Patriotic groups plan Monday meeting on Memorial Day
Representatives of patriotic organizations are urged to attend a 7 30 p.m. Monday meeting in the Legion rooms at city hall to plan the Memorial Day observance and discuss common interests. State legislators Keith Dunton and Forrest Schwengels visit Washington Saturday and will meet the public 1 to 3 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce office, then join the chamber committee for dinner from noon to 1 p.m.
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Keith Dunton
Forrest Schwengels
Washington
Chamber of Commerce Office
Chamber
Legislative Committee
Flood damage claims council meeting set for May fifth
The Natural Resources Council will meet in Washington City Hall basement from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday May 5. Flood damage claimants should attend to have their claims considered for legitimacy.
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Natural Resources Council
Washington City Hall
Wayland Break-in Targets Brooks Meat Plant Theft
Henry County officials investigate a burglary at Brooks Meat Plant in Wayland where 20 to 25 pounds of hamburger and several butcher knives were stolen Tuesday night. The Brooks family owns the business.
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Henry County
Brooks Meat Plant
Wayland
Jim Brooks
House approves ban on airport head taxes nationwide
The House passed 286 to 16 a bill to bar local governments from charging head taxes on airline passengers at 44 airports or airport authorities. Senate action and a compromise are pending. Taxes ranged from 50 cents to $3 per passenger, with New Hampshire initiating the trend in August 1969.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Fred B. Rooney
D-Pa
New Hampshire
Airlines ordered to end youth and family fares by 1974
The Civil Aeronautics Board ordered phaseout of youth and family discount fares by June 1 next year and by December 1 increased standby and reservation discounts before all three discount fares are abolished on June 1, 1974. The board refused to reconsider the decision, leaving potential court appeals or congressional action as the only impediments.
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Washington
API
Civil Aeronautics Board
Congress
Carroll Man Held After Store Manager Shooting
Carroll County authorities hold farm hand Jerry Walsh, 27, on an assault with intent to murder charge in the shooting of Montgomery Ward Store manager Robert Luchtel, 38. Luchtel is in fair condition with a chest wound. no robbery was involved. Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation leads the case.
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UPI
Montgomery Ward
Jerry Walsh
Robert Luchtel
Luchtel
Ronald Rich
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Weekend Warmth With Sunshine Returns
Weather forecast says fair conditions through Friday with a high near 70 on Friday and a low around 35 to 40 tonight. Winds shift from west northwest this afternoon to southwest tonight, 5 mph, with gusts up to 22 mph. Measurable rain probability near zero percent through Friday.
Milwaukee Road freight derailment near Washington injures none
Fourteen cars of a 72 car Milwaukee Road freight derailed near Washington Indiana today. One car toppled 50 feet down an embankment, landing on its side and destroying a telephone line. No injuries were reported as crews began re-rail and track repairs while a derrick car was awaited. The train carried 12 new 1973 automobiles bound for Savannah, Indiana.
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Milwaukee Road
Washington
Crooked Creek
Here
Pete Ziegler
Savannah
Wholesale food prices ease in April while industrial costs surge
Wholesale prices for meat and most foods fell in April led by livestock down 5.3 percent and eggs down 5 percent, even as industrial commodity prices rose 1.4 percent the largest monthly gain in 22 years. The BLS noted a Nixon price ceiling and obedience actions affecting upcoming retail costs.
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UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Nixon
Immunity talk swirls as Nixon aides face probes
Haldeman and Ehrlichman arrived for prosecutors sessions amid reports of potential grand jury involvement. The Washington Star-News said Dean seeks immunity in exchange for full testimony on the bugging plot.
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UPI
Nixon
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
White House
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Grand Jury
John W. Dean II
Washington Star-News
Dean
Star-News
Charles H. Shaffer
U.S
New York
Justice Department
Criminal Division
Shaffer
Senate
Federal
Researchers claim DES substitute found at University of Arizona
University of Arizona researchers Dr. W. H. Hale and Donald E. Ray report a replacement estradiol may safely substitute DES for cattle growth. They say beef weight gain matches DES, and the hormone is already produced commercially. FDA bans DES over cancer concerns.
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Tucson, Ariz
UPI
University of Arizona
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Kiwanis Honors Banquet speaker warns of new mysticism
Dr. George Lamore Jr of Iowa Wesleyan College urged Washington High seniors and Kiwanis members to learn the mood and language of a growing mysticism or risk being left out of the 20th century. He described reality beyond reason and the inner life as essential, noting technology cannot be the sole answer. Kiwanis President Larry Duncan led the event honoring 49 top scholars with tie tacks and pins.
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George Lamore Jr
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Kiwanis Club
Washington High School
Dr. Lamore
Lamore
Kiwanis
Larry Duncan
John Sproule
Robert Reed
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