ARC Christmas Party Set for December 13 at County Home
The Washington County Association for Retarded Children plans its annual Christmas party at the County Home on Thursday at 7 p.m. for residents ARC members and families. Donations of cookies are requested with drop off at the Developmental Center or 718 East Third. Wyman Kitchen Band will provide entertainment.
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Washington County Association For Retarded Children
ARC
Developmental
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Wyman
Delayable veto hearing in Iowa as council hires outside counsel
A court hearing on a suit by 26 Iowa lawmakers and a former legislator over Gov. Robert D. Ray s item veto was moved to December 17 from Tuesday at the request of state officials. The Executive Council approved using outside counsel for Ray, giving his attorneys extra preparation time.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Executive Council
Richard C. Turner
Ray
Former Nixon secretary Chapin indicted on four counts
Dwight L. Chapin, Nixon's former appointments secretary, was indicted on four counts of lying to the Watergate grand jury. The charges stem from testimony given last April 11, with potential penalties of up to $10,000 and five years in prison per count.
Moss cites 11 million barrels of heating oil stored on East Coast
Sen. Frank E. Moss accuses major oil companies of mass withholding and urges Congress to curb corporate power. He says 11 million barrels of No 2 heating fuel were stored on the East Coast last winter while the upper plains faced shortages. He cites Gulf Coast shipments to Chicago 20 percent below forecast, and notes Colonial Pipeline capacity limits.
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UPI
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Upper Plains States
Moss
Congress
Gulf Coast
Chicago
Fred F. Steingraber
Colonial Pipeline
Steingraber
Evidence grows for viral role in human cancer
New York UPI reports scientists see increasing evidence that many cancers may be caused by viruses and vaccines could prevent some cancers, though conclusive proof is lacking. Dr. Howard Temin questions a direct virus link, noting a specific virus must be found to trigger cancer. Experts at a national cancer conference estimate five to ten years before vaccines may be safely used in humans.
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New York
UPI
Howard M. Temin
University of Wisconsin
American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
An Old Fashioned Christmas at Conger House
The Conger Ladies Auxiliary invites visitors to Conger House December 8 9 15 16 from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for children under 12. Proceeds fund further restoration as six decorated trees and period decor fill the rooms with hot wassail cookies and 1900 style music.
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Conger House
Journal
Conger Ladies
Fire kills hundreds as Taiyo department store burns in Japan
A deadly blaze at the Taiyo department store in Kumamoto City traps shoppers during a Christmas sale. Firefighting teams rescue dozens from the roof by helicopter while police report 99 confirmed deaths and over 100 injuries. The eight story building is destroyed as investigators probe the cause amid live TV coverage.
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UPI
Japan
Kumamoto
Kyushu
Taiyo
Great Ocean
Self Defense Forces
Weather Town Zone 13 Forecast
Sunny and warmer through Friday with fair conditions tonight and low 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph tonight. Highs Friday reach the upper 50s.
Washington Board ousts football coach after testing session
The Washington Community Board of Education voted 4 to 0 with three abstentions to remove head coach John Davis after nearly three hours of public and executive discussion. Supt. Schlapkohl cited lack of leadership and motivational skills as reasons for dismissing Davis, who also faced possible reassignment as a teacher.
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Washington
John Davis
Washington Community Board of Education
E.K. Schlapkohl
Davis
Schlapkohl
Larry Robison
Richard Wiley
James Lloyd
Justine Hotle
Robison
James Gorham
Dorothy McCarthy
Peter Bell
Gorham
Lloyd
Harry Levy
Levy
Brian Romine
Ron Mullikin
Washington High School
Mullikin
E.M. Ahart
Ahart
Fred Blick
Gerald Hoyle
Bill Hennigan
al Olson
Jim Frier
Olson
Washington Education Association
Longtime Iowa Southern official Johnson to retire
Ted Johnson, longtime manager of the northeastern district for Iowa Southern Utilities Co., retires after nearly 50 years with the company. He began in 1928 as an outside collector, later served as district accountant in Osceola and Washington, and became district manager in 1959. Johnson helped bring Crane Company to Washington in 1967 and will be succeeded by Russell C. Argo. He plans holidays with family in Grand Rapids Minnesota and may visit Phoenix.
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Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Johnson
Iowa Southern
Exline
Buhlman
Osceola
Washington
Industrial Development Commission
Crane Company
Ann
Anne Marie
Grand Rapids
Minn
Phoenix
Russell C. Argo
Winter forecast signals warmth for much of nation
The National Weather Service predicts warmer Midwest and most of the South and Southwest with colder readings on the West Coast and Northern Great Plains. East Coast Central Great Plains and Southern California could go either way. The forecast, described as highly speculative, was released due to public interest.
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Algiers
United States
Netherlands
Israel
South Africa
Rhodesia
Portugal
Africa
Interior Department
Utah
Wyoming
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