ISU fights outages as winter ice hits power lines
Iowa Southern Utilities manager Leonard DeHoet explains outage causes and repair priorities during icy weather. Main transmission lines feed substations first, then city feeders, then individual homes. Do not touch downed lines. call Iowa Southern and report name and address. Private crews may assist if storms exceed local capacity.
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Iowa
Leonard DeHoet
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Iowa Southern
Electric Company
DeHoet
Nickelodeon premiere draws crowds with nickel tickets
New York saw the Peter Bogdanovich film Nickelodeon opened at 505 theaters on a five cent price with proceeds aiding Christmas Seals. Director Bogdanovich greeted fans at the door as lineups stretched in winter cold. He noted modest hopes for strong opening day earnings while praising the charitable gimmick and enthusiastic turnout.
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New York
UPI
Peter Bogdanovich
Nickelodeon
Second Avenue
Ryan
Tatum O’neal
Bogdanovich
Fortnightly Literature Club Meeting Forms
The December Fortnightly Club Literature department meeting, hosted by Mrs. Don Maxwell with Mrs. Ruth Nolin as co host, had 16 members and three guests. President Mrs. M L Crawford and guests Mrs. Denniston and Mrs. Sara Brown attended. Jessie Douglas led the business session with reports on the blind articles sale and upcoming book reports.
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Don Maxwell
Ruth Nolin
M.L. Crawford
Denniston
Sara Brown
Jessie Douglas
Blair Haymes
Charles Ashby
Fern Tate
Brown
Mary
Jesus
Minor two car crash at city intersection
At West Washington Street and South Marion Avenue two drivers, Dascar D. Hamilton 74 of Crawfordsville and Clarence W. Tait 70 of Washington, collided during right turn attempts. About $550 in damage. No injuries and no charges filed.
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West Washington Street
South Marion Avenue
Dascar D. Hamilton
Crawfordsville
South Marion
Clarence W. Tait
Washington
Hamilton
Tait
Washington County 4 H FFA market beeves enrollment rises
A record 307 4 H and FFA market beeves were weighed in at four Washington County locations. This is 14 more than last year, with 132 beef enrollees matching 1976 numbers. Crossbred calves lead with 199 head. average weight 536 pounds. The county fair begins August 1, 1977, and new show rules require one carcass class entry for exhibitors with three market beeves.
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FFA
Washington County
Julia Gamon
Fairgrounds
Gamon
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