Workers at Crane Co. plant strike in Washington state
Nearly 100 shop and foundry workers at Crane Co. in Washington walked off at 10 a.m. in a wildcat strike over grievances. Production halted with most of first shift idle. second and third shifts expected to join. Plant manager calls it illegal. Union denies authorization. contract expires Oct. 5.
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Crane Co
Washington
Keith Shaffer
Wielwanowski
Wayland
Twanowski
International Molders ‘and Allied Workers Union
Crane
Fewer food stamps used during May
Food Stamp Program participation in Iowa declined in May per State Department of Social Services data. Public and non public assistance households fell, with 36 578 households totaling 109 543 people receiving stamps and 3 635 197 in total issuance.
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Iowa
State Department of Social Services
County Social Services Department
Des Moines Councilwoman McCollum Resigns for Family Time
Margaret McCollum the only woman on Des Moines City Council resigns to spend more time with her family. She leaves her ward vacancy to be filled, returns 2000 council pay and future campaign contributions, citing lack of hours to perform duties.
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Des Moines
UPI
Margaret McCollum
Harold
McCollum
Partly cloudy and warm tonight with lows mid 70s
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures tonight with geographic area winds light to variable. Friday remains partly cloudy and not as warm with highs near 9.
Ankeny Makes Swift Comeback After Tornado Hit
Mayor Ollie Weigel reports Ankeny Iowa moving from disaster to rebuilding after a June 18 tornado caused about 20 million dollars in damage. Homes stores and schools are under reconstruction as residents restore the market and urban area. two fatalities were reported and 15 injured.
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Ankeny
UPI
Iowa
Ollie Webel
Weigel
Jeff Segin
Wallace White
Mabel
South Ankeny
Des Moines
Nixon defense gains new transcript amid impeachment push
Presidential lawyer James D. St. Clair presented a fresh transcript to the House Judiciary Committee claiming it shows Nixon was unaware of hush money payments to Egon Hunt and did not approve them. He argued John Dean altered testimony and stressed there is no impeachment case.
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Washington
UPI
James D. St. Clair
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
John W. Dean
St. Clair
Eyard Hunt
Hunt
H. R. Haldeman
Committee
ITT
FBI Official Claims Hoover Blackmailed Presidents With Wiretap Data
The House Judiciary Committee released five volumes of evidence detailing how White House political spying used FBI wiretap material. It cites FBI Deputy William Sullivan telling Robert Mardian in July 1971 that Hoover could not be trusted with wiretap information and had allegedly blackmailed past presidents. Mardian later asserted Kissinger ordered the wiretap data for Nixon, who then directed it be reconciled with White House records.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
White House
Robert Mardian
Mardian
William Sullivan
Hoover
Hoover Sullivan
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Sullivan
United States
Henry Kissinger
John N. Mitchell
San Clemente
Calif
Quirk in New Iowa Law Baffles Cedar Rapids Court
Iowa judges grapple with a loophole in new traffic fine rules effective July 1. Installment payments can trigger contempt charges, forcing civil actions to collect debts and risking more court time amid potential nonpayment.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
UPI
Anthony Scolaro
Linn County
Phil Klinger
Klinger
Okay
Des Moines Area Sizzles as Heat Wave Tightens Grip
Des Moines and much of Iowa swelter with 100 degree heat and a state high of 108 in Council Bluffs. Officials warn of ongoing drought stress on corn and soybean crops and potential water shortages as energy demand stays high.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harvey Thompson
Iowa State University
Iowa
Towa
Pella
Prairie City
Clear Lake
Dyersville
Washington
Journal
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Tckets
Joe Falk Company
Washington High School
Rex Lee
Washington Community Center For the Creative Arts
Jerry Bryan
Dean Clingman
Jerome Hoxton
Mike Shalla
George Tripp
Gene Zeck
The
Washington Evening Journal
Ray Vawter
Iowa Commerce Commission
Vawter
Commerce Commission
Pat Cavanaugh
Towans
Cavanaugh
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