Halloween Costumes Brighten Rainy YMCA Parade Night
Despite rain canceling the usual parade, many children gathered at the Washington YMCA Thursday evening, paraded around the gym, watched cartoons, and collected treats. Prizes for best costumes were awarded in three age groups with winners named for each.
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Washington Ymca
Mike Hanshaw
Stacy Brayton
Candy Baker
Jenny Eden
Brad Nicholson
Sara Horak
Barbara Beemblossom
Steven Linge
Rusty Gibson
Eric Good
Ford visits Nixon in Long Beach hospital during campaign tour
President Ford cut a 20 minute break from a six state tour to visit Richard Nixon at Long Beach Memorial Hospital where Nixon remains in critical condition after surgery. Ford, told by Dr Lungren the visit would boost Nixon morale, spoke with Pat Nixon and planned later campaigning in Fresno and Portland.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Ford
Richard M. Nixon
Long Beach Memorial Hospital
Nixon
White House
Ron Nessen
John Lungren
Pat Nixon
Sioux City
Iowa
Los Angeles
FBI
Air Force One
Fresno
Portland
Ore
Weather: Cloudy, cool with weekend temperatures in 60s
A cloudy afternoon brings mid 60s to around 70 across the area with southwest winds 8 to 15 mph. Tonight turns partly cloudy and cooler with lows in the mid 40s, and Saturday highs near 60 as winds shift to northeast 8 to 15 mph.
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Ranity
Recession Deepens As Jobless Rate Hits Three Year High
UPI reports October unemployment rose to 6 percent the highest in three years with 5.5 million workers out of work. Labor data show 200,000 more jobless in October as inflation and recession tighten. Economists warn the downturn could persist into 1978 with unemployment potentially reaching 12 percent.
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United Press Internationa
U.S
Irwin Kellner
Hanover Trust
New York
United States
Pearl Harbor
Eliot Janeway
Charles Kilpatrick
Lynch, Jones and Ryan Brokerage House
Markley Roberts
Afl-Cio
Janeway
UPI
Douglas Greenwald
McGraw Hill Publications
Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rules in favor of Towa City renewal
DES MOINES Iowa City renewal clears legal challenge as judge upholds a 29 million downtown redevelopment environmental impact statement. The 300 page document was found sufficient for a rational decision despite claims it inadequate considered transportation modes and auto elimination in the downtown area.
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Des Moines
UPI
USS
William C. Stuart
Iowa City
Stuart
Iowa
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Iowa Commission orders American Party to file finances today
Iowa Campaign Disclosure Commission orders American Party officials to file a financial statement with the Secretary of State by 3 p.m. The panel also reviews reports by Ralph Scott and Jim Schaben, with delays and amended filings noted. The vote to end the AFL-CIO voter list probe ends without further action.
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American Party
Commission
Robert Dilley
Des Moines
Ralph Scott
Cedar Falls
Scott
Secretary of State
Charles Wiggins
Ames
Jim Schaben
Richard Bender
Democratic State Central Committee
Schaben
Russell Ross
Iowa City
Ross
Iowa Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
Phil Sasich
Iowa
VIP
Schneider and Thomas vie for county supervisor seat
Elmer Schneider a Riverside Democrat and Hayden Thomas a Crawfordsville Republican seek the four year Board of Supervisors term being vacated by Clifford Conklin. The race shapes as close as the 1972 contest, with Schneider touting open government and interagency cooperation while Thomas emphasizes steady, no glare leadership.
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Elmer Schneider
John Patterson
Schneider
Riverside
Hayden Thomas
Crawfordsville
Board of Supervisors
Clifford Conklin
Keota
Patterson
Thomas
Twother
State Highway Commission
Highland
Vermita
Ais
John
Marine Corps
Highland School Board
Gladys
Cotter
Crawford Area
L-W Service Co
Hearings Planned on Sugar Prices by New Council
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon says public hearings on sugar prices will be held soon by the new Council on Wage and Price Stability. Sugar profits have ballooned, and the Justice Department is already eyeing possible price fixing across several food industries.
YWCA Budget Booster Show Promises Diverse Night
A YWCA benefit event in the Y building on Saturday starts at 7 30 p m with a mix of area talent including dancing singing a magic act and acrobatics The second half titled Saturday Night at the Movies features the YWCA Synchronised Swimming Club and Class performing clips from Dr Zhivago James Bond South Pacific Hair Brian s Song Submarine and Joanna Tickets are 125 or 75 cents at the door Spectators are told the pool gallery will be warm and humid so dress accordingly.
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YWCA
Y Building
Ywca Synchronized
Dr. Zhivago
Hair
Brian’s
Joanna
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