Christmas program at Rubio church and holiday schedule
The Rubio church will present its annual Christmas program Sunday evening with refreshments to follow in the church basement. Washington students begin Christmas vacation Friday afternoon, returning January 5, and drivers license services will run on December 24 and 31 as scheduled. City fire department takes delivery of a new fire truck and Ladders from the old rig are transferred. the vehicle will bolster city firefighting capacity. A Brinks armored truck spilled cash on ice coated I-75 near Covington, with guards watching and a motorist denied assistance at gunpoint.
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Rubio Church
Washington
Covington, Ky
UPI
Brinks, Inc
John Custer
Marshalltown
Journal
Dorsett helps deliver baby on Iowa highway
Iowa Patrolman Calvin Dorsett near Washington aided a Batavia couple in a roadside birth on Highway 1 near Frytown, delivering a baby girl before taking mother and child to Town City hospital. Officials said both mother and baby were doing fine. The delivery was the patrolman’s first and likely the district’s first such emergency.
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Iowa
Washington
Batavia
University
Iowa City
Dorsett
Frytown
Town City
Intercepted Memo Opens New Career Path
A leaked memo hints at surprising opportunities in a fresh career field. It notes growing demand for specialized skills and suggests practical steps to transition, including training, networking, and credentialing.
Iowa ADC caseload rise not from ineligible recipients
Iowa Social Services Commissioner James Gillman reported to Gov. Ray that ADC recipient increases from May 1968 to May 1969 stem from typical trends, with only four ineligible cases found among 254 reviewed. The study, covering 400 cases, found no broad impropriety, with 25 cancellations and average aid duration about three months. The state’s high and low counties both saw reduced approval rates from 1968 to 1969, with overall approvals dropping from 97% to 87%.
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James Gillman
Robert D. Ray
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Gov. Ray
Health, Education and Welfare Department
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American losses shrink in Vietnam weekly toll
Saigon reports 85 U.S. troops killed last week, down 15 from prior period, amid 421 South Vietnamese deaths and 1,436 wounded. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses reach 2,396 as Thieu pledges increased Vietnamese combat role under Viet Namization. Through the year, U.S. deaths total 9,274, compared with 14,592 in all of 1968.
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Mekong
Cambodian
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Vietnam
Iowa Study Seeks New Structure for Public Employee Bargaining
Iowa lawmakers consider a new framework for public employee bargaining on working conditions after a two day Legislative Council meeting. The study group backs rights to form unions and bargain collectively, with limited strike rights for non essential staff, while a minority favors voluntary bargaining only.
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Charles Pelton
Clinton
Iowa
Pelton
Iowa Legislative Council
City to seek new police chief as three positions open
Mayor Ralph Martin in Washington faces a police department reshuffle with three vacancies. Police Chief Glenn Murphy will leave January 1 to become deputy sheriff, John Green has left the city police, and Clarence Mike Lee resigned for a calmer, daytime job. Martin begins hiring to fill Murphy’s post and the other two openings.
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Ralph Martin
Washington
Glenn Murphy
Washington County
Charles Snyder
Willis Richards
Board of Supervisors
The
Murphy
Cloud Willits
John Green
Green
the Evening Journal
Clarence
Mike) Lee
Martin
Lee
Police Department
Notification procedure changed for armed forces deaths
Washington improves death notification by sending a personal visit to the next of kin of a married service member, replacing telegrams for parents. Rep. Fred Schwengel pressed the change after learning of inconsistent notices for Lt. Jerry Bunn of Muscatine. The Air Force confirmed personal visits are its standard for all listed next of kin.
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Jerry Bunn
Muscatine
Iowan
Melvin Laird
Air Force
Christmas tree at city dump cheers workers
Joe Cochran and Ben Turner, Washington city landfill staff, erected a Christmas tree at the gate using a cut branch, cans, cardboard cartons, tissue, and a potted bouquet. The tree, though humble, serves as a festive conversation piece during the holiday season as forecasters predict a cool, turning cold, weekend with lows in the teens to low 20s and highs around 30 to the mid-40s.
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Washington
Joe Cochran
Ben Turner
Joe
Probate of Will and Executors Named for Two Estates
Probate notices announce the will of Bernice J. Sheetz and the estate of Harold D. Coop. The court reserves appointments of executors to administer each estate under applicable probate law. Public records list the claim process and required filings for heirs and creditors.
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Bernice J. Sheetz
Harold D. Coop
Taylor County embezzlement tops state history
Iowa audit officials report Taylor County treasurer Ward Poore embezzled 162,453 dollars by forging bank statements over four years. Auditor Lloyd R. Smith, despite illness, presented findings in Bedford. Poore, free on 25,000 dollar bond, faces charges as records show false statements and outsize balances.
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Iowa Daily Press Association
Bedford
IDPA
Lloyd R. Smith
Taylor County
Smith
Ward E. Poore
Taylor County Board of Supervisors
Poore
Talor
First National Bank
Lenox
State Savings Bank
Bedford National Bank
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