Dear Abby column on infidelity and life advice
Abigail Van Buren writes about attending a surprise 25th wedding anniversary party while having an ongoing affair, a widow not returning borrowed books, plumber etiquette at internal jobs, and a family debating a toupee for their bald father during a summer trip to Ireland. Readers are advised on honesty, practical steps, and relationships.
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Abby
Johnsons
Mr. Johnson
Ireland
Dad
Morris wins auto race from fourth row at Miss Valley
Mel Morris rallied from his fourth row start to win the Mississippi Valley Speed Club feature at Columbus Junction Saturday night, overtaking early leader Lem Blankenship after a mechanical problem sidelined Blankenship. Pokey West dominated by sweeping three preliminary events and the trophy dash, finishing a strong second to Prymek in the dash and winning all three early races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Mel Morris
Mississippi Valley Speed Club
Morris
Lem Blankens
Ship
Ron Prymek
Iowa City
Pokey
West
Mark Mosier
Ray 1
Guss
Bill Newman
Ron Perdock
Earl Wagner
Pleasantville
Ron Hemsted
Lone Tree
Don Morgan
Muscatine
Pokey West
Mortis
Prymek
Blakenship
Blankenship
Mosier
Larry Jenkins
Checkers
Ray Guss
Byron Buchele
Newman
Hemsted
Redlinger
Bob Ballard
Cedar Rapids
Ballard
Wagner
Joe Torre Shines for Cardinals in a Close Phillies Win
Joe Torre delivered the winning hit in the ninth with none out as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 to improve to 12-7. Torre, earning about 100000 dollars a year, improves his season average to .384 and contends this could be his best yet. The game featured a three run rally, a double play by Torre, and continued NL East race tension with Montreal Expos nearby in standings.
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Joe ‘Torre
Sonny Liston
St. Louis
Joe
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Cardinals
Montreal Expos
Torre
Brock
Frank
Phillies
Woody Fryman
Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sancisco Giants
Houston Astros
Atlanta Braves
Sandiego Padres
Boston
Chicago
Kansas City
Cleveland
Washington
Milwaukee
Minnesota
New York
Detroit
Oakland
Baltimore
California
Two may vie for federal judgeship in Iowa
Des Moines report states two Iowa federal prosecutors Evan Hultman and Allen Danielson may seek a U S district judgeship. Stepping down judge Roy Stephenson could move to the Eighth Circuit leaving a vacancy in the southern district. President Nixon and Senator Miller have weighed in on Stephenson’s possible circuit appointment. The Iowa Bar Association forms a committee to assist in selecting one or two judges.
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DES Moines
IDPA
U.S
Evan
Curly) Hultman
Allen
Barney) Danielson
Hultman
Stephenson
District
Own
U. S
Jack Miller
Sioux City
Nixon
Robert Ray
Ray
Waterloo
Edward J. McManus
Keokuk
Iowa State Bar Association
Iowa groups drop plan to challenge abortion law
The Iowa Civil Liberties Union and a liberal reform group decided not to pursue a test case against the 07 year old abortion statute. They cited big Supreme Court action and fear of not being heard, preferring to wait and see outcomes before acting.
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DES Moines
UPL
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
Owa
Barbara Madden
Iowa Associ Fon
Reform
Supreme Court
27th annual County Soil Conservation District report
The 1970 report to land owners and operators of the Washington County Soil Conservation District commends efforts to conserve soil and water resources. It thanks Soil Conservation Service and others for technical assistance and lists district governing and district area personnel, including names and titles.
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Washington County Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
State Soil Conservation Committee
Extension Service
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
County Engineer and Board of Supervisors
District Forester
State Conservation Commission
County Conservation Board
Farmers’ Home Administration
Vocational Agriculture Department
KCI
Larry Shalla
Riverside
Harold Gamon
Washington Cletus Reed
Washington
James McCreedy
Ainsworth Earl Wright
Paul Boettcher
SCS
Grover Rosenkild
Lester Luckenbill
Grant McKune
John Eckes
Marion Clark
Brighton
Financial Report for 1M Budget Allocation
A concise financial report outlines the 1M budget allocation covering office supplies printing meeting expenses total expended and carried forward to the 1971 fiscal year. It lists expenses for clerical and technical services FICA and IPERS insurance and credit returns to the state by the committee.
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Insurance
Commissioners Report 1970 A Busy Year
The district commissioners met monthly and elected Cletus Reed James McCreedy and Earl Wright as new members on March 17 to form a five man board. They advanced soil and water projects including Lake Darling Watershed inventories and county road culvert planning while attending regional meetings and conferences in Iowa Nebraska and at Waterloo.
