Kleckner outlines Farm Bureau goals for Iowa media
Iowa Farm Bureau President Dean Kleckner outlined state and national priorities from the Hawaii meeting, speaking in Des Moines and other cities. He urged reform of land tax assessments to 100 percent productivity, limited legislative session length, incentives for school reorganizations, and cautious stance on federal crop programs and price supports.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
Dean Kleckner
Iowa
Kleckner
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hawaii
IFB
AFB
Des Moines
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Ottumwa
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Public meeting to discuss crime reduction in county
A Washington County public meeting on crime reduction is set for Monday at 7 30 p m at the Washington YMCA. Sponsored by the Extension Service the session will feature local law enforcement officials and ISU Extension specialist Jack Whitmer. Sheriff Yale Jarvis County Attorney Richard Bordwell and Juvenile Officer Don Wyngarden will participate with hopes for a judicial representative.
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Washington County
Washington Ymca
Washington County Extension Service
Jack Whitmer
Iowa State University Extension
Yale Jarvis
Richard Bordwell
Don Wyngarden
Reward Offered in Sioux City Assault and Rape Case
Four civic groups in Sioux City Iowa announce a $1000 reward for information about two separate assaults on women on November 30. Police say both women were forced into cars within an hour of each other and taken to another city area. one case involved rape. Authorities believe the incidents are related and ongoing investigations continue. The reward is posted by the Chamber of Commerce Sunset Plaza Merchants Association Morningside Commercial Club and Downtown Merchandising Council.
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Sioux City, Iowa
UPI
Sioux City
Chamber of Commerce
Sunset Plaza Merchants Association
The
Morningside Commercial Club
Downtown Merchandising Council
Winter Storm Watch Cast Over Southeast Iowa
National Weather Service forecasters issued a winter storm watch for southeast Iowa tonight and Sunday as a low pressure system moves southeast into northwest Iowa then southeast. Cloudiness in the northwest tonight with potential freezing rain or snow in the southeast late tonight and Sunday. Dense fog lingered in the north while the south stayed clearer. Early lows ranged from 13 below at Davenport to 15 above at Council Bluffs. Conditions expected to improve from the northwest Sunday night with little temperature change.
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National Weather Service
Iowa
Davenport
Council Bluffs
School board to discuss contract with Washington Education Association
The Washington Community Schools board of education will meet next week to discuss a proposed collective bargaining contract with the Washington Education Association. The session is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the administration building on Main Street. Other agenda items include talks with a County Development Center committee on a new workshop center, a high school science field trip request to the University of Iowa in February, removal of junior varsity baseball coaching duties for head coach Dave Tremmel, and a football program review by Coach Dale Harter and his staff.
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Washington Education Association
Washington Community Schools Board of Education
Main Street
County Development Center
University of Iowa
Dave Tremmel
Dale Harter
McGaa Plea Change Marks Key Court Action
Eugene T. McGaa of Riverside abruptly switched his plea to guilty in a Washington County District Court felonious assault trial as jurors neared a verdict. The 29 year old University of Iowa student faces up to one year in prison with sentencing set for February 4 after prosecutors hinted at psychiatric evaluation.
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Eugene T. McGaa
Riverside
Washington County District Court
McGaa
Ira F. Morrison
Richard Bordwell
Tracy Anderson
Kalona
Bordwell
University of Iowa
Anderson
Jack Fall
Washington
Joan Miller
Wellman
West Chester
Assi
Gerald Denning
Ms. Miller
Luann Morris
Des Moines
Three injured in single vehicle crash near Washington
Three Washington residents were seriously hurt when their car crossed the center line on highway No. 1, struck a cement bridge abutment five miles north of Washington, and wrecked. Joe Alan Williams was freed from wreckage with the Jaws of Life and taken to Washington County Hospital. Linda Prince and Dean M. Lintz were transported to University Hospitals in Iowa City in serious condition.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington
Highway No. 1
Joe Alan Williams
Washington County Hospital
Williams
Linda Prince
Dean M. Lintz
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Iowa City vigil calls for amnesty for Vietnam protesters
In downtown Iowa City peace vigils continued against the U S military establishment at Clinton and Washington Streets near the University of Iowa. The Iowa City Committee to Stop the B1 Bomber gathers signatures aimed at stopping the bomber and urging President Carter to declare unconditional amnesty for all Vietnam era protesters.
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Iowa City
Iowa
UPI
U.S
Clinton and
Washington Streets
University of Iowa
Carter
Washington
United States
U of I
John Smith
Catholic Student Center
Donate caps for Municipal band members 1977 season
The Washington Municipal Band under Milburn McKay will receive new band caps funded by Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. McCleery in honor of Mrs. McCleery's father Robert L. Grimes. Grimes, a noted clarinetist and multi-instrumentalist, played with the Washington Concert Band and other local groups.
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Washington Municipal Band
Milburn McKay
Richard H. McCleery
W. Tyler
Washington
Milan Shields
Municipal Band
Iowa liquor inquiry expands as case nears grand jury
Iowa investigators say the liquor store lease probe expanded beyond Leslie Pinckney to Build-A-Rama Pamida West Gate and Osceola stores. The BCI has seized records and expects the Polk County grand jury to hear possible charges no earlier than February.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Polk County
Grand
Garry Woodward
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Leslie Pinckney
Pinckney
Algona Construction
Algona Building Company
BCI
Build-A-Rama Inc
Algona
Department
Build-A-Rama
Pamida, Inc
Omaha Development Corporation
Gibson Discount
Midwest
West Gate Development Co
Build-A-Rama Pamida
Forest City
Pamida
West Gate
Osceola
Woodward
Attorney General's Office
Weekend Weather Outlook With Snow Likely
Mostly cloudy conditions bring snow or freezing rain tonight and Sunday. Tonight's low in the upper 20s, Sunday high near 30. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Snow chances 50 percent tonight and 60 percent Sunday.
President Carter urges 65 degree thermostat to curb gas use
President Carter warns of near critical natural gas shortages amid a harsh winter and asks Americans to lower daytime thermostats to 65 degrees and further at night. He plans emergency Congress action to improve fuel distribution and directs nationwide conservation in government facilities.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Congress
White House
James Schlesinger
Jody Powell
Federal Power Commission
Schlesinger
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Farm Bureau
United Press International
Robert L. Grimes
Iowa Liquor Investigation
FPC
Southern Natural Gas Co
Birmingham
Ala
Nashville Gas Co
Tennessee
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp
Ohio
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