Youths ignite blaze destroys large barn on Dunbar farm
Brighton fire officials say youths playing with matches touched off a noon Saturday fire that destroyed a large barn on the Marion Dunbar farm three miles north of town. Boys were burning bird nests inside when flames fanned out of control. hay, a tractor, and a corn sheller were damaged. The farm is owned by Mrs Nina Dunbar.
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Marion Dunbar
Here
Brighton
Dunbar
Nina Dunbar
Rain Totals From Sunday Night Across Washington
Sunday night rainfall in Washington measured 0.46 inches by the official observer, with wind accompanying the shower. Nearby areas reported unofficial totals between 0.7 and 0.8 inches, while no major damage was reported in the region.
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Washington
Washington Area Businesses Mark Fourth of July Observances
July 4 holiday observed by local businessmen with most stores and offices closed. A few keep usual hours as the Evening Journal will not publish Wednesday due to the two holidays observed.
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Washington Area
Journal
Weddings Dominate Washington County in First Half of 1973
Courthouse records show June was peak wedding month with 22 marriages in the county. Six-month totals: 74 weddings, 138 births, 94 deaths, and 19 dissolutions of marriage. Comparisons: 89 weddings, 145 births, and 113 deaths in 1972, plus 65 weddings and 150 births in 1971.
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Washington
Fire destroys barns and pigs at Bonaparte hog market
A lightning sparked blaze at the Howard Steeples hog market in Bonaparte gutted two livestock sale barns and seven pigs were killed. Firemen from Bonaparte and Farmington responded around 5:45 a.m. The damage was estimated at $75,000.
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Bonaparte
UPI
Howard Steeples
Steeples
Farmington
Washington County forms aging task force
Dick Feller announces the Washington County Task Force on Aging under Area X Agency on Aging. Members include Howard Anderson chair and Grace Kerr secretary among others. First meeting June 6, 1973 at the Washington YMCA. next meeting set for July 11, 1973. The group will assess senior needs and set funding priorities to help elderly live independently at home with support services.
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Dick Feller
Area X Agency On Aging
Washington County
Washington
YMCA
Feller
Area X Agency
AAA
No leads on slayers of Israeli diplomat in Washington
Washington reacts as President Nixon tightens security around diplomats after the killing of Col. Yosef Alon of the Israeli Embassy. FBI and police search for motives while Dayan vows retaliation and Israel mourns. Alon was shot five times as he returned home. his coffin leaves for Tel Aviv.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
UPI
Nixon
FBI
Yosef Alon
Alon
Chevy Chase
Israel
Tel Aviv
Moshe Dayan
Air Force
Alan
Rachel
U.S
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Beirut
al Moharrer
Andrews Air Force Base
Simcha Dinitz
Dinitz
Dahlia
Yael
Jerusalem
Golda Meir
Mordechai Gur
Floods and Tornadoes March Across Central Iowa
Flash floods struck central Iowa with up to four inches of rain and Thames twisters seen in Grundy Bremer Boone and Red Oak areas. Des Moines Fort Dodge and Ames reported high winds and power outages while Walnut Creek overflowed flooding West Des Moines Clive and Windsor Heights. Damages included a dairy barn leveled near Red Oak with 30000 estimated loss and Wheeler Lumber overrun by floodwaters.
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United Press
Iowa
Grundy
Bremer
Boone County
Red Oak
Raccoon River
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Ames
Sioux City
Sioux Center
Norman Bierbaum
Bierbaum
Camp Matigua
Boone
Orange City
Conrad DeJong
West Des Moines
Clive
Windsor Heights
Walnut Creek
Iowa Power and Light Co
Wheeler Lumber Co
Fleur Drive
Fleur
National Weather Service
Cactus at Hesser home blooms past a hundred this week
Doris Hesser tends a desert cactus at 714 E Jefferson St Washington that defies ice snow and salt. The plant has produced over 100 yellow blossoms this week and thrives in poor soil near a drainage spout. The Hesser couple, with star gardener husband Richard, share the plant’s fame.
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Richard Hesser
Jefferson St
Hesser
Arizona
Lillian Hesser
Coppock
Washington
Alaska Quake Delivers A Strong Shake Along Southeast
A 6.8 magnitude quake struck Alaska's southeastern coast at 6 34 am PDT awakening residents. No damage or injuries were reported though impressions were of a heavy shake. Mildred Hansen in Juneau described it as a real good shakeup consistent with a 6 8 event noted by the National Earthquake Center.
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Juneau
Alaska
Mildred Hansen
National Earthquake Center
Boulder
Colo
Weather outlook with isolated storms and warm highs
Partly sunny conditions with a 40 percent rain chance this afternoon and tonight. Highs in the lower 90s, then clearing with 60s overnight. Tuesday looks mostly fair with highs 80 to 85 and winds from 8 to 18 mph this afternoon shifting to 5 to 10 mph tonight.
Mezvinsky mobile outreach office to visit Louisa County
First District Congressman Ed Mezvinsky will send traveling representative Greg Vranicar to Columbus Junction from 10 to 11 a.m. and Wapello from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday, July 9, to meet residents at the Columbus Junction post office and the Wapello county courthouse. Residents are urged to discuss federal program questions. Mezvinsky also runs outreach offices in Davenport, Iowa City, and Burlington.
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First
Ed Mezvinsky
Louisa County
Mezvinsky
Greg Vranicar
Columbus Junction
Wapello
Vranicar
Washington, D.C
Mezvinsi
Davenport
Iowa City
Burlington
Iowa lawyers propose full funded Client Security Fund Inc
A Des Moines committee reports nine Iowa lawyers embezzled 942000 in the past year and urges creation of the Iowa State Bar Association Client Security Fund Inc. The fund would be fully funded, nonprofit, and reimburse clients for misappropriations, with initial 200 dollar assessments and a five member board.
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Harrioun
Iowa Daily Press
Ass'n Des Moines
IDPA
Towa
Iowa State Bar Association
Bar Association
Lee Gaudineer
Des Moines
John H. Neiman
Iowa
Neiman
Owa State Bar Association
Audit Finds Numerous Errors in Iowa Liquor Ledger
State Auditor Lloyd Smith reported numerous errors in the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department general ledger. He cited inaccurate tabulating department reports, understatements of appropriated funds, and overstatements of nonappropriated funds due to retirements, method changes, and inexperienced staff. Total liquor sales for the year ending June 30, 1972 reached about 77 million, with gross profits around 213 million, a slight decline from the prior year. Iowa City stores led total sales at 2.2 million.
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DES Moines
UPI
Lloyd Smith
General Ledger
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Otal Smith
Iowa City
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