Never too old to travel says 90 year old pastor
Rev. Charles Willming, 90, of Washington journeys to Colorado to visit family and attend a baptism. He recalls altitude challenges, credits the trip with bringing him closer to relatives, and prefers trains or buses for travel to see the ground rather than flying. He hopes to visit if his children invite him again.
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Mansfield Opposes Angola Aid Prompting Hearings
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield urged hearings on secret U S arms aid to Angola. He demanded explanations from Henry Kissinger and CIA chief William Colby about 50 million dollars funneled to anti Soviet factions via Zaire and warned against another Vietnam style escalation.
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Drown
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Popular Movement For the Liberation
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U.N
Daniel Moynihan
Zaire
CBS Morning News
Trial Opens Here for Ottumwa Man
The 35 year old Ottumwa man Michael Ray Adams faces rape charges in Washington County District Court after a change of venue. Adams was previously convicted in Wapello County but a judge ordered a new trial due to publicity and potential bias. The case stems from an alleged February 7 incident involving a girl under 16 in Ottumwa.
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the Evening Journal
Washington County
Michael Ray Adams
Adams
Wapelio County
Charles Pettit
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Washington
Adam
Gene Glenn
Ottumwa
Heavy winds and cold snap hit Iowa with outages and damage
A dramatic 50 degree drop and 61 degree high in Burlington followed by snow swept Iowa. Des Moines lost power briefly for about 1,000 customers of Iowa Power and Light. In Keosauqua winds damaged a wing of the Van Buren County Care facility, though the rest remained intact and no injuries were reported. A Virginia Corbett home fire occurred in Promise City after a lightning strike. Weather advisories warned of hazardous driving and arctic temperatures, with two to four inches of snow forecast for the southeast and lingering storm watches across the state.
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United Press International
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Keosauqua
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Wayne County
Virginia
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Promise City
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Dutch Sylvester, Iowa State weed control pioneer, dies at 69
E P Dutch Sylvester a longtime ISU extension weed control expert died of a heart attack after midnight at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames. He was 69 and had 36 years in ISU extension work after joining as a graduate assistant in 1931 and later leading the Seed Laboratory from 1946 to 1952.
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Iowa
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Iowa State University
Mary Greeley Hospital
Iowa State
U.S. Department of Agriculture
ISU
Finke Named to County ASCS Committee Chair Post
Silas Finke Jr. of Grantornsville won a three year term on the County ASCS committee at the county ASC convention held Saturday at the ASCS office. Robert Marek of route 3 Washington was named first alternate for one year and Clifford Small of Kalona the second alternate. Finke was chosen chairman, Wayne Witthoft of route 3 Washington vice chairman, and Lawrence Romine of route 1 Wellman as the regular member.
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Silas Finke Jr
Grantornsville
ASCS
ASC
Robert Marek
Washington
Clifford Small
Kalona
Finke
Wayne Witthoft
Lawrence Romine
Wellman
City Council Meeting Delayed to Tuesday Evening
The Washington City Council will not meet tonight and will instead convene at 7 30 p m Tuesday. Mayor Harold Johnson cited personal scheduling conflicts among councilmen as the reason for the change.
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Harold Johnson
Hog hunt rumor spurs illegal hunting near Patterson farm
In northwest Washington County, an unlawful hog hunt drew an estimated 35 to 40 hunters after rumors spread in a Wellman tavern that wild hogs roamed Patterson land. Four men from outside the county were intercepted returning with two hogs. charges are pending. Deputy Murphy helped police curb further shots as investigation continues.
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Galen
Inez Patterson
Iowa-Washington County
Washington County
Tama
Wellman
Patterson
Glenn Murphy
Murphy
Arctic Blast Violent Weather Roars Across Plains to Midwest
A sudden arctic surge turned a mild, rainy day into a wintry nightmare. Temperatures plunged as much as 45 degrees with sub zero readings in parts of Iowa and the northern Rockies. Snow and icy roads spread through Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and New Mexico, triggering warnings as a tornado touched down near Hamilton Missouri, destroying structures but causing no injuries.
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Chicago
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Ray backs limit on waste while opposing arbitrary cuts
Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray voiced support for curbing waste in state agency funding but rejected broad brushdowns of the bureaucracy. The Iowa Conservative Coalition urged five year economic impact statements for all new agencies, while Ray cautioned that plans must adjust for unexpected downturns and rising enrollments and welfare rolls. He favored biennial budgeting and signaled openness to a legislature run review of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission and its director Joseph Tate.
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UPI
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
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Ray
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Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Joseph Tate
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