Carter outlines new rights program and jobs push
President Carter unveiled a set of new programs and accomplishments including a rule that 10 percent of all public works contracts go to minority firms. He cited plans to process 1,000 contracts weekly and allocate the full 4 billion by September 30, with 400 million to minority businesses. He also projected public service jobs to rise to 600000 by September and 725000 by next September, with 15000 new jobs weekly. New youth job programs, immunizations for poor children, and education aid are included, along with a push to cut discrimination backlogs at the EEOC. Vernon Jordan urged more city focus after the blackout and looting.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
National Urban League
Vernon Jordan
League
Congress
Jordan
New York City
Sadat orders halt to border fighting with Libya
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat ordered troops to end six days of border clashes with Libya while Arab mediators seek a cease-fire. Libya claimed to have repelled Egyptian paratroopers at Jaghboub as talks continue with Boumedienne, Arafat, and Khadafi allies. Three Egyptian officers were captured.
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Anwar Sadat
Libya
Arab Revolution
Jaghboub
Cairo
Houari Boumedienne
Alexandria
Sadat
Boumedienne
Egypt
Tripoli
Col
Muammar Khadaf
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
Cairo Radio
Khadaf
Jaghoub
Ibrahim Ahmed
Adel Abdel Salam
Ibrahim Dassouki Chaaraoui
Pregnant woman foils escaped convict in motel attack
In Illinois a 42 year old Kansas inmate Roy Schultz was captured after a pregnant woman, eight months along, freed her bound family by striking him with a lamp. Schultz had forced the Woods family to drive to a Ramada Inn in Bloomington after seizing their car.
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Bloomington
UPI
Kansas State Penitentiary
Roy Schultz
Springfield
Ill
Bruce Wood
Metamora
Schultz
Water Fight Teams Compete At Solon Beef Days
Solon hosted a water fight competition during Beef Days with teams from Washington Fire Department. The men’s team placed second behind Ely, led by Glenn Beauchamp Tom Beauchamp and Leo Beauchamp. The Washington Squirts finished third with Sandy Beauchamp Pat Hunt and Rita Beauchamp.
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Washington Fire Department
Solon
Ely
Glenn
Tom
Leo Beauchamp
Washington Squirts
Sandy Beauchamp
Pat Hunt
Rita Beauchamp
Coralville
Mrs Beason Dies at 93 in 1977 Washington Care Center
Esta Celia Beason 93 of Washington died Sunday July 24 1977 after two weeks illness at Washington Care Center Funeral services set for 2 pm Tuesday at Sherman Eden Funeral Home Rev Greg Berkey to officiate Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home this evening 7 30 to 9 00 She was born March 2 1884 in Washington daughter of John F and Myrtle Ish Long Married Dec 11 1904 to Charles F Benson He died 1959 She worked at Washington Button Factory and Reister s Produce and was a Baptist Church member Surviving are twin children Marguerite Wehr and Marion Benson 20 grandchildren 32 great grandchildren Preceded in death by five sons two daughters three brothers and three sisters.
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Esta Celia Beason
Washington Care Center
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
Greg Berkey
Elm Grove Cemetery
Benson
Washington
John Frederick
Myrtle Ish Long
Charles F. Benson
Washington Button Factory
Reister’s
The
Baptist Church
Clarence
Marguerite) Wehr
Marion Benson
Excelsior Springs
Women in Draft Called In If Reinstated by Brookings
The Brookings Institution says a resumed draft must include women and that women may fill up to one third of military jobs mainly in white collar posts. The study stops short of regular combat service but favors experimental deployment in Army and Marine battalions and Navy ships, with women in missile crews and aircraft squadrons. It notes lower overall costs for women due to fewer absence days from pregnancies and cites Israeli and Soviet histories to caution myths about female combatants.
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Washington
UPI
Brookings Institution
Martin Binkin
Air Force
Shirley Bach
U.S
Soviet Union
Market Report from Joliet Illinois Live Cattle and Hogs
Live stock totals 4,000 cattle and 1,400 hogs with moderate activity. Steers and heifers advance with price boosts for higher grades while middle and lower grades show smaller gains and declines. Hog prices hinge on weight classes with No 1-2 and 1-3 listings around mid forties.
Livestock Receipts and Prices Across Markets
Des Moines and Chicago market notes summarize estimated livestock receipts, weights, and price ranges. Des Moines reports 80,000 livestock receipts with mixed demand, hogs around 48,000 Friday and 17,000 Saturday, sow and weight class prices from 39.75 to 44.50, while cattle and butchers show variable bids. Chicago grain futures display mixed high and low ranges with fluctuating percentages across several price points.
Schoonover Returns From Wartburg College Piano Workshop
Jeff Schoonover of Washington completed a two week piano workshop at Wartburg College in Waverly. The Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs awarded him a campship. Prof. W E Hudson led theory classes seminars and recitals with three hours daily practice. His final recital Friday was attended by his parents.
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Jeff Schoonover
Ralph Schoonover
Washington
Wartburg College
Waverly
Jeff
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
W.E. Hudson
County Fair Schedule Continued With Judges and Exhibits
Olivette Werling will judge the county fair with junior events from 8:45 to 10:15 featuring Flower Power Victorian Art and crafts by Sieren Hahn Sexton Murphy Reed Bender Bohr Reha Horn among others. Intermediates perform from 11:00 to 11:30 with Attic Treasures and Propagating. A 4 H Maidens Skit is set for 1:00 p.m.
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Olivette Werling
Angie Sieren
Paula Hahn
Larette Sexton
Mindi Murphy
Ann Reed
Sandra Reed
Shellie Bender
Debbie Bohr
Marianne Reha
Dana Horn
Stitchery
Shelly Marek
Annette Reha
Cheryl Fisher
Ethiopians admit gains by attackers in Ogaden war
Somali backed Western Somali Liberation Front claims capture of Gode and large stockpiles of weapons after two months of fighting in the Ogaden. Ethiopia acknowledges gains by the front but says regular Somali troops aided by air power and heavy arms attacked. Diplomatic observers report heavy casualties and ongoing battles across the region. Mengistu reshuffles command, creating five militia divisions and naming new leaders for four army divisions to meet the crisis.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Gode
Ethiopia
Ogaden
Western Somali Liberation Front
Radio Ethiopia
Webi Shebele
Eritrea
Mengistu Haile Mariam
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Washington County Fairgrounds
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Earlybird
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United Press International
Mrs. Beason
Des Moines
Wacy Disney
Technicnca
Buena Vista Distribution CO
IIC
Chicago
Grain
May
A&w
Morris & Velma Williams
Fareway
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