Allison couple acquire K'Lyn Shop in Washington
Ron and Dorothy Allison of Washington have purchased the K'Lyn Shop on the south side of the square from Dick and Marlene Anderson. The new owner name will be Allison's Childrens Shop and an advertisement in today's Evening Journal will provide further details.
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Dorothy Allison
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the Square
Marlene Anderson
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Childrens Shop
Evening Journal
Des Moines Lumberyard Burns Near Downtown
A Des Moines lumberyard fire destroyed Gilcrest Lumber Co near downtown. Firefighters faced intense heat and southwest winds at about 2 a.m. Several firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion as flames and thick smoke spread for blocks. Multiple vehicles were destroyed. cause under investigation.
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Gilcrest
Fire at Stardust Motel Evacuates Ottumwa Residents
In Ottumwa Iowa occupants of the Stardust Motel were evacuated after a fire in the adjacent Stardust Restaurant. No injuries reported though the restaurant kitchen sustained heavy damage and smoke and water affected the rest of the motel. Cause suspected electrical. investigators on scene. alarm around 5 a.m.. three hours on scene.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
UPI
Governor Ray Invited to White House Energy Conference
Governor Robert D. Ray of Des Moines among six governors invited by President Carter for an energy conference in Washington. Sessions are set for Friday evening and Saturday with about 150 participants. Ray will serve as a topic leader alongside Maurice Van Nostrand, Rodson Riggs, and energy policy council leaders.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Robert D. Ray
White House
Jimmy Carter
Ray
Washington
Maurice van Nostrand
Commerce Commission
Energy Policy Council
Rodson Riggs
Energy Council
Two Davenport workers to share found cash after year delay
About $6,000 found on a Davenport sidewalk Tuesday will be held by the Scott County auditor. Notices will be posted and if unclaimed after one year the money will be split between Pamela Crampton of Moline and Bonnie Rutten of Davenport.
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UPI
Davenport Water Company
Scott County Auditor's Office
Pamela Crampton
Moline
Bonnie Rutten
Davenport
Physician's wife seeks divorce over skull collection obsession
Taiwan report says Mrs. Chiu plans to divorce after accusing her husband of loving skulls more than her. He reportedly spends most free time studying and preserving over ten skulls kept at home, per the China Times.
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Taiwan
UPI
China Times
Chiu
Citizen rate eyed for personal letters by Post Office
Washington UPI. Postmaster General Bailor urged the Postal Service Board to create a 13 cent citizen rate for personal letters even if the business rate rises to 16 cents next spring. He noted Saturday delivery cuts could save $500 million annually but offered no recommendation. Bailor, backing a 13 cent first class rate for private letters, said the move serves the public interest though it poses hardship for light users. The rate changes and five day delivery would need Rate Commission action. Bailor cited public hearings and ongoing cost cutting, including reassigning excess staff.
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UPI
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Carter
Postal Rate Commission
Postal
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Bailor
Senate
Postal Service
Bailar
Rate Commission
Bids invited on two county road projects in Ames
The Iowa DOT Weekly Letting Report lists two bid projects open July 19 at 9 a.m. in Ames. County Road W55 resurfacing from Washington to Henry County line covers 8.9 miles, 650000 dollars, with completion by November 1. A Crooked Creek bridge on a gravel road near Crawfordsville is a 243 by 28 foot pre stressed concrete beam bridge, 30 tons of steel reinforcement, 80 working days, completion by August 1, 1978, cost about 200000 dollars.
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Evening Journal
Washington
Henry County
Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
Wayland
Red Brick School
Crooked Creek
Crawfordsville
Bob Huber
Iowa Dot
Highway Division
Washington City Council Rejects Rezoning Plea
The Washington City Council denied Kenneth Fenn’s appeal to rezone farm service property from residential to general business. The 5 to 1 vote upheld the May P and Z Commission ruling, with no public opposition at the hearing. Fenn would have expanded his farm implement business at 917 N 2nd Ave by adding a 60 by 132 ft commercial strip.
