Derailment Nearly Misses Highway 1 Crash
Six cars of a 73 car Milwaukee Road freight derailed west of the Highway 1 and 92 underpass near Washington around 3 35 p m Wednesday. About 600 feet of track damaged. The accident blamed on a sun kink caused by heat and pressure from passing cars. Lead car was empty. Debris cleared amid rain delays. no damage estimate yet.
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Milwaukee Road
Washington
Savannah
Ill
Kansas City
Bob Capps
Capps
Ron Reynolds
West
North
Iowa
Reynolds
Stewart Bell
Mark Keedy
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Friday Weather Update
Partly cloudy tonight with a slight chance of severe thunderstorms early tonight. Friday will be warm with highs in the low 90s. Tonight lows near the upper 60s and south winds 5 to 10 mph. A brief storm risk remains early tonight before clearing.
Board approves CCTV expansion at Washington Junior High
Washington Board of Education approved a 1976 77 CCTV plan costing about 2500 with Iowa Audio Visual Inc. to install cable in classrooms including the music room while deleting offices and other facilities from the project. The district also raised school lunch prices to offset a 2500 deficit and noted enrollment losses affecting state aid viability.
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Washington Junior
Washington Board of Education
al Fritz
Iowa Audio Visual Inc
Des Moines
Fritz
Iowa
Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network
IEBN
Food Service
L.W. Robison
Dorothy McCarthy
E. K. Schlapkohl
Schlapkohl
Regents Set 190.5 Million Budget For Iowa State Universities
The Board of Regents approved preliminary budgets totaling 190.5 million for fiscal 1976-77 for Iowa three state universities and two special schools. UI leads with 86.2 million, ISU 72.9 million, UNI 27.1 million, Deaf School 2.8 million, Braille School 1.5 million. Hospital budget 53.8 million includes an 11.5 percent patient fee rise.
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Milford
Iowa
UPI
Board of Regents
Ames
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa School For the Deaf
Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School
Regents
Iowa City
University Hospital
Robert D. Ray
City Council Sets Three Year Street Work Program
The Washington City Council approved a three year street construction plan through 1979 totaling about 605,527 at current prices. The plan covers paving widening overlays and right of way acquisitions on portions of 20 streets and guides annual improvements while meeting state fund guidelines. Officials noted past programs were variably implemented due to opposition and budget limits, with future action by the council determining feasibility. The council also approved three sewer projects for 1977-78 costing about 856,438, including a North 12th Avenue trunkline outfall and additional storm sewers on East 15th and East Ninth Streets.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington
North 12Th Avenue
E. Seventh St
East 15Th
East Ninth Streets
Second
Clara Barton
Polk
W. Madison W. Monroe Row
Washington St
12Th City Limits
Main St
Second St
Sixth
Harrison Polk
Tyler St
Harrison St
Ninth Ave
Washington Polk
10Th Ave
Third
Marion B
Marion Ave
N. Fighth
Iowa Ave
Madison City Limits
Madison
Fourth Ave
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By Mark Keedy
Jr. High
Mike White
White
Sue A. Slaviero
Stewart School
Lane-Peterson Inc
Lowes Park, Ill
Rusco Window Company of
Cedar Rapids
Harold Crawford
Voc. Ag
Col
Ron Green
Wayland
Iowa Livestock Auction Market Association
John Swartzendruber
Wayland Livestock Auction Market
Iowa State
Lowa School For the Deaf
Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School
East 11Th Street
East 11Th
North Eighth
Second Avenue
Journal Photo
City Council
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