Don Mullikin Family to Appear on Telethon
The Don Mullikin family of Brighton will appear on the Cerebral Palsy Telethon airing Saturday and Sunday on KTVO Channel 3 Ottumwa. Telethon runs live from Ottumwa Coliseum from 10 30 p m Saturday Nov 24 to 6 30 p m Sunday with Mullikin family appearing about 7 30 a m Sunday to sing gospel songs.
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Don Mullikin
Brighton
KTVO
Ottumwa
Ottumwa Coliseum
Cerebral Palsy Association
Iowa
Missouri
Mullikin
Washington to Test New Emergency Siren Saturday
Washington residents are reminded that the city will run a full-length nine minute siren test on Saturday at 11 am. The signal order includes alert take cover and fire segments. Residents should listen for each signal to learn their meanings for future identification.
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Washington
Dollar climbs to multi market highs amid trade data anticipation
The U S dollar rose to its highest levels in London against the pound since February and opened at the top in Frankfurt for the first time since June 7. Paris saw parity again for the second straight day as traders await October trade figures. In Washington a laundry fire caused no damage after a machine overheated at a laundromat on Iowa Avenue.
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London
UPI
U.S
Frankfurt
Paris
Washington
Iowa Avenue
Iowa girl and steer Cuddles win at Chicago expo
Michelle Gropper of Grinnell Iowa guided her 1425 pound Cuddles the simmental angus steer to first place in his class at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. The win puts him in the Grand Championship, with Michelle hinting she may keep the prize steer if he prevails.
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Chicago
UPI
Cuddles
Michelle Gropper
Grinnell
Iowa
International Amphitheatre
Michelle
Earl Gropper
Cloudy skies and light rain forecast this weekend
The forecast shows increasing cloudiness this afternoon with a chance of light rain tonight. Saturday brings occasional rain with highs in the mid 40s and a 40 percent chance of measurable rain. Easterly winds at 8 to 12 mph. Temperatures range from mid 30s to the 50s.
Iowa could regain about 3 million in federal education funds
Iowa may recover roughly three million dollars in impounded federal education funds after U S District Judge Joseph C Waddy ruled President Nixon lacked authority to withhold the money The ruling covers fiscal 1973 appropriations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Vocational Education Act and Adult Education Act Iowa's Dr Robert Benton says most of the funds would bolster regional media centers and vocational and adult education programs with final amounts to be determined early next week
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert Benton
Iowa
U. S
Joseph C. Waddy
Nixon
Waddy
Pennsylvania
Benton
White House
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
State Department of Public Instruction
Kohoutek Comet Poised For Dazzling Display Claiming Century Status
Astronomers anticipate Kohoutek will brighten as it nears the sun, with visibility shifting from dawn to evening skies. Donald Ehlers of Southern Connecticut State College notes it may appear as a blurry haze to the naked eye, while others expect a spectacular show.
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United Press International
Kohoutek
Donald Ehlers
Southern Connecticut State College
Planetarium
Halley
Ehlers
Earth
Nader group attacks tax reports over mortgage deductions
The Tax Reform Research Group says a Ways and Means Committee report misleads on who benefits from mortgage interest deductions. It cites total savings of 310 million dollars for incomes 7k to 10k versus 55 million for over 100k, arguing the per taxpayer impact favors the wealthy.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph Nader
Congressional
Tax Reform Research Group
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury Department
Robert Brandon
Brandon
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Fla
San Clemente
Calif
Five new members join Washington County Extension Council
Extension election results show five new two year terms beginning January 1 1974 with Floyd Richardson Eugene Steele Jim Hotchkiss Dave Sieren and Tom Yoder replacing outgoing members. Re-elected are David Norman and Larry Marek with other current members listed to serve through December 31 1974.
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Washington County Extension Council
Jim Frier
Floyd Richardson
Crawford Township
Si Finke
Eugene Steele
Highland Township
Joe Skubal
Jim Hotchkiss
Marion Township
Ralph Schoonover
Dave Sieren
Seventy - Six Township
Mike
Sieren
Tom Yoder
English River Township
Delmar Glen Yoder
David Norman
Cedar Township
Larry Marek
Jackson Township
Washington County
Iowa State University
Lather Guy
Brighton Township
Ben Leeper
Clay Township
Allen Griggs
Dutch Creek Township
Peter Bell
Franklin Township
Richard Eagle
Iowa Township
Larry Whetstine
Lime Creek Township
Robert Gerot
Oregon Township
Gary Murphy
Washington Township
Iowa pork producers weigh plans for world’s largest operation
Midwest pork leaders monitor a proposed $120 million project near Kahoka Missouri on the Santa Fe line. The venture would employ about 2000 people and produce 2.5 million hogs per year, with funding reportedly including Japanese investors. Officials caution it could threaten small farms but say it remains a challenge the industry can meet.
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Midwest
Missouri
Kahoka
Chicago
Kansas City
Charles McQuoidt
Marvin Garner
Des Moines
National Pork Producers Council
Garner
John Saunders
Missouri Pork Producers Council
Saunders
Larry Graham
Illinois Pork Producers Association
Skylab Gyroscope Failure Delays Earth and Comet Photos
Skylab 3 astronauts wake to a failed gyroscope in the solar observatory module. Mission Control says attitude control remains possible with thrusters, but some planned earth resources and Kohoutek comet photography may be curtailed. The issue involves a single gyro, with smaller gyros and computer commands used to adjust attitude.
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Houston
UPI
Skylab Space Station
Kohoutek
Gerald P. Carr
Edward G. Gibson
William R. Pogue
Skylab
Coughlin Attacks Nixon Over Watergate Actions
Rep. Lawrence Coughlin of Pennsylvania denounces President Nixon as monumentally incompetent in the Watergate affair. He says the White House credibility is low and backs impeachment inquiry, an independent prosecutor, and curbs on executive privilege.
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Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Senate Judiciary Committee
Washington
UPI
Lawrence Coughlin
R-Pa
Nixon
Lisa
Yale
Coughlin
Middle East
White House
Foggy crossing crash kills two in Bartlett Illinois
A gravel truck crashed through a fog gate and derailed two cars striking a commuter train from Elgin to Chicago in Bartlett Illinois. Police report two dead Dean H. Jordan 40 and Joseph E. Meurisse 56. At least eight injured. Affected Milwaukee Road crossing Naperville Road near Chicago.
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Bartlett, Ill
UPI
Elgin
Chicago
Dean H. Jordan
Joseph E. Meurisse
Dundee
Alexian
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