Dubuque boy wins $16,000 on TV game show
Tom Churchill 15 of Dubuque parlayed eight years of weather forecasting into $16,000 on a television quiz show, surpassing 90 percent accuracy per the National Weather Service. His mother says the money will be guided, not blown, by his prudent head.
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Dubuque, Iowa
UPI
Tom Churchill
Tom
John Churchill
Churchill
National Weather Service
Dubuque
Weather Service
Abc-Tv
AM America
Rain totals rise as Washington sees near two inches
Weather observer records show 1.44 inches of rain by 7 a.m. and .51 inches by 1 p.m., totaling 1.95 inches for last night and today. The gentle rain moistens soil but pauses the harvest now bridging peak activity in the area.
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Washington
Washington Fire Prevention Week drills target homes
Washington residents are urged to take part in Operation EDITH as part of Fire Prevention Week. EDITH aims to train families for prompt safe action in a major fire and calls on households to discuss procedures then light their porch lamps at 7 p.m. Wednesday to show participation. about 350 homes joined last year.
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Washington
Pork Month Displays Highlight Pork By-Products and Uses
In October the Squire Shoppe features windows on pork by products like pet foods marshmallows and brushes and medicines from hog glands. The Washington Public Library shows pigskin uses in fabric sewing upholstery and crafts. Displays arranged by Alice Scott and Karen McCreedy of the Washington County Parkettes and will stay through October.
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Squire
Washington Public Library
Washington County Parkettes
Alice Scott
Karen McCreedy
Riverside 4-H member to appear on KCRG radio show
Mike Beranek of Riverside and the Jackson Boys 4-H Club will be featured on KCRG Radio Around the Town at 12:25 p.m. Thursday October 7. Julia Gamon of Extension 4-H will join as guest. Mike will discuss his 4-H career with state fair exhibits in science mechanics and arts. This broadcast marks National 4-H Week observance.
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Mike Beranek
Hubert Beranek
Riverside
Jackson Boys
KCRG
Julia Gamon
Mike
Rain slows Iowa grain harvest and hay growth
Iowa crops report shows rain improves pastures but slows corn and soybean harvest across the state. Corn mature 16 percent harvested, soybeans 58 percent harvested. soybeans 1 percent excellent, 45 percent good, 47 percent fair, seven percent poor. Fall plowing slow. winter wheat seeding 54 percent. hay short but pasture recovery noted as winter nears.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa
Iowa prison system probe begins with blue ribbon panel
Des Moines officials report a six-member panel, chaired by Philip T. Riley, will study Iowa's adult and juvenile corrections to assess reforms, treatment, and costs. The three-phase study aims to determine a need for a new prison versus expanding community corrections, with findings due by March 1, 1977.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Philip T. Riley
Riley
Iowa Parole Board
University of Iowa
Robert Ray
Police reserve may become county unit
The Washington Police Reserve, a volunteer force aiding city officers, could become a county unit under sheriff control. The plan, approved by the Washington County Public Safety Commission, envisions pay of 3 dollars per hour for four hours monthly and shifts supervision to the sheriff while reservists stay at the city’s disposal.
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Evening Journal
Washington Police Reserve
Washington County Public Safety Commission
Washington City Council
Dick Anderson
Ralph Marshall
Safety Commission
Anderson
Washington
Marshall
Don Robertson
Ken Bauer
Humphrey Faces Major Surgery For Possible Bladder Cancer
Sen Hubert Humphrey 65 of Minnesota will undergo major surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering for possible bladder cancer. Doctors say he has about a 50 percent chance of cure after tests. He rests with wife Muriel. bladder removal expected by surgeon Dr Willet F Whitmore.
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New York
UPI
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
ISEA proposes changes to Iowa school finance plan
Iowa State Education Association urged revisions to the state funding system on Monday. Richard Staver cited alternatives including growth based on previous year's budget and an enrollment cushion redesign to count more students for aid, while opposing using foundation aid to force district mergers.
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Cedar Rapids. Iowa
UPI
Iowa State Education Association
Iowa
ISEA
Richard Staver
Cedar Rapids Education Association
Staver
Pleasant Hill Plans Homecoming Sunday in Iowa
Pleasant Hill Christian Church will host its annual homecoming on Sunday Oct 10 with a 10 a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. worship a 12 15 p.m. basket dinner and 1 45 p.m. afternoon program featuring an informal sing along history and music Rev Bruce Klapp to give the afternoon address The church founded in 1836 is Iowa oldest active Christian church originated in the Richard Moore cabin and moved to its current building in 1866 Homecoming grows from the 1936 centennial and has become a yearly return home event.
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Pleasant Hill
Washington
Bruce Klapp
Mixed reaction to Butz resignation stirs Iowa leaders
UPI reports Iowa farm and political figures react to Earl Butz stepping down after a racist joke. Some say it hurts rural farmers and politics. others frame it as overdue accountability. Leaders like Kleckner praise Butz’s record, while lawmakers from both parties call for leadership changes and stronger agricultural focus.
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United Press International
Iowa
U S. Agriculture
Earl Butz
Iowa Farm Bureau
Dean Kleckner
Butz
Oren Lee Staley
National Farmers Organization
Staley
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