Hanson Concrete Wins Bridge Contract in County Line
Hanson Concrete Company of Washington secured a bridge project with a bid of 81081 dollars, the lowest of two bids from Hanson and Karl Sopher Construction of Oskaloosa. The cost will be shared equally by Louisa and Washington counties, with the bridge about six miles north of Highway 92 on the county line. The story continues on page 6.
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West Virginia Miners Strike Over Black Lung Bill
Hundreds of soft coal miners in West Virginia refuse to work in protest of President Nixon's hesitancy on a liberalized black lung bill. Earl Stafford, head of the Mingo County Black Lung Association, warned the action could spread if Nixon does not sign the bill and said many mines may close by Monday.
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Washington High to Hold Baccalaureate for Class of 1972
Baccalaureate services for the Class of 1972 at Washington High School take place Sunday at 8 p.m. in the high school gym. Rev. W H Kettlitz will speak on A World Lit By Lighting. Music by the combined choir and chorus accompanies the processional and recessional.
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Einar Fetterman
Ann Krogmeier
Baccalaureate
Reds Attack Near Kontum in Central Highlands Battle
Five waves of North Vietnamese assault Kontum City backed by tanks in what Saigon called the decisive stage of the Highlands battle. B52 bombers dropped 1,800 tons in 20 waves by 60 planes after earlier 2,500 tons. Major effort timed with Ho Chi Minh’s birth anniversary tests Hue as a target. Fierce close combat as defenders fired at point blank range.
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Central Highlands
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Hue
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Weekend forecast calls for mild night and showers
The forecast shows fair and mild conditions tonight with lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Saturday brings increasing clouds and a chance of scattered thundershowers mainly in the northwest during the afternoon with highs in the 80s.
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Owa
Lytles to close marks end of era
Washington’s oldest retail business, R Lytle Foods, will close its east side store after 1900–founded family operation ends. The delivery service and long family history, dating to 1900, leave a void in the square with the loss of a local grocery anchor and its unique practices.
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Washington
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Robert L. Lytle Jr
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Big Dandy
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Lytle
Lulu of
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Chicago
Lytles
Harold Cline
Litle Foods
Cline
Journal
Nixon Visits Wallace in Hospital After Shooting
President Nixon visited Alabama Governor George C. Wallace at Holy Cross Hospital in Maryland, after Wallace was paralyzed from a gunshot wound. The White House said Wallace’s condition was stable with no change in leg function, while experts warned recovery prospects were weakening.
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Alabama
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Arthur H. Bremer
Milwaukee
Governor Orders Retroactive Merit Raises for 3000 Iowa Workers
Des Moines Gov. Robert D. Ray ordered retroactive merit pay for about 3,000 state employees who were eligible during last fall’s wage price freeze. The move costs roughly 125,000 dollars, to be funded from agency appropriations, with 30 days planned for processing.
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