Rev Edward Shepherd named pastor at St James Washington
The Rev Edward Shepherd of Newton is appointed pastor of St James Catholic Church in Washington effective July 14. He is a Davenport diocese veteran, reared in Ottumwa, ordained 1939, with prior assignments in Burlington Davenport Dodgeville Kingston East Pleasant Plain and Newton where he served as Co adjutor before becoming Sacred Heart pastor.
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Edward Shepherd
Newton
St. James Catholic Church
Washington
Gerald O'Keefe
Davenport
Father Shepherd
Edward Collins
St. James
St. Patrick's Church
Delmar
Iowa
Francis Bass
St. Joseph Church
East Pleasant Plain
Sacred Heart Church
Washington St. James
Shepherd
Ottumwa
St. Ambrose College
St. Paul Seminary
St. Paul
Dodgeville
Kingston
St. Joseph
Sacred Heart
Indict Strout on 5 counts in Davenport case
Scott County Sheriff William A Blackie Strout was indicted on four embezzlement counts and one corruption charge tied to his office. Deputy Ronald Van Fossen faced one embezzlement count. A grand jury probe led to a removal petition filed by Special Prosecutor Ike Skinner.
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van Fossen
Treasurer Wallace Fagen Announces Early Closure for Inventory
County Treasurer Wallace Fagen said the office will close at 2 p.m. Friday for the regular semi annual inventory conducted by the Board of Supervisors.
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Wallace Fagen
Board of Supervisors
Suit planned on school aid in Iowa
Iowa lawmakers approved a two year 22 million dollar annual appropriation to the State Department of Public Instruction for auxiliary services to private and parochial school students. Americans United for Separation of Church and State plans a federal suit in Des Moines challenging the law under First and Fourteenth Amendments. The measure would reimburse districts about 30 dollars per pupil each year for services such as special education health and audio visual programs.
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Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press Association
DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Town Department of Public Instruction
Americans United For Separation of Church and State
Auxiliary Service
U.S
United States
West Chester Postmaster Esther Booth Retires After 39 Years
Esther Booth retires after almost four decades as West Chester postmaster. A public reception is planned at the United Methodist Church from 2 to 4 PM. Wayne Zehr will serve as acting postmaster until a successor is named as the town recalls her service through World War II and local mail history.
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Esther Booth
West Chester
United Methodist Church
Journal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Miss Booth
Don Orr
Wayne Zehr
Keota
Washington County
Washington
Chester
Main Street
Booth
Iowa readies major reform as magistrate courts start July 1
Iowa’s 1974 court overhaul replaces mayor’s, justice of the peace and police courts with a judicial magistrate system. Washington County names Bernard Dawson Wellman and John Lloyd Washington as magistrates. Part time and full time magistrates handle non indictable misdemeanors traffic small claims under $1000. later full time gain indictable misdemeanors civil actions up to $3000 and juvenile court duties. District judges salaries rise. clerks and bailiffs shift to district court system. uniform traffic citations introduced. procedure details outline funding splits and appointment rules.
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Iowa
Justices of the Peace
Mayors
Washington County
Bernard Dawson
Wellman
John Lloyd
Washington
Des Moines
Robert D. Ray
Supreme Court
Board of Supervisors
County Judicial Magistrate Commission
Justice of the Peace
Dean stands firm on Watergate story under loaded questions
Dean maintains he told the truth about Watergate and Nixon’s involvement despite White House strategy to shift blame. He says many staffers knew the White House hid details while acknowledging Haldeman and Ehrlichman as plot architects and noting the White House memo shielded them. He defends memory and accuracy as Inouye and Buzhardt press for answers.
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Washingson
White House
John W. Dean III
Dean
Senate
Nixon
J Fred Buzhardt
John N. Mitchell
Daniel K. Inouye
D-Hawaii
Fred) Fielding
Inouye
Fielding
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Democratic Party
Watergate
Buzhardt
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
United States
State liable for damages from ex-prisoner Lemburg case
Claims totaling 650000 allege the state failed to civilly commit Jack Lemburg after evaluation as severely mentally disordered. Lemburg attacked a Cedar Rapids woman and a police officer following release to federal custody, with plaintiffs arguing director negligence proximate cause of injuries.
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Harrison
Lemburg
Davenport
Fort Madison
Iowa Security
Anamosa
Security
Adult Corrections
Appeal Board
Director of Adult Corrections
Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy With Warmer Friday
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight then sunny on Friday with a rise in temperatures. Highs reach the low 80s this afternoon and the mid 80s on Friday while tonight’s lows stay in the upper 50s. Winds west to northwesterly 10 to 15 mph this afternoon, then lighter and variable tonight.
Soybean milk substitute developed by Illinois professors
Three University of Illinois professors report a bland soy milk beverage made from soybeans with protein and calories comparable to 2 percent milk, costing about one third. The drink, produced in the food science department, is off white and flavorless unless flavored, and is not yet on the market. Several food firms show interest and the team envisions wide use as a beverage or spread.
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Melvin Steinberg
Lun-Shin Wei
Alvin
Nelson
Steinberg
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Woodrow Doolin
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Soba
The
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Ilowa
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