Oscar nominations lead 49th Academy Awards race
Rocky and Network each earned ten nominations to top the field. Other nominees included Bound for Glory Taxi Driver All the President's Men and Rocky actors De Niro Holden Finch Stallone with Stallone also up for writing.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
UPI
Network
Woody Guthrie
New York
Peter Finch
Spencer Tracy
Robert de Niro
Giancarlo Giannini
Faye Dunnaway
Talia Shir
Rocky
Sissy Spacek
Carrie
Liv Ullmann
Ned Beatty
Burgess Meridith
Laurence Olivier
Jason Robards
All the President’s Men
Burt Young
Jane Alexander
Lee Grant
Piper Laurie
Beatrice Straight
Jodie Foster
General Telephone consolidates Midwest offices in Toledo
General Telephone will consolidate the Midwest business office at Washington with the Toledo office to centralize records. The Washington office at 217 E Second will stay open for payments 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Billing questions should be directed to the Toledo office, with calls free from the business line. Repair service remains via Operator and Zenith 2050, also free.
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General Telephone Company of
Midwest
Washington
Toledo
W.L. Long
Tele-Matic Bank
General Telephone Company
Zenith
Kindergarten eligibility list in Mid-Prairie schools
Mid-Prairie School officials compile a list of 5 year olds eligible for kindergarten next fall. Children who are 5 on or before September 15, 1977 may enroll. Parents of eligible children should call their attendance center.
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Mid-Prairie
Open Houses at Iowa State Capitol Invitation
The Iowa House announces monthly Sunday Open Houses from 2 to 4 p.m. at the state capitol. Residents may tour the building see demonstrations of voting and debating procedures and discuss the legislative process with legislators and House staff. Southern Iowa attendees are invited February 20 eastern Iowa March 27.
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Central Committee of
Iowa
Day Law
South Avenue B
Washington
Ed Campbell
Iowa Democratic Party
Democratic Committee
Iowa House of Representatives
State Capitol
Trustees Seek Tax Hike for County Hospital Budget
Washington County Hospital trustees approved a 1.7 million dollar budget and seek an additional 111735 tax levy in 1976 77 to cover FICA and IPERS retirement costs. The plan would raise total taxes to about 261771 and set a 74 cent per thousand rate. Public hearing is scheduled for March 9 at 7:30 PM.
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Washington County Hospital
Board of Trustees
Iowa
Norman Jensen
Alma Batterson
FICA
IPERS
Jensen
Weather Outlook Fair And Mild Through Friday
Fair and mild weather continues through Friday with low tonight in the upper 20s and a Friday high in the 50s. Winds will be southwest at 5 to 15 mph tonight, bringing light to moderate breeze and calm conditions later in the week.
Des Moines five story blaze kills four. bystanders report horror
Four people died and at least nine were injured in a Des Moines apartment fire at the Coronado Apartments. Vivian Rand, 26, perished on a third floor fire escape after rescue attempts failed as bystanders watched in shock. Sonya, 5, later died at a burn center. Nellie Hall, 55, and Larry Thomas, 28, were identified among the victims on the fourth floor. Firefighters battled the flames as residents fled, with one man leaping from a window and others transported to hospitals for smoke inhalation and burns. Authorities noted the blaze began around 2:30 p.m. and spread rapidly through the brick building. There were reports of possible careless smoking, while one occupant’s sister-in-law managed the building.
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Des Moines
UPI
Vivian Rand
Jim Furnas
Furnas
Jay
Ms. Rand
Ms. Random
Sonya
Coronado
University Hospitals Burn Center
Iowa City
Polk County
R.C. Wooters
Nellie Hall
Larry Thomas
Sharon Furnas
Joe Keiler
Russ Underwood
Woodland-Wilkie
Keller
Nick Brown
Broadlawns
Polk County Hospital
Ruby Houseman
Ron Veverka
Cheryl Warrick
Mark Crawford
Larry Olson
Police record high calls and arrests in 1976
The Washington Police Department reported 1,855 calls in 1976 the highest in four years and 87 non-traffic arrests the most since 1972. The department also issued more traffic tickets and handled more juvenile cases while vandalism reports declined. Traffic accidents numbered 133 with $126,871 in damages. fines totaled $8,615. Police escorted 137 funerals.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington Police Department
Ken Bauer
Bauer
Heart of Teaching series adopted by Washington board
The Washington Community School District will implement an Agency for Instructional TV series titled Heart of Teaching to help teachers handle day to day classroom interactions. The board approved staff resignations, hired Tom Luse as custodian, and revised several policies to align with the master contract. The 1977 78 calendar was approved with classes starting August 29 and teacher orientation August 22. The board also leased the high school gym to host a Southeast Iowa Basketball Camp June 6 10 and June 13 17.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Instructional TV
Iowa Public Broadcasting Network
Mary Loveless
Lincoln
Gary McCurdy
Dick Waltman
Tom Luse
Luse
Norwalk
Supt
E. K. Schlapkohl
Don Zwicki
Washington High School
Dave Tremmel
Iowa
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Richard H. Meeks
Washington County Sheriff's Department
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
Letts
Meeks
Law Enforcement Academy
John F. Callaghan
Demos
General Telephone
Charles Loving
Loving
Stephen Wiggers
Winifred Kelly
Aetna Co
American Association of Nurse
James Gloor
Harvey Timmins
Gloor
Roy Marr
Washington Evening Journal
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