Christmas shopping hours and school concert stated
stores in Washington will stay open Thursday through Saturday nights this week and every night next week plus December 21 to 23 to aid holiday shoppers. Washington Junior High music students present a concert December 14 with Mrs. Dean Stanley directing vocal numbers and Gary McCurdy conducting two bands. Monday’s concert begins at 7 30 p.m.
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Washington
Washington Junior High School
Dean Stanley
Gary McCurdy
Move to stall rail strike amid national emergency warning
The House Commerce Committee quickly approved emergency legislation to bar a midnight rail strike, with a 19-14 vote. The bill would ban any strike until March 1, rejecting a retroactive pay hike. Senate hearings opened as the four rail unions threaten to defy Congress and the courts. President Nixon urged a 45 day delay. Transportation Secretary Volpe warned troops could run railroads if needed.
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Washington
UPI
House Commerce Committee
House
Senate Labor Committee
Nixon
House Committee
Brock Adams
D-Wash
Harley Staggers
D-W.va
Congress
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Dennis
Reach accord in telephone dispute
In Des Moines a petition of intervention against Northwestern Bell was withdrawn by the Rural Iowa Independent Telephone Association and 77 rural independents. The group charged Bell's contract was unjust and discriminatory, but Bell offered a new contract more agreeable to the independents, with withdrawals expected within 10 days.
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DES Moines
UPI
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Iowa Independent Telephone Association
Iowa Commerce Commission
Northwestern Bell
Bell
Association
Iowa
Commerce Commission
Iowa Weather: Cloudy and Turn Colder Tonight
United Press International reports Iowa will see mostly cloudy skies and colder air tonight with lows in the teens to the 20s. Thursday highs will reach the upper 20s to low 30s with a chance of rain or snow.
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United Press International
Iowa
Iowa Plan 1971 aims to boost minority jobs in building trades
Gov. Robert D. Ray outlined Iowa Plan 1971 to expand minority employment in construction. The voluntary statewide program partners unions management and minority groups, envisions five regional boards, and seeks to recruit 125 minority workers by next year. Open shop contractors join M-150 to train 50 per year for three years.
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White House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Ray
State Board of Regents
Roger Maxwell
Ing
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids - Iown City
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Davenport - Clinton
Maxwell
Regents
R. Wayne Itiehey
Richey
Messerly Praises Iowa State Faculty Load While Criticizing Others
Sen. Francis Messerly lauds Iowa State University professors for a 13.5 hour weekly teaching load and faults the University of Iowa and Northern Iowa for lighter or undisclosed workloads. He questions comparative studies and cites Parks on workload differences and iceberg analogy.
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University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Messerly
Iowa
Northern Iowa
Quentin Anderson
Beaconsfield
Budget and Financial Control Committee
Iowa State
W. Robert Parks
H. Rand Peterson
Harlan
State Board of Regents
Peterson
Parks
Iowa cities consider home rule charter for local government
Des Moines reports a proposed bill to replace the Dillon Rule with home rule for municipalities. The plan would let incorporated areas choose their form of government, create charter commissions, require voter approval, and remove population based town village classifications. It also outlines a capital improvement fund and broad standards for charters while excluding taxation and bonding authority.
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Des Moines
UPI
Howans
Iowa Legislative Council
Iowa
Philip Riley
U.S. Supreme Court
Riley
Cambodians claim Reds thwarted Puok recapture victory
Cambodian troops claimed recapture of Puok district capital near Angkor temple from Communists after a two week siege. The area saw mortar fire on Siem Reap while a separate 300 Communist force reportedly occupied Sre Khlong, 45 miles southwest of Phnom Penh.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Puok
Angkor
Siem Reap
Sre Khlong
Intercepted Memo Mentions Icebergs at UNI and UI
A circulated memo attributed to SENATOR MESSERLY from Cedar Falls questions why there are more "icebergs" at the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Iowa than at Iowa State University. The note is unsigned aside from the WEJ signoff.
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UNI and
ISU
Pleasing concert by VHS bands delights Washington crowd
A good sized audience at the Washington High School auditorium enjoyed the Christmas Concert by the VHS bands. The concert band and the Swinging Demons, directed by Larry Green, performed gracefully. Surprise guests Mark Shearer and Jay Kephart, recent graduates, filled in on trombone for ill players Gary Ballard and Jim Heilman. The program was well received.
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Washington High School
Swinging Demons
Larry Green
Mark Shearer
Jay Kephart
Gary Ballard
Jim Heilman
Washington High School concert A Ceremony of Carols
Washington High School Choir and the HiFis present A Ceremony of Carols on Tuesday Dec 15 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium with guest harpist Mary Beckman and soloists Jean Wolf Joanna Parriott Terry Roland Laird Neuhart Jim Fabian Gary Goodell and more. The program features Britten Ave Maria Tye Exultate Deo Scarlatti and other carols with the finale Today Christ the Lord is Born plus jazz selections and instrumental accompaniment by Rita Jones Janet Miller Jane Moss Chris McConnell Drew Steele and John Kessell. The HiFis offer a separate outdoor Christmas segment in Central Park on Thursday Dec 17 at 6 30 p m open to the public.
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Washington High School
HiFi
Benjamin Britten
Mary Beckman
University of Northern Town
Robert Youngquist
Christ the Lord
Jean Wolf
Joanna Parriott
Terri Roland
Laird Neuhart
Jim Fabian
Gary Goodell
Rita Jones
Janet Miller
Jane Moss
Chris McConnell
Drew Steele
John Kessell
Central Park
Probate of Will and Executor Appointment in Hattie E Jones Estate
Probate of the will of Hattie E Jones is announced with the appointment of an executor. The filing outlines the estate proceedings, the named party responsible for settlement, and deadlines for interested parties to respond or contest the will.
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Hattie E, Jones
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