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Boettcher
IASCO
Colony Village
Cletus Reed
James McCreedy
Earl Wright
Guy Stacy
Larry Shallawa
Harold Gannon
Wee-Ag
Charles Wolfer
Washington
Washington Evening Journal
Grant McKune
Fairfield
County Board of Super
Lake Darling
Washington County
Ralph Witthoft
Soil and Water
Canton
ASCS
Grover Rosenkild
3CS
Lincoln
Nebraska
Shalla, Wright and
McCreedy
Ox-Yoke Inn
Lawrence Mikseh
Wellman Elementary School
Dstrict
Shalla
McKune
Waterloo
Herb Campbell
Richard Stephens
Tillage practices gaining popularity for erosion control
A survey shows about 150 farmers in Washington County adopt mulch tillage and dropped the moldboard plow to reduce soil loss. Continuous row cropping increases erosion risk, replacing rotated crops with ongoing soil exposure and prompting shift to practices that protect soil, water, and subsoil structure.
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Washington County
Many Are Involved In 1970 Landowner-Culvert Projects
Fifteen group projects completed in 1970 united landowners and government units to solve gully control and drainage issues, saving farmers money. A single downstream control structure often replaced multiple dams. Cooperating parties include the state highway commission, Marion Timmins, John Christner, several county supervisors, and numerous landowners across Lime Creek, Crawford, Brighton, Washington, English River, Clay, and Highland townships.
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Couny Road
State Highway Commission
Marion Timmins
Franklin Township
John Christner
English River
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Marlin Stutzman
Lime Creek Township
Leonard Arthur
Crawford
Merle Bates
Brighton
Wittetoe Bros
Washington Township
Robert Stephens
W. D. Patterson
Cedar
Leland Jeffries
Jackson
Cletus Reed
Frankin Township
Felows
Everett Rath
Tom
Jim Dautremont
Highland Township
Duane Yoder
Leslie Hostetler
George Zachs
Chester H. Miller
Delbert Lowe
Earl Dickinson
Brighton Township
Local Farm Plans and Revisions Across OWA County
A yearlong roundup lists numerous farm plans and revisions across Owa County townships including Iowa and Jackson. Named residents and landholders such as Sophia Kueneman Wilbur Kiene John Christer Robert Moth Anna Chabal and Calvin P Griffith appear amid notes of estate actions and local property adjustments.
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Abigail van Buren
M.D
Doc
Vanny
Los Angeles
Cal
Joe Torre
Fred Down
UPI
Lem Blankenship
Bobby Helm
Don Hoffman
Bill New«nan
Mark Colberg
Walt Carney
Allen Jones
Clark Slawson
Gary Redlinger
Kenny Boyse
Don Morfan
Bud Dal
Perdock
Wagter
Buchele
Dean Montgomery
Helm and
Newnan
Jenkins
Gopher
Iowa
Holiday Rambler
Trailers For Fun CO
Washington County Area
Nodels Ramblers - Travlers
Quarry Road
Coralville
National Benefit Life Insurance Company
P. O
Fort Worth
Texas
Highchool Ecology Club
Sitler’s
Auto & Electric
North
County Soil Conservation District
Financial Report
Commissioners
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors
Roy Rogers
Clay Township
OWA Towns
Sophia Kueneman
Wilbur Kiene
Glish River Township
Tobe
Bontrager
Anna Chabal
Robert Moth
Clarence Redlinger
Francis Sieven
Richard D. Griffith
Dr. J.T
O. D. Palmer
Calvin P. Griffith
Wayne Johnson
Harold Leitsinger
Zeno Aller
Paul Adam
VENTY
Townshl
Donald Sieren
Richard Flynn
Cedar Township
Terry Gent
Richard Knupp
Larry Griggs
Jackson Township
Alvin Horak
Marguerite Knotek
George Hora
R. E. Whisler
Harold Wylie
Louis Hora
Stephen
Ruth Viggers
Helen A. Foster
Dean Dunn
Regon Township
William Wulf Dale E. Roberts
Kam G, Koehler
Ralph Krantz
Robert J. Duncan
Tena M, Gerdes
James Ledger
M. Burton
Sprole
Martin Whittaker
Robert L. Stout
Cloyee
Leland D. Jeffries Raymond Gordon William Atkinson
Dutch Creek Township
James Waterhouse
Robert Waterhouse
David Brinning
Slay Township
William Erwin L._H. Meacham
Farr B. Wright
John Allard
Kenneth Farrier
Harold Kauffman
Marion Township
Harry Rader
William Potrate
Gerald Knebel
David R. Miller
John Gamon & Sons
Gordon Secrest
Crawford Township
Leonard Arthur Charles Bartholow, Jr
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