Judge rules student expulsion must have school board hearing
U.S. District Judge William Stuart held that a student cannot be expelled without a hearing before the school board. The Iowa City case involves Ethan Fox, a 12 year old repeatedly suspended, whose parents sued the state superintendent and district board. The ruling could reshape expulsion procedures in Iowa schools and was praised by state education officials.
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Iowa City
Board of Education
Merle Ludwig
Fox Boy
Ludwig
Stuart
Heaings
Iowa
Iowa Association of School Boards
Iowa State Education Association
Robert Creighton
Foxes
Ethan
Fox
Corpman Advances to State Wrestling Semi in Des Moines
Highland High School wrestler Corpman won his first round state tournament match by pinning Logan Magnolia’s Jack Gocherour in 5 43. He advances to face Norwalk’s Mike McAninch in the 6 30 p m semi finals. Rusty Tschantz, 112 pounds, lost in the first round to Brent Hagen of Britt. unofficial reports note his exit as one of Washington Demon’s few state qualifiers.
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Leonora Corpman
Highland High
Jack Gocherour
Logan Magnolia
Corpman
Mike McAninch
Norwalk
Rusty Tschantz
Des Moines
Tschantz
Washington
Brent Hagen
West Berlin man uses alligators to force wife from home
A West Berlin husband who argued with his wife released his two pet alligators, forcing her to flee. Fire department crews captured the 28 inch reptiles named Charly and Jonathan and returned them to their tank.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Fire Department
Charly
Jonathan
Pork producers warn on TGE swine disease and higher prices
Paul Bernhardt of Bancroft told a Senate hearing that lack of a cure for transmissible gastroenteritis could raise pork costs for Iowans. He urged $100,000 funding to Iowa State University for research, noting many hog deaths and reduced pork supply. William Talbert of Bancroft echoed that consumers would feel the impact last.
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DES Moines
UPI
William Talbert
National Farmers Organization
Bancroft
Bernhardt
Kiesey named to Conference Board and raises for assessor staff
The Washington County Conference Board named Stan Kiesey of Washington to fill a Board of Review vacancy effective April 1, on a term through December 31, 1976. The board also approved pay raises for County Assessor Ernest Lund’s assistants, Dave Siefkas and Yvonne Buster, raising Siefkas to 8,500 and Mrs. Buster to 7,200 annually. An interim committee was formed to assist Lund’s office, and the board discussed a future soils survey and potential budget amendments due to higher fuel and postage costs.
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Washington
Tracy Anderson
Anderson
Kalona
Richard Bordwell
Kiesey
Washington County
Stan Kiesey
Board of Review
Ernest Lund
Earl Wood
Ainsworth
Norman
Eddie) Edwards
Brighton
Hubert Huber
Township
Richard Adams
Lund
Dave Siefkas
Yvonne Buster Siefkas
Buster
Siefkas
Conference Board
Ralph Marshall
Harold Johnson
Washington School Board
Richard Wiley
Department of Revenue
Multi county plans set for landfill
Officials from Washington Keokuk Jefferson Van Buren and three southeast Iowa counties voted to merge individual landfill plans into a four county unit. They hired Stanley Engineering Co Muscatine to advise on sites and compensation as new guidelines require operation by July 1 1975. Washington Mayor Harold Johnson and other county leaders attended the Fairfield meeting.
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Washington
Iowa
Fairfield
Keokuk
Jefferson
van Buren
Stanley Engineering Co
Muscatine
Washington County
Harold Johnson
Duane White
Ralph Marshall
Cliff Conklin
Seven Nixon aides indicted by grand jury in Watergate case
A federal grand jury indicted seven top Nixon aides including Haldeman Ehrlichman Mitchell and Colson for Watergate conspiracy obstruction of justice and cover-up. Nixon charged with no wrongdoing. Arraignment set for March 9 before Judge Sirica. judge ordered no extrajudicial statements.
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Nixon
Washington
UPI
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John N. Mitchell
Charles W. Colson
Robert C. Marcian
Kenneth Wells Parkinson
Haldeman
Gordon Strachan
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
U.S
John J. Sirica
Jaworski
Sirica
Richard BenVeniste
Ben Veniste
Mitchell
New York
United States
Central Intelligence Agency
FBI
Justice Department
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Gordon Liddy
James W. McCord Jr
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Senate Watergate Committee
McCord
Kissinger Returns to Israel in Quest for disengagement talks
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger arrived in Tel Aviv from Egypt to gather Israeli proposals on troop disengagement with Syria. He will spend about six hours meeting Israeli leaders, mainly at a Herzliyya country club, before taking proposals to Damascus. Earlier in Cairo he observed the US Embassy flag rising for the first time in seven years, signaling renewing ties with Egypt as both nations seek a lasting Middle East peace.
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Tel Aviv
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Damascus
Ben-Gurion
Kissinger
Herzliy
Middle East
Ismail Fahmi
Herman Ellis
Manuel Alabart
County faces decision on continuing assistant county attorney role
Washington County Board of Supervisors met with local officials to decide whether to continue funding the part time assistant county attorney position created to enforce child support payments. Officials noted state administration of ADC reduces local direct benefits, yet praised Arbuckle’s impact on recoveries and urged ongoing local support to aid state recovery offices.
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Washington County Board of Supervisors
Craig Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Aid
Tracy Anderson
Anderson
Milan Thompson
County Social Services
William Thomas
Thomas
Washington County
County Department of Social Services
Weather forecast: mild with partial clouds and warm Saturday
Considerable cleadness this afternoon and tonight partly cloudy Saturday. Warmer high this afternoon 50 to 55. Lows tonight in mid 30s. High Saturday mid to upper 50s. Southerly winds this afternoon 10 to 15 mph southwesterly around 10 mph tonight.
Leach Aims Inflation Energy Focus In Iowa Campaign
James Leach of Bettendorf, a first time candidate for U S Congress from Iowa First District, labels inflation and the energy crisis as his campaign cornerstones while promising full disclosure of personal finances and capping individual contributions at 500 dollars. He criticizes Ed Mezvinsky’s liberal voting record and urges early impeachment debate, noting strong farmer and small business concerns amid Watergate worries.
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James Leach
Bettendorf
U.S
Iowa
Evening Journal
Ed Mezvinsky
Iowa City
Leach
Washington
Mezvinsky
Americans For Democratic Action
First
Congress
Johnson County
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