Iowa Property Tax Equalization Orders Soon From Briggs
State Revenue Director Donald Briggs will issue two-year cycle equalization orders in Iowa for 1971, aiming to standardize assessment levels across classes of property including agriculture urban residential commercial industrial suburban and personal. The process will be tentative for increases with local boards of review allowed limited action. counties and cities may appeal to the state revenue director.
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Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
DES Moines
IDPA
Donald G. Briggs
Briggs
William Forst
Iowa
Revenue Department
Board of Review
Local Board of Review
County Board of Supervisors
State Revenue Director
Boone
Webster
Burlington
State Revenue Department
Dollar dips across Europe as markets test Nixon float
European exchanges reopened after Nixon floated the dollar. Devaluations ranged from 1 to 64 percent with mixed results in Germany, Britain, France, and other nations. Israel and Indonesia also devalued while Hong Kong and Tokyo markets moved sharply. In Iowa, new slow moving vehicle emblems rules spark farm compliance and safety notes.
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London
UPI
Nixon
West Germany
France
Italy
Scandinavia
Benelux
Belgium
Luxembourg
Holland
Indonesia
Iowa
U.S. Department of Labor
Farm Bureau
Fire chief quits Kirkville after faulty truck scandal
Fire chief Bob Morgan was fired after criticizing Mayor Jim Baker over Kirkville Iowa’s nonworking 1942 fire truck. Volunteers have fought four major blazes in three years using a bucket brigades system while the engine remains unrepaired. Morgan watched his own garage burn this week as the truck still does not run.
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Kirkville
UPI
Iowa
Bob Morgan
Jim Baker
Ottumwa
Morgan
Baker
FHLB to Act Against Mortgage Rate Rises in Nixon Plan
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board plans steps to stabilize mortgage rates as part of Nixon policy. Chairman Preston Martin will hold a news conference Tuesday morning to discuss actions, with critics saying voluntary measures fell short. The dollar weakened on European markets, down most in West Germany, while officials push for policy-driven wage and price restraint.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
FHLB
Nixon
Preston Martin
Martin
United States
Hamlet Tickets Available For Washington High Auditorium Run
Tickets for Shakespeare's Hamlet remain on sale for Washington High School auditorium performances on Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 p.m. Tickets sold at Joe Falk Co. Winga's Cafe Logan Jewelry or the Washington Evening Journal and from cast members. door sales also offered each night.
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William Shakespeare
Washington High School
Joe Falk Co
Winga’s Cafe
Logan Jewelry
The
Washington Evening Journal
Midwest storm kills two and hammers Midwest states
A cold front swept the Great Lakes region bringing severe thunderstorms and high winds. Two deaths occurred in Michigan as a stalled car was hit during rain and a lightning-struck tree fell on a man. Port Huron area trailer park and Sanilac County mobile homes saw injuries. Winds up to 63 mph measured in Wisconsin and Illinois. hail near Green Bay. heavy rain totals in Buffalo and Madison. Separate note: Washington County 4-H swine awards at the Iowa State Fair cited Ed Anderson and others. Kennedy Jr. arrested in Hyannis loitering case with $50 fine.
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United Press International
Great Lakes
Midwest
Detroit
Michigan
Port Huron
Mich
Sanilac
St. Clair Shores
National Weather Service
Cleveland
Chicago
Janesville
Wis
Madison
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Buffalo
N.Y
Rockies
Ricky Mount
N. C
Lubbock
Texas
Sault Ste. Marie
Phoenix
Ariz
Needles
Calif
Mutiny by 23 South Korean military prison inmates
Twenty three inmates on Shilmi Island staged a violent mutiny killing 12 prison officials and seizing a bus to reach Seoul. The group discharged at police and checkpoints, with 15 derailing the vehicle and blowing themselves up. Defence Minister Jung Nae hiuk announced the events and later considered resignation.
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Seoul
UPI
South Korea
Defense
Jung Nae-hiuk
Defense Ministry
Jung
Air Force
Shilmi
Inchon
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Hercules
Ind
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Del
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Money Mart
Hong Kong
U.S
Tokyo
Japan
Bank of Japan
Washington County
Hassle
Britain
W.J. Usuery Jr
Ed Anderson
4-H
Julia Gamon
Crawfoodsville
David Barnes
Brighton
Peggy Chabal
Riverside
Mark Hotchkiss
Bob Kennedy Jr
Hyannis, Mass
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr
Barnstable District Court
Kennedy
Henry L. Murphy
Kimpo
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