Gibson Discount Center Opens in Washington with Six Day Sale
The Gibson Discount Center in Washington starts its grand opening at 9 a.m. on Thursday November 8. Located on highway 42 at the east edge of Washington the new store will house expanded merchandise. Co managers Larry Stark and Gary Dial announce a six day sale to mark the opening.
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Larry Stark
Gary Dial
Gibson
Evening Journal
Tragic Collision Kills Williamsburg Man In Keota Farm Crash
Joe Bryan Wilson 48 of Williamsburg dies when his northbound car veers into the southbound tractor operated by Mike Heisdorffer of Keota on Highway 77 near Keota. Heisdorffer suffers head injuries and a broken leg. the crash occurred about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday.
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Williamsburg
Mike Heisdorffer
Keota
Virgil Behrens
Wilson
Highway 77
Heisdorffer
Child Support Cases Rise in Washington County
The Washington County Attorney reports 90 referrals for child support collections, up 30 from six months prior. Of the cases, 12 left public assistance, 17 fathers agree to support, three contempt judgments issued, two under Reciprocal Support Law, five pending out of county, and 13 out-of-county actions begun. 20 cases under Cedar Rapids unit review and 18 investigated by the county attorney's office.
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Washington County Attorney's Office
Asst County
Craig Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Board of Supervisors
County Department of Social Services
Tracy Anderson
Child Support Recovery Unit
Cedar Rapids
County approves 12771 payout to landowners for road overpasses
Washington County Board of Supervisors votes to pay 12771 to four Brighton Township landowners to fund overpasses crossing two creeks. The decision accompanies vacation of the short dead end road after one bridge collapsed and a cost estimate of 90000 for replacements. Abutting owners had opposed the vacation but will now maintain the road and receive specific claims: Schiebel 6800 Dunbar 4000 Corpman 1471 Longer 500.
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Washington County Board of Supervisors
Brighton Township
John Patterson
Charles Schiebel
Robert J Dunbar
Carl Corpman
Geneva Longer
Weather Outlook Colding with Light Rain and Snow Possible
Cloudy conditions persist this afternoon with highs in the mid to upper 40s. Tonight turns colder with possible light rain or drizzle early, then occasional light snow or snow flurries Thursday as lows drop to around 30. Highs Thursday in the lower to middle 30s. southerly winds 12 to 20 mph shifting to northwest. Measurable precipitation probability 20 percent tonight and Thursday.
Johnson elected mayor of Washington in landslide victory
Harold L. Johnson 65, a longtime Washington resident and retired businessman, won the mayoral race with 1 051 votes to defeat William J. Potter 501 and David W. Lowe 73, in a contest to replace retiring Mayor Ralph Martin. Johnson said he was surprised by the margin and aims to match the previous administration. Anderson wins at large seat in Washington council race. Richard D. Anderson led five candidates to the at large council seat with 522 votes, while George Miller edged Cornelia Day by one vote for the fourth ward seat with even as McAvoy Brown Sturdevant trailed.
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Washington
Johnson
Ralph Martin
William J. Potter
David W. Lowe
The
Journal Today
Roger C. Miller
Raymond Muller
County Board of Supervisors
Commissioner of Elections
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Schroeder
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Ralph Schnoebelen
Riverside
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Paul M. Rummelhart
Maynard L. Strabala
Harley W. Westfall
Larry M. Wieland
Kevin Jerome Kiene
DeWayne Slaughter
Eart Simon
Jean Kopf
Brighton
Wendell Frazer
Ross Day
Alonzo Landon
Robert McDonald Jr
Edward L. Mineart
Glen Mullikin Jr
Rodney A Schadt
Daniel S. Scheeler
Leila M. Mullikin
Harper Alfred Conrad
Omer Conklty
Herbert Hammes
Omer Hammes
Arthur Peiffer
Stephen Jaeger
William Besser Sr
Richland
Ronald Greeson
Louie Egbert
Raymond Hadley
Ray Holmes
Chalmers Hoskins
Donald Tucker
Gilbert Dickinson
Andrew George
Homer Dressler
Columbus Junction
Harry Adams
Earl Martin
Russell Newell
Leroy Hughes
Richard Fuller
Lyle Webber
Columbus City
del Evans
Richard Houseal
Art Pugh
Warren McConacey
Jack Cecil
Egypt and United States to resume diplomatic ties
Cairo announced Kissinger and President Sadat agreed to resume relations at embassy level and exchange ambassadors immediately. Ashraf Ghorbal was named Egypt’s ambassador to Washington and Herman Eilts chosen as U.S. ambassador to Cairo, with both postings effective at once.
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Ashraf Ghorbal
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United States
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Saudi Arabia
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Eilts
United States of America
Arab Republic of
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Kissinger
Middle East
New Jersey Captured by Democrat Candidate in Split Nationwide Vote
Nationwide elections produced a split result with Democrats winning New Jersey governor seat and Republicans retaining Virginia. Byrne landslide in New Jersey and Godwin narrow win in Virginia shift governor balance to 32 Democrats 18 Republicans. Other results include Detroit mayoral victory for Coleman Young and New York City electing Abraham Beame as mayor.
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United Press Internationa
Virginia
Brendan Byrne
Mills Godwin
Washington
GOP
Charles Sandman
Byrne
Godwin
Michigan
Coleman Young
Big City
Detroit
John Nichols
Raleigh
N.C
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Ohio
Abraham Beame
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Minneapolis
Charles Stenvig
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