Washington County offices close for Lincoln's Birthday and Washington's Birthday
The Washington County Courthouse will close Friday February 12 for Lincoln's Birthday and Monday February 15 for Washington's Birthday. Temperatures rose slightly from Monday's 11 below zero to today seven below zero. Tax payments begin February 16 with 90 day delinquency. city street and sewer assessments face penalties after April 1. In Wilmington three businesses were fire bombed and a man shot in the finger as National Guard troops arrive. overall violence declined from the weekend deaths.
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Intercepted Memo Questions Census Takers In County
A memo arrives jokingly noting census takers in the county. The message ends with a signature Yours, WES and uses a playful line about not being asked to stand up to be counted.
Carson Returns to Fong Office Amid Indictment Fallout
Robert T. Carson, indicted for perjury and conspiracy in a New York securities case tied to mob figures, has reappeared in Sen. Hiram J. Fong’s office while suspended from his $33,000 post. He has been using his former desk for five days and remains involved with the Senate staff club behind the scenes.
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Dong
Senate Staff Club
Court upholds Katko ruling on spring gun case in Iowa
The Iowa Supreme Court in 8-1 decision upholds a $30,000 damage award against Eddyville couple Edward and Shirley Briney for rigging a spring gun in a vacant farmhouse that injured Marvin Katko. Katko, trespassing at the time, faced a permanent leg injury and amputation risk after the weapon discharged as he opened a door, with the court stressing human safety over property rights.
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Iowa City
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Census figures show Washington County population 18 967 in 1970
Census data from the 1970 count details Washington County 18 967 residents, down from 19 406 in 1960, with urban 33.8 percent and rural 66.7 percent. It lists age groups, marital status, housing units, owner occupancy, and median values, and notes state totals and publication sources. Probate of will and appointment of executor, estate of Edna H. Kleese.
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Bureau of the Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
Edna H. Kleese
Two Students Plan Washington Trip for Mock Government
Scott Turnipseed and Maynard Goff, Washington High seniors, will spend a week in the office of First District Representative Fred Schwengel in Washington, D C at the end of March. They will stay with the Schwengels and miss a week of school to work and learn in the capital.
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Scott Turnipseed
Washington High School
Washington, D.C
Washington, D. C
First District
Fred Schwengel
Schwengels
O.K
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YMCA
Des Moines
Scott
Lloyd Turnipseed Jr
Rep. Schwengel
Maynard
Schwegel
Capital
Maynard Goff Jr
Apollo 14 Heads for Splashdown in South Pacific
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell race toward splashdown in the South Pacific after a record moon mission. They describe returning from a 38 hour surface stay as the sea carrier New Orleans rides 5 to 6 foot swells 900 miles south of Hawaii.
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Stuart A. Roosa
Edgar D. Mitchell
Astro Hhouts
Washington Community District to hear salary, hires
The Washington Community District school board meets Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. in the high school library to hear the salary committee report from the Washington Education Association and discuss employing three students for summer work, rental of shop facilities, two resignations, and the 1971 72 school calendar.
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Washington Community District School Board
Washington Education Association
Burge Hammond
Weather outlook for region from UPI
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a chance of snow flurries in the northwest tonight and in the east and north central areas on Wednesday. Not as cold, with lows from 10 below to 0 and 5 below in the southwest, and Wednesday highs around 10 to 15 degrees, northeast to 0 to 5 below southwest.
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United Press International
TOWA
Local group sets tryouts for The Odd Couple at YMCA
The Y's Men announce tryouts for The Odd Couple to be held next Monday and Tuesday, February 15 and 16, from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. at the YMCA community room. Leon Hillman urges anyone interested to attend as actors or in other roles. eight characters include Oscar and Felix, Cecily, Gwendolyn, plus four poker players. Readings of the play are available at the public library.
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Leon Hillman
Hillman
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Felix
Cecily
Gwendolyn
New York
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