Early spring hope as robins seen near hospital grounds
A dozen robins and others were spotted yesterday around Washington County Hospital by June and Isabelle Jensen, signaling possible early spring amid frost. Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board unanimously approves three year contract for Administrator Dwight S. Bode starting July with a salary ceiling of 27500, unchanged by legislature. West Chester residents are asked to attend a 7:30 p.m. meeting Sunday January 25 at West Chester Elementary gym to discuss a proposed new elementary building to replace the Wellman building and view study committee recommendations for the Mid-Prairie school board.
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Washington County
June
Isabelle Jensen
Florida
South Carolina
Bode
Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board
Dwight S. Bode
Joint County School System
West Chester
Wellman
Mid-Prairie School Board
Steer priced at 20.75 per pound at Denver show
UPI reports F C Knoebel, president of Nobel Inc, bid 20.75 per pound Tuesday for Diamond Jack a 1250-pound crossbred steer owned by Greg Hilbert of Algona Iowa. The steer was chosen grand champion at the National Western Stock Show.
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Denver
UPI
Iowa
F.C. Knoebel
Nobel Inc
Greg Hilbert
Ron Hilbert
Algona
Fake reports of stolen goods raise insurance fraud concerns
Muscatine Iowa acting police chief William Brendel says a rising share of theft reports appear aimed at defrauding insurers. In recent cases suspects claimed items were stolen, only to be charged after investigations showed otherwise. One man fined $100 for a false report of $600 in goods. another case involved a Citizens Band radio valued at $178 later sold for $90 and admitted by the seller.
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Muscatine, Iowa
UPI
Muscatine
William Brendel
Brendel
Holden Praises Washington County Republican Caucuses
County Republican Chairman Harvey Holden called the Washington County Republican Citizen Caucuses highly successful with strong turnout in most locations. A straw poll in Oregon township showed Reagan nine votes Ford four and uncommitted two, with caucus participation aiding presidential selection and party platform development.
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Washington County
Harvey Holden
Washington
Oregon
Reagan
Ford
Holden
Open House at Brownlee Health Care Center Dedication Set
Washington Iowa welcomes the public Sunday for open house and dedication of the Brownlee Health Care Center addition to the United Presbyterian Home. After 18 months of construction the 36 bed unit will open, with tours from 2 to 5 pm and the dedication at 3:30 pm. The facility doubles capacity, includes 16 semi private and 4 single rooms, a lounge dining area, and future recreation spaces.
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U.P
Brownlee
United Presbyterian Home
Washington
Iowa
Richard Colby
Sherman
M. L. McCreedy
Richard H. McCleery
Florence P. Sherman
Robert G. Huberall
Richard “. Schmidt
Richard B. Brownlee
Santa Barbara
Cali
William T. McIntyre
Topeka
Kansas
Reuben Tjaden
Synod of Lakes and Prairies
Tim. J. Campbell Jr
Newton
Towa
James Wood
Arthur Lindgren
M.L. McCreedy
Sherman Hall
UPP
United Presbyterian Church of Washington
United Presbyterian Synods
Illinois
Tow Brownlee
Ford proposes 394.2 billion budget amid controversy
President Ford unveils a 394.2 billion fiscal 1977 budget calling for higher Social Security taxes, defense and energy emphasis, wage and investment tax cuts, and targeting aid to the poor. He warns the plan will be controversial in an election year and stresses the government cannot solve every problem. The budget projects a 76 billion deficit and shifts fiscal year timing to October 1.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
Treasury
William Simon
James Lynn
Alan Greenspan
Lynn
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Joint Congressional Budget Committee
Fords
al Ullman
D-Ore
House
Ways and Means Committee
Kissinger Brezhnev Hold New Arms Talks in Moscow
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger opened a fresh round of arms control discussions with Leonid Brezhnev in Moscow and urged restraint in Angola and the Middle East. The talks focus on a new strategic arms agreement while warnings about the risks of nuclear war frame the luncheon remarks.
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Moscow
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Angola
Kissinger
Salt State Department
Robert L. Funseth
Gromyko
U.S
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
United States
Ford
Brezhnev
Vladivostok
Campaign to raise swine barn funds progresses in Washington County
Evening Journal reports strong progress in funding a new swine barn at the Washington County fairgrounds. Co chairs Larry Marek and Larry Shalla say donations range from 5 to 200 dollars with support from 4-H, FFA, agri businesses, banks, and pork producers. If momentum continues, the 7500 dollar goal may be surpassed and extra funds would cover pens and concrete flooring. Funds can be sent to Washington County Park Producers Association or Box 29 in Was.
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Evening Journal
Washington County Fairgrounds
Larry Marek
Rural
Riverside
Larry Shalla
Marek Sai
4-H
FFA
Marek
Washington County Park Producers Association
PPA
John Skubal
Ainsworth
Beef Banquet Planned by Washington County Cattlemen
Directors of the Washington County Cattlemen's Association set plans for their annual beef banquet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the K of C Hall Washington with John Furlong of the Iowa Cattlemen's Association as speaker and a prime roast beef dinner. The group also announces another pre conditioned calf sale in February and 200 calves have already been consigned for the Feb 25 sale at the Washington Livestock Auction Market.
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Evening Journal
Washington County Cattlemen's Association
K of C Hall
Washington
John Furlong
Iowa Cattlemen's Association
ICA
Vigortones
Cedar Rapids
Cold Tonight With Clouds and Low Teens Forecast
Mostly cloudy and colder tonight with a low in the teens. Thursday expects a high in the low 20s with northwesterly winds 15 to 20 mph.
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Optimist Club of Washington
Leo F. Vittetos
Kenneth Bishop
Olen Bishop and Son
Edwin Hern
Journal
West Chester School
Citizen Caucuses
The
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Andrei A Gromyko
Lebanon
Middle East
Carly
Washington Optimist Club
Richard Brinning
Keota
Keith Horn
Leo Vittetor
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