City and school near accord on land deal near Case Field
Washington School District and City Park Board near accord on buying and developing vacant land by Case Field for a joint recreational site. The plan includes a 407.5 by 266.51 foot lot bought with school funds, with two tennis courts built and likely leased to parks for 99 years. Courts would be open to public except six weeks, with exclusive school use during school days. Additional adjacent lots may form PE complex and parking. lighting not specified. Maintenance to be shared. further earthen and tiling work anticipated.
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Willis Jones
Washington
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Jones Tract
Kenneth Davison
Ninth Ave
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Davison
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Ray Watson
Sally Hotle
Jim Rossen
Kelly Schlapkohl
Henry Soucek
Pete Bell
Absenteeism Rises as Flu Hits Washington Schools
A rash of influenza and common cold viruses is blamed for absenteeism reaching about 10 percent in most Washington public schools. Washington Junior High led with seventy eight students absent, about 12 percent of its enrollment, up from fifty two the prior Friday. High and elementary schools report similar rates.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Washington Junior High
Margaret Wolf Named Fortnightly Club Mother of the Year
Margaret Wolf of Washington was chosen Mother of the Year by the Fortnightly Club at a salad luncheon at United Methodist Church. The Washington High School alumna and former Lincoln School teacher held roles in Church education, YWCA, and community theater, with two children and a long record of service to students and families.
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Fortnightly Club
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Cal
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Washington
United Methodist Church
Towa
U.S
Churchill
Westminster College
President Truman
Wolf
West Chester
John
Draxeums
State University
Ron Hackbarth
Lincoln
Wolfs
Conger House Inc
Washington High School
Gary Janecek
Gary
Mike White
Janecek
Waco CROP drive reports show record state contribution
A Waco area CROP reorganizational meeting at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church awarded Orie L. Roth for outstanding response to the 1975 drive. The region reported 161, within cash and in kind goods, totaling 31,403.49 dollars, the highest in the state, with officers elected for the coming year.
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Waco Area
Sugar Creek Mennonite Church
Orie L. Roth
Max Gumm
Waco
Harlan W. Winter
Lawrence Henss
Harold Rixe
Mildred Freyenberger
Harlan Hochstetler
National Bank Holds Annual Meeting in Washington
The National Bank of Washington held its annual session on Monday morning. Directors re-elected for another year were Geo J. Breitenbach Dr P L Etter Richard A Stewart Richard L Weeks C P Weldin Robert Wiley and William H Jones. Deposits stood at 17043966.14 a 14 percent rise while loans reached 8162214.95 up 9 percent. Officers reelected include Weldin as chairman Wiley as president Weeks as vice president Jones as cashier and secretary Conway as assistant cashier Dallmeyer as assistant cashier Pencil as executive secretary and assistant cashier Reynolds as auditor and security officer. New tellers elected were Karen Armstrong Deborah Stauffer Carol Wehr Geraldine Schulty Carla Wenger with Linda Linch as secretary and Paula Shaffer as bookkeeper.
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National Bank of Washington
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Dr. P. L. Etter
Richard A. Stewart
Richard L. Weeks
C. P. Weldin
Robert Wiley
William H. Jones
Catherine C. Conway
Kent L. Dallmeyer
Charlotte Pencil
Paul Reynolds
Karen Armstrong
Deborah Stauffer
Carol Wehr
Geraldine Schulty
Carla Wenger
Linda Linch
Paula Shaffer
Defendant on the stand Hearst recounts SLA life
Patricia Hearst testifies about life underground with the Symbionese Liberation Army describing fear abuse and threats. She admits taking part in a bank robbery firing a machine gun at a Los Angeles store and aiding kidnappings while detailing beatings and confinement. She says she acted under duress and refuses to answer about planning the holdup.
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UPL
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Los Angeles
William Wolfe
SLA
William Harris
FBI
Bailey
Miss Hearst
Angela Atwood
People's Army
Hibernia Bank
Browning
Harrises
Ford medical care plan draws strong criticism
Washington reports that the Ford administration faces sharp opposition from major hospital and medical associations over proposed Medicare ceilings. Critics warn 7 percent hospital bill and 4 percent doctor bill caps could raise costs for non Medicare patients, trigger service cuts, or push some facilities toward bankruptcy. The president defends the plan as shielding the aged and disabled from catastrophic costs while seeking broader Social Security tax increases to shore up reserves.
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Ford
American Hospital Associaton
American Medical Association Congress
John Alexander McMahon
House
Ways and Means
Umn
Raymond T. Holden
AMA
Holden
Congress
White House
Oval Office
Ways and ‘Means
Bert Seidma
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Social Security Department
Weather outlook with clearing skies and cooler air
A cooler forecast with decreasing cloudiness tonight and lows in the low 20s. Wednesday will be mostly sunny and colder, with highs in the mid 30s. Winds turn northwest at 15 to 30 miles per hour tonight.
Butz weighs modest crop loan rate hikes for 1976
Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz and a separate Agriculture Department source indicate only modest increases are likely for major crop loan rates in 1976. Corn and wheat loan rates may rise from 1975 levels, while target prices will auto-advance, but remains far below market prices.
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Earl Butz
Agriculture Department
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