Washington City Council weighs health coverage and permits
Washington officials discussed employee health insurance coverage options and approved liquor and beer permits for local clubs. Fire inspector change appointed as Leo Beauchamp resigns for other duties. Junk and stored vehicles on streets and private property under review. Des Moines reports Iowa General Fund deficit projections spark debate. Iowa Democrats announce precinct caucuses for 1972 campaign kickoff under new party rule.
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Washington
Columbus Club
Tony’s Place
Lawrence Libe
Leo Beauchamp
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Democrats Today
Democratic Party
Clif Larson
Local accounting firm acquires Mattes bookkeeping practice
The firm of Conrad Swarthout & Co. Certified Public Accountants buys the John J. Mattes Bookkeeping and Tax practice at 206 South Iowa Avenue Washington. Mattes remains with the firm as tax counselor. Partners Conrad and Swarthout are CPAs with roots in Keota Chariton and Des Moines, planning residency in Washington. High-level bios included for both new partners.
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Conrad, Swarthout & Co
Certified Public Accountants
John J. Mattes
South
Iowa Avenue
Washington
Mr. Mattes
Ronald L. Conrad
Keota
University of Southern California
Lowell A. Swarthout
Chariton
Drake University
CPA
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co
Des Moines
Swarthout
Weather outlook for Iowa cloud cover and temps
Cloudy tonight with scattered light rain or snow in the northeast and far east. Colder conditions in the northwest. Lows range from the low 20s in the northwest to the upper 30s in the southeast. Wednesday will be partly cloudy with highs in the 30s to 40s from northeast to southwest.
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United Press International
Iowa
Iowa urged to join Midwest nuclear compact for planning
Iowa officials and utility leaders urged participation in the 13 state Midwest Nuclear Compact at a Capitol hearing. They argued nuclear power offers solutions to pollution and energy demands while helping retain regional scientists, with support from Iowa State University and lawmakers.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Midwest Nuclear Compact
H. M. Gill
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Cedar Rapids
Illinois
Samuel Marheos
Chicago
Marheos
Lewis V. Morgan
The
Illinois Commission On
Atomic Energy
Midwest
Morgan
Daniel J. Zaffarano
Iowa State University Physics Department
Zaffarano
Nuclear compact faces fish habitat concerns and broad support
A regional group leader warns nuclear power could raise lake temperatures and harm fish if controls are lax. Illinois backs the compact, Iowa shows legislative support, and Morgan targets Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan with hopes to draw Ohio and several other states into membership.
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Illinois
Iowa
Morgan
Indiana
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Ohio
Dakotas
Missouri
Kentucky
Kansas
Iowa senator vows to roll back ivory curtain at journalism school
Des Moines Iowa Senator Francis Messerly Republican Cedar Falls says a grave threat to academic freedom exists at the University of Iowa School of Journalism after a censure resolution passed by nine to six faculty votes and kept private. He plans public hearings and a possible full investigation into alleged censorship by the journalism faculty and administration.
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Harry Duncan
School of Journalism
Messerly
Senate Appropriations Committee
Pears
Donald K. Woolley
Woolley
Malcolm MacLean
Minnette Doderer
O Lowa City
University
J-School
Experts rule on Calleys sanity in My Lai case
An Army sanity board ruled Lt. William L. Calley Jr. sane in every respect, disclosed by the military judge during the My Lai murder court martial. The finding came as jurors were absent during arguments over defense psychiatrists.
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FT. Benning
Calley
Army Sanity Board
Walter Reed Medical Center
Washington
George W. Latimer
Albert A. Laverne
New York
Ernest L. Medina
Medina
Intercepted Memo From SEN. MESSERLY in Des Moines
A terse intercepted memo from Senator Messerly in Des Moines hints at possible deception or confusion aimed at readers. The message muses on whether someone is masking the truth and warns readers to scrutinize what they are shown.
Sigourney residents die in two car crash
Three Sigourney residents died and two were hospitalized after a head on crash three miles east of Sigourney on Iowa 92. Francis Gilliland 61 Wilford Pfannebecker 60 and Taleta Spiess 53 died. Rufus Spiess 45 and Amanda Spiess 34 were hospitalized in fair and good condition.
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Sigourney
UPI
Keokuk County
Pfannebecker
Rufus H. Spiess
Gilliland
Iowa 92
Spiess
Amanda Spiess
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Probate of will and executor appointment for Fdna H Kleese
Probate of will seeks appointment of executor for the estate of Fdna H Kleese. Notice to creditors and interested parties outlines steps and timelines for filing claims and formal probate proceedings. City streets improvement assessments referenced signal municipal lien or taxation actions pending against property.
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Fdna H. Kleese
Israel rejects Egypt peace plan and demands recognition
Foreign Minister Abba Eban in Jerusalem asserts Israel will not budge from its own peace proposal and requires Egypt to recognize Israel as a nation. He says Egypt must answer yes to Israel’s question to begin broader talks, or say no, while Israel keeps Jarring’s plan aside.
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United Press International
Egypt
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Israel
Middle East
Abba Eban
Jerusalem
Cairo
Deputies Shot and Five Killed in Dallas County Incident
Two burglary suspects killed three Dallas County deputies and wounded another as they tied them up in a West Dallas home. Deputy Wendell Dover survived after rolling to a riverbank. one suspect, Rene Guzman, faced murder charges but remained at large.
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Dallas
UPI
Rene Adolfo Guzman
Guzman
A. D. McCurley
McCurley
Reese
David Flores
Flores
Bristol
Tex
Robertson
Dover
Infante
Trinity River
Parkland Hospital
Rankin predicts Iowa end-of-biennium deficit around 15.8 million
Iowa legislative fiscal director Gerry Rankin projects a raw deficit of 26.4 million with belt tightening lowering it to 15.8 million by June 30. He notes 10.6 million offsetting income and 5.6 million in capital savings plus 5 million in other cuts, comparing with Gov. Ray and Senate figures.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Jilly 2
Francis Messerly
Cedar Falls
Senate Appropriations Committee
Iowa
Gerry Rankin
Rankin
Senate Appropriations
Ray
Senate
South Vietnamese Laotian Campaign Expands With Guerrilla Help
In Laos 3,000 Laotian hill tribe guerrillas joined the push into southern Laos amid a broader Cambodian and Vietnamese drive. U.S. commanders report helicopter losses and a major COSVN search as Bangkok and Phnom Penh sources note intensified North Vietnamese activity and an officer meeting in Quang Tri.
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Saigon
VPI
Laos
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Germany
Ruhr
Vientiane
UPI
Alan Dawson
Do Cao Tri
Kratie Province
South Vietnam
COSVN
United States
Snoul
USS
Kha
Sepone
Pakse
CIA
Highway 9
UPT
Robert E. Sullivan
Quang Tri
U. S
Creighton W. Abrams
Cao
J. W. Sutherland
Hoang Xuan Lam
Bankers Trust Cuts Prime Rate to 5 Percent
Bankers Trust Co the sixth largest bank in New York City reduced its prime rate for top credit customers from 6 to 5 percent effective immediately. A spokesman said other rates will reflect credit type and term, noting a series of reductions over the past four months amid market conditions. Last year the prime peaked at 8 percent.
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New York
UPI
Bankers Trust Co
New York City
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