Snow Briefs Highlight Icy Washington Area Conditions
An eight inch Iowa snowfall disrupted parts of the state while Washington area roads briefly turned hazardous. The weather soon eased with highways returning to near normal by night. YMCA events in Washington draw crowds for a dual Burlington meet and a five YMCA gymnastics competition by 10:30 a.m. Cedar Rapids officials hear a $1.2 million industrial revenue bond request from Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co. for a 47000 square foot distribution center employing about 30 workers with construction slated for this year.
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Washington
YMCA
Burlington
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
UPI
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Woman killed in Rock Island apartment shooting
Kathleen Pearson a 21 year old Rock Island woman was found dead in an apartment occupied by Russell Weathers 23 newly arrested as a suspect in the shotgun attack Weathers was taken into custody shortly after the early 4 am shooting and held pending arraignment according to police information
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Rock Island, Ill
UPI
Rock Island
Kathleen Pearson
Russell Weathers
Weathers
Davenport Robberies In Davenport Iowa Details Released
Two Davenport robberies reported early today. Three juveniles beat an elderly man with a broom and kicked him during a home invasion at Forrest Milliman 70. The same group escaped with an undetermined amount of money. A second robbery at William Bennett near the downtown library yielded $30 and Bennett’s wallet. AT&T asked FCC for a 7.2 percent interstate rate hike to begin March 4 amid inflation.
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Davenport
Iowa
UPI
Forrest Milliman
William Bennett
Bennett
Townsley land set for transfer to Washington County Fair
The Washington County Fair Association won assurance it will receive 8.59 acres of Townsley Park with a quit claim deed. The transfer remains subject to a City Council vote and required deed language limits use to educational or religious purposes and prohibits conveyance or mortgages. If dissolved or unused for fair purposes, title reverts to the city.
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Washington County Fair Association
Townsley Park
City of Washington
Fair Association
John Owen
Fair
E. D. Morrison
W. D
Townsley
New Community Arts Center
Fair Board
Harold Johnson
Johnson
Morrison
Joe Jones
Mike Orris
Association
Fewer Homes Built in 1974 Despite High Construction Level
Washington saw a 50 percent drop in single family homes in 1974 with 15 new houses valued at about $491,000, while total new construction reached $1.646 million. One five unit low income apartment project started, along with 109 permits. Major projects included United Presbyterian Home care unit at $750,000, 45 garages, seven commercial/industrial works, YMCA addition, and a Washington High School greenhouse.
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Washington
Harold Durst
Durst
United Presbyterian Home
YMCA
Washington High School
Iowa Snowstorm Hits State With Heavy Snowfall
A pair of winter storms brought up to eight inches of snow in parts of Iowa marking the heaviest storm of the season. Des Moines Mason City Council Bluffs and Spencer reported six inches. Red Oak eight inches. Two deaths occurred in snow related crashes as highways and streets turned slick.
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Red Oak
Montgomery County
Des Moines
Mason City
Council Bluffs
Spencer
Burlington
Ottumwa
Tenora Schuman
Cresco
U.S. 63
New Hampton
Robert Allen Cook
Emmetsburg
Interstate 80
Grinnell
Iowa Highway Patrol
Towa
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Illinois
Wisconsin
Ohio
Michigan
Central Plains
Ford demands data on CIA activities
President Ford pressed a personal inquiry into allegations the CIA spied on about 10,000 American dissidents and antiwar protesters over the past decade. He called Kissinger and Colby to the White House, planned a meeting with Schlesinger, who briefly headed the CIA, and reviewed Colby’s 50 page report issued during Ford’s vacation in Vail Colorado.
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Washingson
UPI
Ford
Central Intelligence Agency
A. Kissinger
CIA
William E. Colby
White House
Defense
James Schlesinger
Pentagon
Colby
Vail
Colo
Iowa unemployment climbs to 3.5 percent in December
Iowa Employment Security Commission reported December unemployment at 3.5 percent, up from November due to layoffs in construction and outdoor sectors. nationwide rate rose to 7.1 percent, the highest in 13 years, driven by auto industry layoffs and a coal strike, with broad impact across households and industries.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Employment Security Commission
U.S. Labor Department
John Niemeyer
Employment Security Commission
Washington
Labor Department
Ford Signs Trade Act Linking Russia to Favor Status
President Ford signs the Trade Act of 1974 in a White House ceremony admitting Russia to favored nation trade terms. The act creates normal trade relations with fellow Communist states, sets a path for talks on tariff reduction, and allows Congress to withdraw the status from Russia within 18 months if emigration and dissident requests are not met.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Ford
Russia
United States
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Romania
Congress
Soviet Union
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Henry A. Kissinger
Tass
EPA urges U S Steel to keep Gary furnace open amid pollution fine
The Environmental Protection Agency pressed U S Steel Corp to keep one open hearth furnace at Gary Indiana open to avoid a $2,300 daily pollution fine that would put about 2,500 workers out of work. EPA officials said no bad faith charge is implied, but questions the motive behind closing the furnace. EPA Administrator Russell E Train criticized the decision as a possible pretext to achieve other aims.
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Sam
U.S. Steel
EPA
Russell E. Train
Evening classes listed at Kirkwood College in Washington
Registration week for Kirkwood Community Education offers about 25 evening classes this winter. Most begin January 13 with eight week and six week formats. Tuition ranges from 9 to 45 dollars. coordinators and instructors named include Judy Ridley and Kay Waddell among others.
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Kirkwood
Washington
University of Iowa
Judy Ridley
Jim Rosien
Jim
Betty Beatty
Bev Zwicki
Rita Sojka
Phil Kneen
Kay Waddell
Kirkwood Learning Center
North 6Th
Phil Rusley
Ed Longanecker
Gene Brawner
Macrame
Mark
Susan) Glover
M. L. (Myra) Crawford
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Ron Nessen
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Charles Morris
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Lincoln School
Ron Anderson
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