AFS Benefit Program Set For May 16 At High School
The annual AFS benefit will be held Tuesday evening May 16 at 8 p.m. in the Washington High School auditorium with master of ceremonies James Heilman and performances by the Hi-Fi's Swing Band Jazz Band and local Thespians. Admission is free but voluntary contributions aid bringing a foreign exchange student to Washington High next year. This year’s AFS student is Brigitte Pruess. The Retail Merchants Bureau of the Washington Chamber of Commerce meets at 9 30 a.m. Tuesday in the basement of Iowa Southern Utilities. Chamber manager Bill Whittenburg says the second half retail promotion calendar is ready for scrutiny.
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AFS
James Heilman
Washington High
Brigitte Pruess
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Southern Utilities
Bill Whittenburg
Meeting on 1971 OSHA Act at Lincoln Elementary gym
Area employers and employees are reminded of an 8 p.m. Tuesday meeting in the Lincoln Elementary gym to explain the federal Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1971. A Des Moines safety engineer will discuss the law and answer questions about penalties for non compliance.
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Lincoln
Des Moines
False bomb threat cancels church services at United Presbyterian
Three calls warned of a bomb at United Presbyterian Church during Sunday School forcing cancellation and evacuation. Police and sheriff searched the building and found no device. Officials vow to find the caller, calling it a sick person.
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United Presbyterian Church
Amish School Ruling Boosts Religious Freedom in Iowa
Governor Ray welcomed the Supreme Court decision upholding parental rights over state compulsory attendance laws as a boost for Amish religious freedom. Iowa had exempted 10 Amish schools from standard certification, pending improvements in education. The ruling may influence Iowa policy and future Board of Public Instruction actions.
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Ly United Press International
Robert D. Ray
U.S. Supreme Court
America
Iowa
Ray
Supreme Court
State Board of Public Instruction
BPI
Board of Public Instruction
Kalona
Larry Griffiths
Griffiths
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
New Glarus
Wis
Warren Burger
Mexican students tour rural Midwest during U S visit
Fourteen Mexican economics students and two State Department interpreters spent a three day rural Midwest stay as part of a broader U S itinerary from Washington to San Francisco. The group joined local families for a jazz festival and potluck, with a ten day economics seminar at the University of Alabama the trip’s core. Hector Morales Corrales, a National Polytechnic Institute student, spoke through an interpreter about his plans to serve Mexico and pursue graduate work in the United States, noting Americans are kind and hardworking.
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United States
Midwest
Washington
D.C
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Austin
Tex
Little Rock
Ark
State Department
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Robert Day
U.S
YMCA
Kay Waddell
McCleery Cumming Factory
Cedar Rapids
Hector Morales
Hector Morales Corrales
Morales
National Polytechnic Institute
Mexico City
Teresa Pabon
Bolivia
U.S. State Department
Robert Days
Journal
Kalona Heads To Vote On New $80,000 Pool Bond
Kalona voters decide on an $80,000 swimming pool bond backed by Mayor Richard Adams and six community service clubs. Newly enfranchised 18 to 21 year olds may swing the outcome as 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. polls open at the town hall. If approved, a 3.75 millage increase would fund construction costs rising from prior estimates.
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Kalona
Richard Adams
Adams
Kalona News
E. K. Ward Dies in Highway 78 Car Crash
E. E. Ward 76 of Washington died in a two car crash near Dickey's Prairie Home Cafe on Highway 78. Linda Blair 32 and her son Scottie 9 of Ankeny also perished. Roger Blair and Mrs. Ward were injured and listed in satisfactory condition. Funeral services for Ward pending at Jones Funeral Home.
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E.E. Ward
Washington
Dickey
Blair
Ward
Jones
West
Main Street
Vogel brothers die in crash near Van Horne
Two Benton County high school students and former Keota residents John Vogel 16 and Greg Vogel 17 died in a head on collision on a rural road near Van Horne while reportedly attempting to pass a school bus. Merlin Hanson 36 from Clutter was hospitalized in Cedar Rapids in good condition. Greg was due to graduate soon.
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Keota
van Horne
Benton County
John Vogel
Greg
Charles Vogel
Carl Vogel
Vogel
Merlin Hanson
Cedar Rapids
Benton Community High School
Weather update for Iowa outlook
United Press International reports Iowa to see partly sunny with lows 45 to 50 and upper 50s in the west. Tuesday brings fair, warmer weather with highs in the low 80s northeast to the upper 80s west.
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United Press International
Iowa
Mrs. Morgan dies camping at Lacey Keosauqua Park
Mildred Maureen Marston Morgan age 48 of 1110 East Tyler Street died unexpectedly while camping at Lacey Keosauqua State Park on May 14 1972 She was owner operator of Shelly Lynn Salon and member of Rebekah Lodge BPW Club and United Methodist Church Funeral set for Tuesday at 2 pm at Jones Funeral Home Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery Memorial fund established for the family Surviving husband two daughters mother four sisters three brothers and one grandson character details provided in obituary.
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Theodore Morgan
East
Tyler Street
Lacey - Keosauqua State Park
Morgan
Rebekah Lodge
Business and Professional Women’s Club
United Methodist Church
Mildred Maureen Marston
Louisa County
Floyd and
Lela DeVore Marston
Jill Marie
Iowa State University
Edwin
JoEllen) Geret
Panama City
Panama
Lela Marston
Washington
Harold
Margery) Swailes
Iowa City
Mitchell
Marion) Allen
Columbus Junction
Jerry
Betty) Forinash
County weighs legality of selling timber reserve walnut trees
The Iowa county Conservation Board seeks a legal opinion from attorney John Baldrige on selling 18 walnut trees in Hayes Timber reserve near Washington. A bid of 20 200.20 was recorded, with risks the sale could forfeit the reserve and funds possibly go to the board rather than the county.
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County Conservation Board
John Baldrige
Washington
Hayes Timber
Iowa
Caroline Hayes
Baldrige
Conservation Board
Hayes
Marr Park
Ron Walters
Guttenberg
Harold Hall
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Green Meadows
Mocorito
Mexico
EK. E. Ward
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Jack
Patricia) Salladay
Jack Marston
Receda
California
Ivan
West Burlington
Louis
Hills
Bruce Plum
Fairfield
State Conservation Commission
Plum
Walters
Europe
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