Flynn Construction wins bid to surface East 11th Street
Flynn Construction Co of Dubuque won the East 11th Street paving contract in Washington with a bid slightly over 53 000 dollars, about 6000 under estimate. The net price was 10 50 per square yard with six bidders and bids up to 72721 dollars.
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Flynn Construction Co
Dubuque
11Th Street
Washington
8Th
12Th Avenues
Sat
Lowe
Armes
Flynn
Iowa launches statewide auto theft crackdown May 1
The Iowa department of public safety plans a statewide auto theft enforcement program starting Saturday May 1. Public safety director Charles W. Larson says car theft is a major crime and the effort will focus on recognizing stolen vehicles by signs like defaced VINs. Training for state troopers and other agencies will center on identifying manufacturers numbers and will expand to local officers in fall.
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United Press International
Ozark Airlines
Iowa
Hawkeye
A.B. Tourkin
Ozark
Michael Palmer
Aeronautics
Iowa Department of Transportation
Paul Holley
Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Public
Charles W. Larson
Larson
Iowa Highway Patrol
Illinois State Police
Missouri Highway Patrol
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Auto Theft Bureau
State Police Academy
Highway Patrol
Loren Dykeman
Dykeman
Carter wins Pennsylvania primary in decisive fashion
Jimmy Carter dominates the Pennsylvania primary with about 37 percent of the vote, defeating Henry Jackson and Morris Udall and threatening a first ballot victory. Carter claims momentum toward July convention and criticizes fundraising limits while Humphrey advisers weigh next moves.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Deep South
Pennsylvania
Henry Jackson
Morris Udall
Hubert Humphrey
Gettysburg
Carter
Humphrey
Georgia
Jackson
Udall
Minnesota
Washington
Milton Shapp
Wallace
McCormack
Bib
Shap
Bayh
Harris
Shapp
Philadelphia
Lintz Trial Sees Jury Deliberations Near
Washington County District Court hears closing arguments in the Dean Michael Lintz narcotics case. Ellis testifies under immunity about trafficking heroin with Lintz in jail while Lintz denies delivery and asserts the shirt formed repayment for a debt. Jurors, 11 women and one man, may weigh Ellis credibility as verdict looms.
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Evening Journal
Washington County
Dean Michael Lintz
Lintz
Washington
Richard Bordwell
Bradford L. Ellis
Ellis
Edward Don
Keota
Don
Yale Jarvis
Warren Schmidt
Glenn Murphey
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation Laboratory
Des Moines
Dahlgran
Penny
Dan Morrison
Bordwell
L. R. Carson
Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy Tonight and Thursday
Partly cloudy conditions persist for tonight and Thursday. Lows rise to the upper 30s to low 40s with a high in the 50s tomorrow. Winds shift from east to southeast at 5 to 15 mph tonight and Thursday.
Plane crash near St Thomas topples 34 killed
A Boeing 727 carrying 88 people overshot a runway in Charlotte Amalie and crashed into a gas station and nearby buildings. Officials report 34 dead, 33 aboard and one on the ground, with 55 survivors hospitalized and many in serious condition from severe burns.
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Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas
Helen Banfield
Knud Hansen Hospital
Federal Aviation
Airline Pilots Association
Caribbean
Outdoor appeal of Hayes Timber and Washington County parks
An Evening Journal feature highlights Hayes Timber near Washington as a calm natural timber area within 15 county parks totaling nearly 1000 acres. The piece notes a 100 foot tall walnut in Hayes, Crooked Creek overlooks from Fern Cliff, and scenes across Foster Woods, Brinton Timber, English River Wildlife Area, Marr Park, Sockum Ridge and Iowa Township Park, emphasizing serene forests home to quiet biological activity.
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Hayes Timber
Washington County Conservation Board
Hayes Tract
Crooked Creek
Fern Cliff
Foster Woods
Brinton Timber
English River
Marr Park
Sockum Ridge
Iowa Township Park
Washington County
Juvenile burglars admit two local Washington break-ins
Sheriff Yale Jarvis and Police Chief Ken Bauer report two burglaries in Washington solved. Two juveniles confessed to breaking into the Harrison Store and the Don Bartholomew residence on Route 1. Most items recovered, some cash still missing. charges will be filed.
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Yale Jarvis
Ken Bauer
Washington
Harrison
Don Bartholomew
Route 1
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Liberal Arts and Career Training College
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