Stolen Brighton Car Recovered in Des Moines
A car stolen from Brighton Wednesday night was recovered in Des Moines at 1 a.m. Thursday. Police in Des Moines arrested two Van Buren county juveniles charged with the theft. the owner is Walter Schneider. Mayor Ralph Martin warned that Washington streets may be barricaded if weather warrants protecting the blacktop and urged heavy trucks to use paved routes to avoid damage as frost recedes.
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Brighton
Des Moines
van Buren County
Walter Schneider
Washington
Ralph Martin
Kalona Labor Survey Indicates Local Employment Levels
Gene Johnson led a survey in Kalona that gathered about 150 responses. The study, pushed by Iowa Light and Power Co after a firm showed interest in a new plant, identified Kalona as one of four possible sites with no further contact since.
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Kalona
Gene Johnson
Johnson
Iowa Light and Power Co
Rainfall and cold snap reach Washington area
The official weather observer recorded .59 inches of rain on Thursday as showers ended in the evening. Colder temperatures followed, pushing the thermometer below freezing for the first time in several days.
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Washington
Telephone Service Restored After Flood Damage in Washington
Heavy moisture caused insulation failure on a buried 400-pair cable leading to a telephone disruption affecting about 350 customers in eastern Washington and nearby rural areas. General Telephone Co. crews work to restore service, aiming for completion by evening.
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General Telephone Co
Washington
Weekend Weather Outlook With Cooler Temperatures
Forecast shows mostly cloudy conditions this afternoon tonight and Saturday with a cooler trend. Daytime highs reach the upper 30s to lower 40s, overnight lows near the middle to upper 20s, and light Northwesterly winds this afternoon shifting to east southeast tonight. Probability of measurable precipitation stays near zero this afternoon rising to 10 percent tonight and 20 percent Saturday.
St James Parents Learn About Individually Guided Education
A parish school hosts a week long visit explaining IGE a program of individualized language arts work divided into levels with no grades. A Joint County School System facilitator guides five schools and works with volunteer parent associates to implement the method for first through sixth graders.
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ST. James Ige
Barbara Achen
St. James School
Don Rich
Jim Ledger
St. James
St. James Parochial
IGE
Joint County
Gabrielle Hagerty
Gabrielle
Inauguration Crowd Thrills Washington Amid Peace Protests
Thousands gather in the capital for Nixon second term ceremonies and public festivities. Anticipated antiwar demonstrations loom as 2,000 troops stand by and organizers plan a mass march to coincide with the swearing in.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Wendell Willkie
Vietnam
Key Biscayne
Fla
Florida
Capitol
Smithsonian Institution
Museum of History and Technology
Spiro T. Agnew
Julie Eisenhower
Tricia Cox
Smithsonian
Kennedy
Bella Abzug
D-N.y
White House
Leonard Bernstein
National Cathedral
Seven killed in Washington Moslem center attack
Police hunted eight men possibly linked to a rival Moslem group after seven people including five children were slain at Kareem Abdul Jabbar's Moslem center in northwest Washington. Two women were wounded and a child drowning theory was considered as intruders entered the home search.
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Washington
UPI
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Jabbar
Northwest
Bibi Khaalis
Charlotte
N.C
Reginald Hawkins
Iowa couple sue Thorp Credit ITT over credit life insurance
George and Agnes Parr filed a class action in U S District Court accusing Thorp Credit ITT and subsidiaries of monopolizing the credit insurance market and overcharging on credit life insurance. They seek five thousand for personal damages and at least 18 million for class damages from borrowers over the past four to five years.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa City
Thorp Credit Corp
International Telephone and Telegraph
ITT
George
Agnes Parr
U.S
Thorp Credit
Parrs
Thorp
Paris
ITT Financial
Des Moines Ladybug Lobby Pushes for State Insect Status
Des Moines activists marched through the statehouse with signs urging the ladybug be named Iowa’s state insect. Separately, a court suit seeks more than 100 million dollars in damages, claiming refunds of four years of loan payments. Iowa City couple’s lawyers say about 10,000 Iowans bought from Thorp and ITT subsidiaries in four years.
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Des Moines
UPI
Statehouse
Iowa City
Nurses to Expand Role in Industrial Health at UI Conference
Industrial nurses will take on broader health and safety duties as speakers at the University of Iowa conference warn that there are only about 1,600 industrial hygienists and fewer than 10,000 safety engineers to cover four million workplaces. Dr. Clyde M. Berry notes nurses often serve as the only health professional in small plants and could lead safety controls. A field trip to the Crane Company in Washington showcased modern, clean metal casting with W.K. Shaffer and Delbert Dalrymple guiding the group.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Clyde M. Berry
U of I Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
Berry
U of I
Crane Company
Washington
W.K. Shaffer
Delbert Dalrymple
Bettendorf executive injured in highway 218 crash
John Howes 44 of Bettendorf and Eric Bonewitz 26 of Rock Island were hurt when a Sherry Bettendorf car hit a Iowa Telephone pickup near Crawfordsville on highway 218. Both were taken to Washington County Hospital. injuries described as severe head and facial lacerations and a back injury.
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Crawfordsville
Quad-Cities
Here
John Howes
Bettendorf
Hynes and Howes Companies
Davenport
Washington County Hospital
Eric Bonewitz
Rock Island
Howes
Bonewitz
Jerry Reiland
Floyd W. Sherry Jr
Highway Patrol
Cal Dorset
Sherry
Iowa Telephone Company
Gary FE
Oldt
Mt. Pleasant
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Mark Mellinger
Journal
Labor Survey
Center For
Bob Hope
Frank Sinatra
Pat Boone
America
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Sammy Davis Jr
Lionel Hampton
Davis
Kennedy Center
Philadelphia Orchestra
van Cliburn
Washington, D. C
Elijah Muhammed
Nation of Islam
Sue Thorp
John Harris
Washington High School
Larry Green
Lincoln School
Jeff Boshart
Mary Louise Brown
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
NIOSH
Cincinnati
Ohio
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