Face lift for park in Washington Clean Up Week kickoff
Washington Central Park is set for a face lift as the Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Bureau schedules a Saturday 7 p.m. kickoff for Clean Up Week. Co chairs Bob Burt and Dave Bell invite all to join in raking trash pickup and general cleaning with early rising reminders by phone for those who may need help hearing.
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Washington
Central Park
Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Bureau
Bob Burt
Dave Bell
65 ft truck bill may bring strike in Iowa
DES MOINES Iowa Teamsters official said a general strike by Iowa truckers is likely if the legislature or Gov Ray does not enact the 65 foot double bottom truck bill. Charles Kirschbaum executive secretary Local 147 warned of a possible state strike and a broader nationwide shutdown within the month.
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Des Moines
UPI
Teamsters
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Charles Kirschbaum
Teamsters Local 147
Ray Signs Funding for Iowa Teacher Pay Increase
Gov. Robert D. Ray signed a bill authorizing 26 million dollars for cost of living raises for Iowa teachers. Funding comes from 19 million from the state treasury surplus and about 7 million in local property taxes to ease school financial burdens amid declining enrollments. He also signed the puppy mill measure requiring licenses for commercial dog breeders and prohibiting exporting diseased dogs from Iowa.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Treasury
Weather outlook for Iowa zones 9 and 13 and 4H events
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with a chance of showers or thundershowers. Lows around 50. Winds become southeasterly tonight. Rain again Saturday with highs around 70. Rain probabilities 30 percent tonight and 60 percent Saturday.
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Iowa
Campbell Reappointed to Iowa Air Quality Commission
Former state legislator Herbert L. Campbell of Washington has been reappointed to Iowa's five member Air Quality Commission for a term ending June 30, 1978. Governor Robert Ray announced the appointment to oversee air pollution standards enforcement in the state.
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Herbert L. Campbell
Washington
Air Quality Commission
Robert Ray
Mottet wins soil speech contest in Washington County
Doug Mottet of the Washington FFA chapter takes first in the annual Soil Conservation District speech contest at the Captain's Table. He advocates land use planning to protect natural resources. Harold Capper places second and Bob Stutzman third among ninth graders.
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Doug Mottet
Washington Future Farmers of America
Washington County Soil Conservation District
Doug
Duane Mottet
Brighton
Harold Capper
Keola
FFA
Bob Stutzman
Mid Prairie
Steve Freyenberger
Washington
Kevin Gent
Mid - Prairie
Mottet
Washington County Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Jack Hooten
Ainsworth
Frank Patterson
Eldon Weber
Fairfield
SCS
Jim McCreedy
Soil District
Paul Swank
Mid-Prairie
Doug Hofbauer
Army reserve enlistment here critically low seeks solution
Brigadier General Mike Forrest and other reserve officers visited Washington to warn that the 872nd Maintenance Company could be disbanded unless enlistment improves. They met business leaders and officials to discuss steps, noting current payroll of 307700 yearly could rise to 365300 at full strength 192 members.
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Mike Forrest
Des Moines
Army Reserve Command
Washington
Forrest
Chamber of Commerce
Army Reserve
Iowa
Winga
Robert McCully
Ames
Inflation and GNP Drop Amid March Cost Rise
The CPI rose 1.1 percent in March the third largest monthly gain in 27 years led by gasoline food and postal costs. GNP fell 5.8 percent annual rate in Q1 with inflation at 10.8 percent. Purchasing power declined 0.8 percent in March as earnings rose 0.2 percent.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Commerce Department
Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics
Gary Seevers
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Seevers
BLS
CPI
Nixon
Gunman Fires Nine Shots at Keota Police Cars and Town Hall
An unknown gunman fired nine shots at two police cars and the Town Hall in Keota, Iowa, injuring no one. Trooper Virgil Behrens and Town Marshal Laverne Strasser were inside the Town Hall. the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation will probe the incident. This follows a similar shooting March 31 that struck the marshal's home and a nearby patrol car.
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Keota
Iowa Highway Patrol
Virgil Behrens
Sigourney
Laverne Strasser
Behrens
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Keith Wallerich
Balloon weather study launches over 200 balloons
Washington Junior High eighth graders completed a balloon experiment to track wind speed and direction as part of a weather unit. About 220 helium balloons were launched this spring with postcards attached to gather finders’ date location and sighting details.
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Jim Cuddeback
Washington Junior High School
Cuddeback
Doris Eaton
Lincoln Elementary
Illinois City
Ill
Stockport
Greeley Muscatine
Manchester
Iowa
Greeley
WJHS
Martinville
Illinois
Iowa Commission orders $11 million gas refund plan
The Iowa Commerce Commission directs nine utilities to refund about 11 million dollars to Iowa natural gas customers within 90 days. Northern Natural Gas Co. previously issued refunds after a 1971 FPC ruling. total refunds reach roughly 13.5 million with most benefiting Iowa customers.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Commerce Commission
Commerce Commission
Maurice van Nostrand
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Northern Natural Gas Co
van Nostrand
Northern Natural
Commission
Iowa
Iowa Power and Light Co
Iowa Public Service Co
People Division
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Interstate Power Co
North Central Public Service Co
Iowa - Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Central Natural Gas Co
Lowa Southern Utilities
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Campbell
Army
Iowa Pork Producers Association
Paul Hofer
DeWitt
Robert Bonar
Washington County Pork Producers
General Forrest
Lincoln School
Washington Junior High
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