16 Aug 1974
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1974
Page
1
The Washington YMCA will close next week from August 19 to 24 for its annual cleanup. The facility will reopen on August 26.
Washington County youngsters will attend the third of six monthly immunization clinics next Tuesday at Wesley House west of the Methodist Church in Washington. The one hour clinic runs 1 to 2 p.m. for children ages 2 months to 6 years, offering protection against several diseases.
Gov. Robert D. Ray said no plans to debate Democratic candidate James Schaben on college campuses this year and will stick to a five meeting debate schedule. Schaben pressed for campus debates to engage students, while Ray emphasized road funding and a pre set schedule.
Des Moines reports that the Energy Policy Council nears a final decision on allocating 3 million dollars for branch line upgrades. Witnesses from a first priority group urge rail improvements from Ames to Laverne and other routes, hoping for regional economic booms.
Iowa budgets allocate nearly two million dollars to74 districts to buy buses for non public students amid a federal suit over the states auxiliary services act. Plaintiffs argue the law violates church state separation, as lawmakers funded equipment and operations for transporting nonpublic students. The case could expand beyond districts with several individuals named as defendants.
President Ford held talks with Teamster leader Frank Fitzsimmons and with George Meany about his ongoing vice presidential deliberations. Rumors center on Nelson Rockefeller as a leading candidate while Ford reiterates no decision. He meets King Hussein and continues consultations with Kissinger and Haig as wage and inflation concerns loom.
Des Moines reports the thigh-high miniskirt is fading from fashion across the Midwest. After London declared the mini dead this week, Iowa and other regions follow, reflecting a decade after its Beatle era birth in English mod culture.
United Press international reports the Turkish General Staff announced armored units with air and naval support broke Greek Cypriot lines and reached the island's west coast completing a drive to sever the island's northern third. Officials urged cease fire as premier Bulent Ecevit and Constantine Karamanlis spoke of limits to hostilities.
Showers persist into Saturday with little temperature change. Partial clearing is expected Sunday with partly cloudy skies and mild conditions.
Iowa State Fair Secretary Kenneth Falk described a mood focused on growth and culture as the event expands with an art festival, heritage village, and Spain and Italy pavilions. He noted doubled livestock exhibitors in 11 years, top entertainers, stricter sanitation, and favorable weather as key factors for potentially record crowds.
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