Ridiculous Day planned by Washington merchants
Washington merchants set 23rd annual Ridiculous Day for Wednesday June 21 with store labor dressed in zany costumes offering bargains on sidewalk displays. The parade begins at 3 30 p.m. and stores close only during the parade then reopen afterward. The AFS chapter hosts a Burnett Smith home picnic near Brighton Tuesday at 6 30 p.m. to honor Brigitte Pruess, the Swiss student ending her term.
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Washington
AFS
Burnett Smith
Brighton
Brigitte Pruess
Switzerland
Washington County 4-H Exchange Heads to Missouri Cape Girardeau
Washington County 4-Hers depart June 26 for a week in Cape Girardeau County Missouri with host families and new friends. Missouri 4-Hers plan to visit the week of August 7.Outgoing participants include Paula Wehr Mary Ann Wehr Marjorie Peiffer Mildred Hahn Pete Temple Sandi Schroeder Charles Flading Jay Leitsinger Jane Shearer Mike Jones Ed Tines Robyn McCoy Sharon Lee.
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Washington County
Cape Girardeau County
Missouri
Highway 218 Closure for Two Years in Iowa
Highway 218 from the Salem stub in Henry County to Donnellson in Lee County is closed to traffic for two years for repaving. A new bridge and culverts will be built along 14 miles with a detour via routes 3 and 61. Total project cost is 1,437,370 dollars. paving contract to be let next winter.
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Salem
Mezvinsky to Campaign in Washington Tuesday Morning
Edward Mezvinsky, Democratic hopeful for First District congressman, will attend an 8 a.m. breakfast at Winga's Cafe with local residents before spending the morning campaigning door to door in Washington. Mezvinsky is a former Iowa City state legislator.
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Edward Mezvinsky
Washington
Mezvinsky
Winga
Iowa City
Iowa City to get new U. S. building
UPI reports Congressman Fred Schwengel says a federal building in Iowa City will be among about 60 nationwide under the Public Building Act of 1972. The GSA will fund and erect with private capital, with site acquisition begun on Clinton Street across from the Johnson County Courthouse. Estimated site cost 1.45 million dollars, construction about 4.5 million.
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Washington
UPI
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
Iowa City
Schwengel
Nixon
General Services Administration
GSA
Congressional Appropriations
Johnson County
Clinton Street
Iowa Weather: Scattered Showers Likely Tonight Then Cooler
United Press International reports Iowa will see scattered showers and thundershowers tonight with lows in the 60s. The shower threat diminishes from the west Tuesday as cooler air moves in, bringing daytime highs mostly in the 70s.
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United Press International
Iowa
Agnes Bears Down On Florida Coast With Toll Rising
Hurricane Agnes plowed into northwest Florida with 120 mph winds and eight foot tides, causing at least 12 deaths and extensive damage from tornadoes and floods across Florida and western Cuba. Tornadoes near Lake Okeechobee, La Belle, and Big Coppitt Key injured dozens, while Cuba reported seven deaths. Bridges and coastal roads flooded along the west coast, with thousands evacuated and crops damaged in Cuba. The storm moved north at 15 to 20 mph, expected to cross between Panama City and Apalachicola around noon. Debris clogged waterways near Treasure Island as divers searched for potential victims. Unofficial Okeechobee damage reached about 125000 dollars.
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UPI
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la Belle
Henry County
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Cedar Key
Coquina Key
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Isle of Pines
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Iowa Veterinarian Warns of Possible Statewide Rabies Epidemic
State Veterinarian Dr. E A Butler plans urgent meetings with Health Commissioner Reeve and Conservation Director Priewert to head off a rabies outbreak after Grundy County cases threaten hogs and cattle. The Iowa Executive Council approved reimbursing a farmer for 16 infected sows as depopulation is debated to halt spread. Gov Ray and Sec State Synhorst urge immediate action to stop wildlife transmission and protect livestock and people.
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Des Moines
UPI
E. A. Butler
Butler
Grundy
Iowa
Appas
Conservation Commission
Robert D. Ray
Reeve
Priewert
Abbas
Rev Peters named county chair for Hoover Health Council drive
Arthur Peters of Washington has been named county chairman for the 1972 fund drive of the Hoover Health Council. He will coordinate efforts to raise Washington County's share of 30,000 in eight county area. The council is the regional health planning agency for Benton Cedar Delaware Iowa Johnson Jones Linn and Washington counties. It aims to plan efficient health facilities and services. The partnership funds 50 percent local and 50 percent federal. The council is locally controlled with a board of directors combining consumers and providers. An executive director and secretary were hired in March 1972 and offices opened in Cedar Rapids. Staff are working with sub-area units and on-site visits to develop or expand health services. A nursing home survey in the eight county area was completed with Iowa State University Extension Service for future needs assessment.
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Arthur Peters
Washington
Hoover Health Council
Washington County
Hoover
Benton
Cedar
Delaware
Iowa
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Council
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State University Extension Service
Washington County's Linda Wertz places third at Miss Iowa pageant
Linda Wertz of Washington County finishes as third runner up in the 1972 Miss Iowa pageant, after winning a preliminary swimsuit event and reaching the ten finalists. The 21-year-old lifeguard from Riverside plans a quiet summer, attends to centennial observances, and returns to the University of Town as a junior with a $300 scholarship.
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Washington County
Iowa
Linda Wertz
Renee Stuedemann
Clinton
Miss Wertz
Riverside
West Chester
University of Town
Wallace braces for possible long-term disability after shooting
Doctors in Silver Spring report Alabama governor George C Wallace has less than a 50 percent chance to walk normally again. He may require braces or crutches, with recovery possibly up to 18 months. Surgeons removed a bullet from a Laurel Maryland shooting incident May 15 and Wallace remains in guarded condition. He may attend the Democratic National Convention in July, though primarily in a wheelchair if nominated.
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Silver Spring
Miami Beach
Hutchinson
Wallace
Stacy Rollins Jr
Rollins
Utility tax shift eyed by Iowa lawmakers
DES MOINES IDPA The legislative tax study committee weighs moving from property tax on utilities to an excise tax on consumers. Rep Donald Alt outlines a plan to tax energy use per kilowatt hour for electricity while noting challenges for natural gas and telephones. The proposal could raise charges for municipal utilities and REC customers, though it would remove real property taxes from utilities. Alt warns nuclear plants could erode existing tax bases as plants age. Iowa privately owned electric and gas utilities pay 40 million in property tax and 42 million in other taxes.
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IDPA
Legislative Tax Study Committee
Donald Alt
West
Ait
Ali
REC
Alt
Towa
Cordova
Illinois
Iowa - Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Iowa
Feders
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Seek Health Funds
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