Washington City Council Light Agenda On Monday Night
Washington council meeting featured few items with routine approvals. Beer permit renewal for Pizza Hut and cigarette permit for Hagie s Gulf Station granted. Visitors discussed traffic around Lincoln School. Chamber of Commerce moved to the former Tweeten Real Estate building on Washington Street near the courthouse site.
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Rubinstein to perform at Iowa City Hancher Auditorium
Internationally famed pianist Arthur Rubinstein will give a Nov 12 concert at The University of Iowa Hancher Auditorium. The show is part of a special-event series after the new auditorium opening and audience demand. Ticket details to be announced later this month.
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University of Iowa
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Danish PM Krag resigns after market entry
Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag resigned as head of the Social Democratic minority government less than 12 hours after Denmark joined the European Common Market. The surprise move stunned the country as he announced the ignition at the end of his opening Folketing speech.
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UPI
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Denmark
Folketing
Pygmy whale calf at Coney Island improves after beached return
New York reports the pygmy whale calf that washed ashore at Far Rockaway a week ago is eating more and in better condition. Aquarium officials report the unweaned calf is being force-fed a heavy cream and fish formula with vitamins and minerals to boost survival chances. Honolulu doctors call a 22-floor fall into garbage a miraculous survival for Thomas Finney 22.
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UPI
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Far Rockaway
Honolulu
Thomas Finney
Emma Bardens
Bad checks cost consumers in Iowa grocery trade
Iowa grocers face about 12 million dollars in losses from bad checks last year, about one half of one percent of total sales. Losses raise prices as profits shrink, with processing costs per bad check ranging from 2.50 to 5 dollars and monthly totals over 150 dollars for some stores. To curb fraud, retailers demand stricter verification and often limit accepted checks, shifting burden onto honest customers.
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Nixon rebuffs McGovern taunts as campaign talk rises
President Nixon avoids responding to McGovern’s charges while meeting with Andrei Gromyko and planning a noncampaign week. McGovern blasts Nixon as morally bankrupt and taunts him to campaign, while Agnew calls the charges reckless. Shriver criticizes the Soviet wheat deal, and Schmitz supporters seek ballot placement in New Jersey.
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Nixon and Gromyko sign limits on arms pact
President Nixon and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko formally sign and exchange instruments bringing into full effect the strategic arms limitation agreements. They ratify antiballistic missile limits and notify each other of acceptance of a five year interim agreement on offensive missiles in a White House ceremony.
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Weather outlook with scattered showers and mild temperatures
The forecast calls for showers this afternoon with a high in the mid 70s, clearing and cooler tonight to the mid to upper 40s, and sunny skies Wednesday with a high in the mid to upper 70s. Winds switch from southwest 8 to 15 mph this afternoon to northerly 5 to 12 mph tonight. Rain chances 50 percent today, 20 percent tonight, under 10 percent Wednesday.
Senator seeks to legalize smoking in Iowa high schools
Cedar Rapids reports that state Senator Tom Riley asks the Legislative Research Bureau to draft legislation to legalize cigarette smoking in high schools across Iowa. He cites problems for non-smokers using shared facilities and restrooms as a key concern.
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Iowa Legislative Research Bureau
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United Presbyterian Home in Washington Plans 26th Anniversary
Percy Holder reports the United Presbyterian Home in Washington plans a two day anniversary program on Oct 11 and 12. Activities include an evening reminiscence with Dr George Kerr and Rev John Baird, slides about early days, and music from the church confirmation class. Open House on Thursday features guided cottage tours, a potluck lunch, and talks by Dr William McIntyre Richard Stewart and Rev Wm Beatty, ending around 4 p.m.
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United Presbyterian Home
Washington
George Kerr
John Baird
United Presbyterian Church
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Richard Stewart
Goldwater Willson to Campaign in Iowa States
United Press International reports former presidential candidate Barry Goldwater and Meredith Willson will appear in Iowa in late October to bolster Republican campaigns. Goldwater will visit Dubuque on October 26 in support of Rep. Ted Ellsworth, while Willson headlines the $100-a-plate Slante dinner at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines on October 24 with film tributes to Nixon and remarks by Sen. Jack Miller and Gov. Robert D. Ray.
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Dubuque
Meredith Willson
Iowa
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GOP
John McDonald
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Mason City
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Nixon
Jack Miller
Robert D. Ray Goldwater
Ted Ellsworth
Harvest of corn and soybeans trails last year in Des Moines
In Des Moines the Weekly Weather and Crop Report notes harvest progress behind 1971 levels as rain and cool weather slowed picking. Officials say maturity is normal with over 90 percent of corn and 85 percent of soybeans mature, frost risk low, but harvest rates lag compared with five year averages and last year.
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UPL
New ambulance service contract awarded to Simmons and Beauchamp
County supervisors awarded a one year ambulance contract to Bill Simmons of Cedar Rapids and Jerry Beauchamp for 39 000 dollars, replacing Booth Ambulance which bid 45 000 dollars. Simmons and Beauchamp take over January 1, 1973, after opening three bids this morning. Yale Jarvis and Karl Jones had bid 39 960 dollars as night attendants for Booth.
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Cedar Rapids
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Washington
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Beauchamp
Dale Booth
Roger
Yale Jarvis
Karl Jones
Booth Ambulance
Mills backs floor test on Nixon spending authority
Rep. Wilbur Mills urged a House floor vote on a Democratic leadership plan to limit President Nixon's power to cut federal programs. Mills still favored broad spending authority but supports a rule allowing amendments. Leaders seek a substitute to give Congress final say on program cuts within a $250 billion ceiling amid White House discussions and GOP reactions.
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Plan for Washington Manufacturing adds 12000 square foot plant expansion
Washington Manufacturing Company will add a 12000 square foot metal expansion on the east side of its plant on East Seventh Street. President Robert Reed says work begins soon and the cost is not disclosed. Staffing stays at about 80, with no new hires expected despite higher output from machinery and new customers.
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