Albert Chebuhar Named District Manager for Iowa Southern Utilities
Albert Chebuhar is appointed district manager of the Iowa Southern Utilities Company here until a successor to the late Russell C. Argo is named. Chebuhar, previously district accountant in Washington, is familiar with district operations and will work to guarantee continuity of service.
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Albert Chebuhar
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Russell C. Argo
Chebuhar
Washington
Auto license office to close early at 3 30 p m daily
The motor vehicle division at the WI County courthouse will shut at 3 30 p m each day until further notice. Treasurer Wallace Fagen says the early closing lets workers finish their day within normal hours due to higher workload in the 1974 auto registration sales season.
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WI County
Wallace Fagen
School board meets Wednesday evening
The Washington Community District board of education will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the senior high school library. Agenda items include community education activities for fall and winter terms, trips by student groups, action on two new school buses, and discussions of the Experiment in International Living Teacher Ambassador Program and the Foreign Language Assistance Program, plus staff evaluation and other general items.
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Washington Community District Board of Education
Washington County Farm Bureau Hosts Senator at Balding Farm
The Washington County Farm Bureau lists Senator Forrest 18 as a guest at the Farm Bureau Balding in Washingon on Saturday morning December 15 from 9 30 a m to noon. All interested residents are invited to meet Senator Schwengels and discuss issues.
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Washington County Farm Bureau
Forrest
Farm Bureau
Washingon
Schwengels
Three Children Die in Missouri House Fire
In BISMARCK Missouri authorities say an explosion in a wood stove flue caused a blaze that killed three young children left alone in a four room framed house. Tina Blackwell 2 Lora Lee Blackwell 4 and Tonya Love 3 died of smoke inhalation in the living area. Firefighter David Hagerty assisted at the scene in the 1300 resident town about 70 miles southwest of St Louis.
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Bismarck
UPI
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Loretta Blackwell
Blackwell
Tina
Lora Lee
Tonya Love
Lorette Boyles
David Hagerty
St. Louis
Weather Turning Colder Tonight With Light Snow Sunday
Weather forecast notes tonight will be chilly with falling temperatures and winds shifting from south to northwest. Lows will be in the 20s. Sunday will be cloudy and windy with a chance of light snow and measurable precipitation around 20 percent as temperatures decline throughout the day.
Iowa plan offers gas tax subsidy tied to commuting distance
An Iowa Commerce Commission employee proposes a distance based tax subsidy to promote mass transit and car pools. The plan taxes gasoline at 50 cents per gallon and pays a subsidy equal to distance to work times 10 cents times working days, with limits for farmers and retirees and exceptions for secondary students. Governor Ray calls it interesting but not yet supported, while the plan is sent to federal energy officials.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Commerce Commission
Philip B. Malther
Malther
Robert D. Ray
Commerce Commission
Maurice van Nostrand
William Simon
Federal Energy Administration
Discount reports on comet Kohoutek crossing Venus orbit
UPI reports Kohoutek moves toward the sun, more than 100 million miles from Earth. Greenbelt Maryland Kohoutek center notes sightings from Houston and Washington. Skylab 3 crew observe from orbit as European observatories question disintegration reports. US observers dispute claims, noting nucleus structure.
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UPI
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Kohoutek Coordination Center
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Houston
Truckers scale back blockade as talks with Nixon proceed
Washington UPI reports angry truckers won assurances fuel problems would ease but remain split over next week’s two day national work stoppage. President Nixon meets Teamster leader Fitzsimmons amid efforts to avert nationwide shutdowns while Iowa firms caution drivers against blockades.
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UPI
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Teamster
Frank Fitzsimmons
Congress
Transportation and Energy
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Des Moines
Fourth ward council race heads to special election
In Washington fourth ward a special City Council election is held Tuesday after a four vote discrepancy in the November totals. Raymond J. Miller, with 28 years city service, and Cornelia Day, seeking the ward’s first woman member, are the candidates. Polls run 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Perdock Inc. garage. Only voters qualified in November may vote, including those 18 or older who lived in the ward before November. Miller predicts strong turnout. Day emphasizes a dignified, no gimmicks campaign and urges voters to decide among qualified candidates.
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Washington
Raymond J. Miller
Cornelia Day
Perdock Inc
Walter Schroeder
Miller
Iowa
Kissinger launches global mission for Middle East peace and oil
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger begins a two week trip to NATO Brussels and many Middle East regions to push a Geneva peace conference on December 18, salvage U S European ties, and secure resumed Arab oil shipments. He aims to have Arab and Israeli officials negotiate at Geneva while repairing the fractured NATO alliance. Saudi oil minister Zaki al Yamani says shipments to the United States will resume as Israeli withdrawal progresses.
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UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
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Europe
United States
Kissinger
Belgium
England
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Israel
Switzerland
Portugal
Spain
Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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U.S
Ahmed Zaki al-Yamani
Washington doctors plan merger of two practices
Drs. Jean Marshall and Sam Tam announce a practice merger in Washington starting January 1. Marshall will join Tam at 21488 Town Ave, creating an on call rotation system for night and weekend calls. Both will focus on appointments, pediatrics limited, and avoid obstetrics or major surgery.
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K. J. Marshall
C. S. Tam
Washington
Iowa
Dr. Tam
Jean Marshall
Sam Tam
Dr. Marshall
Rs. G
Dr Marshall
Tams
Tam
Marge Glover
Marshall
Jean Conry
Linda Crossett
Iowa cattle feeders seek federal help in price slump
Iowa cattle feeders led by the Iowa Cattlemen's Association will travel to Washington next week to urge federal action. Larry Kallem says prices have fallen from near 60 to about 37 per hundredweight, costing producers up to 200 per head and risking bankruptcy for many farmers. the group will meet with USDA officials, Iowa lawmakers, the Cost of Living Council, and the National Association of Food Chains.
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UPI
Iowa
Iowa Cattlemen's Association
Washington
Larry Kallem
Cattlemen’s Association
US Agriculture Department
Cost of Living Council
National Association of Food Chains
Kallem
Towa
Chest Nearing Goal In Washington Community Chest Drive
The Washington Community Chest drive has surpassed 93 percent of its $37,730 goal, with $35,088 raised to date. Campaign chairman Ray Carter urges uncontacted residents to mail pledges to P O Box 86 and notes only $2,642 remains to reach the goal before Christmas. He is confident of success as closing reports from volunteers come in.
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Ray Carter
Carter
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