Tall Corn Contest Entry At Kirkwood Draws Mayors
Washington Mayor Harold Johnson filed an entry representing Washington county in Cedar Rapids tall corn contest. seed corn planted May 15 on Kirkwood Community College campus. 36 county seats entered. August measures determine winner. winner honored next fall with plaque from Cedar Rapids-Marion Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Harold Johnson
Kirkwood Community College
Allen Peterson
Iowa
Kirkwood Agribusiness and Natural Resources Department
Kirkwood
Agriculture Bureau of the
Cedar Rapids - Marion Area
Agriculture Bureau
Kirkwood Agribusiness Department
Washington Pool Set to Open Despite Delays
The Washington municipal pool will open on Tuesday June 3 weather permitting after improvements including a fresh coat of paint glass bathhouse enclosures and new roofing. Pool manager Tom Sheetz announced summer rates with small increases for all ages and issued lifeguard names Mike Gray Lee Gray Robert Thomas Susan Huber Wendy Wilson and Nancy Adams.
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Tom Sheetz
Mike Gray
Lee Gray
Robert Thomas
Susan Huber
Wendy Wilson
Nancy Adams
Washington board approves elementary aide time plan
The Washington Board of Education approves five hours of aide time per 100 students in elementary schools and designates aides as general elementary aides under principal authority, potentially reassigning aide work across grades. Kindergarten sections drop by one to four. class size rises toward 25 as enrollments grow.
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Washington Board of Education
Gary McCurdy
Washington
Fairfield
Brighton
Red Cross
Alice Trees
James Herrick
Iowa State University
Rices Louise Spence
Nominations for 1975 Master Pork Producer due June 1
At a Formax meeting Jim Frier reminded the Washington County Pork Producers Board that nominations for the 1975 Master Pork Producer will close by June 1. A free pork barbeque on June 18 at Columbus High School accompanies district 9 Pork Producers meeting. Serving begins at 6 p.m. Other talks covered summer pork promotion and the Washington County Fair.
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Formax
Jim Frier
Washington County Pork Producers Board of Directors
District 9
Columbus High School
Washington County
SCAD expands 1975 Summer Creative Arts and Drama program
The 1975 SCAD season adds photography and dance workshops alongside a main play The Sea directed by Dr. Richard Scharine. Writers workshop directed by Rachel Nicola runs June through early June sessions. children's theatre led by Michele Curley and mime troupe co-directed by Jane Sotelo and Sherrie Scott return. New photography journal workshop co-directors James Heilman and James Owen meet Tuesday nights. dance led by Cathy Mangold with theory sessions by Ann B. Ludwig starts June 8. All activities are YMCA sponsored with Dana McAvoy coordinating and available for inquiries at the YMCA.
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SCAD
Richard Scharine
William Penn College
YMCA
Washington
Writers’ Workshop
Rachel Nicola
Wesley House
U.P
Michele Curley
Children’s Theatre
Jane Sotelo
Sherrie Scott
James Heilman
James Owen
Cathy Mangold
Ann B. Ludwig
University of Iowa
Dana McAvoy
Weather outlook with showers likely into Friday
Occasional showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon, ending late tonight or early Friday. Highs range from the upper 60s to low 70s with tonight's lows in the low to mid 50s. Friday brings decreasing clouds and highs in the lower 70s as east to southeast winds at 10 to 15 mph ease.
Ford pursues NATO talks as Cyprus crisis looms
President Ford opens NATO summit with one on one talks with Greece’s Constantine Caramanlis and Turkey’s Suleyman Demirel in Brussels. He seeks progress on the Cyprus crisis while pledging U.S. good offices and urging restrained meddling.
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Greece
Suleyman Demirel
Turkey
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Arthur Hartman
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Hartman
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Sadat
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Austria
Egypt
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Henry A. Kissinger
Yitzhak Rabin
Washington
Europe
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Gaston Thorn
Luxembourg
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Iowa Faces Possible Loss of Federal Highway Funds
Federal official Everett McBride warned Iowa lawmakers a 60-40 risk of losing funds if the state does not pass a motor vehicle inspection bill. He said two other bills may be extended. only helmet and inspection acts are essential this year. Leaders expect passage of the helmet measure. other bills face doubt as adjournment nears.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Everett McBride
McBride
Senate
George Kinley
House
Robert D. Ray
Les Holland
Iowa Department of Transportation
Speed move to approve care center expansion in Des Moines
Washington Care Center seeks a 50 bed addition at 601 E Polk St. The City Plan and Zoning Commission, on a 4 0 vote with three absent, forwarded the project to the Board of Zoning Adjustment while backing the plan and bypassing the city attorney’s rezoning recommendation. Local residents’ opposition and grandfather clause arguments frame the dispute as officials weigh R 1 versus R 2 zoning for health facilities.
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Evening Journal
Washington Care Center
E. Polk St
City Plan and Zoning Commission
Board of Zoning Adjustment
Board of Adjustment
Witte & Juckette Construction Co
Des Moines
John Owen
Owen
P&i
Ralph Martin
Witte & Juckette
Harold Juckette
Tom
Hoover Health Council
State Office of Planning and Programming
Leading indicators post record April jump hints at bottoming recession
The Commerce Department reports the leading business indicators index rose 4.2 percent in April, with 11 of 12 components up and only the money supply failing to rise. A two-month gain follows March's 1 percent increase, sparking cautious optimism about recession bottoming amid a major revision to a timelier deflated 12-indicator series.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
James L. Pate
WWII Plane Carrying Marijuana Crashes In Tennessee
A World War II era plane loaded with about 1,000 pounds of marijuana crashed soon after takeoff from an East Tennessee airport in the mountains. Both people aboard were killed. Authorities say the marijuana was wrapped in Mexican newspapers plastic bags and brown paper and would have a street value near half a million dollars.
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Rockwood, Tenn
UPI
East
Tennessee Mountains
Morgan County
Cecil Burge
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