Washington High Band wins Class A ratings at Williamsburg meet
Washington High School Band and its twirling ensemble earned I ratings in Class A at Williamsburg competition on October 9. Jane Deaton and Trudy Griffeth led twirling acts with I ratings. several other performances also rated high amid participants Albia Mt. Pleasant South Tama and Davis County.
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Washington High School
Williamsburg
Jane Deaton
Trudy Griffeth
Albia
Mt. Pleasant
South Tama
Davis County
Ray backs Iowa Commerce Commission pace on rate regulation
Gov. Robert D. Ray after a three month probe says the Iowa Commerce Commission is on the threshold of effective rate regulation. He cites a Davenport Water Co. ruling and court decisions, adds 10 recommendations, and notes faster, fairer hearings and a competent staff to boost consumer protection and equitable utility pricing.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Iowa Commerce Commission
ICC
Ray
Commission
Iowa Supreme Court
Davenport Water Co
Iowa
Davenport
The
Commerce Commission
Gov Ray says Witt will not resign but won’t be reappointed
Iowa Gov. Robert D. Ray announced he will not demand Commerce Commissioner Dick Witt resign over a secret rate case. He indicated Witt will not be reappointed when his term ends in two years. The governor defended Witt as the sole current ICC member tied to the behind the scenes agreement and rejected calls for criminal charges.
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DES Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Iowa Commerce
Dick Witt
Witt
Ray
Iowa Education Broadcasting Network
Harold E. Hughes
Commerce Commission
Iowa Telephone Co
Knoxville
ICC
Edgar Storey
Thomas Bolton
Bolton
Storey
Commission
Kenneth Benda
Frank Means
Witts
West Coast docks halted by new labor dispute
In Los Angeles and Long Beach a new clash between longshoremen and employers stopped regular dock work on Sunday. Only two military vessels and two non PMA ships were handled as the Pacific Maritime Association and the ILWU dispute over specialty workers continued. A federal arbitrator upheld the PMA stance pending a final ruling likely next week.
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San Francisco
UPI
Los Angeles
Long Beach
West Coast
Pacific Maritime Association
California
PMA
Association
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
George Love
Washington man dies after early morning car crash
Joseph R. Madden, 20, of Washington, dies at University Hospitals Iowa City from injuries after a one car crash on the Washington Wayland road at 1 15 a m Saturday. He was thrown from the vehicle and suffered severe head injuries. He planned to marry Wendy Richardson on November 13. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p m at Mt Sterling United Methodist Church with burial in the cemetery there. He was born August 3 1951 in Fort Dodge and is survived by his mother Mildred Madden of Selma, fiancee Wendy Richardson, one brother Keith of Ottumwa, and four sisters Norma Lee Smith Cedar Rapids Evelyn Ritz Selma Marian Cox Eldon Judy Madden Selma. father Earnest Madden and one brother preceded him in death.
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Joseph R. Madden
Washington
Iowa City
Washington - Wayland Road
Madden
Wilson Concrete Co
Wendy Richardson
Vernon Richardson
Pedrick
Douds
Fort Dodge
Earnest
Mildred Randolph Madden
Troy
Selma
Cardinal High School
Mildred Madden
Keith
Ottumwa
Norma Lee Smith
Cedar Rapids
Evelyn Ritz
Marian Cox
Eldon
Judy Madden
Warns of increasing rat population in Iowa
An entomologist from Iowa State University warned residents in rural and urban areas that rat numbers are rising this fall. Harold Gunderson urged people to start rat control, noting rats are moving from fields to buildings. He recommended poison mixed into dry cereal and cleaning up debris near feed stores and cribs to reduce attractions.
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Harold Gunderson
Lowans
Gunderson
Infantrymen Refuse Patrol at Pace Base in Vietnam
UPI reports at Fire Support Base Pace in Vietnam some 70 U.S. artillerymen and 90 infantrymen refused a dusk patrol as orders were repeated. The incident followed two weeks of heavy Communist pressure near Highway 22, near the Cambodian border, with investigation underway. Separately allied forces freed a U.S. Army sergeant in exchange for a Viet Cong prisoner, and a North Vietnamese lieutenant was flown to a secret location shortly after.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Pace
Highway 22
Third Regional Assistance Command
London Bridge Reborn In Arizona Desert
The 140 year old London Bridge was reassembled in Lake Havasu City Arizona. A 40 man crew spent 23 months to reconstruct 10 276 granite blocks in their original order. McCulloch Oil Corp bought the bridge for 2.46 million and estimates the project total at 7 million.
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Lake Havasu City
Ariz
UPI
London Bridge
Arizona Desert
Thames
London
Peter M. Studd
Colorado River
McCulloch Oil Corp
Lakeside
Weather Iowa Forecast Clears and Cools Tonight
Clear and colder tonight across Iowa with frost in southern areas. Lows near 30 in the northeast and upper 30s in the southwest. Tuesday brings sun and warmer highs from the southwest around 80 to the northeast upper 60s.
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Iowa
Five die in rural Georgia home explosion
In Cartersville area, five members of the Harris family perished when their rural frame home exploded. Two children survived with injuries and were hospitalized at Sam Howell Hospital. Authorities noted three blasts and a possible gas cause, with victims including Richard Harris and his wife, plus three children.
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Cartersville, Ga
Harris
Cartersville
Weekend traffic toll in Iowa rises with 22 dead
Iowa records a deadly weekend as 22 residents die in multiple crashes across the state. Fort Atkinson sees seven fatalities in a two car head on collision on Iowa 24, including four Calmar youths and two drivers. The toll grows with crashes near Marion, Washington, Jesup, Ankeny, Martelle, Tiffin, Bettendorf, and Corning, claiming drivers, passengers, and young riders.
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Fort Atkinson
Iowa Highway Patrol
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Calmar
William Lensing
Dewey Barth
Decora
Lensing
Henry
Barth
Ellen Ruth
Susan
Roberta Schmidt
Debbie Krall
Miss Schmidt
Rochester, Minn
Krall
Decorah
Stanley Dowd
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Texas
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Rusk County
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Winnepeg
World Synod of Bishops
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Terry Gent
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Wis
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Anamosa
Richard Bauder
Raymond Edwards
Alderson
Bauder
Frank
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Rebecca
Joseph Madden
Romane Leet
Jesup
Littleton - Jesup
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U.S. 69
Ankeny
Agers
Marshall County
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Rock Island
Johnson County
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