Mezvinsky to host Washington town meeting this Saturday
Iowa First District Congressman Edward Mezvinsky schedules a 1:30 p.m. Saturday town meeting in the Municipal Building open to the public to discuss current issues with constituents. Also noted are local TV interference on channels 2 and 13, a Washington Municipal Band concert on August 11 at Central Park, and a one day swine producer tour to Delaware County on September 1 with bus travel and a $5 fare. Reservations are due by August 20.
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The
Evening Journal
Iowa First District
Edward Mezvinsky
Washington
Mezvinsky
Iowa
U.S
House of Representatives
Washington County
Delaware County
Washington County Extension Service
Washington County Pork Producers Association
Jim Frier
Terry Greiner
Delaware
Washington County Extension Office
Delaware County Pork Producers
Local man charged after jail incident and found drugs
Edward L. Kleineberg, 20, is jailed on $1,100 bond facing two counts after police say he hung from the county jail wall while talking to inmates and was later found with marijuana. A charge of receiving stolen goods was dropped. He pled not guilty to simulating intoxication with a Sept. 8 hearing set and a preliminary Aug. 27 date for the drug case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Evening Journal
Washington
Edward L. Kleineberg
Washington County
Kleineberg
Kreineberg
Central Park
Jobless rate climbs in Washington County in June
Washington County unemployment rose to 4.4 percent in June with a labor force of about 9,700, up from 9,200 in May as seasonal student job seekers and agricultural work affected the tally. Unemployed totaled 470, versus 330 in May, while Iowa's rate stood at 5.2 percent and the national rate at 7.5 percent.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington County
Job Service of
Iowa
Job Service
Funds Still Needed for Camp REECE
Officials of the Council of Religious Affairs of Washington urged donations to cover Camp REECE costs as 60 campers, including 40 from Washington County, arrive at Lake Darling State Park for the 1976 session. Sponsorship is by Rex Lee, with basic contributions set at 25 dollars county residents and 30 dollars non-county residents, rising since 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Hiller
Washington
United Methodist
Lee
Washington County
Reece
Lake Darling State Park
Council of Religious Affairs of Washington Today
Rex Lee
See
Rodney
Davisson
S. 13Th
Goal within reach for Wellman ambulance
The Wellman fund drive to launch a three county volunteer ambulance service nears its $20,000 target with over $18,500 raised in 10 days. Seven Wellman residents with emergency training will staff the service, prompted by Powell Funeral Home ending its ambulance run and the area missing federal response-time guidelines. A Hoover Health Council high-band radio grant hinges on securing the ambulance by Sept 1.
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Wellman
Washington
Leroy McArtor
Powell Funeral Home
Hoover Health Council
Hurricane Belle Downgraded As It Pummels New York Area
Hurricane Belle battered metropolitan New York and New England with 90 to 115 mph winds and heavy rain, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, triggering evacuations and shelters across Nassau, Suffolk, Connecticut and New Hampshire. A 19 year old Long Island woman was killed by a falling tree as the storm moved inland.
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United Press International
Belle
New York
New England
Long Island
Connecticut
New York City
Westchester County
Massachusetts
Vermont
Montpelier
Civil Defense
Atlantic
Red Cross
New Hampshire
Nassau
Suffolk Counties
Carol Mayer
Franklin Square
N.Y
Simon warns GOP faces extinction over Watergate and image
Treasury Secretary William Simon told the 1976 Republican platform committee the party risks extinction due to Watergate and an image as a front for corporations and bankers. He urged a genuine contract with the people and a practical platform beyond vague good intentions as Reagan forces push Ford on running mate disclosures.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Treasury
William Simon
Chamber of Commerce
Simon
Republican Platform Committee
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Reagan
Franklin Roosevelt
GOP
White House
John Sears
Highland Board probes superintendent over funds
Highland Board of Education opens an inquiry into Superintendent James W Walling amid reports of possible misappropriation of school funds and questionable procedures. Counsel Dennis Clark leads the probe with a two week timeline, while Walling and officials offer limited comment.
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Evening Journal
Highland Schools
James W Walling
Highland Board of Education
Walling
Dennis Clark
Riverside
Highland District
Clark
Highland
Highland Board
Weather outlook with storms possible tonight and Wednesday
A weather brief reports a 30 percent chance of rain tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures dip to around 70 tonight and rise near 90 on Wednesday. Winds come from the southwest at about 10 mph.
Sears Denver powers behind Reagan campaign in Kansas City
The article profiles John Sears and Michael Deaver as Reagan campaign power-players guiding strategy and operations. It notes Sears oversees Citizens for Reagan, Deaver handles nuts and bolts, with Laxalt as national chair assisting in selecting Schweiker as running mate. It mentions Hannaford and Anderson as West Coast base advisers, Nofziger as press chief for California primary and convention duties, and Lake as current press secretary.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Ford
California
John Sears
Reagan
Hunter
Michael Deaver
Sen
Paul Laxalt
R-Nev
Sears
Richard Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Citizens For Reagan
Washington
Richard Nixon
White House
Kennedy Institute of Politics and Government
Harvard
Deaver
Mike
Bakersfield
Calif
Sacramento
Peter Hannaford
Los Angeles
Hannaford
Denver
Congress
Ron Dellums
Dcalif
Nixon
University of California, Hannaford
Martin Anderson
Stanford University
Hoover Institute
Anderson
Milton Friedman
Lyn Nofziger
Kansas City
Nofziger
James Lake
Bob Mathias
Lake
State of California
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Council of Religious Affairs of Washington
Journal Photo
Plan Swine Tour
Wellman Ambulance
Metropolitan
Cape Cod
Kellerton
Grand Valley
Dean R. Cole
Powers
Sears-Laxalt
Washington, D.C
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