Scouts canvass Washington homes for calendars sale
Boy Scouts will canvass Washington homes between 6 30 and 8 30 P M next Tuesday to sell the remaining 200 of 1 000 historical calendars published by the Washington County Bicentennial Commission. Proceeds support county bicentennial projects and calendars are also available at the Extension office with leftovers offered in the business district next Thursday evening.
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Evening Journal
Boy Scouts
Washington
Washington County
Frier
Mutilation reported at Paul Simon farm calf found dead
Riverside area sheriff investigators probe another livestock mutilation at the Paul Simon farm in Iowa Township. A calf was found dead Friday afternoon bearing the same pattern as recent killings in the region.
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Riverside
Paul ‘Simon
Iowa Township
Strawberries Abound For Lee Drollingers In Washington
Lee Drollinger reports a bountiful late season strawberry crop in Washington. He picked a quart from their home patch Friday evening and the plants continue to produce enough fruit for ongoing supplies despite a late summer rain. The large green berries promise more good eating until a hard freeze ends the season.
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Lee Drollingers
Washington
Lee
Baptists to Install Pastor Here Sunday
The Rev. Greg Berkey will be installed Sunday November 9 as the new pastor of First Baptist Church. He began duties October 26, replacing interim pastor Rev. John Fox. Berkey, raised in southern California, holds degrees from Oklahoma Baptist University and American Baptist Seminary of the West and previously pastored in Geary Oklahoma and Chardan To wa. He and his wife Natalie are parents of two sons Aaron and Adam.
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Greg Berkey
First Baptist Church
Berkey
John Fox
Southern California
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee
Calif
Washington
Geary
Okla
American Baptist Missions Society
Oklahoma
Chardan
Towa
Natalie
Aaron
Adam
Two Minor Accidents Reported by City Police
City police filed reports on two minor crashes dated November 5. The first at East Washington and South Seventh involved Zena May Baird and Edna Mae Crawford of Washington with damage about 475 dollars. Baird charged with failure to yield. The second three car crash on highway 92 near Washington involved Larry Trotter of Ainsworth Viola Mae Jennings of Ainsworth and James Edward Wilkins of Ottumwa. Wilkins charged with failure to stop in the assured clear distance. damage about 625 dollars.
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Zena May Baird
Edna Mae Crawford
Washington
East Washington
South Seventh
Zena Baird
Highway 92
Larry Trotter
Ainsworth
Viola Mae Jennings
Trotter
James Edward Wilkins
Ottumwa
Jennings
Wilkins
Holloway sues after being found innocent in double murder case
Terrance Hollowell, acquitted of double murder and robbery, files two lawsuits totaling 65 million dollars in Polk County District Court. He sues Des Moines Police Department State Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Polk County Attorney Ray Fenton for malicious misperception of an investigation and against the Register and Tribune Co. for related claims.
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Des Moines
UPI
Polk County
Ray Fenton
The
Register and Tribune Co
Terrance Hollowell
Piled corn reflects good harvest in Perry Iowa
In Perry Iowa a manager atop a 30 foot corn pile at Pattee City Park reports about 45 000 bushels left from an original 90 000 with another 50 000 bushels nearby. He notes a record harvest with 1 3 million bushels in total and forecasts a 14 million bushels company total. Prices swing as Russia and China stir markets while transport limits aid piling.
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Perry. Iowa
UPI
Perry Farmers Grain Co
Pattee City
Harvey Hansen
Hansen
Perry Farmers Grain
Iowa
Pattee Park
Iowa 141
Perry
Soviet Union
Russia
China
Mathias hints liberal GOP entry if Reagan wins NH primary
Sen. Charles Mathias says liberal Republicans may enter the race if Reagan defeats Ford in New Hampshire. He notes Rockefeller’s withdrawal narrows the party and could prompt more challengers to seek the GOP nomination. Mathias also signals he may run to offer a liberal alternative.
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Washington
UPI
Charles Mathias
Ronald Reagan
Ford
New Hampshire
GOP
Mathias
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Reagan
Florida
California
Iowa couple fight state for child school attendance exemption
A rural Zwingle couple, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Waller, unsuccessfully appealed to the State Board of Public Instruction to exempt their nine year old son Paul from Iowa compulsory attendance laws. The board ruled their request failed to meet legal requirements and the Wallers said they would appeal again. They are members of the Spoken Word Church, which reportedly opposes public school teachings, and argue for broader church-based exemptions.
