Drop beer sales charges by the Evening Journal
District Judge Arthur McGiveren dismissed the five county bartenders cases including Rich and Nupp after prosecution problems and an unavailable key witness. Rich had appealed his conviction for selling beer to a minor, Nupp faced trial, and both will have court costs taxed to them. Other appeals upheld speeding or led to minor fines in Magistrate Court outcomes.
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Washington County
Peter N. Rich
Brighton
Floyd J. Nupp
Wellman
Arthur McGiveren
Rich
Nupp
Napp
Robert Williams
Burlington
Williams
Health officials await swine flu vaccine arrival timing
Washington County public health officials have not received word on vaccine availability for local clinics. Nurse Mildred Lee anticipates clinics may be arranged late this month or in early December. Residents should contact their family physicians to schedule a regular flu shot appointment.
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Washington County
Mildred Lee
Birth of sextuplets in Naples ends with two infant deaths
Pasqualina Chianese, 26, gave birth to sextuplets at Naples Hospital of the Incurable. Doctors said two babies died shortly after birth while the other four were placed in incubators. The mother’s condition was listed as good.
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Naples
Italy
UPI
Pasqualina Chianese
Suspect in Fort Dodge murder arrested in Waterloo
A man wanted for the murder of a Fort Dodge woman and the wounding of another was arrested in a Waterloo tavern by police Thursday night. The arrest ends a week of pursuit as investigators identify the suspect and confirm charges are pending.
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Waterloo, Iowa
UPI
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Bond issue needs for Mid-Prairie schools outlined
Editor notes this is the first in a voter information series about the Mid-Prairie Community School District bond election. Details show unsafe Wellman and Kalona elementary buildings needing repairs and expansion, West Chester improvements, Washington Township needs, and high school shops requiring safety upgrades and space. Public viewing urged.
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Mid-Prairie Community
Kalona
Daytonville
Mid-Prairie Junior High
Prairie Flower School
West Chester
Washington Township
Carter hints at tax cut if economy slows
In Plains Georgia president-elect Carter says his slim victory margin is an adequate mandate to pursue tax and welfare reforms and government reorganization. He notes a possible tax cut for lower income workers if the economy remains sluggish and hedges on committing U S troops to defend Yugoslavia. He appears relaxed, praising Ford while outlining his agenda.
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Yugoslavia
Georgia
Carter
Ford
Washington
White House
Congress
U.S
Soviet Union
Mondale
Unemployment in October Shows Small Rise to 7.9%
UPI reports October unemployment at 7.9 percent, up 0.1 from September, with 7.6 million jobless and 87.8 million employed. Rise driven by strikes and auto industry losses, notably 145,000 factory jobs. Blacks face 13.5 percent joblessness, teens and women rise, part time workers 3.5 million. Ford strikes hit manufacturing. Carter transition outlined.
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Jimmy Carter
Ford Motor Co
Rescue of 60-year-old woman overboard from Windsor Castle
A rescued passenger, Margaret Fuller, fell from the Windsor Castle about 250 miles off the Angolan coast. Crew used a beer can trail and precise navigation to locate her after an hour's absence, with Captain Beadon noting luck and skill were key in reversing course to recover her.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPS
Windsor Castle
Patrick St. Quentin Beadon
Margaret Fuller
Britain
Beadon
Slight Rise in Iowa Unemployment in October
Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 5.1 percent in October from September, though still well below levels a year earlier. The Iowa Department of Job Service reported a 0.1 point advance from 6.4 percent in October 1975, with about 700 more unemployed on the rolls between September and October, while the unadjusted rate held at 3.8 percent.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Department of Job Service
Department
Job Service
Conservatives map strategy after Ford loss in 1976 GOP shakeup
Washington report notes conservative wing gear for potential third party. Richard Viguerie paddles a Conservative Caucus of about 2 percent of voters to spur a break from the GOP, while most conservatives expect a temporary slump and a Reagan backed return to Republican unity. Reagan debates a possible 1980 bid but opts to keep conservative movement within the party, with Sen. Jesse Helms weighing a separate path and forming alternative party efforts.
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Washington
Richard Viguerie
George
Wallace
Viguerie
GOP
Congress
Ford
Reagan
Weather Ahead for Iowa Zones 10 and 13 Tonight and Saturday
Partly cloudy conditions prevail in Iowa Zones 10 and 13 tonight and Saturday. Lows near 30 tonight with highs in the low to mid 50s on Saturday. Winds will be variable around 10 mph tonight and persist through the period.
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Jon Bell
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