Washington County Historical Society dinner on March 4
The Washington County Historical Society will hold its final dinner meeting Thursday March 4 at the Captain's Table at 6 30 p m. Reservations may be made by members and interested historians by telephoning John Owen for 653 2874 by noon Wednesday. Tickets at 2 50 each. The program will include reports from the museum committee and a trip down memory line with slides and music.
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Washington County Historical Society
John Owen
Rockwell City votes 70 percent for airport bond
Voters in Rockwell City approved a 75,000 dollar airport bond issue by a 70 percent margin. The plan adds 15,000 dollars to 25,000 dollars in state funds to construct a 3000 foot runway.
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Rockwell City
UPI
Iowa
Safeguard ABM system passes eighth test in Pacific
The Pentagon reports the Safeguard Antiballistic Missile program successfully completed its eighth test. A Sprint short range ABM was launched from Kwajalein and intercepted a warhead target near Vandenberg AFB, demonstrating destruction capability that would apply in a real attack, according to Pentagon spokesman Jerry W. Friedheim.
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Washington
Astronauts freed from quarantine after Apollo 14
Apollo 14 astronauts Edgar Mitchell Alan Shepard and Stuart Roosa were released from 20 days in quarantine at Houston Space Center. Roosa lost 10 pounds Shepard gained a pound and all three showed no signs of moon contamination. Nancy Klein also released after injuring finger during moon dust work.
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Nancy J. Klein
Charles Berry
Manped Spacecraft Center
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Moon
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Space Center
Wington
Intercepted Memo Iowa Senators Des Moines Clash
An intercepted memo from Iowa senators in Des Moines notes a political clash over land rights and policy, contrasting with opponents described as trespassers and invoking the phrase Your Land is My Land. The document hints at tensions in state governance and land use debates.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Protests planned as Nixon visits Des Moines Iowa
Labor and farm groups in Iowa plan demonstrations during President Nixon's Des Moines visit Monday. AFL-CIO urged unity to protest Davis Bacon Act suspension on federal contracts, while the National Farmers Organization demanded higher farm parity and income. Also scheduled are a large construction industry rally at Des Moines airport and a peaceful antiwar protest by the Moratorium Committee.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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National Farmers Organization of
White House
NFO
NFC
Department of Agriculture
Farme
Clark
Des Moines Building and Trades Council
Des Moines Area
Iowa Senate Debates Tougher Crim. Trespass Bill
Rural Iowa senators pressed amendments to a proposed criminal trespass law to bar unlawful entry and occupation of private land and buildings, aiming to shield farmers from hunter and fisherman trespassers. The debate spanned over two hours with three amendments considered.
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Des Moines
UPI
Towa Senate
Iowa
Senate
Wesley Graham
A-Ida Grove
Quentin Anderson
Beaconsfield
Graham
Anderson
Ton Junction
Illinois
Planning group urges action on street and mobile homes
Washington City Planning Commission backs opening South Fourth Avenue from Washington Street to Main Street to ease congestion by diverting traffic from North Second Avenue. They also call a review of mobile home regulations and discuss plans for a new city hall.
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City Planning Commission
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Washington Street
Main Street
Second Avenue
YMCA
Probate of will and executor appointment for Schroeder
Probate of will and appointment of executor in the Fred J. Schroeder estate is noted. The notice outlines the probate action, identifies the deceased, and lists the matter as filed in the county court with standard filing language.
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Fred J. Schroeder
Pilot injured in Iowa plane crash near brother’s home
Loren Maack 26 of Anchor Age Alaska was severely hurt when his single engine plane crashed near Ute Iowa during a heavy snowstorm. He had been circling to signal his brother Larry Maack to pick him up at Ida Grove airport. He sustained head and shoulder injuries and was in poor condition at Burgess Memorial Hospital Onawa.
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UPS
Anchorage
Alaska
Loren Maack
Topeka
Kan
Ida Grove
Iowa
Ute
Maack
Larry Maack
Id Maack
Burgess Memorial Hospital
Agnew Dismisses Mills Welfare Plan as Unworkable
Vice President Spiro Agnew called Rep Wilbur Mills federal welfare substitute for Nixon revenue sharing unworkable saying it would hurt more states than help. He urged Mills to offer constructive modifications and fair hearings rather than politically driven counter proposals.
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Washington
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Wilbur D. Mills
Nixon
House
Ways & Means Committee
Lucian C. Warren
Buffalo Evening News
Mill
Agnew
Mills
Congress
China seeks to buy U.S. jet airliners in $1 billion plan
UPI reports ABC and CBS television news recount Communist China negotiating to purchase 80 to 120 medium range jets like the 707 or DC8. A New York broker James Ryan allegedly facilitates the deal to open new routes through Pakistan and Turkey, with training for up to 10,000 Chinese workers.
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UPI
Ican Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting Co
China
ABC
James Ryan
Red China
Pakistan
Turkey
Ryan
Peking
CBS
CBS Evening News
Walter Cronkite
Mr. R
U.S
State of siege declared in Colombia amid riots and fears
President Misael Pastrana Borro declared a state of siege by decree after riots in Cali and Medellin left seven dead and more than 40 injured. He warned of a planned general strike on March 8 to overthrow his government.
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Columbia
UPI
Misael Pastrana Borrero
Colombia
Pastrana
Cali
Carlos Holguin Sardi
del Valle
Jorge Robledo Pulido
Congress
Giant Narcotics Crackdown at Cam Ranh Air Base
Forty U S Air Force men were detained at Cam Ranh air base in South Vietnam in the largest mass narcotics raid on American servicemen. The crackdown targets alleged heroin use, possession, and sale. charges could be filed soon. An additional airman was detained in the United States. None of the detainees were officers. The case is under OSI inquiry with possible further detentions.
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UPD
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Amercan
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Anth Air Force
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Air Force
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Ai Force Office of Special Investgations
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Vietnam
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Weather Forecast From United Press Internationas JOWA
Fair and colder tonight with lows from 10 to 15 degrees in the northwest to 15 to 20 southeast. Sunday will be fair with highs ranging from the upper 20s in the north to the lower 30s in the south.
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