First in line for No 1 license plate in county vigil
Albert Miller, 42, Kalona, waited outside the Washington County courthouse for the first number one automobile and truck plates issued at 6 am. The three year plates save the state money, while Miller and competitors like Minnie McMullen and the Beachy brothers vied for top numbers amid freezing weather.
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Vinice
Albert Miller
Iowa
Miller
Sue Clarahan
Washington
Treasurer's Office
Illinois
Minnie McMullen
Landon
Kenneth Beachy
Kalona
Joseph Beachy
Richard Bean
Ainsworth
David McGaffey
Roger L. Simmering
Erving Simmering
Washington County
Wallace Fagen
Milton Miller
Crawfordsville
Owen White
Ainsworth White
Quiet at Fort Madison after foiled inmate uprising
Iowa State Penitentiary officials report some inmates will join breakfast outside cells while others stay confined as authorities continue an investigation into Tuesday's foiled plan. Warden Lou Brewer described damaged windows, found weapons, and a 382 capacity Cell House 19 where details of who will be released remain under review.
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Fort Madison
UPI
Iowa State Penitentiary
Lou Brewer
Brewer
Robert D. Ray
Price Commission Grants First Coal Increase Cut Short
Washington UPI The Price Commission approved a 3.78 per cent increase for Old Ben Coal Co and Standard Oil of Ohio to cover a 15 per cent miner wage rise, while limiting passthrough to 5.5 per cent Pay Board target. Grayson said the action applies to an individual firm with broader policy to curb inflation. The commission also noted hundreds of price requests from about 255 firms, with 11 approvals and two declines so far.
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UPI
The
Price Commission
Commission
C. Jackson Grayson
Old Ben Coal Co
Standard Oil
Ohio
Grayson
Pay Board
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
American Motors
Chrysler
Senate Set to Vote Thursday on Butz Nomination
The Senate plans a 1 pm EST vote Thursday on Earl L. Butz for agriculture secretary. Administration and Butz backers anticipate confirmation despite absentees and illnesses. Butz, a Purdue University dean, waged last minute lobbying and expected approval by a simple majority if enough senators are present.
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UPS
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Nixon
Earl L. Butz
Agriculture
Eisenhower
Butz
Hall
Purdue University
Uged
Capitol
Ray Defends Iowa Nursing Homes From HEW Cutoff Threat
Gov Robert Ray rebutted HEW claims Iowa nursing homes are substandard, saying the Feb 1 deadline and possible loss of federal Medicaid funds misrepresent mainly inspection and licensing procedures. He noted Iowa’s care standards match HEW, with no official notice of the deadline.
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Des Moines
UPL
Robert Ray
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Iowa
Ray
Washington
HEW
Elliot Richardson
Richardson
White House
James Gillman
Tay
Ray. Gillma
Kansas
Gillman
Towa
Department of Health
Nixon
Clear Creek teacher named Iowa 1972 Teacher of the Year
Jean C. Bogardus a 21 year veteran reading teacher in the Clear Creek Community School District was named Iowa’s 1972 Teacher of the Year. The Cosgrove Attendance Center educator, 45, previously taught junior high in Sigourney for five years and earned diplomas from Ottumwa Heights College and Marycrest College.
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Art
Jean C. Bogardus
Clear Creek
Iowa
Paul Johnston
Council of State School Officers
Miss Bogardus
Cosgrove
Ottumwa Heights
Marycrest College
Davenport
Sigourney
E.L. Burton
Weather Iowa partial clearing and mixed skies
Partial clearing in the northwest tonight and mostly cloudy with snow in the south and east. Not as cold in the northeast. Lows in the teens north to the 20s south. Thursday remains cloudy in the east with a chance of snow southeast. Partly sunny and warmer in the west. Highs 35 to 10 west to the lower 30s east.
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Iowa
Mezvinsky enters race for Iowa City Congress seat
Edward Mezvinsky an Iowa City attorney and former 1970 congressional candidate announced his run as a Democrat for the 1st District. A consumer advocate he pledged a campaign for jobs environment and peace noting redistricting would have narrowed his 1970 defeat to five votes. He previously served a term in the Iowa House in 1969 70 and challenged Rep. Fred Schwengel in a vigorous race.
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UPI
Auate
Edward Mezvinsky
Congress
Mezvinsky
Iowa
Winsky
Peter
Fred Schwengel
University of Iowa
William Albrecht
Scott County
William “Blackie Strout
Shwengel
Schwengel
County to reuse station system for personal property assessment
Washington County will again combine station and mail methods to assess personal property this year. Residents must list property by deadline, choose reporting at stations or mail forms to the assessor in Washington. Fieldmen assist only in extreme cases while exemptions and homestead claims follow county rules.
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Washington
Iowa
Wellman and Legion Hall
Ainsworth
City
Kalona
West Main
Court House
West Chester Riverside
Wellman
Crawfordsville
Brighton
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