Washington County Courthouse Closes for Lincoln Birthday
Multiple brief items note a county courthouse closure in observance of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Other briefs report Iowa Senate tax repeal for hair services, Gabby Hayes’s death, a Chicago fire near the Red Garter, a missing purse of $6300 in Minnesota, Nevada plans to let couples wed by license, and an English town consider an on off switch on a street lamp in a lovers lane scene.
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Yately
England
UPI
Northeast Snowstorm Halts Business and Travel in New York
Snowbound New York area endures record snowfall with 16 to 20 inches blanketing streets. Stock exchanges closed, transportation snarled, and dozens stranded for hours. deaths reported, as authorities plan gradual reopening with lingering drifts and outages.
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New York
UPI
New York City
Nixon
Washington
Florida
White House
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Daniel P. Moynihan
Boston
Fifth
Madison
Lexington Avenues
Midtown
U.S. Weather Bureau
Central Park
Weather Bureau
New York Area
John F. Kennedy International
LaGuardia
Bridgeport
Conn
Hartford
Kennedy
New England
Intercepted Memo LAWBREAKERS Washington County
Lawbreakers referenced in an intercepted memo are noted as the focus of officials in Washington County. Peace officers are quoted warning about type individuals and actions. The document signals ongoing law enforcement concerns and potential coordinated activity across jurisdictions. A local quote emphasizes vigilance by authorities and the public.
Iowa Governor probes status of Hughes appointees
Gov. Robert D. Ray said his staff is reviewing the status of two top state appointments made by former Gov. Harold Hughes William Forst revenue director and Maurice Harmon social services commissioner. The 1967 reorganization left pay provisions unclear. Some observers say Harmon and Forst may serve until the end of this year’s session without Senate confirmation. Ray will decide whether to retain them or submit their names for confirmation. Also discussed were tuition equalization grants for private college students and concerns raised by lawmakers about state money aiding schools rather than students.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Harold E. Hughes
William Forst
Maurice Harmon
Ray
Harmon
Forst
General Assembly
Statehouse
Harmon and Forst
State Senate
Senate
Iowa
Paul Sharp
Drake University
Eugene Hill
Newton
Charles Sullivan
Sioux City
Iowa City
Johnston
House
Iowa Board of Regents
Charles Mogged
Fairfield
Mogged
Thomas Hayden
Radical Students For A Democratic Society
Hayden
Board of Regents
Moggen
Andrew Frommelt
Dubuque
Frommelt
Joseph Flatt
R - Winterset
Senate Higher Education Committee
Iowa Medical Society
Teletype system to aid Washington county police efforts
A new police teletype will arrive within 30 days linking the sheriff's office and Washington city police to the National Crime Information Center. The system speeds up criminal checks, allows ongoing observation of suspects, and enables quick arrests when wanted. Washington county is among the first in this Iowa region to deploy the network.
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Washington
Washington County
Sheriff’s Office
Washington City
Sheriff's Office
National Crime Information Center
NCIC
United States
Iowa
City Council Minutes February 3 Report
The city council met on February 3 and approved routine items and notices. Also issued a public notice to owners of abandoned property detailing required actions and deadlines.
Prairie Flower School Holds Classes After Fire
Prairie Flower School, damaged by a December electrical fire that gutted two rooms including the school office, resumes classes with three rooms usable. Office now housed in the shop area, a garage on the grounds. Principal Karl Zehr says reconstruction should start later, with major work likely in summer as bids are set. Student count 70.
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Prairie Flower School
Journal
Karl Zehr
Zehr
Sum
Mer
Schwengel Pushes 14 Member Crime Study Panel
Iowa congressman Fred Schwengel announced a resolution to form a 14 member joint congressional committee on crime, courts and law enforcement. He said the panel would include seven senators and seven representatives to study and provide fore sight on related problems.
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Washington
UPI
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
Joint
Congressional Committee On
Schwengel
Congress
Freshman Iowa lawmaker blasts overreaction to campus obscenity
Rep. Joseph C. Johnston from Iowa City criticizes colleagues for over reacting to a University of Iowa student symposium. He supports Dr. Willard Boyd and alleges middle class morality fuels business immorality and price fixing. Senators urge action to curb campus programs and investigate funding.
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Willard Boyd
University
Boyd
Johnston
Iowa
Towa
Iowa senator backs liberal abortion law reform stance
Des Moines UPI reports Senate Republican leader David Stanley of Muscatine endorsed liberalizing Iowa's abortion law calling the current statute almost barbaric. He supports the principle of the reform but would judge details later, saying he does not see abortion as a political issue. The endorsement, alongside Gov. Ray, could influence Republicans split on the issue.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Senate
David Stanley
Muscatine
Stanley
Iowa Senate
GOP
Robert D. Ray
Ray
House
Ralph McArtney
Charles City
General Assembly
Two teens fall to death at Letchworth State Park
In Castile New York two 19 year olds Martin Hanak of Nyack New York and Merlin Nosbisch of New Hampton Iowa members of a Divine Missionaries seminary died after reportedly wandering into a restricted cliff area and plunging 150 feet onto the Genesee River at Letchworth State Park. Recovery efforts continued round the clock as searchers scoured the icy terrain near Middle Falls.
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Castile
N.Y
UPTI
Letchworth State Park
Martin A. Hanak
Nyack
Merlin Nosbisch
New Hampton
Iowa
Divine Missionaries
Livingston County
Conesus
Wyoming County
Genesee River
Middle Falls
Archdiocese of Dubuque to Close Catholic Schools in Iowa
The Educational Planning Commission of the Archdiocese of Dubuque announced the closure of two high schools and ten elementary schools due to financial pressures and a decline in teaching sisters. Remaining enrollments and specific school names are listed, affecting about 29 counties in northeast Iowa and reducing 56 teaching sisters next year.
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Independence. Iowa
UPI
Educational Planning Commission of
the Archdiocese of Dubuque
Leonard Keefe
Commission
Iowa
Sacred Heart High School
Monticello
de Salle Central High School
Ossian
St. Wensceslaus
Cedar Rapids
St. John of
St. Joseph’s of
Iowa Weather Summary From United Press International
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with colder temperatures. Lows range from 10 to 15 degrees in the north and 20 in the south. Highs Tuesday from 25 in the northeast to 35 in the southwest. Outlook for Wednesday calls for mostly fair skies and a bit warmer.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Gabby Hayes
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Roy Rogers
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Red Garter
ST. Paul, Minn
Ethyl Woulfe
Carson City
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Nevada Council of Churches
Nevada
Prairie Flower Building
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Hughes
Prairie Flower
Crime Study Commission
Floyd Millen
Farmington
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Charles F. Balloun
Toledo
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Archdiocese OF Dubuque
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Tion
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St. Patrick
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