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P & I Commission
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P&z
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2Nd Ave
Robert Bates
Zoning Commission
Bates
Dick Pratt
South 15Th Avenue
Don Strabala
P&i
Ed Gray
East Seventh Street
Western Insurance Co
Bob Koehler
Ray Moyer
Anderson
Public Safety Committee
Iowa Road Builders Co
Des Moines
Don Hanson
Harold Johnson
Earl Malloy
Adams St
Brezhnev rejects early Carter summit amid arms talks
Washington’s Carter administration faced a delay in a planned Carter Brezhnev meeting as Soviet leader Brezhnev insists on near completion of strategic arms talks. Carter moves to oil emergency measures, standby gas rationing, and a tax reform plan with 30 to 40 percent rate cuts. He also seeks progress with Arab Israeli talks and Geneva conference contingency, while Bell pursues the Korean payoffs probe.
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UPI
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Kremlin
Cyrus Vance
Andrei Gromyko Hammer
Congress
James Schlesinger
Middle East
Geneva
Israel
West Bank
Menahem Begin
Anwar Sadat
Begin
Griffin Bell
Call for Blood Donors in Washington 1977 Drive
The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center schedules the second of four 1977 blood draws for Washington on July 25 from 2 to 8 pm at the United Presbyterian Church basement. Local chairman Russ Williams urges donors, with 130 to be scheduled. 100 pints are needed to support the region's blood assurance program. The Davenport nonprofit center seeks 400 units annually to meet hospital needs in the area, including Washington County Hospital, and to provide transfusions nationwide if required.
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Washington
Russ Williams
United Presbyterian Church
Williams
R&s Distributing Co
MVRBC
Davenport
Washington County
U.S
Canada
Weather Town Zone 13 Outlook
Warm tonight in Zone 13 with partly cloudy skies. Thursday turns hot with highs near 95 and a low around 75 tonight. Winds from the southwest near 10 mph tonight.
Soviet TV drops Toon speech over human rights claim
Moscow acknowledged that a July 4 speech by U S Ambassador Malcolm Toon was dropped by Soviet television due to its human rights references. Tass countered by calling allegations of gagging Toon idle and absurd, blaming a hullabaloo over alleged rights violations in the USSR.
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U.S
Malcolm Toon
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Mini Bus Schedules New July Routes And Charters
A new Monday schedule for the Mini Bus begins in July with trips to Iowa City and Cedar Rapids airport. July 15 includes Cedar Rapids, July 22 offers a one day Dubuque area charter to visit New Malleray Abbey, Homage House Museum, Victorian Stone Mansion, Eagle Point Park, a Mississippi boat trip, and Kennedy Mall supper. Departures from Washington at 7 am return by 8 30 pm. A Black Hills charter is planned Sept 1 7 including dog and horse races, passion play, and Pioneer City with points of interest in Minden Nebraska. For more information call 653 2853.
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Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
New Malleray Abbey
Homage House Museum
Stone Mansion
Eagle Point Park
Mississippi
Kennedy Mall
Washington
Black Hills
National Park
Minden
Nebraska
Pioneer City
Steel locals vote to strike Aug. 1 in pending contract
More than 30 United Steelworkers locals vote to strike Aug. 1, threatening the first authorized walkout in basic steel since 1959. Despite a nationwide basic steel contract already reached, 4 union spokesmen say 33 locals will strike independently over plant level issues when the pact expires.
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Washington
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
Basic Steel
Basic
Iowa Bakes Under Fourth Straight Day Of 100 Degree Heat
Oppressive heat smothered Iowa for the fourth day as temperatures neared 100. Winterset led at 103, Des Moines 102, Fort Dodge 101, and Council Bluffs 100. Power companies faced high demand while livestock and fish suffered in the heat. A frontal system may bring a slight chance of storms, with cooling later in the week.
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United Press International
Iowa
National Weather Service
Winterset
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Council Bluffs
Interstate Power Co
Dubuque
Jim Mayhew
Iowa Conservation Commission
Black Hawk Lake
Lowa
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