Los Angeles Rally Ends With 12 Firemen, 23 Civilians Injured
About 500 to 600 demonstrators clashed with deputies as missiles flew and fires broke out. Deputies fired warning shots and into the ground as 23 civilians were injured, 14 by gunfire, 12 deputies hurt, and 12 firemen treated for smoke inhalation after 35 fires. Damage reached $190,000. no arrests were reported. The protest, tied to police brutality concerns, was sponsored by the Chicano forum committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitchess
Chicanotorium Committee
Valentine Florist Inexpensive Gift by Mail
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Honor group plays here 1 000 attend band concert
Over 1,000 people packed the gymnasium at Washington Junior High Saturday night to hear the Southeast Iowa honor bands perform. Two bands, a 115 member junior high group and a 113 member high school ensemble, played after a full day of rehearsals.
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Washington Junior High
Iowa
Harry Haines
Western Illinois University
Don Marcoullier
Drake University
Southeast Town Band Masters Association
Washington
Gary McCurdy
Fleur de Lis Club Hosts Home Meeting and Decor Show
Twelve members met with Mrs. Bill Randall Thursday at the Fleur de Lis Club gathering. Guests included Mrs. Robert Wead and others. Mrs. Bash of Golden Touch Decorators presented curtain materials and decorating slides. Plans for a future husbands pot luck at Verle Gallagher’s home were announced.
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Fleur de Lis Club
Bill “Randall
Robert Wead
Clyde Dawson Jr
James Bash
Joe Knotek
Lawrence Whisler
Bash
Golden Touch Decorators
Verle Gallagher
Birthday Dinner Celebrations At Vern Escher Home
Mr and Mrs Ronald Escher and children and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Whisler with their son joined by Mrs Dorothy Fitzsimmons and Mr and Mrs Joe Schlatter for a six thirty dinner Saturday at the Vern Escher home celebrating the birthdays of Mrs Lawrence Whisler and Ronald Escher. Mr Schlatter hosted a dinner Friday evening for Verne Escher, Mr and Mrs Whisler and their sons and Mrs Fitzsimmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Escher
Lawrence Whisier
Dorothy Fitzsimmons
Joe D. Schlatter
Vern Escher
Lawrence Whisler
Verne Escher
Whisler
Fitzsimmons
Washington Community District School Board Meeting Notice
Members of the Washington Community District school board will meet at 7 p m Wednesday in the school board secretary's office on East Jefferson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Community Distrct School Board
School Board
East Jefferson Street
School Menu Week Five
School meals listed by day from Monday to Friday include burritos with green beans brownies bread and milk on Monday Tuesday offers fried chicken mashed potatoes gravy cranberry relish ice cream rolls and milk Wednesday serves spaghetti cabbage slaw prune cake garlic bread milk Thursday features ham and beans tomatoes strawberry Jello with topping corn bread and honey butter milk Friday presents pizza buttered peas Jello cake peanut butter sandwiches and chocolate milk
Marriage License Issued to Chalupa and Kaufman
A marriage license is issued to Randy LeRoy Chalupa 18 of Washington and Marsha Lynn Kaufman 16 of Wayland N F O. The Washington County N F O holds its regular meeting Wednesday Feb 3 at 8 p m at the Washington Fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy LeRoy Chalupa
Washington
Marsha Lynn Kaufman
Wayland
Older 4H Members Attend Recreation Workshop at Camp Wapsie
The Cedar Rapids Extension Area sponsors a Recreation Workshop at Camp Wapsie this weekend with about 70 high school age 4 H members from four counties. Guidance is by Glen Thompson ISU Extension Recreation Specialist and four ISU students. Delegates include Karen Bush Janice Bush Cindy Coleman Sandi Schroeder Iris Kaufman Tony Horn Kirk Howsare Rosemary Peiffer Jim Hotchkiss Mark Hotchkiss and Marcia Vittetoe along with Margaret Birney as adult counselor. The training will prepare them to assist in county events such as Senior Camp Junior Camp and the Junior Party.
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Cedar Rapids
Camp Wapsie Y
Washington County
Karen Bush
Janice Bush
Cindy Coleman
Sandi Schroeder
Wellman
Tony Horn
Riverside
Kirk Howsare
Glen Thompson
Iowa State University
Apollo 14 mission faces docking fault amid delay
Apollo 14 crew Roosa Mitchell and rookie Roose aboard the Kitty Hawk Antares return to tethered docking after a 40 minute hold due to stormy Cape Kennedy weather. Ground teams report six scratches on docking latches and a return to lunar orbit planning. Ground control weighs risk of repeat malfunction against mission success ahead of Thursday moon orbit maneuver.
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Roose
Mitchell
Cape Kennedy
Bob Gordon
Space Agency
Rosa
Roosa
Earth
Roposa
Houston
Funeral services for 88 year old Mrs Leeper in Washington
Mrs Frank Leeper 88 of Washington died unexpectedly January 31 1971 at Maplewood Manor Keota. Services at 2 30 Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home Washington Rev David Hess officiating Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Born Mary Pearl Arie 31 January 1883 What Cheer parent Milton Deniza Fulton Arie raised Noble community married Frank Leeper 1905. Survived by daughters W D Roberts Ainsworth Frances Comstock Long Beach Calif Stanley Mouser Wellman daughter in law Ferne Leeper Washington seven grandchildren 16 great grandchildren brother Jesse Anne Galesburg Illinois predeceased by son Lester. Memorials to Prairie Flower Church.
