Needle in heart repaired at Ukraine hospital
In Moscow Ivan Moroz aged 40 recovered after surgeons removed a three inch sewing needle from his left heart ventricle. Pravda reported he recalled sewing and placing the needle on the bed, with no explanation of how it entered his body. In Centerville two buildings burned overnight causing about 185000 dollars in damage. Fire crews from Centerville Albia and Moravia battled the blaze for three hours, starting around 11 p.m. in the Southern Iowa Fire Service Store and spreading to the North Auto Agency.
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Upi
Ivan Moroz
A Pravda
Communist Party
Moroz
Ukraine
Pravda
Centerville
Albia
Moravia
Iowa Fire Service
North Auto Agency
Brandt Wins in Bonn as Vote Fails by Two Ballots
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt survived a no confidence bid by the Christian Democrats. A late East German traffic accord and Moscow backing helped Brandt's Social Democrats weather the challenge, easing passage of his nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union and Poland.
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UPI
Willy Brandt
East Germany
Moscow
Brandt
Christian Democrats
Social Democrat Party
Russia
Poland
Nkrumah Dies. Guinea Says Former Ghana Leader Is Dead
President Sekou Toure announced the death of former Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah in a radio broadcast from Conakry. A Belgian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Toure gave no details. Nkrumah, 63, had lived in Guinea since his 1965 ouster by a military coup.
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UPL
Sekou Toure
Guinea
Conakry
Kwame Nkrumah
Foreign Ministry
Toure
Nkrumah
Washington Chamber Honors 1972 Plans at First Appreciation Night
The Washington Chamber of Commerce held its inaugural Membership Appreciation Night at the K C Hall on Wednesday. The event kicked off the 1972 membership drive, unveiled the year’s program We’ll Do For You. In ’72, introduced new Chamber Manager William Whittenberg and his wife Myrna, and raised funds for the Washington High School jazz band to attend the Montreux festival. Guest speaker Robert W Carlson urged better two way communication and described the Chamber as the community’s focal point. Carlson praised Whittenberg and lauded nine action areas including Retail Bureau and Legislative oversight, while president Richard Horak led the board’s introductions.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
K.C. Hall
William Whittenberg
Myrna
Washington High School
Montreux
Switzerland
Robert W. Carlson
Minnesota
Carlson
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Washington
Whittenberg
Quality of Life
Richard Horak
Dick Anderson
Jim Bash
Chuck Gibson
Bud Lechner
Gilbert Mills
Skip Renoux
Rex Lee
Keith Shaffer
Ray Watson
Apollo 16 Lands Safely After Day Early Splashdown
Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young Thomas K. Mattingly and Charles M. Duke returned to Earth aboard the command module with 245 pounds of lunar rocks after a mission cut to an earlier end. The crew completed the fifth successful lunar expedition and saved the $445 million highlands mission amid a large and careful homecoming at Space Center Houston.
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Earth
Washington man fired at intruder in Creston shooting incident
Kirk Johnson 20 and wife Peggy describe eight hours of harassment by Michael Turner 20 and Rick Bird 24 leading to Johnson firing a .22 at Turner at their Creston apartment. Turner is hospitalized, Bird jailed on bond. County attorney filed breaking and entering and malicious injury. Johnson says he acted to protect his wife.
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Marty Chebuhar
Kirk Johnson
Michael Turner
Johnson
Turner
Rick Bird
Creston
Peggy
Washington High School
Southwestern Community College
Johnsons
Washington
Bird
Kirk
Peggy Johnson
Ty Pic
Mike
Washington Community District Board of Education meets for night session
The board continued a session from last week and approved equipment purchases and resignations. Peter Getz and Sandra Nelson submitted resignations accepted by the board. A director of transportation post remains under discussion with applicants. Bus bid issues led to purchasing from Mace Motor Co. Carpenter body. Locker purchases for girls athletic teams approved. Plans for a new girls program and a half time home economics teacher were discussed. A voice writer machine, ten typewriters, desks and chairs were bought for the business department. Summer driver education salaries were set. District reorganization for elections and census duties for FBLA were addressed.
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Washington Community District
Boarch of
Peter Getz
Sandra Nelson
Lincoln School
Mace Motor Co
FBLA
TJ Berdo
Snow Warnings Hit Colorado Mountains After Heavy Snowfall
Heavy snow warnings extended across Colorado after a storm dropped over a foot of snow. Ft Carson Army vehicles distributed aid to more than 450 stranded cars near Denver, with Brighton hardest hit by power outages. Authorities reported no serious injuries as crews distributed clothing and coffee to motorists.
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Brighton
Northglenn
Littleton
Aurora
George Barrante
Ft Carson
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Nebraska Panhandle
Massena
N.Y
Brownsville
Tex
Clouds and cool rain linger tonight into Friday
Cloudy and cool conditions bring occasional rain tonight and Friday. A few thunderstorms are possible with lows in the 40s tonight and highs in the 50s on Friday.
Southeast Iowa String Festival concert Sunday at Washington High
About 350 young musicians from Washington Waco Mount Pleasant Muscatine and Burlington perform in the Fourth Annual Southeast Iowa String Festival at Washington High School gym Sunday April 30 starting 2 45 p m. Suzuki method taught by local teachers and led by guest director John Kendall.
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Scott Flickinger
Washington High School
Southeast Iowa
Journal
Washington
Waco
Mount Pleasant
Muscatine
Burlington
Twinkle
Little Star
Vivaldi
Seitz
Barrett Stoll
Ronald Moore
Jean McKinney
Doris Youngstrom
Joyce Nelson
Gerald Nelson
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Houston
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Charles Johnson
Colorado Mountains
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Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville
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