YMCA Camp Session Invites Washington Boys
Boys aged 8 to 14 from the Washington area are invited to join this summer YMCA camp at Ottumwa Camp Arrowhead. Open to non members, the program includes boating swimming horseback riding archery riflery and campfires. Boys sleep in cabins under two counselors. A candy sale July 18 to August 3 offers possible camp funds. Contact Don Turner, YMCA executive director.
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Washington Area
Ottumway Camp
Arrowhead
Don Turner
YMCA
Dublin Store Opens Centenary Open House West Of Washington
Residents are invited to an open house at the Dublin Store west of Washington from 2 to 6 p.m. The event marks the store centennial and highlights historic displays in the Washington County area. A Valley community picnic will follow at noon for all interested residents.
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Dublin
Washington
Washington County
Mayme Squire Honored for Elderly Welfare in County
Washington County nominee Mayme Squire, longtime nurse and leader of Halcyon House, is honored by the Senior Citizen Council for improving elderly life. Eleven district representatives will receive plaques at the Iowa State Fair on August 21, during Senior Citizens Day, with one chosen to join the fair's honored group.
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Mayme Squire
Senior Citizen Council
Washington County
Ray
Squire
Halcyon House
Weather Update Warm Spell Through Thursday
Weather forecast calls for fair and warm conditions with highs in the lower 90s this afternoon and mid 90s on Thursday. Lows near 70 tonight. Southwest winds 8 to 16 mph this afternoon, diminishing tonight to lighter speeds.
Anthrax outbreak tied to Texas cattle reach Oklahoma
Oklahoma officials report eight cattle deaths from anthrax and five suspected, traced to a Sulphur Springs shipment, as cattle movement rules shift amid fears of wider spread. Governor Hall bans Texas livestock imports. quarantine teams monitor borders while Texas ranchers face drought and low prices.
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Marlin
Tex
UPI
Texas
Oklahoma
David Hall
Billy Ray Gowdy
Oklahoma Board of Agriculture
Gowdy
Sulphur Springs
Falls County Extension
Gilbert Woods
Billy Kay Gowdy
Oklahoma City
Clark urges Amtrak route through central Iowa
UPI reports Sen. Dick Clark proposes routing a Chicago to California Amtrak line via central Iowa. He urged a feasibility study in this year's transportation bills and suggested two route options using Rock Island trackage through Davenport to Council Bluffs or Chicago and North Western trackage via Clinton Cedar Rapids Marshalltown Ames Boone Denison and Council Bluffs.
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Smixuton
UPI
California
Iowa
Dick Clark
D-Iown
Senate Transportation Subcommittee
Robert Byrd
Clark
Rock Island
Davenport
Town City
Newton
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Clinton, Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Ames
Boone, Denison
Tower of London blast injures at least twenty
A bomb exploded at the Tower of London during peak tourism injuring about 20 people, many said to be children. Scotland Yard confirmed injuries as ambulances and rescue teams swarmed the White Tower area while police sealed off the fortress and tourists evacuated calmly.
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Tower of London
London
UPI
Scotland Yard
White Tower
William the ‘Conqueror
Harris
Sydney
Australia
Ragnon Westerland
Vancouver
B.C
Housing crunch grows in Washington community
Housing remains a pressing need in Washington as local construction slows. City Building Inspector Harold Durst notes new home permits in 1974 are seven plus one planned row-rent complex, with three more pending. Builders cite tighter financing and higher costs while realtors report limited, pricier options and demand for up to 100 dwellings.
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Washington
Harold Durst
Durst
Army seeks access to alleged Victoria Peak gold treasure
New Mexico Attorney General David L. Norvell threatened to sue the Army over digging rights on White Sands missile range to recover a legendary treasure claimed to be worth up to 225 billion. The Army denies the treasure exists while Bailey and Norvell push for access, citing a sample bar and past legends involving Geronimo and Spanish explorers.
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Washington
New Mexico
David L. Norvell
Geronimo
John W. Dean
Norvell
White Sands
N.M
Victoria Peak
F. Lee Bailey
Dean
Senate
Bailey
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
UN warns seabed mining could depress copper prices
A UN group warns seabed mineral mining could slash copper and other metal prices, hurting developing nations. UNCTAD predicts price drops of 1 to 22 percent as sea floor mining expands, with export earnings for top copper producers like Chile and Zambia potentially tumbling up to 60 percent. Proposals include a fund via an international seabed authority, but administration would be hard.
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Caracas
OPS
United Nations Group
U.N
Unctad
Zambia
Chile
Peru
Bolivia
India
G._D. Argenis
New York
Argens Sai
Argenis
New jail release program fuels sheriff’s dismay in county
Washington County Sheriff Don Robertson condemns a new no bond jail release plan run by the Eighth Judicial District Court Services. The program, begun in July, interviews arrestees and releases them on affidavits if they have job ties and court contact. Three defendants charged with breaking and entering were freed within 24 hours. Robertson warns it could increase fugitive rounds and shift responsibility to judges and Court Services.
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Marty Chebuhar
Evening Journal
Washington County
Don Robertson
Robertson
Eighth Judicial District Court Services Department
Ottumwa
Eighth Judicial District Court Services
Federal Crime Commission
Court Services
Washington
Crime Commission
United States
Eighth District
Charles N. Pettit
Perrit
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Ben Turner
Phot
Honor Mayme Squire
Amtrak
Secret Service
Zaire
Congo
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