massey Juior College
Jeanette
New York
Massey- London
Paris
Rome
Young Folk to Perform at Fern Cliff Church
A group of 36 high school singers from Rockford Illinois will perform at Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church Route 2 Wayland on Monday April 12 at 7 30 p m. The Young Folk have sung at community and church events for two and a half years and recently completed a stereo LP recorded in Chicago. They tour the Midwest and are led by Rev Kenneth Meyer former head of the Evangelical Free Church of America department.
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Hlve
Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church
Route 2
Wayland
First Evangelical Free Church
Rockford
Ilinois
Kenneth Meyer
Christian Education Department
Evangelial Free Church of America
RCA Studios
Chicago
Midwest
Evangelical Free Church of America
Green Lake
Wisconsin
Open House Sunday for the Bills Sees
Mr. and Mrs. Max See host an open house at 633 East Jefferson on Easter Sunday to celebrate their son and daughter in law, Mr. and Mrs. Bill See, recently married. Guests invited from 2 to 4 p m with the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Horner of Glenview, Illinois, joining them.
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Hales House
Rhoda Grif
Max See
Will
East Jefferson
Inlaw
Bill See
Alan Horner
Glenview
Local residents host guests and plan moves across states
Mr. and Mrs. Vavia Leavitt return from San Antonio after National Guard duty and will move to Lafayette Indiana where he will work as a Penny's store manager trainee. Rev. Giuntoli and relatives visit from Illinois and Chicago while Max and Bill Lee host guests and plan weekend trips. Jay Patterson recovers in University Hospital Iowa City. Toots Soring and Ellsworth students visit, and Alan Horner and family visit in Max Lee home.
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Vavia Leavitt
San Antonio
Texas
National Guard
Myri Leavitt
Elwood Kleese
Lafayette
Ind
Leavitt
Penny's
Max Lee
Bill Lee
Craig Martin
School Musicians Entertain Rotary Club Briefly
Junior High students performed a vocal and instrumental program for the Rotary Club on Thursday. Director Mrs. Dean Stanley led the vocalists with Gary McCurdy guiding the instrumentalists. A flute duet by Kathy Tutte and Naomi Fetterman and an accompanist credit for Sherrie Bash highlighted the program. Richard Myren delivered a life history sketch as a new Rotary member. Program chairman was Richard Gipple. Guests included William Cummings and Dennis Day of Center file Seheldrup and Ivan Moredock of Washington.
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Rotary Cub
Dean Stanley
Gary McCurdy
Kathy Tutte
Naomi Fetterman
Sher-rie Bash
Richard Myren
Rotary
Richard Gipple
William Cummings
Centerfile
Dennis Day
and Seheldrup
Ivan Moredock
Washington
Social Calendar smaller seal drive ends Easter Day
Community calendar lists multiple YWCA Coffee gatherings 9 a m and 7 9 p m, club meetings, desserts at Captain's Table, and a Faster Seal Campaign ending Easter Sunday. The drive funds services for disabled people, with donations urged to Geraldine Schulty and Easter Seal Society of Iowa offices. Julius Caesar was assassinated in 4 B.C.
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Sunnyside
Easter Seal Society
Geraldine Sehulty
Washington
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S. J. Brownlee
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Osincup
Evening Journal
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University Hospital
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Paul “Toots” Soring
Ed Sorrell
Ellsworth Junior College
Iowa Falls
Larry Starr
Mrs. Twink” Starr
Glenview, Il
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Fright
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Masonic Temple
YWCA
Halcyon House
A. C. Peterson
Walter Doak
Paul SI
Sugar and Spice Club
Worthy High
Roy
U.P
McCleery
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St. James Home
Noble Grand Circle
Clive Gray
Century Club
Robert Patterson
Cyrus Chapter
Zeredatia
Council
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Zoom
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City OF Washington
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Robert G. Youngquist
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