Rural Washington man burned while burning weeds
Pete Groff of eight miles west of Washington in Dublin burned on his face and arms when a weed burning job got out of control about 9:30 a.m. He called the sheriff and was transported by ambulance to the county hospital and later moved to University Hospitals in Iowa City.
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Washington
Pete Groff
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Groff
Dublin
Sheriff's Office
Martin won’t seek re election for Washington mayor
Mayor Ralph Martin announced Monday night he will not run again in November for Washington's mayoral race. At 68 he previously filled the unexpired term of Cloid Willits after being drafted in 1968 and won a four year term in 1969. Martin’s decision comes as terms for councilmen Irv Whitham Walt Messer and Harold Stephens expire this year.
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Washington
Ralph Martin
Martin
Cloid Willits
Irv Whitham
Walt Messer
Harold Stephens
Rechargeable artificial pacemaker announced by Johns Hopkins
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University unveiled a rechargeable artificial pacemaker described as a muscle that regulates heartbeat. About 150,000 people worldwide use artificial pacemakers, but a major drawback is the need for surgery every two years to replace worn batteries.
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Washington
UPI
John Hopkins University
Iowa Commerce Commission bars rate hikes during ongoing appeal
The Iowa Commerce Commission unanimously ruled utility companies cannot impose higher charges while an earlier rate case is unsettled. Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co. of Davenport must wait for the appeal of a prior rate increase, after a June ruling granted $933,000 annual increases and ordered $8.6 million in refunds. Company spokesmen denounced the decision as unjust and biased against large utilities.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa - Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Davenport
Illinois
Commission
Iowa - Illinois
Weather Outlook With Warm Winds and Storm Threats
Variable cloudiness brings warmth and wind with a slight shower chance this afternoon. High near 90, southwest winds 15 to 30 mph. Tonight remains mostly clear and mild with upper 60s. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and a thunderstorm chance with highs in the 80s. Rain chances 20 percent today and 40 percent Wednesday.
District winners named in Soil Conservation Achievement Awards
Three Washington County entries were announced as district winners in the Soil Conservation Achievement Awards Program. Homer Hillyard and Laverne Love won in landlord-tenant, Roy Rogers in owner-operator, and Paul Swank earned outstanding conservation teacher honors.
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Washington County
Jim McCreedy
Washington
Hillyard
Ainsworth
Roy Rogers
Brighton
Lake Darling
Tiny dog on law office roof rescued by partner
A tiny frightened black dog roamed the roof of Livingston Day Meeker Bates law firm after a call from Everette Miller. A ladder from the air conditioning unit enabled Craig Arbuckle to climb and rescue the dog, which was handed to secretary Jane Deaton and is now at the city dog pound awaiting a home.
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Craig Arbuckle
Jane Deaton
Robert Day
Law Building
Journal
Everette Miller
Livingston, Day, Meeker & Bates Law Firm
Miller
Arbuckle
Iowa crops advance as corn soybeans near midseason
Iowa crop observers report corn and soybean plantings in good to excellent condition with six days suitable for field work last week. About 85 percent of corn is 75 percent or more silked and 25 percent in the dough stage, while 80 percent of soybeans are bloom or past, 45 percent setting pods, and oat harvest at 90 percent complete. Alfalfa second cut 80 percent finished and clover 55 percent, both up from last year.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
McQuay Perfex plans expansion with city bonds
Washington City Council unanimously signed a tentative agreement with McQuay Perfex Inc to pursue up to 4 million dollars in industrial revenue bonds to finance expansion of the Washington plant. The project likely would not start before 1974 or 1975, with the city owning the plant addition and bondholders bearing risk if the company defaults.
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Washington
McQuay-Perfex Inc
McQuay-Perfex
Fred Anderson
John Owen
Anderson
Crane Co
Perfex
Harold Stephens
Clarence Brown
No Profit for the President Over Nixon Home Spending
Washington officials released the fullest accounting yet of government outlays on President Nixon’s homes, totaling about 10 million dollars over four and a half years for protection and support. The report details spending at San Clemente California and Key Biscayne Florida, including security devices landscaping and a heating system.
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UPL
Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
Key Biscayne
Fla
California
White House
General Services Administration
Grand Cay Island
Bahamas
Robert Abplanalp
Nixons
Boyd Bologna Plant Shuts Down Over Beef Price Freeze
Boyd and Fran Boyd shut Boyd Sausage Co in rural Iowa for an estimated period until the national beef price freeze ends. The all beef Boyd's Bologna producer depends on supply from Davenport and Des Moines packers. The boycott impacts pricing and operations as the couple notes only three shutdowns in 22 years.
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Fran Boyd
Washington
Boyd
Lowa Ave
Boyd Sausage Co
Boyds
Highway 1
Davenport
Des Moines
Boyd's Sausage Co
Journal
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Jay Brewer
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