Ice chunk falls near Wisconsin Rapids from airplane held waste
A blue tinted ice chunk landed in a farm field in Wisconsin Rapids after an airplane holding tank release. Sheriff’s deputy says calls poured in as analysts confirm the material is ice from a plane toilet with disinfectant tint. North Central Airlines notes a jet was overhead when the incident occurred.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
UPI
Here
Wood County
K.B. Dickson
St Joseph's Hospital
Marshfield
North Central Airlines
Community Chest drive progress in Washington basin
Washington area progress on the Community Chest drive shows $17,530 raised, about 46 percent of the $37,830 goal. Solicitation efforts continue in the basin area as donations come in.
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Washington
Washington Chamber Dinner Set for February 7 at K C Hall
The Washington Chamber of Commerce will host its annual dinner Wednesday February 7 at the K C Hall. Tickets are on sale by board members and guest speaker Jack Bailey of the United States Chamber of Commerce Northwest division from Minneapolis will address members and guests at 6 p.m.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
K.C. Hall
Jack Bailey
Northwest Division
United States Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis
Chamber
4-H Woodworking Club Plans First Meeting
The 4-H woodworking project will hold its first meeting on Thursday February 1 at 7 30 p.m. at Washington Junior High School. Curtis Mineart will lead. members should bring plans and newcomers may contact the Extension Office via Julia Gamon.
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Washington Junior High School
Curtis Mineart
Extension Office
Julia Gamon
Kalona Fire Causes Damages at Miller Home
Firemen were called at 1 15 a m and gained control quickly. The blaze started in the living room of Mr and Mrs J Claude Miller and caused several thousand dollars in damage. The family’s dog suffocated in the flames but no injuries to people were reported.
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Kalona
J. Claude Miller
Bids Sought for Washington Office Building and Masonry Garage
The Iowa State Highway Commission invites sealed bids for two Washington projects. Bids due 10 a.m. March 14 at the Ames office. One bid for an office building, the other for a 21 stall masonry garage on a 15 acre site at North 12th Avenue and East 11th Street.
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Ames
Iowa State Highway Commission
Washington
North 12Th Avenue
East 11Th Street
Hennigan dubbed "Animal" as fierce high school star rises to NFL draft push
Washington high school standout Mike Hennigan nicknamed Animal for his relentless play impressed scouts with a grueling football style. Now a senior at Tennessee Tech University he is projected as a high NFL draft pick.
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Mike Hennigan
Washington
Tennessee Tech University
Nixon plans Vietnam talks with Thieu Kissinger Hanoi visit next month
President Nixon said he will send Henry Kissinger to Hanoi next month and meet South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu in San Clemente later this spring to discuss Vietnam's future. He noted U.S. aid to all of Indochina and declined to set a funding figure, stressing peace incentives. He refused amnesty for draft dodgers and deserters, urging criminal penalties for disobedience.
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UPI
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
Nguyen van Thieu
San Clemente
Calif
Thieu
Saigon
White House
Kissinger
Vietnam
Paris
U.S
Congress
North
South Vietnam
Indochina
Cambodia
Laos
North Vietnam
Legislators to Meet Voters in Washington Chamber
Washington County's two Iowa legislators State Senator Frosty Schwengels and State Representative Keith Dunton will speak with the Chamber of Commerce legislative committee at 9 a.m. Then from 10 a.m. onward they will be available to talk with interested voters at the Chamber of Commerce office.
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Washington County
Iowa
Washington
Frosty Schwengels
Keith Dunton
Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa lawmaker pushes to mandate bus seat belts
Linn County Representative Joan Lipsky proposes a state rule requiring seat belts on all Iowa school buses. She cites more than one hundred bus accidents since fall and 418 accidents with 119 injuries in 1972 73. She notes federal auto belt requirements but cites cost unknowns and potential administrative routes.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Linn County
Iowa
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Lipsky
Project Homecoming Eyes First POW Releases in February
Pentagon officers awaited Hanoi word on when American prisoners of war would be freed, aiming for early February. Officials weighed optimistic timing to early February against a more cautious forecast, noting cease fire rules and troop withdrawals amid updates to POW rosters and misidentified personnel.
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Washington
UPL
Pentagon
Hanoi
Jerry W. Friedheim
Friedheim
Vietnam
Paris
U.S
Joint
Military Commission
Saigon
Project Homecoming Command
Ted
Ronald L. Ridgeway
Houston
North
South
Ridgeway
Khe Sanh
Missouri
Frederick L. Elbert
Daniel James
Earl C. Weatherman
Weatherman
Defense Department
Washington County audit finds rise in fines and cases in 1971
State auditor Lloyd R. Smith reports a large year end rise in cases and fines in Washington County for the year ending December 31 1971. Total cases 1 and fines of 27583 55. Clerk of Court handled 67 cases with 9486 86 in fines. Mayors Richard Adams of Xalona and Lee Schafer of Brighton sentenced 53 and 8 cases collecting 3999 20 and 175 respectively. Justices of the Peace listed 10 names with varied sums. School districts received 20660 70 from the fines fund leaving 14250 03 in the fund. Washington 8503 40 Mid Prairie 7466 40 Highland 2949 35 Waco 850 95 Keota 695 40 Pekin 128 10 Winfield 67 10.
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Lloyd R. Smith
Washington County
Smith
Clerk of Court Office
Richard Adams
Xalona
Lee Schafer
Brighton
Adams
Schafer
Richard Hotle
Eleanor Lord
Glen Holden
Bryce Lord
Bernard Dawson
Austin Emery
W. Dale Gegner
Washington
Mid - Prairie
Highland
Waco
Keota
Pekin
Winfield
Stennis Shot Outside Washington Home in Robbery Attempt
Senator John C. Stennis was shot twice and robbed near his northwest Washington home. He underwent nearly seven hours of surgery and was listed in very serious condition with stable vital signs. Witnesses reported two youths fled. FBI and police investigated as armed robbery and assault.
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Washington
UPI
John C. Stennis
D - Miss
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Senate Armed Services Committee
Stennis
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
Armed Services Committee
Coy
Jackson
Walter Reed Hospital
Maj
Frank Garland
Walter Reed
John Hampton Stennis
Mississippi
Miss
Jerry Wilson
L. Patrick Gray
FBI
Shalla to Lead Washington County Farm Bureau Campaign
Larry Shalla of Route 1 Riverside is named campaign manager for the 1973 Farm Bureau membership drive in Washington County. A former township director and past committee chair, he leads the kickoff on Monday February 5 with a chili and oyster lunch at noon as members aim to surpass 1,187 by March 1.
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Larry Shalla
Riverside
Farm Bureau
Washington County
Shalla
Environmental Resources Committee
Washington County Farm Bureau
Weather outlook with mild warmth and scattered showers
Partly cloudy and warmer with a slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 40s to around 50. Tonight temps rise little with a 50 percent shower chance. Thursday clears and cools with highs in the 40s as southerly winds ease.
Clark reports 250000 dollars spent to defeat Miller
Senator Dick Clark disclosed final campaign finances for the 1972 Iowa race showing over 250000 dollars in expenditures to unseat Jack Miller. He tallied 68500 dollars in contributions from Oct 27 to Dec 21 and total campaign receipts of 266464 dollars with 251101 dollars in outlays for the bid. He noted 13400 dollars for TV, about 13800 dollars for print ads, and more than half of contributions came from out-of-state donors including 11000 dollars from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and 6000 dollars from the National Committee for an Effective Congress.
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Washington
UPL
Dick Clark
Iowa
Jack Miller
Clark
Senate
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
National Committee For
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