Crop Day Friday Held At Washington YMCA
The annual Washington County Crop Day takes place Friday from 9 30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Washington YMCA. Topics cover tillage and current crop concerns with speakers Iowa State University Extension specialists Min Amemyia Harvey Thompson and Jerry Gogan. The public is invited.
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Washington Ymca
Iowa State University
Min Amemyia
Harvey Thompson
Jerry Gogan
Pork parley to host joint meeting in Kalona
The Washington County Pork Producers and Porkettes will meet January 10 at Kalonial Townhouse Restaurant Kalona beginning at 6 30 p m. Dr Gene Lloyd of Iowa State University will speak on drug residues in meat before separate business sessions follow and a Dutch treat Iowa Chop dinner will be served All members their spouses and others are urged to attend.
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Washington County Pork Producers and Porkettes
Kalonial
Kalona
Gene Lloyd
Iowa State University
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Lloyd
Iowa
The
Pork Association
Snow falls here in major winter storm of 1977
City officials urged downtown motorists to move cars from the square area to allow snow removal crews to clear Tuesday night's snowfall. The storm dumped two to three inches across Iowa with lighter moisture in the city and open areas showing deeper drifts. Temperatures stayed in the 20s as the system moved out early today.
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Evening Journal
Square
Washington
Iowa
Arson Confirmed in Steele Lumber Fire
Washington County officials report a juvenile in custody in connection with the Steele Lumber Co fire on January 3, marking the third suspected arson attack in a week. State fire marshal, city police, and sheriff's office coordinate ongoing investigation. Authorities say earlier claims tied to potential setting of other fires remain unconfirmed.
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Evening Journal
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Steele Lumber Company
Yale Jarvis
Steele Lumber Co
Steele Lumber
Lew McFadden
McFadden
Washington
East Third Street
Spain adopts Western parliamentary democracy with new law
Spain formally adopts a Western style parliamentary system as the Law For Political Reform creates a 350 member Congress and 247 member Senate elected by popular vote. The Cortes passed the reform November 18 and approved by referendum December 15. King Juan Carlos, 39, drives dismantling of Franco era regime.
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Spain
UPI
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Cortes
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Francisco Franco
Tangshan Quake Seen As One Of World’s Deadliest
A Tangshan quake near Peking on July 28 registered 8.3 on the Richter Scale and was reported to have killed at least 655,237 and injured more than 779,000. Chinese officials warned that a million or more may have died across six Chinese quakes last year.
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UPI
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Peking
China
Iowa may cancel nine state liquor store leases over fraud
Gov. Robert Ray said the state could void at least nine leases if an investigation finds bribery or kickbacks in awarding state liquor store contracts. The probe centers on Leslie Pinckney, fired after being named as a principal target, and Build-A-Rama Inc., which holds multiple leases. Auditors began reviewing financial records as the grand jury considers indictments.
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UPI
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Ray
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Algona
Leslie D. Pinckney
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Polk County Grand Jury
Gation
Pinckney
IBLCD
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Attorney General's Office
State Auditor's Office
Lloyd Smith
Algona Construction
Build-A-Rama, Inc
IBLCC
Smith
Craig Beck
Build-A-Rama
Chris Hemmen
Hemmen
Build-A Rama
Council
Rolland) Gallagher
Coffee growers unfazed by planned U.S. boycott
Brazilian Coffee Institute expected to report 1976 gross sales above 2.3 billion dollars, more than double 1975. Spokesman quoted Camilo Calazans saying boycott attempts could benefit Brazil as supply tightens and prices rise. Despite higher domestic prices, growers and exporters gain while workers face hardship.
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Brazil
UPI
Brazilian Coffee Institute
United States
New York City
Coffee Institute
Camilo Calazans
Calazans
Teen pleads guilty in Kimn Junior High arson case
Plea entered by Jerry Shoemake 16 in Pottawattamie County District Court on charges of breaking and entering and arson connected to the October 3 Kimn Junior High School fire. He admitted dropping a lit match after a foosball outing near the school. Accused accomplices Shawn Kippes and Michael Browning faced related proceedings, with Kippes’ charges dropped but Browning scheduled for an adult court trial February 22.
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Council Bluffs
James Heckerman
Shoemake
Heckerman
Tom Root
Larson
Iowa Boys Training School
Eldora
Shawn Kippes
Michael Browning
Bluffs
Kippes
Browning
Weather update for zone 13 forecast
Partly cloudy and cold through Thursday with lows tonight near 5 above and Thursday highs in the lower 20s.
Local music campship offers summer Dorian Camp at Luther College
Applications are open for the Fortnightly Clubs of Washington and Everetts Music Co campship for seventh to eleventh graders in Washington County. Deadline January 24. Send forms and a separate letter detailing achievements and goals plus three recommendations. Local winner travels with expenses paid. state winners chosen for additional camps. Last year’s local victor was Joseph Adams. state winner Kent Keating from Washington High School.
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Washington
Everetts Music Co
Luther College
Decorah
Washington County
Wayne Gamon
Route 2
Everetts Music Store
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Federated Women’s Club
Gamon
Dwain Tschantz
Iowa City
Tallcorn
Cedar Falls
Morningside
Sioux City
Wartburg College
Waverly
Joseph Adams
Keota
Kent Keating
Washington High School
Universe Leader Refloated After Grounding in Delaware River
Crews using high tide and barges lifted the grounded Liberian tanker Universe Leader from Delaware River mud without spilling its 21 million gallon cargo. Six million gallons would be removed to refloat. Coast Guard and tugboats guided the 824-foot vessel free as a search continued for the Grand Zenith, missing off New England with 8.2 million gallons aboard.
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North Atlantic
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Chester
Nantucket Island
Los Angeles
Thames River
Groton
Conn
Philadelphia
Guayanilla Bay
Puerto Rico
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