Health screening clinics for seniors in Wellman West Chester Riverside
Senior citizens in Wellman and West Chester area can attend health screening clinics on April 29 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Asbury Methodist Church and April 30 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at St. Marys Hall Riverside. Nursing students and faculty from University of Iowa College of Nursing will conduct the checks with local health nurses cooperating. Sponsored by Washington County Task Force of the Heritage Agency on Aging, with plans to expand in fall. Open to those over 60. appointments arranged by contacting local coordinators before Tuesday. Mini Bus service available to sites on request.
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Wellman
West Chester
Asbury Methodist Church
Riverside
St. Mary's Hall
University of Iowa College of Nursing
Washington County
Mildred Lee
Rita Sojka
County Medical Association
Washington County Task Force
Heritage Agency On Aging
Margaret Tuttle
Elizabeth Henn
Clement Griffith Riverside
Cheryl Shradel
Decision Pending on Jerry Mark Murder Trial Move
Waterloo Iowa awaiting a ruling early next week on moving Jerry Marks murder trial from Waterloo to a new venue. Prosecution and defense argued at Friday hearing over the change of venue request. Mark, 33, faces trial May 10 in Black Hawk County for the November 1 killings of his brother and three family members.
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Jerry Mark
Waterloo
Iowa
UPI
Mark
Black Hawk County
Cedar Falls
Harry Zanville
Des Moines
Lawrence Scalise
Pottawattamie
Woodbury
Davenport
Town Supreme Court
Black Hawk
High Court
Merlyn Sue Forrest
Record corn crop seen as possible
Washington agriculture officials forecast a record corn crop for 1976 77 with planted acreage expanding to about 6.38 billion bushels up from 5.76 billion last year. Wheat output is seen falling about 75 million bushels due to drought with exports trimmed to about 1.2 billion by June 20. carryover stocks rise to 82 million bushels and yields are expected to drop 1.4 bushels per acre to 2.00 billion.
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URI
Agriculture Department
Basi
Iowa House passes party membership limit on state boards
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers send to Gov. Ray a bill limiting board, commission and council seats to a minority plus one member from the other party, with a majority voting bloc. The measure also adds nonvoting secretary and treasurer roles to the Iowa State Fair Board and creates a state building code and housing code under a new planning department. Includes a judiciary qualification commission and energy and safety standards for public buildings.
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UPI
Robert D. Ray
House
Husing
Commission On Judicia
Supreme Court
Senate
Clocks Set Ahead Nationwide For Daylight Saving Time
Across the country clocks will move forward one hour tonight to begin six months of daylight saving time. The change takes effect at 2 a.m. Sunday to extend daylight after work hours through the last weekend of October. Congress debates extending daylight time to eight months but faces strong opposition and would not take effect this year.
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Nashington
Congress
Postponed tests and siren issues prompt investigation
Equipment problems forced postponement of emergency siren signal tests scheduled for today. Workmen check the system to determine why sirens sounded at night and aim to prevent future false alarms. The Izaak Walton League seeks help for the annual Fish Day for handicapped children on May 17 at Ralph Schoonover pond, with about 40 local kids and participants from Iowa University Hospital. Washington received 2.24 inches of rain in the last 24 hours and overcast skies linger, with a more than 50 percent chance of more rain today or tonight. A severe storm watch earlier in the county caused creeks to rise, but no major damage reported.
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Izaak Walton League
Myron Salladay
Ralph Schoonover
Washington Area
Iowa University Hospital
Washington
Washington County
Kissinger Leaves for Africa to Push Rhodesia Talks
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger departed for Nairobi to begin an African tour warning time is running out for Rhodesia's white-minority government. He said the United States would back immediate negotiations aimed at bringing black majority rule in the near future during a news conference with British Foreign Secretary Anthony Crosland.
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Waddington
England
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Nairobi
Rhodesia
United States
Kissinger
Anthony Crossland
Expect board action on new cage coach
Evening Journal reports Washington High School board to hear Superintendent E Kelly Schlapkohl's 7 30 pm recommendation for a new head boys basketball coach to succeed Skip Speece who resigned after the 1975 76 season. Also to act on teaching hires and campus expansion bids plus junior high classroom add and scholarships.
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E. Kelly Schlapkohl
Washington High School
Board of Education
Schlapkohl
Skip Speece
Seach
Case Field
Bond set for theft suspect in church burglaries
Larry Davis, 27, a Minnesota prison inmate on furlough, was arrested outside a Presbyterian church in Burt Iowa on charges of nighttime burglary and possession of burglary tools. He is held on $30,000 bond and is being questioned in several Iowa church break-ins.
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Lowa
Bona
Minnesota
Larry Davis
Stillwater
Minn
Presbyterian Church
Burt
Kossuth
Liew
Davis
Iowa
Severe thunderstorms sweep Iowa with flooding risks
Heavy thunderstorms drenched Iowa with flash flood warnings in southeast regions and Des Moines area. Funnel clouds sighted and twisters reported in Marion County plus golfball hail near Ottumwa. No injuries reported. rainfall expected to ease in southwest and south central Iowa as flood watches persist in the southeast.
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Marion County
Ottumwa
National Bank of Washington Receives New Management
A group of Iowa financiers announced a top level overhaul at The National Bank of Washington after purchasing controlling interest for about 2 million dollars. New board includes Jack Pester, T S Gentle, William Krause, John Goodenow and two locals, with Weeks named president and chief executive officer.
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Wall
Weeks
William Krause
Hampton
Mathiason
Jack Pester
Des Moines
T.S. Gentle
Iowa Falls
Journal
Evening Journal
National Bank of Washington
Iowa
Financial Institution
Wall Lake
Richard Weeks
Taunce Mathiason
Ainsworth State Bank
National
Goodenow
Washington
Ainsworth
National Srause
Robert Wiley
Weather outlook cool and rainy to Sunday
Rain diminishing tonight with lows in the mid 40s. Mostly cloudy and cool Sunday with a chance of drizzle in the forenoon and highs in the lower 50s. Northerly winds around 10 mph tonight. Measurable rain chances run 70 percent tonight and 50 percent Sunday.
Ford eyes Reagan as running mate in tight 1970s race
President Ford called Reagan's campaign rhetoric irresponsible yet said he could consider Reagan as a running mate among 10 to 15 possibilities while campaigning in Indiana and Georgia. Reagan, campaigning in Alabama and Indiana, plans a CBS TV slot to outline defense concerns as Carter and others seek federal matching funds.
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