Youngest Freshman Mark Chorpening Sets Iowa Pace
Mark Chorpening a 16 year old from Route 2 Wayland and formerly Washington is likely the youngest freshman at the University of Iowa this fall. He will soon turn 17 and already has credits beyond his high school requirements after taking extra courses. He attended Washington High, then graduated from Waco in 1973 after the family moved. An art and music enthusiast, he plays piano and guitar and composed some. He plans to major in art hoping for job prospects and won an $800 scholarship toward his first college year.
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Mark Chorpening
Richard Chorpening
Route 2
Wayland
Washington
University of Iowa
University
Mark
Washington High First
Waco
WHS
Gov Ray urges open meetings to curb secret sessions
Gov. Robert D. Ray urged all Iowa state agencies to publicly announce meetings to avoid suspicion of evading the open meeting statute. He noted a vague area about informal sessions and said press notification should be standard practice when doubt exists. Twenty six 4-H girls will shine shoes for fundraising next Thursday at eight stations on the square from 7 to 9 p.m. to raise funds for county home recreation equipment.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
State Board of Regents
Iowa City
Regents
Ray
Washington
Starliners 4-H
Julia DePenning
Bill Whittenberg
Bill Yerington
State directs 12 percent rise in Washington County farm land value
State Revenue Director Donald Briggs ordered agricultural property valuations increased 12 percent in Washington County as part of a statewide equalization drive. Assessors in 91 counties and 11 cities will revalue various property classes with 1974 assessed values affecting 1975 taxes. statewide adjustments aim to place property at 27 percent of actual market value. Washington County Assessor Earnest Lund attended a Des Moines meeting but is not expected to appeal the order.
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Donald Briggs
Towa
Washington County
Briggs
Washington
Earnest Lund
Des Moines
Lund
UPI
Iowa
Briges
Cass
Clay
Humboldt
Mitchell
Adair
Delaware County
Delware
Boone, Dickinson
Harrison
Mills County
Dubuque
Clinton
Oskaloosa
Muscatine
Heat Wave, Power Strains Roil Nation From Coast to Coast
Widespread heat and stagnant air trigger health warnings and power cuts across the Northeast and Midwest. New York City reports doubled death rate, utilities struggle with record demand as urban areas endure 90s temps. Fires, outages, and policy steps ripple through Connecticut, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Washington as officials urge restraint and shielding for vulnerable populations.
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United Press Internario
United States
Joseph Cimino
New York City
Cimino
Connecticut
Woodlands
National Weather Service
Southern Michigan
Jackson
Northeast Utilities
New England Power Exchange
Chicago
Boston
Washington, D.C
Environmental Protection Agency
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
William D. Schaefer
Philadelphia
Midwest
Mercury
East
New York
Con Ed
District of Columbia
Washington
Western Pennsylvania
Steel City
U.S. Steel
Clairton Coke Works
Jones & Laughlin
Pittsburgh Works
Des Moines: Guard chief targets women in recruitment drive
National Guard Bureau leader Maj. Gen. Francis S. Greenlief outlined a push to recruit women and minorities into state militias. He cited 25 percent goal for female slots, about 100,000 positions, and stressed readiness and racial harmony as essential to combat readiness.
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Des Moines
UPI
National Guard Bureau
Guard
Francis S. Greenlief
Greenlief
New Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States
Eangus
Association
Brighton teacher part of World University Games team
Miss Marilyn Smith, 22, a Brighton Elementary teacher and Parsons College graduate, returned from the World University Games in Moscow with the US team and began teaching math and science. She tracked a jet lagged return via Chicago and San Francisco, missing no prep for first day.
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Marilyn Smith
Brighton
Smith
Moscow
Russia
Journal
Miss Smith
Parsons College
Fairfield
United States
Chicago
Ussr
Vallejo
Calif
San Francisco
Miss ‘Smith
Washington
U.S
Weather outlook: partly cloudy through Saturday
Partly cloudy through Saturday with a slight chance of scattered showers or thundershowers developing this afternoon. Showers increase tonight and early Saturday as the region stays warm and humid. Highs in the upper 80s, lows near 70, southerly winds 10 mph this afternoon then 5 mph tonight. Measurable rain chances 20 percent this afternoon, 40 percent tonight and Saturday.
Grand jurors probe payola in music industry
Los Angelesbased federal grand jury will examine the record industry amid reports of mafia infiltration payola links to narcotics protection rackets shakedowns tax frauds kickbacks and arson. An investigator told the Los Angeles Times the probe will be a major one bigger than the 1960s payola scandal.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Los Angeles Times
the Times
Mandatory Propane Allocation Planned by U.S. Officials
Washington proposes mandatory propane allocation prioritizing farmers drying crops and heating rural residences with a fall start through next April. The plan shifts supplies to areas of greatest need and could force reductions in refinery and industrial use amid dwindling inventories from 61.5 million to 46.1 million barrels year over year.
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Washington
UPI
Office of Oil and Gas
Department of Interior
Midwest
The
Washington Star-News
Star-News
John ‘A. Love
Energy Policy Office
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