Appalachian Service Project tale of faith and labor
Corinne Stanley reports on her summer as a staff member with the Appalachian Service Project beginning in Barbourville Kentucky. The piece highlights Tex Evans the project’s growth to twelve centers and forty staffers and profiles the people who live in the hollers and the volunteers who repair homes and share skills across Appalachia and beyond.
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Corinne Stanley
Dean Stanley
East
van Buren St
Atlantic, Iowa
Appalachia
Barbourville
Kentucky
Tex Evans
Appalachian Service Project
United States
Appalachian Service
Wilson
Jimmy
Kathy
Mary Alice
San Antonio
Texas
Protesters rally at street paving hearing in Washington
About 65 residents packed a Washington City Council hearing arguing against a 196,000 dollar public works plan that would pave or widen nine streets amid fears of high direct assessments. Officials cited long term savings and already paved progress as justification while previewing a July 14 decision date.
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Marty Chebuhar
Evening Journal
Washington City Council
John Walker
Walker
John Owen
Gas price hikes ripple through major oil firms
Four big U S oil firms announce wholesale increases up to 3 cents a gallon on gas and related products after a 1 per barrel import tariff raise. Texaco jumps 14 cents, Shell 3 cents, Atlantic Richfield 2 cents, Munn and Standard Oil nearby raise 3 cents. Local stations pass some changes.
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Jimowen Evening Journal
Gerald Ford
Jim’s Standard Service
Washington
Standard Oil
Indiana
Munn
Shell Oil Co
Shell
Atlantic Richfield
Texaco
Larry Fulton
Pester Derby
Derby
Madison Mobil
Imperial
Deep Rock
Standard
Break-in Reported at Sorrell's Glass in Washington
Washington police reported a breaking and entering at Sorrell's Glass on Monday evening. About $40 in cash was missing, authorities said.
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Sorrell’s Glass
Washington
Cresco Woman Found Dead in Quarry Investigated for Foul Play
Cresco Iowa. Connie Craft 20 was found dead fully clothed in a 25 foot deep quarry six miles north. State Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents joined local authorities in the probe and foul play has not been ruled out.
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Cresco, Iowa
UPI
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Cresco
Connie Craft
Howard County
Gordon Watros
Accidental death of 1-year-old in Tama Iowa
Tonia Jo Hand, also called Tania, died after an 8-year-old uncle backed a pickup from a garage and struck her in the grandparents’ yard in Tama. Authorities ruled the incident accidental.
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Tama
Iowa
UPI
Tonia Jo Hand
Tania
Tonia
Richard Hand
Franklin Hand
Tony
New Sunflower Store Opens on East Side of Square
Washington welcomes The Sunflower new store on the east side of the square occupying the former Chocolate Shop building. The refurbished quarters house women’s clothing in sizes 12 to 24. Mrs. Jim Wood manages, Kathy Godfrey works as a clerk, and Mrs. Mark Glover assists part time.
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Washington
Sunflower
Chocolate Shop
Jim Wood
Kathy Godfrey
Mark Glover
Washington Municipal Band Park Concert Set For July 2 1975
The Washington Municipal Band will perform a park concert at Central Park this Wednesday July 2 1975 at 8 p.m. featuring patriotic tunes and popular selections such as God Bless America This Is My Country Variations On A Patriotic Theme I Am An American Our Glorious Land Concert March Amazing Grace and more including Youre A Grand Old Flag Star Spangled Banner and The Yellow Rose Of Texas.
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Washington
Iowa eyes record corn crop as drought recedes
USDA projections show Iowa farmers planting about 12.95 million acres for all purposes and harvesting 12.1 million acres of corn for grain, aiming for a billion bushel harvest after last year’s drought. Soybeans look weaker with 6.95 million acres harvested and 7 million planted.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
US Department of Agriculture
USDA
Ray Halley
U.S. Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Halley
Opposition to police reserve diminishes in Washington
The Washington police reserve, created to aid patrolmen amid crime, has moved from controversy to acceptance. Mayor Harold Johnson and Police Chief Ken Bauer report no major problems, noting better crime surveillance and cost savings while reservists and patrols work in tandem on weekend duties.
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Jim Owen
Harold Johnson
Ken Bauer
Ed Gray
Reserve
Gray
Washington
Bauer
Johnson
Ed Darrah
Neal Lampkin
Bill Guenther
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Marion Avenue
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Second Avenues
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