Washington City Council Sets Two Hearing Dates
The Washington City Council at its Monday meeting set a 7:30 p.m. October 22 hearing for a zoning amendment proposed by L A Duncan to allow apartments on land south of Case Field. A 8 p.m. November 5 hearing covers sale of city real estate left by J B Dill. The council also authorized an option signing on land for a regional sanitary landfill in Richmond area and approved purchases of two CB radios and two walkie talkies for city use. Payments were authorized to Glover Construction Co. for city work including East Lith Street. Beer permit renewal for Hy Vee and an updated traffic ordinance were approved. Protestors spoke about a water problem near the Crane Co plant.
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J.B. Dill
Washington County Regional Services Agency
Washington County
Richmond
Glover Construction Co
East Lith Street
Crane Co
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Shultz Kosygin hold trade talks in Moscow today
In Moscow US Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz met Premier Alexei Kosygin in a major round of talks on expanding US Soviet trade. An American business group led by Donald Kendall completed plans for a US USSR Trade and Economic Council to aid American firms and help Soviets find markets in the United States. Shultz had also discussed the council with Soviet leaders, following a two hour Monday night session with Leonid Brezhnev.
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UPI
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Kremlin
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.S
Pepsico Inc
Donald P. Kendall
United States
Shultz
Council
Kosygin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
Glowing green UFO sighted over Cleveland suburb
Cleveland residents reported a glowing green ball seen in the sky at 3:30 a.m. It landed in a field in Olmsted Township but police could not locate the object after a search. Witness Barbara Marquardt described the object as bright goud green and about a foot in diameter at first.
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Cleveland
UPI
Olmsted Township
Barbara Marquardt
Masielle
Immunization Push Urges Iowa Parents to Act Now
Iowa health officials warn immunization rates lag among preschoolers raising risk of future outbreaks. Gov. Ray backs a broad campaign urging parents to immunize children against polio measles rubella diphtheria whooping cough and tetanus.
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Des Moines
UPI
Norman Pawlewski
Iowa
Pawlewski
Towa
Jawiewsk
Nixon orders mandatory fuel oil and propane allocation
President Nixon ordered a mandatory allocation program for home heating oil and propane to soften winter shortages. Interior Department will run the plan, with immediate effect for propane and soon for heating oil, targeting equitable distribution and preserving heat for homes hospitals and farms amid expected shortages.
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UPI
Nixon
White House
John E. Love
Love
Interior Department
Midwest
Dixie Hummingbirds to Open 1973 74 Washington Concert Series
The Washington Concert Association opens its 1973 74 season with the Dixie Hummingbirds on October 9 at 8 p.m. at the high school. The six member gospel soul group, famed for Newport and Apollo appearances, features Ira Tucker lead, William Bobo bass, Beachey Thompson and James Walker tenors, with Howard Carroll on guitar. Their Peacock records sold in the millions and the board calls the performance a powerful opening for Washington audiences.
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Washington Concert Association
Dixie Hummingbirds
All Black
Washington
Pearl Williams-Jones
Tanglewood
Madison Square Garden
Apollo Theatre
Peacock
Tony Heilbut
William Bobo
Howard Carroll
B.B. King
The
Birds
Ira Tucker
James Davis
Beachey Thompson
James Walker
Iowa harvest behind schedule slows amid wet fields
Iowa crop observers report harvest delays due to wet fields and fuel shortages. Only two days suitable for field work last week, 6 percent of corn and 4 percent of soybeans harvested, well below five year averages. corn in east central and southeastern areas most behind.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Weekly
East Central
South Central
Two escapees linked to six killings in Kentucky
Police said two federal jail escapees were arrested after six people were slain in Kentucky and two wounded. Victims include Rev. John K Barnes and his children in Lexington and three men plus the motel night manager at Fisher's Motel in Falmouth. Police recovered firearms and cash seized from the suspects’ car. Roy Collins was captured after breaking his leg during a roof escape. Sloan and Scott faced kidnapping charges prior to the shootings.
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Lexington
UPI
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Franciene
John
Fisher
Falmouth
Kentucky
Ohio River
Cincinnati
David Sizemore
Thousand Sticks
Monroe Sizemore
Hazard
Elva Harper
Wendell McKenzie
David Stidham
Hayden
Barnes
Fort Thomas
William Sloan
Louisville
Wilmer Scott
Chattanooga
FBI
Sloan
Scott
Court
Roy Collins
Lima
Ohio
Federal Building
Robert Ewart
Ewart
Fayette County
Weather improves with sun and warm spell ahead
Clouds break to sun with a high in the low to mid 70s this afternoon. Tonight stays mostly fair with low mid 50s. Wednesday brings another mid 70s high as southerly winds stay under 10 mph.
Shrine Knights Cue Local History In Joint Dinner
Washington County Shrine Club and the Knights of Columbus met at the KC Hall for a historic joint dinner with more than 150 knights and shriners present. Delegates from Davenport attended and Tony Mihalovich described shared beliefs in God country and humanitarianism. Special guests included Walter Eherman and Father Edward Shepherd.
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Tony Mihalovich
Shrine Club
Knights of Columbus
Washington County Shrine Club
Knights
Davenport
KC Hall
Masonry
Mihalovich
Bankers Trust Co
Knights and Shriners
Shrine
Walter Eherman
Father Edward Shepherd
St. James Catholic Church
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