Two Injured In Washington County Crash
Mrs Gary McCurdy of Washington and her daughter Elizabeth Ruth Beth McCurdy 7 were injured when their car struck a bridge over Crooked Creek five miles south of Washington at 9 15 am. Mrs McCurdy suffered facial lacerations. Beth fractured arm and leg with severe cuts. Both were hospitalized. Mr McCurdy teaches junior high instrumental music in Washington.
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Gary McCurdy
Washington
Elizabeth Ruth
Beth) McCurdy
Crooked Creek
McCurdy
Washington County Hospital
Washington County Fair Prep Set for August 1 Work Session
Washington County Fair Association president George Horn announced a preparation day on Friday August 1 at 8 am to ready grounds for the fair August 4 8. 4 H FFA members leaders and fair board livestock committee urged to attend bringing rakes hammers pliers and scoops. If enough help, the task will take only a couple hours.
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Washington County
George Horn
Washington
Washington County Fair Association
FFA
Fair Board
Welfare reform pressures rise in Iowa as social workers push for change
Des Moines reports Maurice Harmon predicts continued militancy among welfare recipients fueled by national groups like Welfare Rights Organization. In Polk County, about 300 social workers plan to organize to improve conditions, salaries, and agency administration amid heavy caseloads. Brubaker criticizes Polk County Welfare Director Leland Ahern and urges state level action with the legislature to aid clients.
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DES Moines
UPI
Maurice Harmon
Iowa
Harmon
Welfare Rights Organization
State Capitol
Polk County
Jerry Brubaker
Brubaker
Des Moines - Polk County
Leland Ahern
Polk County Welfare
Nixon may visit Saigon to see troops and hospitals
White House sources said President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon plan a Wednesday trip to Saigon to visit troops and military hospitals as part of a broader Asia tour. Thai leaders discussed U.S. troop withdrawal timing, while Abrams met with Nixon on possible further reductions.
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Bangkok
UPI
White House
Nixon
Saigon
Asia
Romania
Ronald Ziegler
Flares Near Saigon Mark Heaviest Fighting in Days
Guerrilla clashes raged near Saigon in the heaviest fighting in 10 days as Gen. Creighton Abrams prepared to depart for Bangkok to confer with President Nixon on war strategy. Nixon was expected to join Abrams and Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker in Vietnam for a brief visit to Saigon on Wednesday.
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Saigon
U.S
Trang Bang
Go Dau Ha
Nixon
Thailand
Thanat Khoman
Khoman
Henry A. Kissinger
Thanat
Thanom Kittikachorn
United States
UPS
Creighton W. Abrams
Bangkok
White House
Vietnam
Ellsworth Bunker
Intercepted Memo from Stanley Consultants
A brief intercepted memo from Stanley Consultants in Muscatine notes growth despite dismissing the event as not exactly an explosion. The message emphasizes steady expansion and strategic considerations for ongoing projects.
Preliminary 1990 population forecast for Washington Iowa
A Muscatine firm’s preliminary projection for Washington shows a 1990 population of 7616. The plan links growth to past trends with three potential paths, notes labor and finance issues, and suggests evaluating building sites with outside help. More than 700 industrial jobs have already been created.
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Washington
Local Planning and Zoning Commission
Stanley Consultants
Planning and Zoning Commission
Stanley
Ture
Commission
Wayne Davis
Ing
George Krogmeier
Iowa pays 73541 in fees to western lawyers over boundary dispute
In three years Iowa paid three Western Iowa lawyers 73541 in legal fees for boundary dispute work with Nebraska and reimbursed 10064 in expenses. The principal lawyers are Michael Murray Logan and Manning Walker of Council Bluffs. The disputes span eight cases including a master case before the US Supreme Court over about 18000 acres with 33 parcels at Nettleman Island and Otoe Island. The Master requests briefs as proceedings proceed in Omaha.
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DES Moines
IDPA
of Iowa
Western Iowa
Nebraska
Richard C. Turner
Michael Murray
Logan
Manning Walker
Council Bluffs
Attorney General’s Office
Murray
Walker
James L. Abshier
Abshier
U. S. Supreme Court
Nettleman
Issland
Otoe Island
May Named Adjutant General Candidate in Iowa
DES MOINES IDPA reports an Advisory Council of senior officers recommends Brig. Gen. Joseph G. May for Adjutant General to Gov. Robert Ray as Maj. Gen. J. F. Miller retires Sept. 1. May currently serves as Assistant Adjutant General. The panel must pick a federally recognized National Guard field officer to advance.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Robert Ray
Joseph G. May
Iowa
J. F. Miller
Brgadier
National Guard
Governor forms 30 member panel to study Iowa education
Governor Robert Ray named 30 Iowans to a non partisan Educational Advisory Committee to review Iowa education from nursery to post graduate school. The panel aims to assess if the state is getting value from education spending and will operate with no pay under Leroy Petersen. first year costs are $64000 funded by HUD grant and state matching funds with plans for public meetings statewide.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Gov. Ray
Ray
Plex
Institutions of Education
Leroy H. Petersen
Office For
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
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Omaha
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