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Des Moines
UPI
State Board of Public Instruction
Robert Waller
Paul
Connie Waller
Wallers
Spoken Word Church
Iowa
Weather outlook with increasing rain chances
Mostly cloudy conditions continue with a risk of showers. Lows dip to the low to mid 40s tonight, followed by cooler skies Sunday with highs around 60. West winds about 10 mph. Rain chances are 20 percent tonight and 50 percent Sunday.
Emissary Seeks Break as Morocco Presses Sahara Claim
A Spanish emissary met King Hassan II in Agadir to avert a clash over Spanish Sahara. Evacuations began in El Aiun as thousands join a Moroccan crowd advancing toward the territory, while Polisario reports gains and two Moroccan battalions clash with Algerian backed guerrillas.
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UPS
Hassan II
el Aiun
Spain
Antonio Carro
Agadir
Hassan
Carro
Madrid
Morocco
United Nations Security Council
Cifra
Algiers
Polisario
APS
la Guera
Ernesto Caro
Ahmed Saraki
Ford campaign sparks Boston rally with pledge to enter Massachusetts primary
In Boston Ford supporters cheer as he vows to campaign in every 1976 Republican primary. Volpe and Heckler join on stage while Ford defends hard line on national defense and dismisses any potential challenge from Reagan. Brooke publicly supports Ford, praising him as next president.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts
John Volpe
Margaret Heckler
Ford
Science Museum
Reagan
New Hampshire
Florida
Volpe
Italy
Heckler
GOP
Edward Brooke
United States
Gerald R. Ford
Washington
New England Council
WHS singers plan concert November 18
The Washington High School Choral Union and Hi-Fi's directed by Robert Youngquist present an evening of light music on Tuesday November 18 at 8 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. The Hi-Fi's perform thirties hits and Beetle tunes, then Lani Smith's Jubilation rock opera follows with soloists Sue Stout Randy Mullikin Bill Whittenberg and Joe Mineart. The program lasts about 1½ hours with adults 1.50 and children 75 cents.
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Washington High School Choral Union
Hi-Fi
Robert Youngquist
Lani Smith
Sue Stout
Randy Mullikin
Bill Whittenberg
Joe Mineart
Decision Monday in right-to-die case
A New Jersey judge will issue a ruling Monday on allowing Karen Ann Quinlan's parents to remove her from a life sustaining respirator. Judge Robert Muir plans to release his 50 page opinion to reporters shortly after a meeting with the Quinlan family and opposing attorneys.
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Morristown
N.J
UPI
New Jersey
Karen Ann Quinlan
David Anderson
Robert Muir
Quinlan
Karen
Paul W. Armstrong
Fromme Threatened with Expulsion from Court
Lynette Fromme faces possible permanent ban from the Sacramento courtroom after outbursts during her trial for attempting to shoot President Ford. She warned that the Manson family must get a new trial or the proceedings would turn bloody, as federal marshals escorted her out.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Lynette Fromme
Miss Fromme
Ford
Charles Manson
Manson
Washington High stages George Slept Here comedy night
The Washington High School production directed by Michael Kramme brings the Fuller family farce George Washington Slept Here to the WHS stage at 8 pm. Strong performances by Ben Goeke Beth Johns and Debby Johnson pace a lively, well staged show with notable supporting roles and an engaged audience reaction.
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The
Evening Journal
George Washington
Washington High
Fuller
Annabelle
Washington High School
Michael Kramme
Kramme
Larry Burkum
Mr. Kimber
Ben Goeke
Beth Johns
Newton
Annabelle Fuller
Ben
Beth
Debby Johnson
Madge Fuller
John Elliott
Steve Eldridge
Clayton Evans
Rena Leslie
Vera Beemblossom
Katie
Nancy Reneger
Hester
Ann Moss
Joe Mineart
Barb Reneger
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Dale Zager
Mark Johnson
Brenda Palmer
Pat Reschly
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