Jobless rate tick rises slightly in June for Washington County
Washington County's unemployment rate edged up to 2.4 percent in June from May, with about 230 people jobless out of a 9,850 labor force. State rate was 3 percent and national around 7 percent. Lana Weeks notes a modified musical at Washington United Presbyterian Church on Sunday August 21 at 6 48 p m with youth from local churches participating.
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Municipal Band Concert Set in Central Park Program
Director Milburn McKay announces a Wednesday 8 p.m. Central Park Municipal Band program including True Blue March Festival Day overture Oregon Trail A Beautiful Lady in Blue Waltz Trumpets Ole novelty Amazing Grace sacred New Colonial March Oklahoma selection In the Good Old Summertime Waltz Lady in Spain novelty Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head popular Salute to Victor Herbert march Pennsylvania Polka Stars and Stripes Forever march Star Spangled Banner.
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Washington High Senior Prom on May 6 1978
Annual Senior Prom at Washington High School scheduled for Saturday May 6 1978. The item belongs in the school calendar printed in the annual report referenced by the Journal last week. Readers planning to save the calendar should add May 6 to May activities.
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Des Moines police launch summer park and downtown sweeps
Des Moines police deploy the tactical unit for three weekly sweeps through city parks and the downtown loop to curb rowdiness. In the first sweep, 26 people were arrested for offenses including public intoxication beer on a highway and illegal possession of beer or marijuana.
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Women firemen train with Floyd Volunteer Fire Dept
Five women in Floyd Iowa join the 21 man Floyd Volunteer Fire Department after the regular ranks dwindled to near nothing during working hours. They describe driving trucks and operating pumps and accepting orders well while hoping to avoid dangerous ladder work and preferring quick, effective response with assistance if needed.
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Letters Trace Berkowitz From Youth To Son of Sam Killer
New York based report cites letters Berkowitz wrote to Iris Gerhardt from 1971 to 1973 showing drug use guns and religious conflict fueling a transformation from an aspiring firefighter to a man accused of murder. The Daily News published the letters explaining his instability and court martial hints. Army records do not confirm a court martial due to privacy protections.
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Lance faces margin limit on Georgia bank stock sale
Budget Director Bert Lance could face trouble selling about 200000 shares of National Bank of Georgia stock after the Federal Reserve Board placed the stock on a margin list limiting collateral to 50 percent of market value. The move could affect Lance’s $3.4 million Chicago loan that used the Georgia stock as collateral. President Carter said he trusts Lance will step aside if wrongdoings are found, as Lance met with him to discuss government reorganization. IRS agents reportedly probe whether former comptroller Bloom cleared Lance in a Senate inquiry and controversy over Lance’s Georgia banking operations has sparked internal dissent in OCC officials at nomination time.
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Convicted Nazi Kappler Taken From Italian Hospital
Nazi SS colonel Herbert Kappler, serving life for the Ardeatine Caves massacre, vanished from a Rome military hospital and was reportedly taken to West Germany by a man and a woman, possibly his wife Anneliese. Italian authorities described the escape as spectacular and mysterious with no details released.
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Rosalynn Carter Undergoes Minor Senate Surgery
First Lady Rosalynn Carter had a routine dilatation and curettage procedure at Bethesda Naval Hospital. She entered the operating room at 6:30 a.m. and left for the Presidential Suite at 7:50 a.m., with Mary Hoyt stating she is “just fine.” The Carters planned to depart by helicopter to Camp David for a week-long family vacation.
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FCC urged to regulate networks for equal employment
The US Civil Rights Commission calls for congressional power for the FCC to regulate networks employment practices. The 181 page report Window Dressing on the Set says networks must report employment data and run equal opportunity programs to diversify on and off screen. It cites dominance of white males in drama and underrepresentation of minorities and women in network news and calls for training and placement opportunities for minorities and women.
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Iowa Adjutant General May resigns over aircraft travel
General Joseph G. May offered his resignation to Governor Ray after a controversy over using military planes for private trips to Pensacola Florida to visit his fiancee. May paid 2300 dollars to cover flight costs and said he would leave by September 1 as the governor orders a full Army investigation and considers appointing a new adjutant general.
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Damages Assessed After West Virginia Floods
LOGAN W Va UPI weekend flooding sent up to five inches of rain across southern West Virginia forcing more than 600 residents to shelters in Mingo and Logan counties By Sunday night many Mingo residents returned home while about 425 Logan residents remained housed in eight churches and schools turned into shelters Floods prompted a disaster response team to begin damage assessments while officials warned of continued muddy roads and threatened more flooding Tracy Workman a 47 year old miner described the Mud Fork River flood as the worst he has seen in his life.
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Weather outlook showers and storms through Tuesday
A weather forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms tonight ending Tuesday. Lows fall to the mid to upper 60s with a high near 80 Tuesday. Winds will be east to southeast at 5 to 15 mph. Rain chances are about 50 percent tonight and Tuesday.
Iowa land assessments rise as market values outpace tax figures
Des Moines reports show 1976 urban homes at 78 percent of market value and farms at 48 percent. Rural and suburban residences stood at 72.6 percent. The state plans to raise assessments to full market value under the annual sales ratio study and equalization order. Counties such as Allamakee and Bremer face big increases. Fayette County may see a smaller rise.
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