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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1977

Page

2

Drunken driving arrests hit new 1976 Iowa record in five counties

In 1976 the ASAP target counties Johnson Linn Polk Pottawattamie and Woodbury accounted for 3926 drunken driving arrests. Polk led with 1310 cases followed by Linn 1174 Woodbury 577 Pottawattamie 523 and Johnson 342. Total alcohol related state road deaths fell slightly from 140 to 120 in these areas.

Wayne Swoboda Iowa Daily Press Assn Des Moines Iowa Lance Faust Governor's Highway Safety Project Johnson, Linn Polk, Pottawattamie Woodbury Faust Webster Cerro Gordo Black Hawk Dubuque Scott ASAP Polk County Linn Pottawattamie Johnson Ted Godfrey The Highway Patrol Godfrey OMVAS

U of I to Host Changing Family Conference in Iowa City

IOWA CITY The University of Iowa will hold the sixth Changing Family Conference February 9 11 examining marriage as central to family life amid shifting social cultural and economic forces. Keynote by W Fred Stultz from Ohio State University and lectures by Michael Novak Sam Keen Anna Grant and George Bach will guide sessions with workshops on communication remarriage aging alcoholism and sexuality. Registration details and fees listed with public evening sessions free, sponsors include 15 campus and state groups.

Iowa City University of Iowa W. Fred Stultz Family Relations and Human Development Ohio State University Stultz Iowa Memorial Union U of I Department of Home Economics Peggy Houston East Hall Iowa George R. Bach Institute of Group Psychotherapy Los Angeles Sam Keen Psychology Today Michael Novak Watson-Ledden Syracuse University Syracuse N. Y Anna H. Grant Center For the Study Morehouse College Atlanta, Ga Bach Keen Novak America Grant Roger Simpson Carol Winter Mercy Hospital Ira Reiss University of Minnesota U of I U of 1 Center For Conferences and Institutes College of Education School of Social Work State Services For University Counseling Service School of Religion Department of Home Economics Division of Continuing Education

On This Day January 22 1977 Chronology Highlight

United Press International notes January 22 marks Byron born 1788 and key historic events: 1789 first American novel printed in Boston, 1963 Franco German treaty on cooperation, 1968 North Korea seizes Pueblo and imprisons 83 crew, 1973 Lyndon Johnson dies at 64. The entry also lists celestial omens and zodiac sign Aquarius.

United Press International Lord Byron William Hill Brown Boston France Germany North Korea U.S

Louisiana seeks permanent state archives to preserve history

A push by Friends of the Archives urges a central Baton Rouge archive with satellite offices to house and protect Louisiana documents. Officials note scattered records, deteriorating files, and the need for professional staff, with current efforts including new archivist hires and microfilmed state and local records.

New Orleans UPI Louisiana L.D. Felder Felder Baton Rouge Friends of the Archives University of New Orleans Winston DeVille Clifton H. Johnson Johnson

Senior Citizens Plan Activities At Center and Trips

Forty four senior members and two guests enjoyed a roast beef dinner catered by Harriet Dunbar. Mary Ann Paul and Helen Thorne sang Broadway tunes, then cards shuffleboard and pool followed. Upcoming events include needlepoint, knitting, quilting, a film named Reluctant World Power, a February birthday party, a $5 membership, and bus trips to Nashville and Iowa City for Shenandoah. Johnson quote noted from his address after JFK’s assassination.

Charles Haney Dorothy Stewart Harriet Dunbar Mary Ann Paul Helen Thorne Y.W.C.A Y.M.C.A Eldercraft Shop Inc Senior Center Nashville Grand Ole Opry Iowa City Hancher Auditorium CAP Office

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