Court reforms bring courthouse changes in Iowa county
Washington County clerk Robert Riley says the clerk’s office is ahead of schedule on court reform moving magistrate records from 1847 to 1907 to an annex. A microfilming system costing 11 500 dollars will be county funded and shared with other offices. The county buys 15 000 dollar adjacent building to relocate the engineer and assessor and free space for magistrates.
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Robert Riley
Washington County
District Court
Iowa
Riley
Crime Commission
M. L. McCreedy
Journal
Washington
Jones
Cedar
Johnson
Benton
Robertson
Willis
Woody) Richards
Theaurocracy
Area Crime Commission
Sheriff's Office
Nixon to meet Thieu in California for postwar talks
President Nixon announced plans to meet South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu April 2 to 3 in San Clemente for postwar developments. He said postwar aid to North Vietnam would come from the national security budget and stressed congressional consultation. The Nixon press conference covered securing Noel’s release, noncompliance with blackmail, Laos cease-fire terms, and Cambodia’s complex cease-fire execution.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
San Clemente
Calif
North Vietnam
Congress
Laos
Cambodia
United States
ICC Approves Depot Closures and Reorganization Plan
DES MOINES UP I The Iowa Commerce Commission authorized the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad to post notices about proposals to rearrange agency service or remove depots in eight Iowa communities. The railroad may inform the public of plans at Brighton Fairfield Walker Center Point Independence Oelwein Maynard and West Union. It also plans to remove depots at Maynard West Union and Brighton with notices to be posted March 12 and objections due within 15 days.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Commerce Commission
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Authority
Iowa
ICC
Brighton
Fairfield
Walker
Center Point
Independence
Oelwein
Maynard
West Union
Philadelphia Schools Reopen After Eight-Week Teacher Strike
Public schools in Philadelphia resume operations after teachers ratify a new four year contract. The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers representing 13 000 members approved the agreement ending an eight week strike. About 285 000 students return as 52 school days were lost this year.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
PFT
Weekend Weather Forecast Highlights Clouds and Mild Temperatures
Clouds linger this afternoon with fog lifting and a high in the mid 40s. Showers are unlikely tonight with a low near 40. Saturday turns partly cloudy with a high around 50. Winds today from the east 8 to 12 mph, tonight from the south 8 to 18 mph. Measurable rain chances near zero this afternoon, 20 percent tonight, and 20 percent Saturday.
World powers sign nine point plan for Vietnam peace
At Paris the United States China and the Soviet Union led foreign ministers of 12 nations in signing a nine point peace plan for Vietnam. Canada and South Vietnam signed with reservations as each minister signed five copies of the agreement in five languages at the International Conference Center once a Nazi Gestapo headquarters.
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Paris
UPI
United States
China
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Canada
South Vietnam
International Conference Center
Washington County residents chafe at crime grant system
County officials criticize the federal grant mechanism as unfair to smaller counties arguing funds favor larger populations and cities. They note rules mandating police and court spending and a 5 percent research allocation slow the process and inflate bureaucracy.
Vietnam war POW releases eyed from Hanoi and Gia Lam
The North Vietnamese say 106 American POWs and two Thai nationals will be released in Hanoi on Sunday morning local time, with the Viet Cong also listing 27 U S prisoners and three civilians to be freed at Gia Lam airport. A Viet Cong spokesman cites ongoing disagreements over prisoner counts with Saigon, describing fluctuating figures from 6 500 to 13 000 before settling on 3 000 and accusing Saigon of breaking its word.
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Saigon
Hanoi
Gia Lam
Gilbert) Woodward
Woodward
U.S
Joint Military Commission
JMC
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
RVN
Republic of Vietnam
Guerrillas Seize Saudi Embassy Hostages in Khartoum
Black September guerrillas stormed the Saudi Embassy in Khartoum during a tea reception and seized five diplomats including U S Ambassador Cleo Noel and Curtis Moore. Negotiations continued after a 2 PM deadline as demands called for freeing Sirhan Sirhan and Palestinian prisoners.
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Oval Office
United States
U.S
Cleo A. Noel Jr
Sudan
America
Khartoum
UPI
Saudi Arabia
Robert Kennedy
Jordan
Saudi Arabian
Cleo A. Noel
Curtis Moore
Belgium
Noel
Moore
Omdurman Radio
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Sen. Kennedy
Florence Quivar to headline final Washington Concert Association show
Black mezzo soprano Florence Quivar will perform at the high school auditorium Monday evening March 5 ending the 1972 73 Washington Concert Association series. She will sing operatic arias Negro Spirituals and modern works. Board members urge members to sign up for the 1973 74 season to ease next year’s campaign.
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Florence Quivar
Washington Concert Association
Quivar
State Climatologist Office to close under budget cuts
The National Weather Service announced on Thursday that Iowa’s Office of State Climatologist will close on May 12 as part of President Nixon’s budget cuts. Paul Waite, the current climatologist, will move to a weather forecaster role at Des Moines airport after May 12. He has led Iowa weather reporting since 1959 and also serves with Iowa State University while directing the Iowa Weather Service.
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Des Moines
UPI
National Weather Service
Office of State Climatologist
Nixon
Paul Waite
Iowa
Waite
Iowa Weather Service
Iowa State University
Jane Weideman
Iowa Agriculture Department
Weideman
State Agriculture Department
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Jane Shephard
Thieu
Crime Fund
Don Robertson
Black September
Munich
Israel
West Germany
Germany
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