Starr found guilty of motor vehicle operation in Washington County
Robert Starr of Mt. Pleasant was found guilty by a Washington County jury of operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. The trial started Wednesday after an initial larceny charge. Judge Ira F. Morrison set February 16 for sentencing. Gary Fenton of Centerville, considered Starr’s alleged accomplice, awaits trial. Both men are former inmates of the Men’s Reformatory at Anamosa.
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Mt. Pleasant
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Gary Fenton
Centerville
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Ward chairmen named for Community Chest drive
Mrs. Robert Riley announces ward leaders Mrs. Leon Hillman Mrs. Donald Pilcher and Mrs. Calvin Shanks for the fund drive with Riley assisting one ward Residential canvassing begins Monday January 29 The board notes that donations of 60 dollars or more earn a Y membership
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Community Chest Fund
Leon Hillman
Donald Pilcher
Calvin Shanks
Riley
Community Chest Board of Directors
Washington officials to attend Iowa State landfill conference
Four officials from Washington and Washington County will represent at the 1st annual Water Resources Design Conference at Iowa State University in Ames. County Engineer Bob Huber, Supervisor Cliff Conklin, Jim Reschly the Director of Pit Works, and Ben Turner the City Landfill Manager will attend from Washington.
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Iowa State University
Ames
Bob Huber
Cliff Conklin
Jim Reschly
Ben Turner
Salvation Army Workers To Pick Up Used Goods Next Week
Salvation Army teams will be in Washington starting Monday to collect good used clothing bedding and furniture from residents. Cards will be left at doors indicating the pickup dates. residents should place items in visible spots for easy collection. Weather had postponed the earlier visit.
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Salvation Army
Washington
Highland board adopts fire loss insurance checks plan
Highland Board of Education met Thursday to accept insurance checks for the Ainsworth elementary school destroyed by fire. The board tentatively scheduled a Monday meeting with architects to discuss rebuilding the school.
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Des Moines Mayor Ultimatum on Trash Service Demands Action
Des Moines Mayor Richard Olson told the Des Moines Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency to improve garbage pickup or face alternatives by end of March. Residents complain about missed pickups and dozens refuse to pay part of the collection fees on water bills.
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DES Moines
UPI
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Rogers goes to Paris to sign Vietnam cease-fire agreement
Secretary of State William P. Rogers travels to Paris to sign the Vietnam War cease-fire with North and South Vietnamese ministers and Viet Cong leadership. He predicts a generation of peace as fighting continues elsewhere and POWs may be released soon with American and allied support nearby.
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Ray outlines 1.58 billion Iowa budget for 1973 75
Gov. Robert D. Ray unveiled a landmark 1.58 billion dollar budget aimed at continued property tax relief and an improved economy for the 1973-75 biennium. He proposed using 10 million in federal revenue sharing to ease elderly and disabled taxes, cut income taxes for low earners, and expand education and welfare reforms while maintaining a solid balance.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Jowans
Iowa
Iceland island may bomb volcano to divert lava
Authorities considered using American pilots to bomb eastern Helgafjell crater on Vestmannaeyjar to steer lava away from the town. Ash and sparks fell as residents evacuated. bulldozers built sand walls to shield eastern districts while tempers rose over the danger to 5,000 islanders and their homes.
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UPI
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Reykjavik
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Helgafjell
Rural Electric Unions Push to Restore REA Loans
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association reports 45 Senate cosponsors for a bill to restore the 2 percent REA loan program amid a push from lawmakers. A Senate Agriculture Committee action could come as early as February 7, with possible compromise talks with the administration conditional on reviving the program.
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UPI
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
NRECA
Weather outlook mixed clouds and cold update
Mostly cloudy with light variable winds and a chance of afternoon rain. Highs reach the lower 40s. Tonight cloudy with periods of rain or drizzle, lows in the lower to mid 30s. Saturday rain changing to snow, highs in the mid to upper 30s with a 60 percent chance of measurable precipitation across periods.
Dunton praises Governor Ray budget plan for 2nd term
State Rep. Keith Dunton of Thornburg lauded Gov. Robert Ray's proposed biennial budget calling it the closest to addressing major needs in his 14 years. He cited boosts for local schools welfare shift to state level soil conservation funding a Vietnam veterans bonus Regents and vocational schools tuition aid private college grants property tax relief for elderly and a sulfur removal research fund. He noted farm income rising boosting state revenue and supported a 65-or-older tax exemption up to 500 while questioning a projected surplus.
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