Carter pledges worldwide arms reduction push
President Carter outlines bold goals in a wide interview, aiming for a global arms sales cut and a comprehensive test ban. He backs a rapid move to reduce nuclear stockpiles, seeks multilateral curbs with allies, and plans a fireside chat and major policy packages within weeks.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Soviet Union
White House
Congress
Oval Office
United Press International
Associated Press
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Defense Department
Walter Mondale
Europe
Japan
Vance
Middle East
Israel
Arab States
United States
Lincoln Suite
Treaty Room
Vietnam
Egypt
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Africa
U.N
Andrew Young
Iowa lawmakers focus on committees as session nears work
Iowa legislators return to committee procedures aiming to complete budget work this week. Democrats prepare a 14 to 18 item priorities list while Republicans voice criticism of the delay. Controversies include truck length reform, possible death penalty legislation, and open caucuses by House Democrats.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Revenue
Gerald Barr
Marvin Selden
House
Senate
67Th General Assembly
Floyd Millen
Farmington
Millen
Carl Nielsen
Altoona
Nielsen
Department of Transportation Commission
Supreme Court
High Court
Richard C. Turner
DOT Commission
Turner
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
House Democrats
House Republicans
Senate Democrats
Senate Republicans
Livestock Markets Report From Joliet Illinois
Markets detail cattle at Joliet with steady to higher prices for steers and heifers and primes at 38.75 to 40.50. Hogs around 2,000 head quoted 40.25 to 41.25 for various weights. Tuesday receipts projected at 50 cattle and 1,000 hogs.
Homer Kurtz 82 dies at Maplewood Manor in 1977
Homer Kurtz 82 of rural South English died Saturday evening January 22 1977 at Maplewood Manor Nursing Home where he had resided the past month Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1030 a.m. at Powell Funeral Home Keota with Revs Charles Pendleton and Sherwood Roser officiating Burial will be in Keota Cemetery Masonic services will be held Monday at 8 p.m. at the funeral home He was born January 6 1895 in Keokuk County to John and Katherine Bromwell Kurtz He married Beulah Mae Korf February 3 1916 They farmed near Keota then in rural South English moved in 1920 and retired to Maplewood Manor He was a member of United Presbyterian Church a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star Survivors include his wife two sons Wayne Kurtz and John Robert Kurtz five grandchildren and three great grandchildren He was preceded in death by four brothers and five sisters
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Keota
Homer Kurtz
Maplewood Manor
Powell Funeral Home
Charles Pendleton
Sherwood Roser
Mr. Kurtz
Keokuk County
John
Katherine Bromwell Kurtz
Beulah Mae Korf
South English
United Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star
Beulah
Wayne Kurtz
John Robert Kurtz
Walter
William
Ollie
Clarence
Cora Rensink
Edith Cave
Margaret Blalock
Louisa
Emma
Grain Market Snapshot with Wheat Corn Soybeans
Grain market figures show Wheat trading around 281 percent highs with mixed daily moves in Wheat, Corn, Oats, and Soybeans. Prices display volatile highs and lows, with Soybeans around 738 and Corn near 271 to 277 over varying sessions, indicating continued swing across grains.
Des Moines Livestock Market Report Shows Steady Butchers
UPI reports moderate trade and demand at Des Moines with butchers steady to 50 lower, some higher for top weights. No 1-3 cattle ranges: 200-230 lb up to 240, 230-250 lb 38.25 to 40.00, heavier cows and sows listed with receipts of 90,000.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
Des Moines
Iowa
Almanac birth dates for January 24 1977
United Press International Almanac notes a Monday Jan 24 1977 start with 341 days remaining. It lists Mercury Mars and Saturn as morning stars and Venus Jupiter as evening stars. It notes Aquarius as the zodiac sign for births on this date and marks Paul Wayland Bartlett born Jan 24 1865 and Ernest Borgnine turning 59.
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United Press International
Mercury
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Paul Wayland Bartlett
Ernest Borgnine
Marjorie Goff Faidley dies in auto accident
Mrs. Marjorie Goff Shockley Faidley 63 of Mesa Arizona died Saturday January 22 1977 in an auto accident in Mesa Arizona. Funeral services are planned Campbell Russell Funeral Home Vinton Tuesday evening and Eicher Mennonite Church near Wayland Wednesday afternoon with Rev Paul Goosen officiating. Burial is in Eicher Mennonite Cemetery. Survivors include her husband Ralph Faidley Mesa two sons Merle Shockley Ft Wayne Allen Shockley Cedar Falls a step son Keith Faidley Denver five daughters Phianna Foss Mt Pleasant Linda Sand Marion Drusilla Brunssen Garrison eleven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
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Marjorie Goff Shockley Faidley
Mesa, Ariz
Mesa
Ariz
Campbell-Russell Funeral Home
Vinton
Eicher Mennonite Church
Wayland
Paul Goosen
Eicher Mennonite
Faidley
Crawfordsville
Kenneth W
Lavina Eicher Goff
Floyd Shockley
Washington
Shockley
Ralph Faidley
Merle Shockley
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Allen Shockley
Cedar Falls
Keith Faidley
Denver
Colo
Phianna Foss
Mt. Pleasant
Linda Sand
Marion
Drusilla Brunssen
Garrison
Vere Goff
Carlsb
County ambulance trains CPR instructors countywide
The local ambulance service is training instructors to conduct CPR classes across the county. Plans include Feb 14–16 in Brighton led by Kenny Meyers and John Lins, with pamphlets under a dollar. Classes require 10 participants and may be set up by clubs or groups, with further sessions to be announced for Washington.
