Des Moines Art Center hosts 25-artist show marking 25th founding
Carlton Bump and 24 Washington High School art students visited Des Moines to tour the Art Center as it celebrates a 25 year anniversary with a works exhibition. Diane Worley, once a Washington student and now Sigourney High School art teacher, joined the group. The exhibit runs through April 22 and features paintings by 25 artists who created works from 1948 to 1973.
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Carlton Bump
Washington High School
Des Moines
Capitol City
Art Center
Diane Worley
Washington
Bump
Sigourney High School
Des Moines Art Center
Waco Middle School to Stage Return to Vaudeville
The Waco middle school presents a spring variety show titled Return to Vaudeville on March 22 and 23 at 7 p.m. The event features singing dancing tumbling acting and more. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students with sponsorship by the physical education drama and music departments.
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Wayland
Waco Middle School
Rural mail carrier escapes injury in rear-end crash south of Washington
Mid-morning crash on W55 left Sam Weeks' car demolished after a pickup driven by Maurice E. Bender of Kalona failed to control his vehicle. The Tindal Farm Supply Co. truck suffered about 500 dollars in damage. Bender faced charges for failure to have control.
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Washington
Sam Weeks
Maurice E. Bender
Kalona
Tindal Farm Supply Co
Fire call at Bill Beenblossom farm near Havre
Firemen were called to the Bill Beenblossom farm located half a mile north of Havre at 1 20 p m today. The Farmers Mutual Insurance truck responded but further details were unavailable at presstime.
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Washington
Bill Beenblossom
Havre
Farmers Mutual Insurance
Swallows Return to Mission San Juan Capistrano on Schedule
The world's famed swallows arrived at Mission San Juan Capistrano as bells rang at 8:05.47 a.m. Birds landed in groups totaling 400 to 500, entering nests while about 38,000 spectators watched. The legend ties the yearly arrival to St. Joseph's Day on March 19.
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San Juan Capistrano
Calif
UPI
Mission San Juan Capistrano
St. Joseph's Day
Pentagon cafe thefts drain 20000 place settings in nine months
Pentagon workers stole about 4,800 trays 8,400 glasses 11,700 plates and 61,000 knives forks and spoons from March to November last year. The private concessionaire bears the $30,000 loss through higher prices as supplies vanish from cafeterias.
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Pentagon
Hughes Won't Speculate On 1974 Senate Run
Senator Harold Hughes said he has not decided on seeking a second term and will not speculate on a possible race with Gov. Robert Ray. He discounted polls showing popularity shifts and urged Republicans to choose their candidate in their primary.
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Hughes
Iowa
Des Moines
UPI
Harold E Hughes
Lowa
Robert D. Ray
Senate
Nixon
Middle East
Iowa General Assembly
Iowa Legislature Reopens To Debate Massive 15 Billion Budget
Iowa lawmakers reconvened amid budget uncertainty seeking more than 15 billion in two year appropriations. A key fight centers on 29.8 million in general fund diversions to the road tax fund and possible last minute budget tweaks from Gov. Ray.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Senate
House
IPERS
Mills doubts tax reform will raise federal revenue
Rep Wilbur D Mills D Ark, who shapes tax legislation, says tax reform will not produce large revenue gains. He foresees a broad reform to improve fairness, with changes to capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and cautions tax credits for parochial and private schools must be targeted to those who can bear higher taxes.
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Washington
UPL
Wilbur D Mills
D-Ark
Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
NBC
Meet the Press
Crawford Township Fire District Plan Clears Hurdle
The county Board of Supervisors approved forming the Crawford Township Benefited Fire District covering Crawfordsville and surrounding areas. Engineer James Powers was hired to draft a proposed boundary plat with owner names and valuations. A March 26 report deadline precedes an April 2 public hearing at the courthouse and a tentative April 10 election date for trustees and tax levy decision.
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Crawford Township
Crawfordsville
County Board of Supervisors
James Powers
Power-Willis and Associates
Iowa City
Leonard Arthur
Wayne Williams
Herb Rich
Tracy Anderson
Johnson is winner of Las Vegas vacation trip
Mrs. Jerry Johnson of 908 Hotle Drive in Washington was named today as winner of a Las Vegas vacation. The trip for two was grand prize in a three day Las Vegas Days promotion by Washington retail merchants. The award includes motel accommodations meals and plane tickets to Nevada resort.
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Jerry Johnson
Hotle Drive
Washington
Las Vegas
Faulty track blamed for Amtrak crash in Ohio
In a pre dawn blizzard near East Palestine Ohio an Amtrak Broadway Limited derailed after a kink in an earlier rail fault. One passenger died and 19 were injured while 167 aboard were en route from New York to Chicago. A Penn Central employee George Wintoniak of Haverford died. Sixteen treated and released, three admitted for minor injuries.
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East Palestine
Ohio
UPL
Amtrak
New York
Chicago
George Wintoniak
Haverford
Penn Central Railroad
Weather Outlook With Light Rain And Snow Likely
Cloudy and cool this afternoon with occasional light rain possibly mixing with snow. Highs in the mid 40s. Snow threat lingers tonight with lows in the mid 30s. Tuesday brings decreasing clouds and a bit warmer highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Winds from the east 15 to 20 mph this afternoon and northeast 10 to 15 mph tonight. Measurable precipitation chances are 40 percent this afternoon, 30 percent tonight, and 10 percent Tuesday.
Dollar markets reopen as speculation shifts amid floating rates
Global money markets reopen after 17 days as the dollar shows early strength aided by monetary reforms. Analysts caution against reading this as renewed faith in the dollar while noting speculators assess the new system before acting.
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UPL
U.S
London
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