Youth tractor safety classes seek more county enrollments
Applications for youth training in tractor and machinery safety are lagging. In Washington County, 4-H Council members elected Bob McConnell as Chairman and Sharon Lee as historian. An orientation for junior high members travels to Nauvoo on February 1, with activities led by Sharon Lee and others, and a Junior 4-H Party is set for March 23 with a Wild West theme. possible themes for August 14–17 Junior Camp were discussed.
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Washington
Washington County
Bob McConnell
Sharon Lee
Crawfordsville
Nauvoo
Illinois
Cheryl Pfeifer
Jane Shearer
Robyn McCoy
Tom Berdo
Claire Wehr
Iowa House approves tougher penalties for vending machine breakins
The Iowa House approved a bill 52 to 16 setting a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment and a $300 fine for illegal vending machine breakins. Sponsor Rep. Donald Doyle of Sioux City called the crime a serious problem and noted current law did not cover vending machine break ins.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
House
Donald Doyle
Sioux City
Tryouts for Fiddler on the Roof set at YMCA
Interested persons are reminded that acting and singing tryouts for Fiddler on the Roof will be at the YMCA January 30 and 31. Read the musical at the Washington Public Library to learn parts. Directed by Dave Elder with Cal Wolf overseeing music. choruses needed for spring production by Washington's Men. In separate note, Iowa House lawmakers seek easing wine sales rules to align with beer, led by Rep Delbert Trowbridge.
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YMCA
Washington Public Library
Dave Elder
Cal Wolf
Washington's Men
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
House
Delbert Trowbridge
Charles City
Weather Forecast Evening Update
Partial clearing and colder tonight with lows from 5 to 13 in the northwest and 13 to 20 in the southeast. Becoming mostly cloudy with a slight chance of light snow and colder Sunday. Highs in the 20s north to the 30s south.
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United Press International
OWA
Britain Joins Expanded European Common Market in Brussels
Britain Denmark Ireland and Norway joined France West Germany Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg forming a 10 nation European Economic Community to begin Jan 1 1973. Prime Minister Heath signed for Britain at a noon ceremony in the Egmont Palace as the enlarged market pledges a strong 255 million person economic bloc.
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Britain
Europe
European Economic Community
United States
Soviet Union
Edward Heath
Common Market
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Denmark
Ireland
Norway
Rome
Egmont Palace
Starsbourg
European Economic Community Eec
European Economic Community Eec) As the Common Market
Washington junior high girls study smart shopping in home ec
Eighty nine students at Washington Washington County Junior High enter a five week consumer buying project led by Mrs. Rosemary Pacha and Mrs. Alice Trees. The unit begins with grocery buying tours, meal planning on a 60 cent per person budget, and pork buying tips from local producers. Subsequent weeks cover housing, clothing selection, credit and computer billing, and fabric selection at D and V Fabrics to cap a program aimed at teaching intelligent purchasing and awareness of household spending.
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Julie Talbot
Jane Redlinger
Washington Junior High
Porkettes
Thee School
Rosemary Pacha
Alice Trees
Journal
Washington Junior High School
Washington County
Bob Johnson
Keith Horn
Golden Touch
Pacha
Seifert’s
D and V Fabrics
Cain
Federal charges stir furor among Council Bluffs police
A Western Iowa legislator questions a federal indictment of Council Bluffs patrolman Everett Jones Pierce 28 for civil rights violations in the death of Leo Eidshun 42 after a 1970 beating. Lawmakers condemn federal action as miscarriage of justice amid efforts to fund Pierce’s legal defense and a district court acquittal.
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Des Munies
Uf1
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Henry C. Mollett
Everett Jones Pierce
Vernon Bennett
Des Moines
Polk County
Pierce
District Court
Mollett
Bennett
District of Columbia
Towa
Nixon faces new flare of union backlash on dock strike
Organized labor rejects compulsory arbitration as President Nixon seeks a three man board to settle the West Coast longshoreman dispute. AFL-CIO and longshoremen leader Harry Bridges condemn any legislation. A back to work bill gains traction while critics warn of continued uncertainty for foreign buyers. Agriculture Secretary Butz warns farmers of supply disruptions as Japan explores alternatives.
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Key Biscayne
Nixon
West Coast
Afl-Cio
Washington
Harry Bridges
Grand Cay
Robert Abplanalp
Congress
Board of Administration
House
Senate
Frank Thompson Jr
Gerald Ford
Administration
Laurence B. Silberman
Agriculture
Earle Butz
Russian fishing vessels reach Adak under Coast Guard escort
A Soviet trawler Lamut docked at Adak Island under Coast Guard escort after seizure for alleged violations. The icebreaker Storis, under Cmdr William P. Allen, led the convoy at about 12 knots through heavy seas and ice, with the second ship Kolyvan due later aboard the buoytender Balsam while the Lamut arrived.
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Juneau
Alaska
UPI
Adak Island
Coast Guard
Storis
Lamut
Kolyvan
William P. Allen
Pittsburgh
Iowa House extends no knock power for health officers
Iowa lawmakers debated a House bill allowing county and city health officers to enter homes or vehicles without notice to enforce health violations. The measure passed 58 to 29 but faced motions to reconsider from Rep. Wallard Hansen and Dale Cochran, who argued about constitutional rights and proper warrant authority.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
House
Wallard Hansen
Cedar Falls
Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
Cochran
Hansen
Parole Board Alters Iowa Parole Criteria
DES MOINES UN three member Iowa Board of Parole announces a policy shift making sentence length less decisive for parole eligibility. The board will weigh offense seriousness, circumstances, inmate behavior, treatment, and institutional progress in each case, with no automatic parole. Chairman George Paul and members Jack Bedell and Si Ewing sign the letter.
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Des Moines
Towas
Parole Board
Iowa Board of Parole
George Paul
Paul
Jack Bedell
Si Ewing
CAP to host county employment needs meeting in Washington
CAP plans a local discussion on county employment needs with personnel managers from industry and private business. Letters will go out to invite attendance at a CAP office meeting. Iowa City Employment Office may provide weekly representation. The event is set for 2 p.m. Wednesday January 26 at 309 West Second Street. Employers urged to call the CAP office to confirm.
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CAP
Washington Community Action Center
Ron Wilson
Washington
Iowa State
Iowa City
Fairfield
Wilson
Washington County
Bernie Barber
West Second St
Big battle in Highlands Viets repulse Cong attack
South Vietnamese militiamen repulsed a Viet Cong assault in the Central Highlands near An Nohn in Binh Dinh Province. The clash left four South Vietnamese dead and four wounded, with 20 Viet Cong killed and a grave found with seven more. U.S. forces at Long Binh tightened security as Ranges killed one VC without losses. Two attacks near Hue left ten civilians dead.
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Highlands
Saigon
VPI
Central Highlands
An Nohn
Binh Dinh
South Vietnam
Nixon
Peking
U.S
Long Binh
1St Cavalry Division
Imperial
Hue
Ninh
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