Reach accord on contract at Highland
Negotiators for the Highland School District have reached a master contract for 1978 79 and the Highland Education Association ratified it Thursday. Superintendent Dennis Bishop said the board will consider the contract at 7 p.m. Monday at the high school. The proposal calls for a 300 increase to 9750 in base teaching salary, with overall teacher pay rising about 5.34 percent this year. Other provisions were not disclosed pending board action.
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Highland
Highland Education Association
Dennis Bishop
Board of Education
Bishop
Man reports missing wife after 1968 disappearance
In Salina Kansas a 32 year old man told police he wanted to file a missing persons report for his wife claiming she has been missing since 1968. He said he was just starting to get impatient.
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Salina, Kan
UPI
Child abuse investigator aims to keep families intact
Frank Butera, 29, protective service worker for Washington County, treats abuse cases with counseling over policing. He aims to keep the family together unless parents refuse help or treatment fails, often working in the home and coordinating with Juvenile Probation to place children in protective custody when needed.
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Frank Butera
County Department of Social Services
Butera
Journal
Washington County
Pople
Don Wyngarden
New Jersey
Iowa
California
University of Iowa
Second Israeli bombing raises death toll in Lebanon
Lebanese papers report a dozen Palestinians killed in the second attack in three days near Rashidiyeh. U.S. sources warned of possible escalation if rocket strikes on Israeli settlements continue, with Parker advising Sarkis that occupation may not be allowed. An Nahar lists 12 killed as PLO says refugees targeted. 14 injured. Tyre strikes earlier killed nearly 100, mostly civilians. PLO says planes were driven off by ground fire.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
U.S
Richard Parker
Elias Sarkis
United States
South
Parker
Sarkis
An Nahar
PLO
Rashidiyeh
al Ahrar
al Bayraq
Tyre
Weekend Weather Forecast Clear and warmer statewide
Mostly clear through Sunday with warmer conditions west tonight and across the state Sunday. Lows tonight range from 20 in the northeast to 30 in the southwest, and Sunday highs reach the 40s in the northeast to the 50s in the southwest.
Iri disaster Kills 50 in dynamite train blast in Korea
A 33 ton dynamite cargo on a parked freight train exploded at Iri near Seoul, killing over 50 and injuring more than 1,000. Police and officials investigated sabotage by North Korean agents as Prime Minister Choi ordered a full inquiry. Civilians and theatergoers described scenes of destruction, with dozens of buildings flattened within the blast radius and military and police aid dispatched to the stricken town.
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Seoul
South Korea
UPI
Iri
Choi Kyu-hah
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
Iun
Red Light
Shin
Park Chung-hee
Sri
Won Hi Suk
Ivri
Tony Chung
Public hearing on land use policy in Washington County
The Washington County Land Preservation Policy Commission will hold the first of three public hearings at the county courthouse on Tuesday November 15 at 730 PM Citizens, organizations and groups are invited to present recommendations on state and county use policy needs and concerns at this session.
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Washington County Land Preservation Policy Commission
Court House
Washington County
Two Sentences Sentenced to Iowa State Penitentiary
District Judge Ira F. Morrison revoked the five year suspended sentence of Ralph Sistern of Brighton and the one year suspended term of Harold Huston of Winfield. They were ordered to serve prison terms for probation violations.
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Iowa State Penitentiary
Ft. Madison
Ira F. Morrison
Ralph Sistern
Brighton
Harold Huston
Winfield
Washington County
Ramon Ramierez
Washington
Merton of Movies Delights High School Fall Play
The high school staged Merton of the Movies a delightful satire on silent film making with Greg Wiley and Jenni Harris leading. The cast included Randy Robison Patti Pacha Jim Howell Tim Orris Rose Payne Randy Crone and many others delivering fast moving scenes with a storm at sea and a Hollywood backdrop. The show runs again this evening at 8 pm in the high school auditorium.
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Merton
Greg Wiley
Jenni Harris
Greg
Hollywood
Jenni
Randy Robison
Patti Pacha
Jim Howell
Tim Orris
Rose Payne
Randy Crone
Brad Farrier
Tim Mottet
Vera Beemblossom
Linda Scott
Karen Soboski
Randy Mullkin
Stern
Tracy Swift
Sandi Burroughs
Mary Dunbar
Julie Bausch
Peg Cady
Lynn Elliott
Lee Farrier
Monica Fiddelke
Patti Jones
Lori Blodgett
Bill Kline
Sue Reneger
Alan Schantz
Canine police units face funding cut in Iowa
Iowa Crime Commission will not fund canine units unless justified by demonstrated need. In Woodbury County six dogs support the sheriff, with other units in Pottawattamie Linn Waterloo Cedar Rapids Conrad Grundy Center. Waterloo’s dog begins tracking and may later sniff drugs. Polk County previously ran a program now dropped. Costs exceed 14 thousand dollars per dog yearly, including officer salary, training, vet, food, and gear.
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DES Moines
ICPA
Iowa
Iowa Crime Commission
Marcia Cohan
The
Crime Commission
Woodbury County
Sheriff's Department
Pottawattamie County
Linn County
Waterloo
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Conrad and
Grundy Center
Grundy County
Bob Beener
Polk County
Cohan
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