YMCA Kick-off and County Fair Happenings In Washington
The week includes a mini-bus trip to Iowa City for The Hiding Place matinee with seats available, and the 19th Washington County Market Hog Show on Feb 17 at the Livestock Auction Market with judging for 4H and FFA members. Moynihan resigns as U.N. ambassador. Ford calls it a regretful move. The Washington YMCA enrolls members with a 25 760 goal for 1976 and a kickoff luncheon with speakers and campaign leadership.
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Washington County
Iowa City
CAP
Washington
Washington County Market
Jim Frier
FFA
Washington Ymca
Nurse's aide charged with arson in nursing home fire
Chicago UPI reports 21 year old Denise Watson faces arson and murder charges after a fire at Wincrest Manor Nursing and Rest Home killed 15 elderly residents. A judge refused a request to commit Watson for psychiatric evaluation.
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Chicago
UPI
Wincrest Manor
Denise Watson
Cook County
Bernard Carey
Miss Watson
Iowa Senate approves bill on parking ticket warrants
The Iowa Senate approved a measure 33 to 16 allowing counties to deny motor vehicle registration renewals for individuals with outstanding parking ticket warrants. The bill lets local county boards of supervisors decide whether to implement the policy.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
Mineart Seeks Washington County Auditor Nomination
Curtis P. Mineart of Washington announces he will seek the Republican nomination for Washington County auditor in the June primary. He has been deputy county auditor since January 1972 and would join a race that includes the current auditor and other county posts up for election in November.
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Evening Journal
Curtis P. Mineart
Washington
Washington County
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Gerk
Walter
U.S. Marine Corps
Korea
Vietnam
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Steve
University of Iowa
Gary
Iowa State University
Carrie
Kevin
Doug
Schroeder
City Council moves to remove wooden stairway at law office
Washington City Council orders Baldrige Baldrige Boyd & Bordwell to remove the wood stairway in front of 2100 W Washington St by March 15 or face legal action. Officials cite fire and zoning codes noting exterior stairs must be concrete, brick, or steel and the structure lacks a permit and oversteps sidewalk limits. The council also plans to seek an injunction if voluntary removal fails.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Public Safety Committee
Richard Anderson
Anderson
Clarence Berkhoff
Jerry King
A.E. Baldrige
Harold Johnson
Caymnseeey Seta
Peantdhy
Raymond Miller
West
van Buren
Ken Bauer
Green Meadows
Russ Wiliams
Goldwater links Kennedy to Cuba assassination plots
Senator Barry Goldwater stated he knew of assassination plots against Fidel Castro in early 1962 and that only President Kennedy could have authorized such actions. He testified before the Senate Government Operations Committee, asserting that evidence points to the White House and warning of possible presidential authorization being obscured or denied.
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UFI
BL. Goldwater
Ariz
Fidel Castro
John F. Kennedy
Senate
White House
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Goldwater
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Hee
CIA
Everthing
Armed Service Committee
Cuba
Congress
Ford
House Debates Deregulation of Natural Gas Prices
The House weighs a multi billion dollar plan to end federal controls on natural gas prices with Rep Crueger pushing long term deregulation and Rep Dingell opposing it as special interest legislation. The debate pits deregulation advocates against fears of higher prices and supply concerns.
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Washington
UPI
House
Robert Krueger
D-Tex
John Dingell
D-Mich
House Commerce Committee
Krueger
Carl Albert
House Rules Committee
Senate
Dingell
Ford Holds Razor Thin Lead On Reagan
New York United Press International reports a razor thin margin between Ronald Reagan and President Ford in the Republican nomination race. Louis Harris poll of 1,710 Republicans and independents taken Jan 5 to 14 shows Ford with a 46.44 percent edge over Reagan, slightly up from 46.40 percent in a prior poll, signaling momentum shift toward Reagan as Ford fights to stay in office.
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New York
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Reagan
Louis Harris
Harris
California
Washington High School Musicians in UI Honor Band
Two Washington High School students, Linda Eash and Sheryl Miller, earned spots in the 1976 University of Iowa Honor Band, a 160-member high school ensemble chosen by directors. Rehearsals begin in Iowa City on Saturday February 21 with a Sunday session and a public concert at 2 30 p m in Hancher Auditorium, conducted by Dr William Rhoads of the University of New Mexico.
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Washington High School
University of Iowa
Iowa
Washington
Linda Eash
Jim Eash
Sheryl Miller
Everett Miller
Iowa City
Hanchers Auditorium
William Rhoads
Rhoads
Universiy of
New Mexico
Ainsworth among hog stations to close
Oscar Mayer and Co will close nine country hog buying stations in eastern and central Iowa citing reduced hog production in 1975 and shift to direct farm deliveries. The company will retain 25 other stations while phasing out operations at Ainsworth Knoxville Morning Sun New London Tipton West Branch Williamsburg Wilton Scranton.
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Des Moines
UPI
Oscar Mayer and Co
Iowa
Tom Duesler
Oscar Mayer
Madison
Wis
Midwest
Ainsworth
Knoxville
Morning Sun
New London
Tipton
West Branch
Williamsburg
Wilton
Scranton
Frigid Weather Night to Windy Cold Wednesday
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with lows from 10 to 15 degrees. Northwesterly winds gusting above 25 mph. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures with highs between 15 and 20 degrees.
Dunton Announces Bid for Reelection in 88th District
Keith H. Dunton of Thornburg, Iowa, state Representative for the 88th district serving Keokuk and Washington counties, says he will seek reelection on the Democratic ticket in the June primary. He is finishing his eighteenth year in the House and holds seats on several committees while having previously chaired the Legislative Fiscal Committee and served on local boards and planning bodies.
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Yeat
Keith H. Dunton
Thornburg
Keokuk
Washington
Dunn
House of Representatives
Wacomweer
Ways, and Means
Dunton
Iowa Legislative Council
Iowa State Crime Commission
Terrace Hill
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