Washington Legion seeks building for post home drive
Leon Beatty American Legion post in Washington funds a home by buying a Marshall Furniture building behind Jones Funeral Home. A free option exists. $26,000 must be raised by September 1. $6,300 already pledged. calls to members planned with tax deductible gifts and pro‑rated sale proceeds if the post dissolves. Officers elected at a recent dinner: Charles Snow commander, Tony Crile first vice, Harold Jarvis second vice, Maurice Meyer adjutant, Neal Burton finance, Everette Burham service, Howard Altenbernd chaplain, Harvey Davis sergeant-at-arms.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion Post of
Washington
Post
Marshall Furniture Company
Jones Funeral Home
Legion Post
Legion
Harold Jarvis
Maurice Meyer
Charles Snow
Tony Crile
Neal Burton
Everette Burham
Howard Altenbernd
Harvey Davis
Three die in fiery crash near Rockwell City Iowa
A collision on Iowa 4 about four miles south of Rockwell City, Iowa, between a car and a tractor-trailer killed three people. The truck landed atop the car, both vehicles burst into flames, and victims were severely burned but not immediately identified.
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Iowa
UPI
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Here
Iowa Highway Patrol
Howe given suspended jail term for trying to buy sex
Rep Allan Howe received a 30 day suspended jail sentence after a two day trial for attempting to purchase sexual favors from two policewomen posing as prostitutes. Judge Bryant Croft ordered Howe to pay court costs and gave 60 days to settle the costs with 30 days to appeal to the state supreme court on constitutional grounds.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Allan Howe
District Court
Bryant Croft
Howe
Croft
State Supreme Court
Partly Cloudy Skies With Showers Possible
Partly cloudy and hazy conditions persist through Thursday with a chance of scattered thundershowers this evening. Low tonight in the mid 60s, high Thursday in the mid 80s. Winds southeast at 5 to 10 mph tonight. rain chances around 20 percent tonight.
Carter pledges no embargoes for American grain
Jimmy Carter addressing Iowa farmers at the State Fair denounced past grain embargoes and tainted shipments under Nixon Ford and Butz, pledging no export quotas and calling for honest inspection. He criticized price imbalances favoring large producers and urged a secretary of agriculture focused on family farmers and consumers.
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UPI
Jimmy Carter
Iowa
Carter
Russia
Georgia
Nixon
Ford
Butz
Iowa State Fair Board
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Ford Administration
Iowa looks to curb aging commission consultants
Gov. Robert D. Ray says new director George Orr will cut consultant use at the Iowa Commission on the Aging after federal investigators criticized overreliance. Orr, who took over July 1, has canceled many contracts and will tighten programs and spending.
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Orr
Iowa Crime Commission
Leona Peterson
Commission On the Aging
Ms. Peterson
Ray
George Orr
Iowans vote on school bonds in Rockwell Swaledale and Davenport
United Press International reports voters split on two school bond measures. In Rockwell Swaledale the $14 million proposal failed 494 to 441 with 9 spoiled ballots amid heavy turnout. Davenport approved a $2.9 million referendum 4,225 to 1,630 to fund a new special education facility replacing Marquette School.
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Rockwell-Swaledale
Davenport
Rockwell
Rockwell School
Iowa
Zulus clash with black mobs in Soweto riot days after strike
In Soweto a Zulu armed band charged through streets as third day of general black strike provoked clashes with antigovernment demonstrators. Authorities reported at least six dead, with toll rising to as many as 257 in nine weeks of riots nationwide.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
Soweto
Senate votes to study Postal Service overhaul rather than overhaul now
The Senate rejected Sen Hollings plan to strip the Postal Service of semi independent status and fund it by annual appropriations. It approved 1 billion for the next year and created a 12 member commission to craft a long range solution by February 15. McGee called it best until election year ends.
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UPS
Senate
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
U.S. Postal Service
Board of Governors
White House
Postal Service
House
Senate Post Office
Hollings
Gale W. McGee
D-Wyod
Jesse Helms
D-N.c
James L. Buckley
R-N.y
Helms
McGee
Congress
Pony Express
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Dole to Speak on Farm Issues at Iowa State Fair
Republican vice presidential hopeful Robert Dole will outline farm policy during a Des Moines visit tied to the Iowa State Fair. He and wife Elizabeth arrive tonight to meet governors, Farm Bureau leaders, and GOP officials, with a 12:30 p.m. address at the fair and a 1:30 p.m. departure.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert Dole
Kansas
Iowa
Iowa Farm Commodity Group
Ray
Fort Des Moines
State Farm Bureau
GOP
State Central Committee
Blair House Foundation seeks funds for restoration drive
Blair House Foundation members and friends urge donations and volunteer help to finish restoration of Blair House in Washington. Most major work has been completed with bicentennial funds and private gifts. current focus is decorating and wood staining. The group aims to raise about $2000 and invites individuals to join the donor list, with headquarters at Westermark Insurance on South Iowa Avenue. The mansion, on the national historic list, may serve community organizations and be open for viewing as progress continues this fall.
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Blair House Foundation
City Hall
Washington
Blair House
Evening Journal
Westermark Insurance Agency
Iowa Avenue
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