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Jones
Brighton
Kenny Meyers
John Lins
Washington
Iowa
Annetta MacGugin Dies After Lingering Illness
Annetta G. MacGugin 86 of 520 W. Jefferson Washington died Sunday Jan 23 1977 at Maplewood Manor Keota after a lingering illness. Funeral Jan 26 at 1 30 p m Sherman Eden Funeral Home Rev Lloyd Bauer. burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Survived by sister Norma Palmer Batavia and several nieces and nephews. She married Harris D. MacGugin in 1916.
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Annetta G. MacGugin
W. Jefferson
Washington
Maplewood Manor
Keota
Sherman-Eden
Lloyd Bauer
Elm Grove Cemetery
MacGugin
Wellman
Nathaniel Bruce Gardner
Capitola Brindley
Harris D. MacGugin
Eastern Star of
Norma Palmer
Batavia
Durant factory fire halts work at Russelley Foundry
A weekend blaze at Durant Iowa warehouse destroyed 1500 to 2000 metal casting patterns at Russelley Foundry. The fire prompted 45 firefighters from Durant and Wilton to work for hours, and 70 workers were told not to report to work until further notice.
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Durant, Iowa
UPI
Durant
Russelley
Wilton
Robert Brock Dies in Des Moines at 45
Robert L. Brock aged 45 of Des Moines died January 23 1977 at Mercy Hospital from a heart attack. Funeral services will be held at 1 30 p m Wednesday at Hamilton Funeral Home Des Moines with burial in Highland Memory Garden Cemetery. He formerly lived in Washington born to Richard and Clela Smart Brock. He worked for Hamilton Funeral Home until retirement four years ago and was a member of the National Federation of the Blind and its Iowa Chapter. Survived by his wife Shirley Musser Brock and three siblings. Address: 219 Fourth St Des Moines.
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Robert L. Brock
Washington
Hamilton Funeral Home
Des Moines
Highland Memory Garden
Mr. Brock
Mercy Hospital
Richard and
Clela Smart Brock
Brock
National Federation of the Blind
Federation
Iowa
Shirley (Musser) Brock
Fourth St
Toots Shor, Noted New York Restaurateur, Dies
Bernard Toots Shor died at 71 in New York University Medical Center after a brief illness. A famed sports fan and nightlife figure, his Toots Shor Restaurant was a rendezvous for athletes and Sardi's for actors. Survived by widow Marian Volk and four children. services pending.
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New York
UPI
Bernard ‘‘Toots
Shor
New York University Medical Center
Sardi’s
Marian Volk
Professional Directory listing local attorneys and services
A compact Washington Iowa directory lists multiple law firms and attorneys with offices on West Washington Street and Central avenues, plus professionals in chiropractic care, real estate, osteopathy, optometry, child care, and plumbing. Contact numbers are included for firms such as Anderson & Buffer, Morrison, Morrison and Lloyd, and others.
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Richard S. Bordwell
North Marion
Livingston, Day, Kehoe
Meeker & Bates
Robert Day
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
Craig Arbuckle
South B
Morrison, Morrison
Lloyd Edmund D. Morrison Jr
James E. Lloyd
West
Washington St
John C. Owen
East Main Street
Stewart & Shearer Attorneys
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
Douglas L. Tindal
West Main
Thomas D. Kauffman
Washington
Iowa
M. L. Tweeton
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Tanzania
Chicago
Noahs Ark
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Washington, Ia
Luther League
the Almanac
Central College Theatre
Bob Schanke
Pella
Drama Workshop
Dr. Schanke
the Mouse
Marjorie Goff Faidley
Our
Fareway
W. 2Nd St
Annetta MacGugin
Henry W. Block
H&r Block
Block
East Washington
Robert Brock
Toots
Professional Directory
Theodore B. Bailey
West Washington
Realtors
Swarthout Realty
Lowell A. Swarthout
Production Credit Association
North
Maplewood Manor Nursing Home
Osteopaths
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
John W. Lemmon
Iowa Avenue
Community Counseling Service
Court House
Children’s House, Inc
Ainsworth Plumbing
RICHARD _ GRAY
W. Main
Cook's Tfr. Inc
Atlas van Lines
Fairfield
Yoder
Bradford C. Yoder
East 13Th St
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