Trucks Urged To Stay Off Soft City Streets
Washington officials appealed for all heavy vehicles to avoid soft streets to prevent costly repairs amid deteriorating blacktop. An embargo is impractical due to essential deliveries. Police will ticket cars parked illegally in the business district. City council designated two school crossing intersections and renewed liquor licenses for the VFW Club and Washington Cafe. A rezoning request for land east of the Washington Cafe Center was referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission. A proposal for a joint county city law enforcement group will be discussed with county officials.
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City of
Washington
Martin
South Fourth
East Washington
East Jefferson
South Second
VFW Club
Washington Cafe
East Polk Street
Planning and Zoning Commission
Dale E. Garrels
D. D.S
Iowa Abortion Law Faces Overhaul After Court Ruling
Des Moines IA UPI Attorney General Richard Turner says Iowa loses control over abortions through six months due to the Supreme Court decision. Lawmakers debate a new restrictive statute with parental consent for minors and removal of abortion from the Iowa Code. House and Senate leaders propose measures to align with the high court ruling and to keep some state control. Proposals include parental consent for minors and lowering the age of majority to 18, while Republicans push for minimal state involvement.
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Des Moines
UPI
Richard Turner
U.S. Supreme Court
Barton Schweiger
Waterloo
Turner
High Court
Texas
Georgia
Iowa
Edgar Holden
Holden
Davenport
William Plymar
R-West
Plymar
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Senate
Plymat
Dubuque
Michael Blouin
Gene Kennedy
Kennedy
Blouin
Lymat
Des Moines Governor Keeps Bonding Open for Highways
Gov. Robert D. Ray said he has not completely foreclosed on highway bonding to speed northern Iowa expressway projects. He warned bonding must follow a comprehensive plan after creating a state transportation department and avoid a skittish, noise driven program. Northern Iowa civic leaders pressed for the 316 mile 520 expressway from Dubuque to Sioux City to boost growth and reduce costly detours on the current U.S. 20 route.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Iowa Highway Commission
520 First Association
Iowa
Dubuque
Sioux City
Paul Beck
Beck
Weather outlook with cloud and cold spell through Wednesday
Mostly cloudy and colder through Wednesday with light snow possible tonight and again tomorrow. Temperatures fall this afternoon with lows in the teens, highs near 20 to 25 on Wednesday and northerly winds 8 to 20 mph. Measurable precipitation chances rise from 10 percent this afternoon to 60 percent by tomorrow. Counties to be served by the 520 freeway include Plymouth through Dubuque, plus overlapping areas with Interstate 80 across Jackson to Monona.
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Plymouth
Woodbury
Ida, Sac
Cherokee
Buena Vista
Pocahontas
Calhoun
Humboldt
Webster
Wright
Hamilton
Franklin
Dardin
Grundy
Butler
Bremer
Black
Conservation chief laments REAP end and pledges continued help
District conservationist Dale Faulkner said the Rural Environmental Assistance Program is cancelled but technical Soil Conservation Service aid remains. He cited 270000 acres of local cropland with 150000 needing erosion control, and noted 80,000 dollars in 1972 REAP cost-sharing for Washington County. Faulkner stressed ongoing guidance on surveys, design, and layout, and hinted REAP could return with reforms.
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Washington County
Agricultural, Stabilization and Conservation Service Office
ASCS
ASC
Bill Day
Nixon
Dale Faulkner
REAP
Faulkner
Soil Conservation Service
Washington Soil Conservation District
Iowa Conservation Needs
State Conservation Commission
Lake Darling
Robert Ray
Agricultural, Stabilization and Conservation Service
SCS
Iowa
Midwest
Tax hike support in Ways and Means on cigars pipes
In Des Moines the House Ways and Means Committee backed a tax increase on cigars and pipe tobaccos. The 19 to 9 straw vote favored raising tobacco taxes but rejected taxing these products at cigarette levels.
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Des Moines
UPI
House
Ways and Means
Widow Clings to Purse In Near Downtown Snatching
A 77-year-old Washington woman Ms Sophia Ahrens fought off a purse thief Sunday evening, grabbing the strap in a death grip. The assailant fled after dragging her to the curb, leaving her with knee abrasions and a skinned elbow. Her sister Mrs Clark Hopping joined her, and police were called. The victim, who worries about her home key and personal items, described the suspect as a blond young man, 18 to 22, in a heavy dark coat. She expects the scare to linger and cautions about trusting strangers thereafter.
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Washington
Logan C
Sophia) Ahrens
West Main St
Mrs. Ahrens
South Avenue
Main Street
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Harvey Henry
Iowa City
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington Y’s Men’s Club
Washington High School
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Judy Eaton
Bruce Vidal
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Whittenberg
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