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Frank Leeper
Washington
Maplewood Manor
Keota
Jones Funeral Home
David Hess
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mary Pearl Arie
What Cheer
Milton and
Deniza Fulton Arie
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Mission Circle
Prairie Flower Church
W. D. Roberts
Ainsworth
Frances Comstock
Long Beach
Calif
Stanley Mouser
Wellman
Ferne Leeper
Jesse Anne
Galesburg
Ill
Lester
Meet to organize 4 H dog project
The Washington County 4 H dog project held its first organizational meeting at the Fairgrounds on Jan 29 with 38 people present. Project leader Bill Chalmers outlined a seven month course covering dog obedience, record keeping, and animal knowledge for boys and girls. A record book intro was given and a panel of Carol Porter Bob Witthoft and Jeff Boshart was named for the next meeting. A film on guide dogs was shown. Meetings are set for the last Friday of each month and Fridays in June and July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Fairgrounds
Bill Chalmers
Carol Porter
Bob Witthoft
Jeff Boshart
Bettendorf Couple Attends Honor Band Here
Mr and Mrs Ross Ellingsworth and family from Bettendorf spent the weekend with his parents the Don Ellingsworths. They attended the honor band concert at the Junior High School. Karla Ellingsworth an eighth grader was chosen to play with the honor band as a clarinetist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Ellingsworth
Bettendorf
Don Ellingsworths
Karla
Cancer workers to meet February 11
Representatives from 13 southeast Iowa chapters of the American Cancer Society will gather in Mt. Pleasant on Thursday February 11 for a one day area crusade planning meeting. The session starts with 9 30 a m registration at the United Methodist Church and aims to outline an April education and fund raising drive involving more than 45 000 Iowa volunteers. Arthur F Stocks of Mason City will moderate. chapters include Davis Des Moines Henry Jefferson Keokuk North Lee South Lee Louisa Mahaska Poweshiek Van Buren Wapello and Washington.
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Allen
Towa
Arthur F. Stocks
Mason City
The
American Cancer Society
Davis, Des Moines
Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk
North Lee
South Lee
Louisa, Mahaska
Poweshiek
van Buren, Wapello
Washington
Mrs Halle Hanft Dies Here Sunday at 79
Mrs. Halle Hanft, 79, of Columbus Junction, died Sunday afternoon at Washington County Hospital. Funeral 3:30 p m Tuesday at Stacy Lewis Funeral Home with Rev Harold Olson officiating. Burial in Columbus City Cemetery. Born 1891 in Columbus City, she married to Mr Hanft April 8, 1911. he died 1963. Survivors include daughter Jean Langstaff of Columbus Junction, son Lyle Hanft of El Paso, sister Mrs Robert J Barnes of Lett.
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Columbus
Halle Hanft
Columbus Junction
Washington County Hospital
Stacy Lewis
Harold Olson
Columbus City
Hanft
Kath Anwyl
Warren
Jean) Langstaff
Lyle Hanft
el Paso
Texas
Robert J Barnes
Lett
Airmen Report for Duty at Base Stations
Men in Service notices acknowledge AB Stephen C. Eagle of Lackland AFB Texas and Airman First Class Michael R. Nicholson of Luke AFB Arizona reporting for duty in mid January. Nicholson, an aircraft mechanic, previously served at Bien Hoa Vietnam and is a 1967 Glendalington High School graduate.
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Glendale
Ariz
Michael R. Nicholson
Clayton W. Nicholson
Win
Luke Afb
Nicholson
Tactical Air Command
Bien Hoa AB
Vietnam
Gradington High School
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Jackie Boileau
Robert Wittetoe
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Lee Gray
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David Martin
John McCarthy
Larry Burkum
Lori Crawford
Kathy Eden
Raquel Gray
Jeff Hoyle
Craig Nell
Chris Scheldrup
Grant Walker
Robyn Wheeler
Brenda Bloeser
Cindy Booth
Susan Carroll
Robert Cave
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Michele Curley
Sheryl Bash
Greg Fenno
Lucy Ganon
Gordon Gillesby
Mike Vardenburg
Carol Wittetoe
Lana Weeks
Jeff Laing
David Schantz
Kathy Wallace
Abbe Balk
Mary Cady
Brian Caldwell
Jayne Eyestone
David Liewellyn
Julie Roth
Lisa Schumacher
Richard Whitaker
Lori Williams
Grace Ella Albright
Terri Anderson
Leslie Blick
Terry Burkum
Mindy Burlingame
Denise Clingman
Jean Frazer
Curt Frier
Anne Gebhardt
Jerry Gilmore
Mike Gray
Ann Grosscup
Barb Hennigan
Kristee Hunter
Mike Jones
Brad Koehler
Diane Loeffler
Kelvin Moore
Pam Musgrove
Neil Neuwirth
Nancy Rae
Marsha Redlinger
Jennifer ‘Scheldrup
Mike Schooley
Roberta Shaffer
John Sobaski
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Wolf's Flower Shop
Fleur DE Lis
Pete
Jie Pe
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Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Dick Paul
O. K
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Bruce Brand
Crisco
Pillsbury Ake MIX
Fuhr
Bree Est Food Center
Apollo
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