Three trustees named for Crawford Township Fire District
James Young Wayne Williams and Max Mitchell were chosen as trustees after a 139 to 6 vote on the Proposition James Young Williams and Max Mitchell led the field and 37 people cast ballots The levy to support the fire district is capped at 1 mills under the approved proposition Iowa House backed a constitutional amendment to allow bills to take effect without immediate publication by joint resolution and set an alternate effective date.
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Wayne Williams
Max Mitchell
Crawford Township
Des Moines
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Iowa House
House
Senate
Mezvinsky to hold 11 town meetings across Iowa district
Rep Edward Mezvinsky plans 11 open forum town meetings in the 1st Congressional District during Easter recess. Events set for Lone Tree Coralville Marengo Van Horne Danville Mediapolis Burlington Fort Madison Keokuk West Point and Donnellson with temporary outreach offices in Montezuma Brooklyn and Grinnell plus a district farm meeting April 28 at Wapello High School.
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UPI
Edward Mezvinsky
D - Iowa
Congressional
Congress
Mezvinsky
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van Horne
Danville
Mediapolis
Burlington
Fort Madison
Keokuk
West Point
Donnellson
Montezuma
Brooklyn
Grinnell
Wapello High School
Secret fund for bugging plans tied to Nixon campaign
The Washington Star-News reports Herbert W. Kalmbach controlled a secret Newport Beach money pool during the Nixon campaign that funded political spying and payments to an Los Angeles attorney. The fund, up to $500,000, was kept in a Bank of America account and fueled by cashier's checks bought with cash at Security Pacific National Bank. The fund's existence parallels Watergate disclosures as the grand jury probes the case and White House aides face potential resignations.
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Washington Star-News
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Los Angeles
Donald W. Segretti Segretti
Star-News
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John W. Dean II
John N. Mitchell
Two selected for county posts Name magistrates
The Washington County judicial magistrate appointment commission named Bernard A. Dawson and John M. Lloyd Jr. as the county's first part time magistrates, to take office July 1 for one year at $4,800 each. Dawson, 56, Wellman town clerk and former justice of the peace, and Lloyd, 43, Washington High School and University of Iowa graduate, bring varied backgrounds but no prior legal experience. The four finalists included two attorneys, Denns Clark and Earl C. Wright, chosen from twelve applicants.
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New York Stock Exchange
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Dawson and
Weather Outlook With Sunny Afternoon And Clouding Evening
The forecast calls for sunny conditions this afternoon with highs in the upper 80s to mid 70s. Increasing clouds tonight into Tuesday with mostly cloudy skies and night lows around 45 to 50. Tuesday highs return to the 80s with light and variable winds. Measurable precipitation probability is near zero this afternoon and tonight, about 20 percent on Tuesday.
Weekend rains flood area. tornado damages farm barn north of town
3.38 inches of rain drenched the Washington area over the weekend with strong winds and small hail. A tornado leveled a barn on the Myron Krotz farm seven miles north. Flooded basements, backed up storm sewers, and rural flash floods plagued residents while livestock losses were reported. Soil erosion and washed fences followed the downpour, delaying planting and field work. clearing skies offered little relief as rain chances return Wednesday.
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Washington
Myron Krotz
Here
Jim Frier
Frier
Tornado levels barn near Kalona Wellman area
Neighbors and Mennonite Disaster Service workers help Myron Krotz clean up a destroyed barn seven miles north of Washington after a noon Friday tornado. The twister damaged Denny Marek’s fence first and ripped down antennae. most of Krotz’s 160 hogs escaped, with 10 to 15 crippled and four or more killed. The home escaped major damage but the barn was the main loss. Krotz plans to rebuild later and the family reflects on the storm with humor and an audio recording of their dinner commentary.
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Mennonite Disaster Service
Kalona - Wellman
Myron Krotz
Washington
Denny Marek
Krotz
Flood Crest Threatens Southeastern Iowa as Rivers Rise
United Press International reports Southeast Iowa faces the highest flood crest ever with the Mississippi near Burlington expected to top 23 feet by Tuesday. National Guard, Civil Air Patrol cadets, Red Cross, and Salvation Army assist evacuations along Flint Creek and communities like Augusta and Oakland Mills. Authorities warn of 21.8 feet today, 23 feet crest, with 85,000 sandbags allocated to Burlington Keokuk Fort Madison and Wapello.
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Mississippi River
Iowa
Everett Harrell
Des Moines
Civil Defense
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Harrell
Augusta
Oakland Mills
Tink
Flint Creek
Red Cross
Salvation Army
National Guard
Wapello
Alevel
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Mississippi
Don Hinman
State Civil Defense
Keokuk
Fort Wadison
Skunk River
Iowa farmers warned of possible crop failure from weather
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Robert Lounsberry warned a three week weather period could determine whether many farmers can plant. A 59 county snow storm, wet spring, high water table, and delayed fieldwork threaten half or no crops and potential bankruptcies if planting fails. Fuel shortages could worsen the crisis.
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Iowa
Robert Lounsberry
Lounsberry
Audicult
Towa
Robert D. Ray
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