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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1976

Page

8

Late night push as Iowa lawmakers rush to finish 1976 session

Des Moines UPI: Legislative leaders pressed House and Senate activity into late night hours to wrap up the 1976 session by week’s end. Kinley and Cochran voiced hopes to adjourn by Saturday or noon today with Saturday morning return if needed.

Des Moines UPI House Senate George Kinley D-Des Moines Statehouse Dale Cochran Volga River Iowa Conference Committee Richard C. Turner Robert D. Ray Ray Clifton Lamborn R-Maquoketa Kinley

Local Professional Directory Ad Listings Washington IA Area

Comprehensive listing of attorneys chiropractors optometrists osteopaths and services in Washington Iowa and nearby areas with offices in Kalona Keota Ainsworth and Fairfield. Includes firm names such as Griffiths Anderson Buffer and Morrison Meeker Bates plus Stewart Shearer and Owen with contact details and hours. References Nursing home Maplewood Manor and counseling services with phone numbers.

Farm Financing Production Credit Association North Iowa Washington Melvin Schneider Nursing Homes Maplewood Manor Nursing Home Keota

Livestock Markets Slow Trade Across Regions

Markets report slow trade and uneven demand with cattle and hog prices mixed. Des Moines bids show No 1-3 cattle 200-230 lb at 48.50 to 49.75, heavier loads lower. Joliet notes cattle up to 40.50 per cwt and hogs down about a dollar. Chicago grain mentions urban mayors rising to 143 cities ahead of elections.

Des Moines UPI Joliet, Ill

Gluba decries rise in Iowa tax dodging by wealthy

State Senator William E. Gluba releases Iowa Department of Revenue data showing 222 high income Iowans avoided state income tax in 1974. Todays report details gaps across income brackets from 50 000 to over 150 000. He calls for an interim tax study committee and a minimum tax on the wealthy to curb the trend.

William E. Gluba Davenport Iowa Department of Revenue Iowa Gluba

Nancy E Barclay Dies at 85 in Washington

Nancy E Barclay, 85, of 107 North Avenue B in Washington, died this morning. Funeral arrangements are pending with Sherman Eden Funeral Home in charge.

Nancy E. Barclay North Avenue B Washington Sherman-Eden Funeral Home

Butz defends plan for food stamps

Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz defended the Food Stamp Act cutback, labeling Congress wasteful and Ford essential for fiscal restraint. He criticized welfare as overextended, targeting 24 percent to President Ford’s program, while noting a multi-state lawsuit over the policy. He warned of a trend toward big government and endless spending.

Columbus, Ohio UPI Earl Butz Congress Ford Buzz Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Ohio State Bleeding Hearts Buzz-Ford

May 28 Highlights from Almanac and History

Almanac notes for Friday May 28, 1976, including birthdates of William Pitt and events such as Adams arming an army in 1798, the 1934 Dionne quintuplets birth, the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940, and President Ford’s 1975 Brussels NATO visit. Thought for the day from Cervantes.

Venus Mars William Pitt John Adams Congress Callander Ontario Dunkerque English Channel France Britain Ford Brussels North Atlantic Treaty Organization U.S

Hardy couple celebrate 49th anniversary at Mercy hospital

Riverside May 24 Mr and Mrs Leroy Hardy marked their 49th wedding anniversary at Mercy hospital where Mrs Hardy had surgery earlier. A turnout including Mrs Walter Hardy and Mrs Jack Sentman of Bloomfield Ill presented a cake. Sentman, a nurse, assists with her mother at the hospital.

Wilbur Kiene Riverside Leroy Hardy Mercy Hospital County Cancer Association Ainsworth Sue O'Conner Leroy O’conner St. Patricks Cedar Rapids Sue Appalachian Regional Hospital Harlan Steve Miller Riverside Post Office Mike Shrader Steve Phyllis Navy Iowa City The Red Cross Washington Pool

Ainsworth Bible School plans announced by church

Mrs. Stan McCreedy announces Ainsworth Community Church Bible School plans with sessions Tuesday through Thursday 9 to 11 30 a m and Friday 9 to 2 p m except nursery which dismisses at 11 30 a m. A noon picnic at Marr Park will include teachers as chaperones and food donations are requested. News notes accompany visitors and local celebrations including weddings and family visits.

Washington Roger Schloss Don Kirchner Riverside Clarence Rummelhart St. Mary Hall Park Duane White Ainsworth Stan McCreedy Ainsworth Community Church Bible School Marr Park J.R. Simonton Delbert Evans New Orleans Claudine Augustine Steve Eric Wenger Mt. Pleasant Elmer Wenger Cedar Rapids Eric Jim Wenger Cooper-Ironside Ed Benson John Cooper Clark Pfeifer Shirley Pfeifer Shennie Buck Mae Lamb Washington United Methodist Church Mary Jo Koehler Central College Pella

Washington women visit Grundy Center friend

Ten years ago Mrs. Logan Heilman Mrs. Tom Carson Mrs. Howard Waddell and Mrs. Merritt McDaniel returned home Wednesday evening after spending the day in Grundy Center visiting with Mrs. Don Rinner a former resident of Washington.

Logan Heilman Tom Carson Howard Waddell Merritt McDaniel Grundy Center Don Rinner Washington

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Professional Directory John C. Owen East Main Street Stewart & Shearer Attorneys At Richard A. Stewart Paul V. Shearer Douglas L. Tindal West Main Thomas D. Kauffman M. L. Tweeton North Marion Osteopaths P. L. Etter Osteopathic John W. Lemmon Iowa Avenue Court House Children's House, Inc Cook's Tfr. Inc Atlas van Lines Fairfield Ee le Chicago Wayne B. Merkley Drake University Red Rock Dam Merkley Saylorville Dam Iowa State Engineering Institute Butz McFarlane Insurance Agency East Main the Almanac United Press International Miguel de Cervantes Early Insurance Babylon Jack Nicholson Fantasy Films Milos Forman Louise Fletcher William Redfield Lawrence Hauben BO Goldman Ken Kesey Haskell Wexler Jack Nitzscher Saul Zaentz Michael Douglas United Artists Leroy Hardys Ainsworth Plans Bible School Ainsworth Community Bob Stephens West Chester Dick Stephens Crawfordsville F.W. Schnoebelen Gene Stephens Dewey Stephens Tacoma Preston McCracken Worth McCracken Eddyville Willard McCracken Dick Ross Auto Service S. Marion Stella Stevens Stuart Whitman Vegas Sondra Currie Tony Young Asaber A.crown International Pictures Iowa Pharmacy Service Corporation I.P.S.C Russel Stover Candiel Mc Daniel Drug Store Washington, Iowa
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