Washington YWCA Annual Meeting With Dinner Planned
The Washington YWCA holds its annual meeting on Saturday April 27 with a 6 30 p m dinner. Phillip E Jones of the University of Iowa will speak on special support services. The program includes the business meeting and election of council members. Tickets are 2 50 each and reservations are requested at the YWCA office. The public is invited.
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Washington Ywca
Phillip E. Jones
University of Iowa
YWCA
Easter Sunrise Service Set for 6 45 A M at United Presbyterian
Washingtons Men sponsor the annual Easter Sunrise Service to be held at 6 45 a m on Easter day in the United Presbyterian church building with Dr William Kettlitz pastor as speaker. The high school choir and United Presbyterian bell choir will provide special music and the public is invited.
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Washington
William Kettlitz
United Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Bell
Easter egg hunt set by Washington Jaycees at Sunset Park
The Washington Jaycees announce their annual Easter egg hunt for local youngsters at 9 a.m. Saturday in Sunset Park. Three age groups prize five in each category, meeting at the northwest end of the park. If weather is bad the event moves to April 20.
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Washington Jaycees
Sunset Park
Ainsworth Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt Set for April 13
The Lions Club of Ainsworth sponsors an Easter egg hunt for local children at 10 a.m. on Saturday April 13. Preschoolers meet at the Ainsworth Community Church, kindergarten to third grade at the Ainsworth school, and fourth to sixth grade at the Ainsworth. Prizes will be awarded in each age group. Lions organizers are Owen White Dale Buck and Leon McNeil.
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Ainsworth Community
Ainsworth School
Ainsworth Park
Lions Club
Owen White
Dale Buck
Leon McNeil
Crawfordsville Lions Easter Party Set for April 13
The Crawfordsville Lions Club hosts a children's Easter party in the school gym Saturday April 13 at 1 30 p m. Preschool through fifth grade in the Crawfordsville area are invited. Games and candy distribution planned. Participants should wear gym shoes or remove street shoes before entering the gym.
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The
Pollution tax relief plan advances from House committee
Des Moines Iowa agencies report that a bill approved 18 to 5 by the House Ways and Means Committee would exempt pollution control devices from property taxes for 10 years starting January 1 1975. The measure, which now goes to the floor, requires a minimum vote for passage.
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Pollution Aid Des Moines
UPI
House
Ways and Means Committee
Willows Supper Club Sold to Jack Hamilton
The Willows near Washington on Highways 92 and 1 is sold to Jack Hamilton of Morning Sun. Hamilton, a former major league pitcher and local club operator, will assume ownership and manage the site immediately. The Swift couple intends to retire from active management, and the club will close for remodeling with a new opening date to be announced.
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Washington
Jack Hamilton
Morning Sun
Hamilton
Bob Swift
Bob
Jean
City Spring Clean-Up Plans Announced for April Start
Washington announces its annual spring clean-up runs Monday April 15 for six days or longer if needed. Mayor Harold Johnson lists daily area coverage with cooperation from the national guard and army reserve units. No charge. residents urged to place trash in containers and call Frank Lukovsky for oversized items.
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Washington
Harold Johnson
Johnson
Frank Lukovsky
Corn price warning from National Corn Growers head
John Curry of Victoria Illinois, new president of the National Corn Growers Association, urged farmers to limit 1974 corn plantings to not more than a 5 percent rise over 1973. He links recent price drops to ample supplies and warns larger plantings could push prices down further, detailing potential production increases for 5 and 10 percent acreage rises.
Keota terror gunfire wounds house and squad car
A shooting in Keota left eight .22 caliber rounds fired at Town Marshall Keith Wallerich’s home and a police car. No injuries reported but windows and interior walls were damaged. State Bureau of Investigation probes. Wallerich hints at a suspect but no arrests yet.
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Keota
Keith Wallerich
Wallerich
Journal
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
West Broadway Street
Cantata The Crucifixion to be sung Friday in Washington
A Washington community choir presents John Stainer's The Crucifixion as a Good Friday service. The 8 p.m. April 12 performance at Washington United Methodist Church features director Robert K. Wilcox and organist Dorothy Helscher with multiple soloists and a double quartet. Ministers Lynn A. Ryan Frank Dunn and William H. Kettlitz participate. the public is invited.
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John Stainer
Washington
Washington United Methodist Church
Robert K. Wilcox
Dorothy Helscher
Lee Buchholz
Walter Griffin
Jared Sturdevant
Jeanette Grove
Ruth Shields
Margaret Zieglowsky
Max Smith
Christine Carson
Beth Vodicka
Inez Lomen
Maranda Schoonover
Joe Stufflebeam
Peggy Basinger
Winifred Crandall
Millie Keating
Donna Wheelan
Lois Williams
Rowena Goodell
Lillian Griffin
Thelma Lund
Lelan Grove
Bill Hazelett
Lynn A. Ryan
Frank Dunn
William H. Kettlitz
Students seize Urbandale school board seats during walkout
About 150 Urbandale High School students demanded policy changes at a board meeting. Tensions rose as Mary Oliver refused to let the group speak, prompting the board to walk out after an exchange with student leader John Cortese.
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Urbandale
UPS
Urbandale High School
Urbandale School Board
Mary Oliver
Oliver
John Cortese
Cortese
Iowa Zone Forecast Bright and mild tonight
Fair and not very cold tonight with lows near 40. Winds from the south to southeast at 10 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday with highs in the mid to upper 60s.
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Iowa
Senate Democrats to open impeachment study on Nixon
The House Judiciary Committee Democrats plan a May 7 closed session to review impeachment charges against President Nixon and invite Nixon lawyer James D. St. Clair to attend. A vote followed a demand for 41 additional presidential tapes as the panel weighs subpoenas and possible witness calls.
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Washington
UPI
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
James D. St. Clair
St. Clair
John F. Seiberling
Ohio
Seiberling
Milligan Attacks Culver on Nixon Impeachment Remarks
Des Moines Senator George Milligan accuses Rep. John Culver of reckless, inflammatory talk about President Nixon. Milligan, a Republican Senate candidate, says impeachment should be treated as a moral issue, not for political gain amid the Watergate crisis.
Iowa House approves 2.2 million bus aid for nonpublic students
The Iowa House passed a 2.2 million appropriation to transport nonpublic school students for 1974-75, via public bus use or private-school contracts, with up to 40 per student reimbursement. The measure, 66-23, faces Senate review amid church-state separation concerns and a related constitutional challenge.
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UPI
Iowa House
House
Senate
U.S. District Court
Americans United For the Separation of Church and State
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
House Education Committee
Delwyn Stromer
R-Garner
Norman Roorda
R-Monroe
Roorda
Horace Daggett
R-Kent
Thomas Higgins
Davenport
Washington High Student Wins 1974 Iowa Music Campship
Sherry Eash daughter of Mr and Mrs James Eash of Washington received a $100 campship from the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs to attend a two week music camp at the University of Iowa. She will instead attend a one week session at Morningside College in Sioux City.
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Sherry Eash
Washington
James Eash
Sherry
Iowa
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
University of Iowa
Morningside College
Sioux City
Dorian
Luther College
Cedar Falls
Morningside
Jeff Schoonover
Washington High School
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