Washington High Band Offers Work Days to Fund Nashville Trip
Washington area residents can hire members of the Washington High School band for home or business work today and Saturday. Call the band office. fees go to finance the band's Nashville trip. In Des Moines, Iowa the ISEA recommends a 5 percent salary rise for 1973-74, plus reforms including daily prep periods, BA and Iowa teaching certification, duty free lunches, sabbaticals, maternity leave with reinstatement, joint admin teacher committees, and employer financed health exams.
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Washington Area
Washington High School
Nashville
Tenn
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
Iowa
Roy Karlson
Association
Indians End 24 Hour Bureau Protest With White House Promise
About 900 American Indians ended a 24 hour occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs after a White House aide promised a written response to their demands. The protesters agreed to move to an auditorium as police kept a large show of force nearby. Russell Means spoke of fears for women and children and said the government could trigger violence if forced out. The group planned a clean up as they left the building.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Indian Affairs
White House
Bradford Patterson
Constitution Avenue
Russell Means
Means
U.S
BIA
Huntsville man seeks write-in bid for ISU homecoming queen
Richard Talcott 20 of Huntsville Alabama, a chemistry junior at Iowa State University, asks for permission to run as a homecoming queen write-in. He was nominated by an all male dorm but panelists refused ballot inclusion and Talcott claims 95 per cent of students support him despite the controversy.
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Talcott
Will
Dr Etter marks 50 years as osteopathic physician in Washington
Missouri born Preston L Etter earned his osteopathy degree in Kirksville in May 1922. He settled in Washington in 1922 after guidance from a minister, opening an office in the Ab Anderson building before moving to the Journal building. He served in WWI, led local Red Cross work, and remains active with the American Legion and local boards. He and Helen McKee have a daughter Barbara Kessell and a grandson John Kessell.
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Preston L. Etter
Washington
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kirksville
Dorothy Luckenbill
Missouri
Young Etter
Kirksville College of
Indiana
Etter
Estherville
Iowa
Dr. Etter
Rev. Rice
Washington County
Gentry
St. Joseph
Ab Anderson
Zager
Helen McKee
Macon
State Teachers College
Journal
30Th Machine Gun Battalion
Camp Funston
Kan
American Legion
National Bank of Washington
Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association
Red Cross
Y's
Etters
Wallace
Barbara) Kessell
Lincoln Elementary
John Kessell
University of Iowa
Iowa City
John
Unemployment Holds At 5.5 Percent In October
UPI report shows the jobless rate unchanged at 5.5 percent as employment rises by 260000. Labor force growth offsets gains, with 4.8 million unemployed and 82.5 million employed. Teen unemployment improves while construction workers rise in joblessness. Average work week and earnings stay steady with a 7.4 percent yearly rise in weekly pay.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Labor Department
White House
Iowa man charged in child theft case
Brandon tool salesman Anthony Swad, 47, was charged in Buchanan County in the October 25 abduction of 12 year old Wanda Hughson from Quasqueton Elementary School yard. Bond set at $2000. Swad allegedly grabbed the girl after she refused to help him find old books, then released her near Quasqueton.
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Swad
Hughson
Wengert
Winthrop
Quasqueton
Wanda
Candidates for Clerk of the District Court Two vie in general election
Robert L. Riley 42 seeks reelection on the Republican ticket and cites office improvements since July 1 1971 including balanced funds outstanding checks dating to 1965 a large purge of obsolete items and use of the county copying machine for records Riley notes one day service and says he is a native hero and Air Force veteran Maxine Elliott 65 runs on the Democratic ticket projecting commitment to better government through involvement She is a Washington County native and a State University of Iowa graduate with a B A in progress
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Robert L. Riley
Riley
L.F. Harding
Washington
United States Air
Maxine Elliott
District Court
Mrs. Elliott
Elliott
Washington County
State University of Iowa
Des Moines Judge Orders Return of X Rating Licenses
A US District Court judge ruled Des Moines must restore the operating licenses seized last week from Studio III and Mini-X two triple X theaters. The ruling called the denial unconstitutional precensorship and barred prosecution for continuing to operate after the city council action on October 24.
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Des Moines
UPI
William Stuart
Stuart
Weekend Weather Outlook With Light Rain Chance
Cloudy and cool with a chance of drizzle or brief light rain this afternoon and early tonight. Then partly cloudy and warmer Saturday with highs 47 to 52 and northwesterly winds around 10 mph. Lows tonight 30 to 35 with a 20 percent precipitation chance this afternoon and tonight, 10 percent Saturday.
County Farm Bureau urges direct use of revenue sharing funds for tax relief
Amid uncertainty over 1973 revenue sharing, Washington County Farm Bureau calls on the board of supervisors to apply federal funds directly to property tax relief. Doyle Jarrard says use of about $276,540 of the $25 million allocated could cut next year’s county taxes by about 3 mills in towns and 5 mills in townships if funds replace property tax revenue. Auditor Walt Schroeder notes funds are not yet received and dates are indefinite. supervisors plan further talks with FB leaders.
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County Farm Bureau
Board of Supervisors
Doyle Jarrard
Jarrard
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Walt Schroeder
Schroeder
John Patterson
Washington County
Break-in targets Wellman horse tack collection
Sheriff reports theft at Longwell Realty and Hog Buying Station near Wellman. Stolen items include three bridles with U S Cavalry bits stamped Alleghany Arsenal and dated 1864 or 1865, one gold plated bit, 1918 date on bridles, leg spurs and gold aluminum pairs, brass mounted homes, and two nickel bridle bit plaques. Entry gained by breaking an east window.
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Wellman
Francis Longwell
Longwell Realty
Sheriff's Office
U.S
Alleghany Arsenal
Longwell
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