Halloween Candy Drive Brings In 1659 From Washington County
The Kidney Foundation of Iowa garnered 1659.56 dollars county wide after Halloween candy sales marking the first such effort across Washington County. Community groups aiding the drive included Optimist Club of Kalona Lions Clubs of Ainsworth Crawfordsville West Chester Blue Birds Riverside Girl Scouts Junior High Y Teens and High School Science Club. Two hunting accidents over the holiday weekend left Paul Garcia of East Moline Illinois and Gary Kron injured and hospitalized at Mercy in Iowa City for pellets in the eye and a foot wound respectively.
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Kidney Foundation
Iowa
Washington County
Washington and
Kalona
Optimist Club
Lions Clubs
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
West Chester
Blue Birds of
Girl Scouts of
Riverside
Paul Garcia
Washington
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Garcia
East Moline
Ill
Marty Perkins
Gary Kron
Accident Fatal Shootings In Lake Mills Involved Cedar Rapids Man
Winnebago County sheriff's officers investigate an apparent accidental fatal shooting of 22 year old Eugene Barkhusen in Lake Mills. The death occurred Friday night at the apartment of friend Fred Cronk when Cronk reportedly showed a German pistol that discharged striking Barkhusen in the back. Barkhusen was taken to a hospital in Albert Lea Minnesota where he died shortly after arrival.
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Lake Mills
UPS
Winnebago County
Cedar Rapids
Eugene Barkhusen
Fred Cronk
Cronk
Barkhusen
Albert Lea
Minn
Romney resigns as HUD secretary to form truthseekers group
George Romney announced his resignation as secretary of housing and urban development to create a non governmental body of truthseekers and communicators to enlighten the public on real political issues. President Nixon accepted the resignation after Romney said it would come after the election. Romney noted car issues were not discussed during Nixon’s re election bid as both leaders feared vote loss.
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Washington
UPI
George Romney
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Nixon
Romney
George S McGovern
Nixon Ties With Prince Philip as Most Admired Man
A UPI report cites a Gallup poll for the Daily Telegraph placing President Nixon and Prince Philip as the most admired men in Britain at nine percent. Queen Elizabeth II is the most admired woman at 25 percent, with Prime Minister Edward Heath and MP Enoch Powell tied for third at eight percent.
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London
UPI
Nixon
Prince Philip
Britain
Gallup
Daily Telegraph
Queen Elizabeth
Philip
Edward Heath
Enoch Powell
Washington man injured in highway 92 crash near Blue Note Cafe
David Charles Tubbs of Washington suffered possible broken jaw head injuries and lacerations when his car skidded into a truck on highway 92 near the Blue Note Cafe. He was wearing a shoulder strap and seat belt. Driver George Estabrock of Muscatine was unhurt. Tubbs was treated at Washington County Hospital and Mercy Hospital Iowa City.
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Washington
Blue Note
Highway 92
Tubbs
George Thomas Estabrock
Muscatine
Washington County Hospital
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Y's Men present Never Too Late comedy at YMCA tryouts
Y's Men announce the Broadway comedy Never Too Late by Sumner Arthur Long to open in February. Tryouts for roles are set at the Washington YMCA on Sunday afternoon December 10 from two to four and Monday December 11 from seven to nine, with rehearsals starting after Christmas. The play centers on Harry and Edith Lambert and their family as Edith announces she is going to have a baby.
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Sumner Arthur Long
Paul Ford
Maureen
O’sullivan
Orson Bean
Sim Wesley Widmer
Washington
Washington Ymca
C Widmer
Washington Public Library
Kate
Charlie
Harry
Edith Kimbrough
Dr. Kimbrough
Edith
Harry Lambert
Dr. James
Grace Kimbrough
Foley
Value of a person rises with serum price tale
Washington hears that the human body was once valued at 98 cents but inflation and serum prices lift the value. Noteboom of Missouri argues serum is worth 130 to 170 dollars per liter, AB type at 270, yielding a rough total body value well over six hundred dollars. The piece riffs on self-worth.
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Washington
UPI
Chemical and Engineering News
W. D. Noteboom
University of Missouri At Columbia
C&en
Noteboom
Ray outlines cautious budget path for 1973 75 in Iowa
Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray warned that the 1973 75 biennium will demand accountability as agencies compete for limited funds. He cited a $5.3 million general fund balance plus $36 million from federal revenue sharing, stressed prudence, and expects hearings to begin Tuesday with department recommendations.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Marvin Selden
Iowa
State Department
Revenue Department
Uncertain cold spell with light snow flurries expected
Variable cloudiness and cold weather continue this afternoon through Tuesday with periods of light snow or flurries. Highs in the middle 30s this afternoon, lows 20 to 25 tonight, and Tuesday highs in the upper 20s. Winds turn northwest 15 to 25 mph this afternoon and 10 to 20 mph tonight. Measurable precipitation probability 20 percent this afternoon, 30 percent tonight, and 30 percent on Tuesday.
Ray vows to oppose secrecy attempts in press freedom stance
Governor Ray said he would oppose actions restricting press freedom and forcing disclosure of confidential sources. He noted unfamiliarity with shield laws but supported reasonable legislation to protect the press, arguing reporters' notes are their own working product and that sources should not be divulged. He praised Iowa press as responsible and essential to democracy.
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Ray
Harold E. Hughes
Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Towa
Nixon and Kissinger to Confer at Camp David Today
President Nixon will meet with Henry Kissinger at Camp David for a third private session on Vietnam peace talks stalled by Kissinger’s Paris talks with Hanoi. Thieu’s envoy Duc to brief Nixon on Thieu’s demands while reviews of Indonesian participation and cease fire terms unfold in Brussels and Saigon.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
Kissinger
Paris
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Washington
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Thieu
Nguyen Phu Duc
Duc
le Duc Tho
U S
Ellsworth C. Bunker
Saigon
Hoang Duc Nha
Jakarta
Adam Malik
Suharto
Brussels
Indonesia
Indochina
Malik
South Vietnam
South
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Ronald L. Ziegler
County boosts park purchase funds by 5 thousand
The county Board of Supervisors raised the county budget by 5000 to provide an operating margin for the conservation fund. The increase, approved after a public hearing with two attendees and no objections, funds a land purchase adjoining Sockum Ridge Park cost 16000. The county expects to be reimbursed half by the federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, but needs cushion until funds arrive.
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County Board of Supervisors
Conservation Board
Sockum Ridge Park
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Conservation Fund
Monroe woman learns of late brother's 15 million will
Mrs. Palmina Gray of Monroe finally learned her older brother Mike Padula left her 1.5 million as a beneficiary in his will. Padula died November 4 at 78 in Castella California where he ran a saloon after rising from busboy to proprietor. He never met his sister who stopped writing in 1949. The odd notes included plans for funeral details and burial at the foot of a mountain.
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UPI
Palmina Gray
Monroe
Mike Padula
Gray
Monroe Evening News
Padula
Castella
Calif
Marlboro
Mass
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