Brighton Break-In At Mullikin Fertilizer Company
Brighton in Washington County sheriff's deputies seek clues after thieves pried open a window to the Mullikin Fertilizer building at the village edge early Tuesday. A 200 pound safe unlocked with company records and $50 to $60 in cash were stolen along with two radios and a clock radio, three cases of Pepsi-Cola, and an adding machine. A separate soft drink machine at the nearby Don Mullikin service station was opened and its change taken.
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Brighton
Washington County Sheriff's
Mullikin
Glen Mullikin
Don Mullikin
Parsons College must post 250000 bond for bankruptcy protection
Federal judge Richard Stageman ordered Parsons College to post a 250000 surety bond within 10 days to receive protection from creditors. Acting president Verett Hadley said 30 days are needed to raise funds as the school, $15 million in debt, seeks court protection to stay open.
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Des Moines
Parsons College
Richard Stageman
Verett Hadley
Parsons
Agri Culture Day Proclaimed in Des Moines Statewide salute
Governor Robert D. Ray signed a proclamation naming June 23 Agri-Culture Day to mark the 50th anniversary of the State Department of Agriculture. At the ceremony in the Statehouse Ray set aside the day to honor Iowa's leading industry. Grover Hahn of Plaza State Bank bought the first ticket to the All-Iowan meat barbecue at Living History Farms west of Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Twilight landscaping tour visits four Kalona homes
County Extension Director Jim Frier announces a twilight landscaping tour on Monday evening June 4 in Kalona. The route starts at 603 H Avenue near the grade school, with stops at 711 D Avenue, 701 4th Street, and 304 F Avenue. Extension Horticulturist Ben Vance and Frier will discuss landscaping principles, plant selection, shrub and tree care, lawn maintenance, and common insect and disease problems for homeowners.
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Kalona
Mond
Jim Frier
Eugene Way
H Avenue
Richard Dyer
D Avenue
Marie Herner
4Th
Virgil Hochstetler
F Avenue
Ben Vance
Ames and Frier
Urges cooperation on jobs for youth in Washington County
Jeff Boshart, Summer Youth Employment Service supervisor, calls for citizen and employer cooperation to match last summer’s 1185 youth job placements. Youths should apply at the Chamber of Commerce from 7 am to 3 pm, with openings to be reported to the Chamber or Boshart. contact 653-3272.
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Washington County
Jeff Boshart
Y.E.S
Boshart
Jeff
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Office
Old Creamery Players in Washington June Chautauqua Week
Old Creamery Theater Company brings 11 professionals to Washington for three days of plays workshops and open rehearsals starting June 4 as part of New Chautauqua week. Notable staff include founder Tom Johnson and wife Judith Johnson with workshops and costume design. Open rehearsals June 4 5 6 at 10 a.m. with workshops at 1 p.m. Evening shows 6 p.m. $1 adults 50c children under 12. Rehearsals and workshops free. Town arts council subsidizes. humanities lectures and forums follow June 7-9 with all last three days free.
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Old Creamery Theater Company
Washington
Tom Johnson
Iowa State University
ISU
Judith
OCTC
University of Northern Iowa
Johnson
Washington High School
Mick Denniston
Northwestern University
Showboat
Cobblestone Theatres
John Buchanan
Oberson
Rita Berendes
Davenport
University of Colorado
Gretchen de Boer
Lysistrata
Sabina
Marian
Paul Nemiroff
University of Missouri
Nemiroff
Summertree
Attic Theatre Group
Mark Pint
Tevye
Ars Over Veishea
Clint Vriezelaar
Wartburg College
Roger Sherman
Stanhope
Jack
Erica Zaffarano
Sunday beer sales under local control
Iowa House endorses local option for Sunday liquor sales giving city councils and county boards final say on permits for taverns grocery stores country clubs and other large food services. Local officials may grant revoke Sunday permits and votes will decide wet or dry communities amid debates over broader access.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa House
County Boards of Supervisors
House
Ingwer Hansen
R-Hartley
Senate
Jerry Fitzgerald
R-Fort Dodge
Ask 46 million for area schools
Des Moines area lawmakers move a near 46 million dollar bill for area school operation. The plan directs 33.1 million for daily operations and 12.8 million as matching funds for vocational programs. The committee rejects 4.5 million for career education and caps annual growth of arts and science at five percent for two years.
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DES Moines
APS
House Appropriations Committee
Educational Appropriations Subcommittee
Robert D. Ray
Robert Kreamer
Skylab crews News Sun Pictures Earth Survey Start
Skylab astronauts, Conrad Kerwin and Weitz, beam stellar sun images using a coronagraph as NASA plans an in orbit earth resources survey covering insect infestations in Texas gypsum beds in New Mexico and Central American volcanoes. The crew notes cooling trends and a faulty skull cap sensor while a planned fire drill is set for tonight.
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Houston
UPI
Skylab
Texas
New Mexico
Central America
Charles
Pete
Conrad Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Earth Resources
Henry Hartsfield
Conrad
Kerwin
Mission Control
Neil Hutchinson
Conger House to Host Open House and Dedication
The Jonathan Clark Conger House in Washington County will be dedicated on June 6 at 2 p.m with ceremonies from the front porch led by Stephen Wiggers of the Washington County Historical Society. Helen Wilson will dedicate the house in memory of Jonathan and Jane Conger, with museum openings honoring Colonel C. J. Wilson and Mr. Carlton Wilson. Open house continues June 7–10, including a lamplight tour Sunday evening and guided tours of period rooms and exhibits.
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Jonathan Clark Conger
Stephen Wiggers
Washington County Historical Society
Conger
Helen Wilson
Jonathan
Jane Conger
Carlton Wilson
C. J. Wilson
C. J Wilson
Glenn McCall
Cal Wolf
Mike Kramme
Mike Zachs
Iowa floods trigger U.S. disaster aid centers statewide
Federal officials opened three special disaster assistance centers in Burlington Davenport and Ottumwa plus a Des Moines headquarters and toll free line to aid Iowa flood victims across 26 counties. President Nixon had designated the area as disaster areas enabling long term low interest loans and federal reconstruction aid.
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Des Moines
UPI
William Mayer
Seattle, Wash
Federal Office of Emergency Preparedness
Burlington
Davenport
Ottumwa
Nixon
Iowa
Mayer
Weather Outlook With Warmer Trend This Week
Mostly fair conditions this afternoon tonight and Thursday with a warming trend. Highs today 70 to 75, tonight's lows around 50, Thursday highs 75 to 80. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph this afternoon and light west tonight. Rain chance near zero percent tonight and this afternoon, rising to 10 percent Thursday.
Iowa House approves county official pay hike with local control
The Iowa House voted 95 to 4 to raise salaries for elected county officers for the first time since 1969, including a 10 percent boost for county supervisors. A key amendment by Rep. Donald Doyle would replace the state pay scale with a five member compensation commission to set salaries after 1975, shifting control to local officials and drawing rural opposition. The plan could cost Iowans about $2.2 million and would apply to officials such as auditors, treasurers, clerks, sheriffs, recorders, and county attorneys.
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Senate
House
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Hous
Laverne Schroeder
R-Mcclelland
Donald Doyle
Sioux City
Charles Grassley
New Hartford
Grassley
Statehouse
Schroeder
Doyle
Adrian Brinck
D-West Joint
Local Compensation Commission
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