Iowa criticizes federal fuel program as slow and short
Iowa Commerce Commission Chairman Maurice Van Nostrand warned the new federal mandatory allocation for propane and heating oil will bog down in red tape and fail to meet state needs. He cited rising propane costs, limited allocations, and risk of black market hoarding, contrasting with last winter’s efficient state program.
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DES Moines
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Iowa
Iowa Commerce Commission
Maurice van Nostrand
Kansas City
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
van Nostrand
Robert D. Ray
Iowa LP Gas Association
Iowa Independent Oil Jobbers Association
Agnew media fight prompts court subpoenas to press outlets
Major outlets vow to fight subpoenas issued by Agnew lawyers seeking sources for leak coverage of the probe. Justice Department says indictment possible without impeachment and notes looming statute limits. Subpoenas target The New York Times The Washington Post Washington Star News New York Daily News CBS NBC Time and Newsweek.
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UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Baltimore
U.S
Robert H. Bork
Maryland
Jerome Wolff
George Beall
Wolff
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
House
New York Times
The
Washington Post
Washington Star-News
New York Daily News
CBS
NBC
Time
Newsweek
Walter E. Hoffman
Joseph A. Califano
Benjamin C. Bradlee
the Post
Bill Small
Time Magazine
Faulty guy cable blamed in collapse of Iowa radio tower
Gunnar Olsen Construction President says a major defect in a supporting guy cable installed six years ago likely caused the KCRG TV tower collapse near Cedar Rapids. Four Olsen employees and one plumbing firm worker were killed as the 2000 foot tower buckled during modification for Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network. Officials resumed broadcasts from a 1085 foot secondary tower near Hiawatha shortly after.
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Port Washington, N. Y
UPI
Gunnar Olsen Construction Co
Kcrg - TV
Iowa
New York
Cedar Rapids
Independence Plumbing and Heating Company
Gunnar A. Olsen
Gunnar Olsen Company
Olsen
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network
Kcrg-Tv
Hiawatha
KCRG
Weather Outlook With Rain and Warm Weekend Rise
Cloudy with occasional rain developing around noon today. High near 70, southerly winds 7 to 14 mph. Tonight rain continues with low in the mid 50s and 60 percent chance of precipitation. Sunday turns drier and warmer with highs in the mid 70s and lighter winds.
Fighting erupts on two fronts in the Middle East
Israel reports Syrian and Egyptian attacks along the Sinai and Golan Heights as front-line troops are placed on alert and reservists mobilized. Cairo and Damascus radio also claim Israeli assaults with no details available. The crisis coincides with Yom Kippur and Soviet adviser evacuations.
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Israel
Suez Canal
Golan Heights
Cairo
Damascus
Egypt
Syria
Sinai
Army
National
Soviet Union
Israel Defense Forces
Homecoming Festivities and Halftime Highlights at Case Field
Three floats paraded at halftime during the Washington homecoming game after a daytime parade. The queen and court were introduced as band and drill team performed. Separate dispatch notes Egyptian mobilization and regional tensions on the canal and Golan Front with sirens in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Yom Kippur.
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Peggy Moore
Washington High School
John Sobaski
Central Park
John Harris
Chris Bates
Mike McClure
Jona Beemblossom
Mike Schooley
Barb Hennigan
Matt Foster
Nancy Rae
Kirk Schmidt
Journal
Washington
Case Field
Planned Parenthood Book Sale Sets October Dates
Planned Parenthood of Washington County announces its annual book sale will run October 15 to 20 at Wesley House 206 W. 2nd in Washington. Donations accepted at Mangolds in Washington or Wesley House Monday morning. Co chairs Judy Ridley and Mildred Lee with a Washington list of committee members.
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Washington County
Planned Parenthood
Wesley House
Washington
Methodist Church
W. 2Nd
Mangolds
Winnie Marshall
Sandra Albright
Leon Hillman
Betty Green
Frances Schooley
Washington adult education open house planned
Washington high school hosts an open house Tuesday October 9 for National Adult Education Week. Judy Ridley, adult education coordinator, says the event begins at 7 p.m. Kirkwood Community College sponsor Carol Ballantyne will attend as hostess and discuss unique classes such as estate planning and interior decorating.
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Washington High School
Judy Ridley
Washington
Carol Ballantyne
Kirkwood Community College
Ridley
Kirkwood
Washington Community School District
Area Ten
Community College
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