Crawfordsville Republican Reunion program details set
State officials released the plan for the Great Crawfordsville Republican Reunion in Crawfordsville Iowa on Saturday. Gov Robert D Ray will attend as will other leaders with events starting at 11 a.m. including a forefathers service at United Presbyterian Church and a marker dedication.
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Crawfordsville
Iowa
Tom Stoner
Robert D. Ray
United Presbyterian Church
Stoner
Iowa to raise foster parent payments in September
Iowa Department of Social Services will raise base foster care payments by 30 percent in September from a $920,000 appropriation approved by the Legislature. Rates rise to 130 for ages 5 and under, 170 for 6–11, 210 for 12–15, and 220 for 16–20, with retroactive hopes possible in October. An ISU class designed a cornstalk furnace for grain drying and potential farm home heating, suggesting organic material could meet up to 15 percent of farm energy needs.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Department of Social Services
Kevin J. Burns
Burns
Iowa
Ames
Bank Robberies Hit Iowa as Sheriff Reports Getaway
In Shelby Iowa a Farmers Savings Bank teller robbery yielded an undetermined sum as a gunman fled in a nearby getaway car. A similar attack hit Oakland’s Western Federal Savings and Loan the day before as a suspect matching the description surfaced.
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Shelby
Iowa
UPI
Farmers Savings Bank
Shelby County
Orrell Gearhart
Western Federal Savings and Loan Association
Oakland
Camp REECE Opens August 9 at Lake Darling
The Eighth Annual Camp REECE for exceptional children runs August 9 to 13 starting Monday at 2 p.m. with 60 campers departing from Washington United Methodist Church for Lake Darling Youth Center near Brighton. Organized by Richard Herlein, the camp emphasizes growth through education and recreation with staff support from Janet Loder, Mike Redlinger, and Jan Vacha.
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Reece
Council of Religious Affairs of Washington
Washington
Lake Darling
Johnny McMahon
Johnny
Washington United Methodist Church
Brighton
Washington County
Iowa
Richard Herlein
Washington Community
Janet Loder
Mike Redlinger
Jan Vacha
Iowa City
Muscatine
Clinton
Centerville
Columbus Junction
Herlein
Iowa Highway Patrol
Meat import act urged to curb overseas beef flow
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Robert H. Lounsberry urged amending the Meat Import Act of 1964 to reduce imports while American cattlemen face losses. He cited Bunker Hill Packing Co. and Commonwealth Processing Corp. of Puerto Rico as routing Australia and New Zealand beef into the United States, exploiting duty free zones in Mayaguez. Lounsberry urged immediate lobbying and plans to contact officials ahead of a Foreign Trade Zones Board meeting.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert H. Lounsberry
Lounsberry
Bunker Hill Packing Co
Bedford
Mayaguez
Puerto Rico
Australia
New Zealand
United States
U.S
Virginia
U.S. State Department
USDA
Department of Commerce
Bunker Hill
Joseph W. Valiant
Anih
Foreign Trade Zones Board
Washington, D.C
Predictable flood danger echoed by Iowa expert
Iowa City geographer William Graf warns the Big Thompson flash flood was predictable and likely to recur. He argues such floods are natural, worsened by high population exposure, and that development and tourism push risky canyon use while dams fail to prevent disasters.
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Iowa City
Colorado
Big Thompson River
William Graf
University of Iowa
Colorado Plateau
Graf
National Geographic Society
Big Thompson
Rocky Mountains
Bureau of Land Management
Utah
Paria Canyon
Wellman volunteers push $20,000 ambulance fund drive
Wellman area residents back a proposed volunteer ambulance service with a $20,000 unit to serve 150 square miles in Washington Keokuk and Iowa counties. Canvassing by 80 volunteers has raised over $4,500 with plans to exceed $15,000 by next Tuesday August 10. The unit must be ready by September 1 to secure a $2,500 Hoover Health Council radio.
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The
Evening Journal
Wellman
Tri-County
Washington County
Wellman Area
Duane Tadlock
Washington
Keokuk
Iowa
Riverbottom CB Club
Tadlock
Wellman Fire Department
Washington County Ambulance Service
Wellman Telephone Exchange
Weather outlook scattered storms through Friday
Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms through Friday. Tonight's low mid 60s and Friday's high in the low 80s. Winds northeast to north around 10 mph tonight. Rain chances about 30 percent tonight and Friday.
Rubio marks 75th Jubilee with parade and exhibits
Rubio prepares for its Golden Jubilee celebration drawing 75 residents and visitors for a Saturday parade at 10 a.m. and a day of history displays along Main Street. The town sells a history book and commemorative items, hosts a stamp envelope debut, a board contest, and afternoon tours of historic shops and garages. Sunday includes worship, a park picnic, afternoon concerts by the Messengers of Richland, and farewells.
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Evening Journal
RUBIO
Washington County
Friends
Rubio Park
Rubio Friends Church
Messengers of
Richland
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Salt Lake City
Allan Howe
Salt Lake County
Democratic Central Committee
Lake
Council of Religious Affairs
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Los Angeles
Diana Geddes
Rex Lee
Capitol Savings and Loan
Commonwealth Processing Corp
Loveland
Colo
Bob Watson
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