Fire damages corn drying unit on Crawford farm near Wesley
Washington firemen battled a blaze at a Crawford farm near Wesley Sunday evening. The corn drying unit suffered considerable damage and about 500 bushels of corn being dried will be lost. Forty six Washington High School students went to the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis for a weekend trip.
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Minneapolis
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Walker Art Gallery
Dudley Riggs
Imental Theatre
University student dies in Iowa trailer fire
Jerald Michels 21 a University of Iowa student from Oelwein was killed in a fire at a mobile home in Forest View Trailer Court Iowa City. The body lay beside a kitchen refrigerator and cause was burns and smoke inhalation per Johnson County Medical Examiner Dr. T T Bozek. Firefighters fought the two hour blaze as the kitchen and living room burned and gutted the trailer. Roommate Jay Sieleman was away. State fire marshal officials planned to determine the fire's cause today. Michels was the son of Mr and Mrs John L Michels of rural Oelwein.
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Iowa City, Iowa
UPI
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Johnson County
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Murder charge filed in Davenport court
Police hold 37 year old Darrel Wayne Fowler on a murder charge after the fatal shooting of his former wife Patricia Ann Fowler 34 at her Davenport home. An unidentified companion was wounded. Fowler was arrested at the scene and charged with murder and assault with intent to commit murder. Fowler's car was impounded.
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Davenport
Iowa
UPI
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Patricia Ann Fowler
Back pay ordered for Iowans during year
UPI reports that $55,040 in back wages was returned to 266 Iowa workers in the first quarter of the fiscal year. Area director Paul A. Lynn said $35,205 related to unpaid overtime for 118 workers, $5,958 to 130 employees earning less than minimum wage, and $13,877 to 22 people underpaid due to sex discrimination.
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Ford warns veto over Vietnam era veteran benefits package
President Ford told Congress he would veto a Vietnam era veteran benefits bill if unchanged, proposing an 18.2 percent increase instead of 22.7 percent retroactive to 1974. He urged fast action on Nelson Rockefeller’s vice presidency, a 5 percent surcharge, and unemployment aid, while Congress opened its post election session.
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Washington County 4 H Leader Recognition Banquet Honors Many Award Winners
About 400 people attended the Washington County annual Leader Recognition and Awards Banquet on Saturday. The program featured a keynote by State 4 H President Kirk Weihh and presentations of numerous 4 H awards including the 4 H Award of the Clover to 14 adults, the Mike Rich Award to Cheri Wheeler, and the Jim Lutz award to Rob Brenneman.
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Iowa
Mike Schneider
Ford arrives in Japan amid security and protests
President Ford lands at Haneda amid Japan student clashes and a nationwide strike threat. Security blocks handshakes as Kissinger escorts him to a Tokyo guest house after a 16 hour flight. Protests involve 3.35 million workers and rail unions. talks with Hirohito and Tanaka planned next.
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Stanford scientists unveil longer lived atomic particle
Scientists at Stanford University and Brookhaven National Laboratory announce a new atomic particle that lasts 100 000 times longer than any prior particle. The discovery at SLAC and Brookhaven energy levels just above three billion electron volts leads to a potential new understanding of matter and prompts many theorists to rethink current models.
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Republicans Out of Race for Dubuque Senate Seat
Dubuque County GOP leaders say no candidates exist for a December 30 special election to fill the Iowa Senate seat vacated by Michael Blouin and for a House seat left by Joseph Clark's death. Democrats hold a 25-24 Senate edge, with potential to widen. The GOP blames fund-raising troubles and Labor-vote dominance.
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Cloudy Mild Weather Through Tuesday With Showers Likely
The forecast calls for generally cloudy and mild conditions through Tuesday with a 40 percent chance of precipitation Tuesday. Highs reach 48 to 53 degrees, tonight's low near 40, and southerly winds at 10 to 17 mph.
ISU Plans Large Coal Fired Station To Boost Power
Town Southern Utilities Co announces a coal fired generating station on 800 acres near Chillicothe and Ottumwa, Des Moines River. Preliminary work starts now with operation expected in 1981 and capacity over 700000 kilowatts. Ownership shares include Iowa Southern 48 percent and others.
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Robert F. Brewer
Black & Veach
Kansas City
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