Multiple Local Incidents Reported Across Iowa and Nearby States
A Brighton man, 24, Ralph C. Sistern, was arrested for intent to deliver a controlled substance after a suspicious marijuana package in cigarettes to a county jail prisoner. He posted 1000 bond and faces an August 23 magistrate hearing. A Williamsburg couple escaped injury when their pickup crashed and burned near Wellman after losing control. no charges filed and the 1974 truck was a total loss. Indianola prepares to host the 1976 National Hot Air Balloon Races, Aug 6 opening. races run Aug 8 to 14. In Ritter, three workers died and one injured when scaffolding collapsed at a grain elevator project. Mount Pleasant attorney Donald Gartin was found guilty of perjury linked to a fatal explosion behind a Mount Pleasant bank. In Atlanta, an insurance industry official says airbags could save about 10,000 lives annually.
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The
Evening Journal
Brighton
Ralph C. Sistern
Washington County
Yale Jarvis
Sistern
Jarvis
Williamsburg
Wellman
Ethan F. Britten
Indianola
Iowa
UPI
Warren County
Ritter, Iowa
Northwest Iowa
O’brien
Iowa Co
Farmers Elevator Co
Ritter
Mount Pleasant
Donald Gartin
Walter Wellington
Gartin
Wellington
Atlanta
API
Red Cross Office to Close for Remodeling in Washington
The Red Cross east side office on the square in Washington will close from August 2 through August 8 for remodeling. During closure, contact the office manager Mrs. Robert Sayre at her home for assistance.
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Red Cross
The
Washington
Robert Sayre
Riverside youth wins Grand Champion Market Beef at Washington County Fair
Darrell Steele of Riverside Ramblers 4-H Club claimed Grand Champion Market Beef with a Simmental-Angus crossbred steer. Curtis Stutzman shown a Gelvieh-Shorthorn, both among top market beef entries as the four day fair featured sheep cattle hogs horses and a series of evening events amid improving weather and crowd turnout.
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Riverside
Darrell Steele
Riverside Ramblers
Washington County
FFA
Curtis Stutzman
Kalona
Lime Creek Livewires Club
Washington County Pork Producers
Bath Packing
Columbus Junction
Washington County Fair
Journal
Second Schoenfeld brother nabbed in Chowchilla bus hijack
In California a second suspect James Schoenfeld, 24, was arrested on Marsh Road Menlo Park driving a van with camping gear. He faces possible arraignment in Chowchilla on kidnapping and robbery charges linked to the July 15 bus hijack. Richard Schoenfeld had surrendered last week. Fred Woods remains at large. Local authorities deployed security to prevent any violence as the case moves toward trial.
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Menlo Park
Calif
UPI
Chowchilla
San Francisco Peninsula
James Schoenfeld
San Mateo County
Redwood City
Richard
Madera
Fred Woods
Schoenfeld
Marsh Road
San Francisco
Cour d’Alene
Richard Schoenfeld
Justice Court
New
Howard Green
Houchins
SWAT
William Gagen
Levies Down Yet Taxes Will Rise in County This Year
Washington County property levies declined in 24 districts for the year beginning July 1 yet most owners will face higher tax bills due to a 35 percent jump in the tax base effective January 1 1975. Changes include levies expressed in dollars per thousand and taxes based on market value only. The homestead exemption and increased agricultural credits soften some pain, with Crawfordsville now highest and Brighton lowest in city levies. total district levies cover hospital, extension, and community college costs. A sample home tax shows a $532.54 annual bill on a $30 000 property after exemptions.
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Fair Board
Mike Orris
Marty Chebuhar
Evening Journal
Washington County
Iowa
General Assembly
Crawfordsville
Kalona
Wellman
Brighton
Washington City
Washington Community
Waco
Crawford Township
Washington
Clay Township
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KCI
Jim Frier
Jim Neely
Danville
Joe Hahn
Donald Hahn
Keota
Washington Evening Journal
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Idaho
Stanford University
Atherton
Schoenfelds
Carl Koutny
Gary Lockman
Larry Shannon
Sarita Ledet
Coeur d'Alene
Alameda County
Tom Houchins
Northwest
Canada
Highland
Cities City Levy
Washington Comm
Ainsworth
Cedar
Washington Brighton
Mid-Prairie
Coppock
Clay
Jackson
Fairfield Comm
Pekin
Mid-Prairie Washington
Lime Creek
West Chester
Crawford
Winfield
Mt. U
Marion
Dutch Creek
Washington Washington
Oregon
Mid Prairie
English River
Fairfield
Mt. A
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