Mid-Prairie school bond election set for December 14
The Mid-Prairie Community School District Board announces a bond issue election on December 14, 1976, seeking 2,250,000 to fund construction and improvements. If 60 percent vote yes, Wellman Elementary will be rebuilt, Kalona’s temporary buildings replaced, a storage and special education room added at Washington Township Elementary, West Chester Elementary repaired, and a dust collection system installed at the high school.
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Mid-Prairie Community
West Chester
Chamber elects Walter Farrell Jr president for year
Walter Farrell Jr was named president of the Washington Chamber of Commerce board at a Wednesday meeting. He succeeds retiring president Bill Steele and will serve during the coming year. Larry Bartlett was named vice president and Bob Burt treasurer for the year.
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Walter Farrell Jr
Washington Chamber of Commerce Board
Bill Steele
Larry Bartlett
Bob Burt
Fire damages basement at Dick Stalder home
Washington firemen answered a Wednesday alarm at 1620 North Marion Avenue to battle a fire in the basement of the Dick Stalder residence. The blaze caused considerable damage before firefighters brought it under control.
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Washington
Dick Stalder
North
Marion Avenue
Thieves Steal From Hartke Car After Victory Loss
INDIANAPOLIS UP I thieves removed clothing valuables and two anniversary rings from a leased station wagon linked to Sen Vance Hartke and his family after ballots showed Hartke defeat by Richard Lugar. The theft occurred at an apartment house lot where Hartke's son Wayne stayed.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Vance Hartke
Hartke
Citizens Band
Indiana
Wayne
Richard G. Lugar
Canton High reopens junk foods after protest petitions
Canton High School students and about 30 faculty members protested the removal of junk foods from the cafeteria. Officials returned fruit pies potato chips and candy bars after about 600 of 800 students signed petitions on Wednesday.
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Canton, Conn
UPI
Canton High School
Check leads today for murder suspect
Authorities checked leads today in the search for Billy Rose, wanted in a Fort Dodge double shooting. Arrest warrants accuse Rose of murder in the fatal shooting of Rosemary Holloway, 18, and assault with intent to commit murder against Debbie Zeutlau, 24. A nationwide alert was issued.
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Fort Dodge, Iowa
UPI
Fort Dodge
Billy Rose
Rosemary Holloway
Debbie Zeutlau
Residents must move junk cars in Washington
City officials report progress on removing junk cars and say action will enforce a city ordinance. Mayor Harold Johnson says police will follow up on voluntary removals and take necessary steps. Chief Ken Bauer notes police will carry out council and mayoral directives immediately.
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Washington
Harold Johnson
Johnson
Ken Bauer
Library to Mark Book Week with Events in November
The Washington Public Library will observe Book Week November 8 to 13. A book review by Mrs. R. J. Kleese will be held November 9 at 1 30 p.m. reviewing Gore Vidal's 1876. The library’s Bicentennial quilt will be presented, followed by coffee. A story hour for youngsters runs 4 to 5 p.m. in the Helen Wilson Room led by Ann Duncan.
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Washington Public Library
R.J. Kleese
Helen Wilson
Ann Duncan
Democrats gain in Iowa Senate in 1977 elections
United Press International reports Democrats widened control in Iowa by netting two Senate seats to hold a 60 to 40 lead in the House and 26 to 24 in the Senate last session. Three incumbents fell in the Senate while Republicans gained one seat in a vacancy race.
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United Press International
Iowa
Senate
House
Robert D. Ray
George Kinley
Ray
Arthur Neu
William Gluba
Davenport
Richard Norpel
Bellevue
Boards of Supervisors
Glen Bartell
St. Charles
Phillip Davitt
Edgar Holden
Mount Joy
Herbert Hinkhouse
West Branch
GOP
Carter
Wilson
White House
Senator Dick Clark Begins Africa Mission Tour
Senator Dick Clark of Iowa departs for a 33 day trip to Africa to shape the congressional view on U S involvement in southern Africa and the transition to black majority rule. He will meet British officials in London, attend UNESCO in Nairobi, chair a Lesotho conference, and assess roles beyond diplomacy while contrasting Kissinger motives.
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United Press International
Dick Clark
Iowa
Africa
United States
Clark
Senate
U.S
Angola
Ivor Richard
Switzerland
Unesco
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
Nairobi
Iowa Democrat
Third World
Lesotho
South Africa
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Jimmy Carter
Wholesale prices rise in October
Washington report shows October wholesale prices up 0.6 percent as food prices fall offset a 1 percent rise in industrial costs led by fuel power lumber and autos. Farm prices declined 1.2 percent and food prices dropped 0.7 percent. The gain follows September's 0.9 percent jump and signals higher retail prices ahead as Carter prepares to take office.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
Carter Accepts Ford Transition Aid After Close Victory
Jimmy Carter, winner of the 1976 election by a slim margin, welcomes Gerald Ford's gracious concession and offers transition assistance. Carter returns to Plains, Georgia, as the nation tallies 297 electoral votes and 53.3 percent turnout. Ford carried California and lost Ohio, with final counts showing Carter ahead in popular and electoral tallies.
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Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Gerald Ford
Carter
Plains
White House
Ford
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
California
Ohio
Mrs. Ford
Eugene McCarthy
Carter strategy at Iowa State Fair shaped 1976 vote
Democratic State Chair Tom Whitney says Carter’s Des Moines farm speech aimed to pull GOP focus to farm states while Democrats pressed large industrial states. He credits Midwest spending by Ford and Carter rivals, McCarthy votes affecting Iowa outcome, and notes Carter narrowly lost Iowa by about 11,000 votes with about 1,265,000 ballots cast.
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Harrison Weber
DES Moines
IDPA
Jimmy Carter
Iowa
Whitney
Ford
Carter
Georgia
Walter Mondale
Sen
Robert Dole
Midwest
Eugene McCarthy
Edward Mezvinsky
Jim Leach
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Nell
William Winkelman
Lohrville
John Scott
Pocahontas
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Leonard Anderson
Sioux City
James Calhoon
James Griffin
Council Bluffs
Thomas Slater
Griffin
Kenneth Falk
Clarinda
Thomas Harkin
Winkleman
Rolf W. Craft
Decorah
Richard Nelson
Oelwein
Hilarius Heying
West Union
Kissenger
Neal Lampkin
Washington County Police Reserve
Ed Darrah
Lampkin
Darrah
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