Finian's Rainbow Heads Into Final Week of Rehearsals
Highland Community High School previews Finian's Rainbow as its final week of rehearsals. The 1947 Broadway production opened January 10 at the 46th Street Theater and ran 723 performances. Choreography by Sherry Lord at her Olds school. tickets available at the high school or at the door for shows March 29 30 31 at 8 p.m.
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Finian
Highland Community High School
46Th Street Theater
New York
Sherry Lord
State Cafe Will Serve Food Only While Bar Plans Progress
Bill Hodge says his State Cafe will continue as a food service and not offer liquor. He plans a separate bar in a neighboring leased building, and will not serve alcohol at the State Cafe. Hodge notes a flood of calls from liquor opponents after a Journal report.
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Bill Hodge
Hodge
Iowa Senate panel backs Veteran's Day date change and liquor sales bill
The Senate State Government Committee sent two measures to the floor. One restores Veterans Day observance to November 11. The other allows taverns and small-town grocers to sell packaged liquor if no state liquor store operates in the town.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate State Government Committee
Iowa
Hostages Freed as West Virginia Penitentiary Siege Ends
Maximum security inmates released five hostage guards unharmed at the West Virginia Penitentiary after a two day siege that left at least one prisoner dead and two wounded. Gov Arch Moore flew from Charleston to negotiate with representatives of about 35 prisoners and pledged to consider 12 or 13 of their 15 demands. Hostages were handed over to the governor around 11 15 a m after three hours of talks.
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Moundsville
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Arch Moore
Moore
Charleston
Iowa House approves higher fines for overweight truckers
The Iowa House voted 87 to 7 in favor of legislation to raise fines for overweight and oversized trucks and enforceable permit loads. Critics say enforcement at weight stations is inconsistent and may render the higher penalties ineffective without improved inspections. The bill moves to the Senate for consideration.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Richard Drake
R-Muscatine
Rayman Logue
Marengo
Frank Crabb
R-Denison
Pleasant Outlook With Mild Afternoon And Soon Cloudier Skies
Sunny and mild this afternoon with highs in the mid 50s. Tonight will be less cold with lows in the mid 30s as clouds increase. Thursday brings mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers and highs in the 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 18 mph today and tonight. Measurable precipitation probability is near zero this afternoon, 5 percent tonight, and 30 percent Thursday.
Kalona forms private railroad, Central Iowa Railway Company
Harlan L. Stubbs presented Chris A. Green a 45000 dollar down payment on a 300000 dollar purchase to form the Central Iowa Railway Company. The line from Hills to Montezuma will restart service with a rebuilt locomotive and new crews, aiming to operate by May 1 under Kalona headquarters.
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Kalona
Harlan L. Stubbs
Chris A. Green
Iowa
Central Iowa Railway Company
CIRC
Stubbs
Green
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hills
Riverside
Wellman
Kinross
South English
Webster
Carmen Johnson
Montezuma
B. D. Dawn
Katona
William and James Ehrenfelt
Wellman Business Partners
Lloyd Epley
Iowa City
Norton Hatlie
Minneapolis, Minn
Rock Island
Iowa City-Montezuma Railroad Shippers Association
Iowa Commerce Commission
Harlan Stubbs
Edward Yoder
Hills To
Rock Island Railroad
Chris Green
Yoder
Journal
Riverside Might Host New Hog Plant Site
Riverside hears word the town is among three possible locations for a multi million hog killing facility. A 130 acre land option near Riverside is held for nine months by an unnamed Phoenix based firm via a Central Iowa Railway line nearby. Execution could come within 60 days with construction planned in June and employment exceeding 400, no subsidy required.
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Riverside
Iowa River
Central Iowa Railway Company
Don Kirchner
Chamber of Commerce
Lear
Strabala
Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
Ottumwa
Columbus Junction
Phoenix, Ariz
Iowa lawmakers plan rap session on conservation issues
A joint legislative committee schedules a 3 p.m. meeting on March 28 to hear Iowa citizens angry over the conservation commission. Senators Milligan and Freeman aim to address complaints about boating bans, silting, funding, and future planning, as term expirations loom and new commissioners await confirmation.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Milligan
Big Creek Lake
Coralville Reservoir
Volga Creek
Iowa
Conservation Commission
Fred Priewert
Senator Milligan
State Conservation Commission
Robert Ray
Senate
Herb Reed
Winterset
John Thompson
Forest City
Sheriff Office Move Planned to County Jail Building
The Washington County sheriff's office will move from the courthouse to the county jail within 30 to 60 days after an announcement by Sheriff Don Robertson and the County Board of Supervisors. The change increases space in the courthouse, allows an evening magistrate, and shifts the motor vehicle licensing division into the former sheriff's rooms.
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Washington County Sheriff's Office
Don Robertson
County Board of Supervisors
Sheriff's Office
Court House
County Treasurer's Office
IPERS Benefit Increase Clears House Senate Path
Government Committee backed an 8.3 percent across the board IPERS raise for about 119000 public employees. The House passed measure funds the increase from a $38 million IPERS reserve with no new state cost, clearing the way for retirement boosts this session.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate State Government
Iowa
Senate
Supreme Court OKs local property taxes to fund public schools
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision, upheld using local property taxes to finance public schools. Justice Powell led the majority, arguing the system is imperfect but rationally related to legitimate state aims and preserves local control while ensuring basic education. The Edgewood case from Texas and a California ruling were cited in the deliberations.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Texas
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Powell
Hawaii
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
San Antonio
Edgewood Independent School District
Edgewood
Alamo Heights
California Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Depot Move Likely for Burlington Northern Building
The old Burlington Northern depot in Washington may be relocated to the Washington County Fairgrounds after the depot is closed. Milo Orris, secretary of the Fair Board, asked BN officials for priority rights to acquire and move the depot to the fair grounds, with final approval due in a few days.
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Burlington-Northern
Washington
Washington County Fairgrounds
Milo Orris
Fair Board
Fair Grounds
Orris
Burlington Northern
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