Exchange pupil to study at Washington High School
The Evening Journal reports Washington High School will host a student from Mexico City under the Experiment in International Living Program. Antonio Jimenez, 17, will spend the year as a senior with the Ralph Schoonover family in rural Washington. No student is listed under the American Field Service program this year.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington High School
Antonio Jimenez
Mexico City
Mexico
Ralph Schoonover
Washington
Jiminez
Mount Pleasant Man Drowns Searching for Wallet in River
Des Moines county officials report failure to locate John W. Skipton 38 of Mount Pleasant after he disappeared while attempting to recover his wallet from the Skunk River. His daughter Melodie 15 was with him when the accident occurred during a bridge ride. The search continues for the missing man.
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa
UPI
Des Moines
John W. Skipton
Skipton
Melodie
Dayton Firefighters End Strike With Minor Apartment Blaze
Dayton Ohio firefighters ratified an agreement with the city on Wednesday and within half an hour tackled a minor blaze at a local apartment complex. The walkout had left Dayton virtually without fire protection. 29 buildings burned during the strike, with no injuries reported. Firefighter Jack Lutz voiced frustration and said they hoped the city would accept their apology.
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Dayton, Ohio
UPI
Dayton
Jack Lutz
Stolen Truck Found After High Speed Chase Near Oxford
Johnson County Sheriff deputies chased a Roe Heating pickup stolen from Washington after midnight on highway 218. The vehicle veered, went off highway six into a ditch 11 miles west of Coralville. Two in custody, including an 18-year-old James L. Goodlander, with a juvenile suspect. a third person sought. facial cuts reported.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington
Johnson County
Oxford
James L. Goodlander
Roe
South
Iowa
Bob Roe
Weather Notice Shows Clearing, Warm Friday
Forecast calls for clearing skies and cooler conditions tonight with a low around the upper 50s. Partly sunny and warmer Friday with a high near the low 80s. Winds light and variable tonight.
Suit filed over 1975 Riverside fatal auto crash
Michael Deal Allen sues Ricky Ray Allen and Marguerite A. Wendt in district court for 175000 in damages from the Aug 9 1975 crash on Highway 22 east of Riverside. Ricky Allen died at the scene and another passenger suffered burns. Cummings and a second passenger were injured.
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The
Evening Journal
Riverside
Ricky Ray Allen
Marguerite A. Wendt
Iowa City
Michael Deal Allen
Wellman
Ricky Allen
Cummings
Washington district gears up for school opening Aug 29
The Washington Community School District board moved toward the start of classes on Aug 29 and approved a centralized high school phone system while hiring a secretary for the guidance staff. They rejected a one year delay for English teacher Gary Collins’s continuing education, extended the school year with a one day class day next May due to the Farm Progress Show, and approved guard coverage at events.
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Washington
Collins
E.K. Schlapkohl
Panama Canal Pact Moves Toward Panama Control by 2000
President Carter summoned top negotiators Ellsworth Bunker and Sol Linowitz to the White House to discuss a tentative treaty granting Panama control of the canal by 2000 while the United States would keep rights to defend the waterway. The agreement, announced late Wednesday, arises as Linowitz neared the end of his six month term. Full details remain undisclosed and Carter will comment after meetings with the negotiators.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
White House
Panama
Ellsworth Bunker
Sol Linowitz
Panama City
Linowitz
United States
Canal
Suspect charged in Son of Sam murders
David Berkowitz, a 24 year old postal worker, is charged with second degree murder for Stacy Moskowitz’s death and with attempted murder for Robert Violante. He appeared in Brooklyn court and was ordered held in maximum security without bail for psychiatric tests. The case ends a 13 month terror, tied to a $25 fire hydrant ticket and a neighbor dispute.
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New York
UPI
David Berkowitz
Sam
Berkowitz
London
Jack the Ripper
Boston
James Taylor
John Keenan
Brooklyn
Stacy Moskowitz
Robert Violante
Criminal Court
Richard Brown
Kings County Hospital
Brown
Philip Peltz
Son of
Ronald Aiello
Brown Berkowitz
Long Island
Korea
Army
2Nd Division
Yonkers
N.Y
Lane
Linda McNeil named chief of nurses here
Linda J. McNeil 35 of Ainsworth was named director of nursing services for Washington County Hospital, succeeding Ben Hansen. She will supervise about 50 nurses and aides, start Dec. 1, with a salary of 13 500. The board also approved a $1 774 defibrillator upgrade for the coronary care unit and formed a committee to monitor legislation and salary proposals affecting staff.
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Linda McNeil
Washington County Hospital
McNeil
Ainsworth
Ben Hansen
Marty Chebuhar
Linda J. McNeil
Washington
Hansen
Norman Jensen
Jensen
Highland
Harvey Timmins
Frank Sojka
Dick Ross
Keith Vetter
Vast art theft hits Oviedo Cathedral in Spain
Thieves stole three bejeweled relics from Oviedo Cathedral including the Cross of Victory the Cross of the Angels and a Chest of Agates. National news agency values the haul at about 59 million dollars though church officials call the items priceless as historic symbols of the diocese and province. Police suspect an international gang and think the culprits hid inside the church before escaping through a window leaving behind cans and cigarette butts.
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Madrid
Spain
UPI
Oviedo
Cifra
Diaz Merchant
Asturias
Gas payroll and bus fuel economy spark district review
Washington Community School District transport data show 4.5 mpg for 60 passenger buses, with 1976-77 costs for 21 buses covering 191,300 miles and 763 students. Average cost per mile was 76.7 cents, fuel 974 dollars per bus, and best vs worst mpg ranged from 5.1 to 2.5.
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Washington Community School District
Don Zwicki
Zwicki
Board of Education
Director of Transportation
M.p.g
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