Washington High Band wins Division I at Iowa contest
The Washington High School Concert Band directed by Robert Shepherd earned a Division I rating in Class A at the state large group contest in Mt. Pleasant. They performed Sousa’s Golden Jubilee March and W Francis McBeth’s To Be Fed By Ravens. The group will present a Spring Concert on Tuesday May 18 at 8 p.m. in the High School Auditorium.
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Washington High School
Robert Shepherd
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa High School Music Association
Davis County
Washington
Sousa
Ravens
W. Francis McBeth
Shearer Elected to National Judicial Council
Washington attorney Paul V. Shearer now in Portland serving as Iowa law delegate to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church has been elected to membership in the national judicial council. Bishop James S. Thomas of Iowa received standing ovations after urging goals of one million new members and 200 million dollars in unappropriated funds by 1984 at the General Conference.
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Paul V. Shearer
Washington
Portland
Oregon
Iowa
General Conference
United Methodist Church
National Judicial Council
United Methodist ‘‘Supreme Court
James S. Thomas
Highland Students to Perform Year-End Concert
Students from fifth through eighth grade in Highland Community School District will present a vocal and instrumental concert in the high school auditorium on Tuesday May 4 at 7 30 p m. Admission is free.
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Highland Community School
Frigid Canadian front drives Iowa to record lows
United Press International reports a cold front pushed temperatures to new lows across Iowa. Burlington hit 29 breaking 32 from 1954, Lamoni and Sioux City also set records at 29 and 25 respectively, Ottumwa tied 32 from 1935 as southerly winds bring warmer air and end the chill.
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United Press International
Iowa
National Weather Service
Burlington
Lamoni
Sioux City
Ottumwa
Newton man shoots wife then commits suicide
In Newton Iowa Walter Woodrow 56 shot his wife Jane 53 and killed himself in their home Saturday. The Jasper County Medical Examiner said powder burns on both bodies indicate a double gunshot incident with Mrs Woodrow dying at a Des Moines hospital and Woodrow at the scene.
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Newton
Iowa
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Woodrow
Carpenter
Jim Greve
Des Moines
Elementary bands in concert Thursday
Washington School bands directed by Fred Stark and Robert Shaw will present their annual spring concert Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the junior high gym. The beginners band performs Chapel Chimes and other pieces, the elementary jazz band plays Sue's Blues and Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho, and the sixth grade band features One Tin Soldier and It's a Small World. Soloists include Jeanie Linge on flute, Eric Good on trumpet, and Kirk Dunbar on violin. Lions Club presents Most Improved awards to one sixth grade student from each attendance center.
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Washington
Fred Stark
Robert Shaw
Lardeo
Sue
Reuben
Rachel
Joshua
Jericho
Jeanie Linge
Eric Good
Kirk Dunbar
The
Lions Club
Public hearing on elder services in Washington County
A public hearing will be held Monday May 10 at 1 30 p m in the McCleery room of the YMCA YWCA Washington to gather ideas for expanded elderly services. Heritage Agency on Aging headquartered at Kirkwood Community College plans budget for the year starting October It currently offers free legal help information and referral services and runs congregate meal programs A new limited dental care program was announced Officials say testimony will help decide whether to expand add or drop services.
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Washington County Heritage Agency On Aging
McCleery
Ymca-Ywca
Washington
Kirkwood Community College
HAA
Weather outlook with frost, warmth returns next day
The forecast calls for clear skies and a bit milder tonight with scattered light frost. Tuesday will be mostly sunny and much warmer with a low in the mid to upper 30s and a high near 70. Winds stay light and variable tonight.
Monumental rock marks Pleasant Plain academy site
In Pleasant Plain Jefferson County the Bicentennial Pioneers unveiled a 20 ton rock as a monument on the school lawn to mark where the Academy building stood in World War I days. Mayor Whitaker and many residents witnessed the delivery by low-boy truck with Merrell Gowey guiding the placement.
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Evening Journal World
Pleasant Plain
Jefferson County
Kremlin
Cindy Worley
the Pioneers
Joan Norton
Lockridge
Joan
Pioneers
Jan Lauderman
Mabel Supalla
Cindy the Rock
Lester Whitaker
Merrell Gowey
Academy
Gowey
Pleasant Plain Academy
Pleasant Plain Pioneers
Journal
Senate limits deadly force in escaped prisoners bill
Des Moines Iowa Senate restricts use of deadly force to recaptured escapees while reviewing more than 270 amendments to the Criminal Code revision. Vote 35 to 8 rejects House plan permitting force on armed escapees or those posing a substantial public risk as lawmakers push to finish revision promptly.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate
Iowa
House
Joseph Coleman
D-Clare
Gene Glenn
D-Ottumwa
Glenn
George Kinley
D-Des Moines
International Day Set For May 8 At Waco AFS
The Waco American Field Service chapter announces International Day to be observed at Waco High School on May 8. Foreign exchange students from nearby communities will take part in activities in the Wayland gym all day. The annual AFS potluck banquet will invite the public to bring a favorite foreign dish and table service.
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Waco High School
Waco American Field Service Chapter
Wayland
AFS
Iowan freed from Ethiopian bandits
Bettendorf man Steven Campbell, abducted by Ethiopian guerrillas last summer, was released in Port Sedan and is being flown to Khartoum. His condition is not yet known. State Department officials promised an official announcement later.
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Washington
UPI
Bettendorf
Iowa
Dick Clark
U.S. State Department
Pete Smith
Clark
State Department
Steven Campbell
Khartoum
Smith
Campbell
Carter Wins Key Endorsements in Indiana Georgia
United Press International reports Jimmy Carter gained notable endorsements in Indiana and Georgia as Ford campaigned in Indiana and Alabama. Indiana’s Birch Bayh backed Carter, and in Georgia former Secretary of State Dean Rusk endorsed him. Ford received support from General Westmoreland. Primary dates include Indiana, Georgia, Alabama, and DC on Tuesday. George Wallace and uncommitted delegates remain in Alabama and DC contests.
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Jimmy Carter
Ford
Texas
Indiana
Alabama
Georgia
District of Columbia
Carter
George Wallace
Birch Bayh
Dean Rusk
Army
William Westmoreland
Ronald Reagan
United States
U.S
Panama Canal
Reagan
West Virginia
Braggiotti Brings Fun And Fine Piano To Close Of Season
Mario Braggiotti, pianist humorist, closed the 1975-76 Washington Concert Association season with a crowd pleasing program. He offered a light blend of refined piano works, humor, and novelties including stylistic takes on Yankee Doodle. Highlights were Beethoven Moonlight Sonata Debussy Clair de Lune Chopin Polonaise in A flat and Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue. A novelty impersonation of a women’s club bathing suit show drew laughs. Four acts were announced for 1976-77 including I Do I Do Mac Frampton Jazz Triumvirate Roger Drinkall and Lee Erwin.
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Dave Elder
Mario Braggiotti
Washington Concert Association
Braggiotti
Scarlatti
Beethoven
Chopin
Debussy
de Falla
Gershwin
Mac Frampton
Roger Drinkall
Lee Erwin
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Yhere
Sheryl Miller
Margaret Butler
Tina Libe
Gregg Horn
Festival OF the Arts
Joanine Ramsey
Lisa Roberts
Tony Sotelo
Washington Junior High School
Journal Photo
Waco Afs
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