Zoning Changes Approved for West Side Apartment Plan
The Washington zoning commission approved rezoning land east of the reservoir from R-2 to R-3 for about five acres owned by Keith Vetter to allow apartment construction. A voluntary annexation by the Highway Commission for land housing a new garage and office was also approved. Both moves advance to the City Council for final consent.
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Washington
Old City Reservoir
Keith Vetter
West Second Street
West Third Street
The
Highway Commission
P&z
East 11Th Street
4 H Councils plan for awards banquet
Washington 4 H Councils draft plans for the annual leader recognition banquet at K C Hall on Saturday November 16 at 6 30 p m The event titled We Can Make It Happen will honor about 50 older 4 H members with county awards and cite nine percent as outstanding juniors and intermediates Fourteen adults will receive long time service recognition The Keota High School swing group will perform with a state 4H officer delivering an inspirational talk
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Washington
K. C. Hall
Keota
Lanny Lewis
Cindy Booth
Brighton
Sanford Rugg
Wayland
Pete Temple
Keola
Eric Graber
Matt Kiene
Crawfordsville
Cheri Wheeler
Lori Hotchkiss
Diane Jarrard
Harry Walker
Stephanie Beliel
Linda Peiffer
Vicki Rae
Paula Shaffer
Carl Knupp
Matt Sojka
Ed Tines
Dave Barnes
Phil Guy
Barb Frazer
Problem for area farmers Field corn sprouts
Washington County and Eastern Iowa farmers report corn germinating on the ear in unharvested fields killed by frost. High moisture and warm damp weather drive sprouting. harvested as high moisture corn or feed on the farm is advised, with significant price discounts likely for damaged grain.
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Washington County
Jim Frier
Jimfrier
Iowa
Long Strike Threat Looms Over Coal Industry
Washington reports 120000 coal miners in 25 states walk out over wage, pension, and safety demands risking billions in lost production. Talks resume at 10 am EST as union leaders and industry reps push for a contract before Thanksgiving amid possible layoffs across rail, steel, and auto sectors.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Miller
Guy Farmer
Penn Central
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Republic Steel Co
Cleveland
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Lackawanna
N.Y
White House
Labor
Peter J. Brennan
Weather Outlook Through Wednesday With Cool Temperatures
Partly cloudy skies continue through Wednesday with highs in the upper 40s this afternoon and in the lower 40s on Wednesday. Lows tonight around the upper 20s. Northwest winds at 15 to 25 mph this afternoon diminishing to 8 to 12 mph tonight.
Senators press Ford on one million tons of extra food aid
Three Democratic senators led by Hubert H. Humphrey and George S. McGovern urged President Ford to approve a one million ton increase in U.S. food aid for 1974-75 to combat world hunger. They cited a World Food Conference appeal and warned delay risks mass starvation claims.
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Rome
UPI
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
George S. McGovern
Ford
Dick Clark
Lowa
Humphrey
Minnesota
United States
Earl L. Butz
Addeke H. Boerma
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
London
Washington
Canada
Australia
Tahir Obeid
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Parents and church members burn TV sets amid protests
In Charleston West Virginia two school buses carrying only drivers were hit by shotgun fire as Kanawha County protests over textbooks resumed. Meanwhile at Pennfield Michigan a Nazarene church group burned televisions to protest violent and sexual content on air.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Kanawha County
West Virginia
W. Va
Alum Creek
County Board of Education
Bell
Battle Creek
Mich
Hank Dodson
Church of the Nazarene
Pennfield Two
Dodson
Jimmy
Paul Wilde
Mary Lou Bax
Healey warns of world mood while unveiling crisis budget
Britain's Chancellor Denis Healey warned the West faces a 1930s style mood and slashed spending while pumping 3.6 billion into industry. He raised gas taxes to 1.53 a gallon and expanded pensions and family aid, but spared liquor and luxury taxes. He urged oil producers to reinvest petrodollars to prevent global slump.
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London
UPI
Denis Healey
West
Gasoue
Healey
Britain
Doggett Becomes Part Owner and VP of Rerocn Inc
Dale Doggett, 45, named part owner and vice president treasurer of Rerocn Inc an authorized GMC Oldsmobile Cadillac Pontiac Buick Opel dealer. He remains sales manager. William Perdock serves as president and GM. Doggett, a native of Oskaloosa, started as partsman and bookkeeper at Cloud Willits garage in 1952, and stayed with the business after Perdock bought it in 1955. He is married with three children.
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Rerocn Inc
Dale Doggett
Doggett
William Perdock
Oskaloosa
Cloud Willits
Perdock
Pedestrian Gordon Sampson Hurt in Washington Car Crash
Gordon Sampson 40 of 904 East Tyler Street Washington was seriously injured when struck by a car on South Fourth Avenue at 8 30 p m Monday. Lisa L Lemley of Washington drove the car. Sampson taken to Washington County Hospital then Veterans Hospital Iown City with head and internal injuries described as stable.
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Gordon Sampson
East Tyler Street
Washington
South Fourth Avenue
Lisa L. Lemley
Sampson
Washington County Hospital
Veterans Hospital
Iown City
South Fourth
East Monroe Street
Lemley
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