Progress '74: Chamber officials air their views
Washington Chamber leaders outline optimism and needs for the coming year. They cite industry expansion, job growth, and potential new facilities while stressing housing, infrastructure, and a balanced workforce as priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Washington Chamber
Washington
Bill Whittenberg
Whittenberg
Dean Garrett
Garrett
Washington Industrial Development Corporation
William Perdock
Neip
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Iowa Development Commission
Jack Eaton
Retail Merchants Bureau
City officials vow quality of life as core government aim
Mayor Harold L. Johnson champions quality of life as the city’s guiding goal and urges public involvement in local affairs. He notes new municipal building and fire station as key improvements, outlines department duties, and cites Jim Reschly as public works liaison coordinating bids, long range planning, and staff reviews.
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Eaton
Washington
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Iowa Employment Service
Garrett
Whittenberg
Ainsworth
Harold L. Johnson
Johnson
Evening Journal
Richard Anderson
Bob Nicola
Raymond Miller
Don Hanson
Clarence Brown
John Walker
Jim Reschly
Reschly
Nixon to sign minimum wage bill boosting to $2
The White House says President Nixon will sign a wage package raising the hourly minimum to $2 and higher with staged increases through 1976. The plan covers about 54 million workers, expands to domestic servants and government staff, and adds overtime protections for about eight million workers.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Congress
Nixon
Senate
House
Ken Davis
Hugh Scott
Schedule Change for SEATS Mini-Bus Service Effective April First
The Washington County SEATS Committee announces updates to the mini-bus timetable. Out of county trips move to Monday and the Washington area plus nearby towns will run on Wednesday. April only changes apply to appointment adjustments and reservation procedures via toll free 1-800-332-5996 or CAP center 653-2853 with 8 to 9 a.m. calls.
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Washington County Seats Committee
Washington
Brighton
Rubio
Coppock
Wayland
Ed Burkholder
Seats Committee
George Dare
Iowa City
Kirkwood
CAP Center
Four-County Plan Moves Toward Regional Landfill
Washington Jefferson Keokuk and Van Buren counties form a four county group to establish a sanitary regional landfill meeting DEQ rules. Stanley Engineering Co. will study sites and methods for up to 11500 cost with completion by Oct 1 1974. Local assessments to fund about 4000 from Washington County. operations expected by July 1975.
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Washington
Tree
Iowa
Washington County Regional Service Agency
WCRSA
Jefferson
Keokuk
van Buren
Department of Environmental Quality
Stanley Engineering Co
Muscatine
Stanley
Washington County
Ralph Marshall
Walter Schroeder
Robert Huber
Washington Public Works
James Reschly
Robert Shepherd
Highland Township
Harold Johnson
Washington city government salutes progress in Progress Edition
A collection of articles and ads from Evening Journal salutes to local government departments, dozens of business notices, and advertisements by Washington firms. It highlights the state of the local economy with many pictures and a limited number of extra Progress Edition copies for sale at fifty cents each.
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Peggy Llewellyn
Tom Orris
Washington High School
Jeff Boshart
Bill Shannon
Washington Evening Journal
Herb Tschudy
Iowa Dai Press Association
Tschudy
Deni Schneider
Washington
Shannon
Idpa Advertising Advisory Board
Journal Photo
The
Evening Journal
Holden to launch second bid for 8th district seat
Harvey Holden of rural Washington announces a second bid for state representative in the 8th district as a Republican candidate for the June primary. He pledges full disclosure of campaign and personal finances and says voters deserve clear representation and new ideas in state government.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Harvey Holden
Washington
Holden
Keokuk
Keith Dunton
D-Thornburg
Washington County
Keokuk County
L. Stewart
Farm Bureau
United Presbyterian Church
Rotary Club
YMCA
Community Chest
Red Cross
F S Services Inc
Bloomington
The
Illinois Grain Corporation
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