Washington Council to Meet in Special Session Over City Improvements
Mayor Harold Johnson announced a special session of the Washington City Council at 7:30 p.m. next Wednesday to discuss water main and street work with Green Engineering Co. Plans target summer construction while the Water Department flushes hydrants starting May 13, with Mondays causing rusty water and low pressure. KCII will post daily work locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Johnson
Washington City Council
Johnson
John Franklin
Green Engineering Co
Washington Water Department
Marvin Glandon
KCII
Boat Theft Reported by Local Resident
Max J. Goodlander reported to city police that a 12 foot green boat wider than a typical fishing craft was stolen from his back yard during the night Thursday. He lives at 806 S. Iowa Ave.
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Max J. Goodlander
Goodlander
Iowa Ave
Weekend Forecast Promises Warm Sunny Afternoons
Mostly sunny this afternoon with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with lows in the mid to upper 40s and a high near 70 on Saturday. Northeast winds around 10 mph this afternoon and tonight.
Eleven in county seek designation as Century Farms
Eleven residents of Washington county seek Century Farm status for farms owned by the same family for 100 years by July 4, 1976. Applications are at the county Farm Bureau and Extension Office in Washington and must be mailed by July 4, 1975.
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Washington County
Iowa
County Farm Bureau
Washington
Iowa Department of Agriculture
State House
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
Voter Registration Drive Targets Iowa High School Seniors
Tom Morain of IPEC and Iowa Common Cause leads the Class of 75 Voter Registration Project to register 50,000 high school seniors before graduation. The effort uses mobile registrars and in-class sessions with county auditors to inform seniors of 1973 registration requirements and the six month pre eighteenth birthday window.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa City
Tom Morain
Iowa Political Education Committee
Iowa Common Cause
Iowa
IPEC
Democrats resist change in universities funds
Iowa House defeats GOP amendments as Democrats uphold a $2.6 million-lower higher education package. A $475,000 boost for Iowa State University and the University of Iowa failed 49 to 32, while an $800,000 request for the College of Osteopathic Medicine was also rejected.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa State University
University of Iowa
House
Department of Public Instruction
State Board of Regents and
Higher Education Facilities Commission
College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Viet Cong demands U S evacuation return and warns of abuses
Hanoi broadcasts accuse the United States of forcing 80,000 Vietnamese to flee to ships bound for Guam using fear and chloroform. The PRG says many evacuees are in danger, seeks repatriation and transportation for those wishing to return to South Vietnam.
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United Press International
South Vietnam
United States
Tanjug
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Revolutionary
Guam
PRG Foreign Ministry
George Corndon Lennox
United Nations High Commission For
UNHCR
Vietnam
UPI
Saigon
Thailand
Cambodia
U.S
Asia
Bangkok
Hus
Con Son
South China Sea
Vung Tau
Can Son
Ray vows veto without full Iowa budget picture
Gov. Robert D. Ray said he would veto the state foundation school aid formula unless Democrats disclose their total budget. He questioned a $40 million proposed cut and warned that piecemeal appropriations without a full picture could force vetoes. The House planned to debate a $383.4 million foundation formula, $13.1 million above his recommendation.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
State Foundation
Ray
School Foundation
Washington Public Library hosts spring art show May 24 31
The Washington Public Library invites artists aged junior high and up from Washington and nearby counties to submit up to three works by May 21 for display in the Helen Wilson Gallery. No judging or awards, sales allowed with artist details shown, works previously exhibited accepted.
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Washington
Washington Public Library
Helen Wilson
First batch of 1974 tax rebate checks goes out nationwide
The initial $1.7 billion rebate mailout totals 66.8 million recipients. Most checks range from $100 to $200 and go to early filers, with later filers receiving June or July. The package also lowers 1975 withholding and adds a $50 Social Security bonus. officials warn savings or bills payments could prolong the recession.
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Washington
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
Ford
IRS
Treasury Department
ISU Wins Land Lease for Mahaska County Coal Study
Iowa State University received Board of Regents approval to lease 30 acres in Mahaska County for a five year strip mining project. The Energy and Minerals Resources Institute will study ecological and economic impacts as part of a three year 3 million dollar coal research program.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
UPI
Iowa State University
State Board of Regents
Mahaska County
Wayne Moore
ISU
Energy and Minerals Resources Institute
Institute
The
Resources Institute
Bussey
Moore
Brundage, IOC President 20 Years, Dies in Germany
Avery Brundage 87 renowned Olympic leader dies of heart failure in a Garmisch-Partenkirchen hospital after two weeks of treatment for a respiratory infection. He headed the International Olympic Committee for two decades ending in 1972.
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Bonn
UPI
Avery Brundage
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Brundage
Cuba waits for U S overture in thawing relations
Senator George McGovern returning from a Cuban visit says the United States must lift the trade embargo first. Castro indicates willingness to discuss compensation, prisoner releases, and ransom money after embargo removal as Washington and Havana consider resuming economic ties and potential team exchanges.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Cuba
George McGovern
D-S.d
White House
Fidel Castro
McGovern
Castro
Senate
U.S
Ron Nelsen
County renews ambulance pact with Jones Burns
Washington County Supervisors renew a two year contract with Karl M. Jones and Richard J. Burns for subsidized ambulance service at 38400 annually. The agreement extends one year beyond prior deals and allows renegotiation before July 1 1977. The firm staffs 11 workers including seven EMTs with operations at 303 W. Madison St. and a contact number of 653 5466.
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Washington
Jones and Burns
Washington County Ambulance Service
Ralph Marshall
Marshall
Emergency Medical Services
Jones-Burns Service
W. Madison St
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Century Farms
Joan Miller
Lynn Miller
Wellman
Washington Cowbelles
Joan
Mid-Prairie High School
Journal
Floyd Millen
van Buren
ISU Coal
Patrick Jimerson
Iowa State
Jimerson
Purdue
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