Iowa reports 119 million surplus as caution urged
Des Moines officials announce a record 119.2 million dollar surplus in the Iowa treasury at year end 1973. Governor Ray and Comptroller Selden warn lawmakers to avoid overspending in 1974 despite the windfall and to protect funds for inflationary risks and programs for the poor elderly and public employees.
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Ray
Iowa
Selden
Andrew Varley
Arthur Neu
General Assembly
September Jobs Rise But Unemployment Holds At 4.8 Percent
UPI reports September added 700000 workers to 85.1 million ending a five month stagnation, yet unemployment remained about 4.8 percent as labor force grew by 750000. Over the past year employment rose 2.75 million while wholesale prices fell 1.8 percent led by food.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Herbert Stein
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Afl-Cio
George Meany
BLS
Early Dismissal For Washington and St James Schools
All students in the Washington Community School District and St James parochial school will be dismissed on Monday October 8 at 2 p m for staff meetings. Elementary teachers meet by grade level and secondary teachers by subject area. Parents should have children home about one hour earlier than usual. Classes resume on Tuesday.
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Washington Community School
St. James Parochial School
Relatives sue over Eagle Grove gas explosion deaths
Executors of three victims file Wright County District Court suits totaling 1.5 million against the City of Eagle Grove and Iowa Public Service Co. The actions join existing suits from families of 10 earlier victims of the February 2 natural gas blast that killed 13 and leveled the Chatterbox Cafe during a Friday fish fry.
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Eagle Grove
API
Iowa Public Service Co
Wright County
Clarion
Mabel J. Kallansrud
Elvera M. Mickelson
Elizabeth Lucille Anderson
Chatterbox Cafe
Rural New Hampton man killed by falling steel load
Elmer Peters, 63, of New Hampton was killed when a flatbed truck hit a pothole on Vans Howe farm and toppled. He fell from the vehicle as a load of corrugated steel slid off and buried him, with authorities saying it took several hours to remove the steel.
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Charles City
UPI
New Hampton
Here
Elmer Peters
Vans Howe Farm
Peters
Oregon Cuts Marijuana Penalty To $100 Fine
Oregon law now treats possession of under one ounce of marijuana as a violation rather than a crime, reducing penalties from up to one year in jail and $1,000 to a $100 fine. The change places marijuana possession in the same category as traffic offenses.
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Salem, Ore
UPI
Oregon
Gas Explosion At Allied Mills injures three workers
A gas explosion at the Allied Mills plant in Tiffin injured three employees who detected a gas odor on arrival. The blast, followed by a fire, sent all three to University Hospitals burn center in Iowa City for treatment.
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Tiffin
UPI
Allied Mills
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Pork official urges less government interference at Washington festival
Marvin Garner of the National Park Council told reporters in Central Park during the Washington Pork Festival that federal controls harm the industry and that price controls do not work. He noted farmers receive about half the meat price and the harvest timing affects supply as the festival offered free pork burgers to more than 3,000 attendees. The event also honored Dale Booth’s Blue Note Cafe and featured royalty from several local areas. The festival runs into Saturday with contests, samples, and dances.
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Marvin Garner
National Park Council
Garner
Central Park
Washington
The
Chamber of Commerce
County Pork Producers Association
Dale Booth
Blue Note Cafe
Pork Association
Soo Klingaman
Waterloo
Maureen
Austria Relents on Travel by Soviet Jews to Israel
Chancellor Bruno Kreisky said Soviet Jews may pass through Austria to Israel but must travel more discreetly. He cited the Jewish Agency transit camp as a showcase and hinted at its closure, a move tied to a hostage release by two Arab gunmen who freed three Soviet Jews and one Austrian official.
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Vienna
UPI
Austria
Israel
Bruno Kreisky
Kreisky
Jewish Agency
Pleasant Saturday Ahead With Mild Temperatures
Sunny and pleasant this afternoon with highs around 70. Increasing cloudiness tonight and Saturday with a little warmer air. Tonight’s lows in the upper 40s and Saturday highs in the lower to mid 70s. Winds southwest to west at 6 to 12 mph.
Chile Quake Blasts Valparaiso Into Darkness
A predawn 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck central Chile, blacking out Valparaiso and jolting Santiago under a dusk to dawn curfew. No injuries reported. power lines broken in places. aftershocks followed with strong tremors felt by residents and U.S. Embassy staff.
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Santiago
UPI
Chile
Valparaiso
Col
Eduardo Esquivel
Boulder
Colo
National Earthquake Information Service
Pacific Ocean
U.S. Marine
Cpl
Dennis Smith
Decatur
Ill
Esquivel
Los Andes
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Peggy’s
Barb Hennigan
William Hennigan
Jona Beemblossom
Charlotte Beemblossom
Nancy Rae
Earl Rae
Chris Bates
Merle Bates
Peggy
Jack Moore
Brighton
W.H.S
Washington-Pleasant Valley
Ask
Pork
Washington County Pork Producers Association
Orlin Reschly
Wilfred McCreedy
Larry Marek
Bob Greiner
Washington Chamber of Commerce
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