Band concert program announced for Washington Band
Director Milburn McKay has announced the Washington Municipal Band program for a Central Park concert on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Selections include 105 Calvary, Magic Garden, Mighty Lake Rose, Queen City, Old Time Favorites, Stepping Along, The Bells of St Marys, Onward Christian Soldiers, Eventide, Salutation, The Sound of Music Overture, Fidelity, Cat on a Hot Trumpet, Chaser, and the Star Spangled Banner.
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Milburn McKay
Washington Municipal Band
Central Park
Calvary
Magic Garden
Mighty Lake Rose
Queen City
Highland Community School Board Meets June 13 in Ainsworth
The Highland Community School Board of Education will hold a regular meeting Monday June 13 at 8 p.m. in the Ainsworth Elementary Building. A special presentation by Robert Hedemann on his February trip to the AASA convention is planned, with items including job descriptions wrestling mat bread bids and staff hiring among agenda topics.
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Highland Community School Board of Education
Ainsworth
Robert Hedemann
Highland Schools
American Association of School Administrator
Riverside
Warn Cyclists Without Helmets In Iowa Fatalities
DES MOINES UP I Four of seven motorcyclists killed on Iowa streets in May were not wearing helmets. In the other three cases one rider wore a helmet and it could not be determined for the remaining two. May total 39 traffic deaths in Iowa, DPS says. Public Safety Commissioner Charles W. Larson notes helmet law repeal does not negate safety rules. He cites 49 percent drop from May 1976’s 75 fatalities.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Department of Public Safety
DPS
Public Safety
Charles W. Larson
Larson
Bryan Cuffel Tops Washington Evening Journal Carrier Contest
Bryan Cuffel won the top $25 prize in a carrier contest for the Washington Evening Journal for securing changesovers, new subscriptions, and customer compliments. Other cash winners included Jacki Allison, Mike and Matt Beenblossom, Matt Cady, Jeff Goodwin, and Kelly Baker, with many carriers earning May cash prizes. Twenty carriers attended the Sunset Park party where prizes were awarded, joined by Mrs. Cliff Elmore, William Brooks, Holly Russell, Debbi Tisor, and Maxine Moore of the staff.
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The
Evening Journal
Bryan Cuffel
James Lebert
Washington Evening Journal
Jacki Allison
Ron Allison
Mike
Matt Beenblossom
Lloyd Beenbloss
South Pacific dazzles Washington Theatre opening night
The Washington Community Theatre staged the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic to a standing ovation. Joy Ball led as Nellie Forbush with Leon Hillman as Emile de Becque while Ruth Shields and James Leary drew hearty laughs as Bloody Mary and Luther Billis. The production impressed with superb orchestration and smooth scene changes under director William Hultman.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington Community Center
Washington Community Theatre
Joyce Ball
Lone Tree
Nellie Forbush
Leon Hillman
Miss Ball
Emile de Becque
Washington
Ruth Shields
Bloody Mary
James Leary
Shields
Luther Billis
Leary
Stan Soucek
Stewpot
Don Lawless
Professor
Dave Elder
George Brackett
Don Hanson
Cmdt
William Harbison
Mike Schooley
Joseph Cable
William Hultman
Keola
Hultman
Cathy Lloyd
Liz
Judy Ferneau
Donna Davisson
Greg Thomas
Charlie Shanks
David Hillman
Gregg Myers
Mark Shearer
Ben Johnson
Robert Youngquist
Katherine Reed
Bob Boyd
Dave Hanson
Peg Llewellyn
Mike Worley
Don Jones
Jean Robertson
Sara Morrison
Mike Kramme
Cheryl Woods
Paul Shields
Maxine Woods
Maribeth Criss
Janet Gretter
Leonard Llewellyn
Charles Morris
Joan Letcher
Joann Worley
Karolyn Leary
Bernice Logan
Jackie Wells
Rex Lee
Dick Myren
Ferne Minick
WCT
Mary Jo
Storm toll climbs to ten across Southland region
United Press International reports severe storms across the South and Atlantic Seaboard kill at least 10 and leave nine missing from a capsized fishing boat Dixie Lee II. Fourteen rescued, with Jay Gallagher describing a 15 foot wave. Tornadoes and storms hit Kentucky Georgia and Tennessee. deaths include three Madisonville men in a Pikeville thunderstorm crash, a Smyrna woman electrocuted, a newlywed bridegroom killed by a wall collapse, and a contractor killed by a wind blown building.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Chesapeake Bay
Jay Gallagher
National Weather Service
Kentucky
Georgia
Tennessee
Madisonville
Pikeville
Smyrna
Citizens Band
White Pine
Tenn
Street and sewer plan drafted for Washington city
The City of Washington advances a three year program to resurface 4.5 miles of streets and build nearly 1 million dollars of storm sewer capacity in the northeast, with total construction expenditures of about 1.49 million. The plan covers July 1, 1977 to June 30, 1980 and hinges on funding. It also notes pavement work on several avenues and streets, paving plans for year two and three, and ongoing budgeting efforts for garbage service, zoning hearings, and traffic enforcement measures.
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City of
Washington
State Department of Transportation
North 12Th Avenue
East 15Th
East Ninth Street
South Ninth
Marion and
Iowa Avenues
Main
Washington Streets
Dale Fritz
Fritz
Karol Krotz Crowned District Nine Pork Queen
Karol Krotz daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Krotz of rural Columbus Junction was crowned district nine pork queen at the June Appreciation Days meeting in Washington. She represented Washington County and was chosen from eight contestants for poise knowledge of the pork industry and speaking ability. She will compete for the Iowa Pork Queen title next winter with ten other district queens and breed representatives.
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Karol Krotz
Wilbur Krotz
Columbus Junction
Washington
Karol
Washington County
Krotz
Cindy Greene
Iowa
Breed Association
Weather outlook calls for warming through midweek
Clear to partly cloudy skies give way to a warming trend through Wednesday. Tonight's low near 60 with southwest to south winds 5-10 mph. Wednesday's high in the mid 80s and lighter winds continue the pleasant pattern.
Concorde trial landings urged at Kennedy Airport
The Carter administration asked a federal appeals court to order New York and New Jersey to permit Concorde landings at Kennedy Airport. The brief criticizes the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as unfair and delays testing, while noting the plane’s test at Dulles and in London Paris lobbying. The British and French governments warn of political impact if treaty rights are denied, and a ruling is expected within days with possible Supreme Court appeal.
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New York
API
New Jersey
Kennedy Airport
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Port Authority of
State Department
the Transportation Administration
Port Authority
Kennedy
United States
Washington
Paris
Federal
Appeals Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Dulles
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Towa
Steve Bausch
Mark
Cedar Township
Jim Frier
Frier
Washington Area
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Jane Moss
Rich Bennett
Milo Sorden
Dick Pratt
John Logan
Robert Coffey
Roland Crandall
Jerry King
Sam Young
Dick Gipple
Norman Schoonover
Southland
United Press International
Don Strabala
South 15Th Avenue
Kenneth Fenn
Fenn Farm Service
North Second Avenue
Fenn
Plan and Zoning Commission
East Seventh
East 11Th Street
Ray Moyer
Fire Department
State Fire School
Ames
Iowa Road Builders
Jim Reschly
Reschly
Moyer
Sexton Cub Lehrer
Marian Owens
State Park Board
Robert Bonar
Keith Horn
Dennis Molyneux
Rose Hill
Robert C. Johnson
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