Kidney Foundation Halloween Candy Sale Planned
The Kidney Foundation of Iowa will hold an annual Halloween candy sale on Sunday October 14 in Washington. Junior High Y Teens and Rotary Lions drivers meet at Central Park at 1 30 pm to receive instructions and begin house sales. Some candy may be sold in stores on the square. other sales are planned in Crawfordsville Ainsworth West Chester Keota and Kalona with Girl Scouts Riverside and Wellman Lions Club contributing funds.
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Kidney Foundation of
Iowa
Washington
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Central Park
Crawfordsville
Ainsworth
West Chester
Optimist Club
Kalona
Girl Scouts of
Riverside
Wellman Lions Club
Kidney Foundation
Keota
Planned Parenthood book sale opens Monday in town
The Planned Parenthood of Southeast Town Seattle branch announces a weeklong book sale to start Monday at noon at the former Essex store on Washington square. Books and puzzles donated by Mangold’s will be sold daily from noon to 9 PM, with weekend hours 10 AM to noon Saturday.
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Planned Parenthood of
Southeast Town
Washington
Essex
Washington Square
Mangold
Mr. Mangold
Planned Parenthood Chapter
Open nominations for ASC elections in Washington County
Nominations for the Community Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee will run through October 29. Petitions may be signed by any farmer 18 or older, including tenants and sharecroppers, and must state the nominee agrees to serve if elected.
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Community Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Robert Pearson
Washington County
Pearson
ALCS
W. Jefferson
Iowa
Israel says Syrian defense crumbling as tanks breach toward Damascus
United Press International reports Israeli tanks shattered a large Iraqi task force and pushed toward Damascus after a three hour battle on the Golan Heights. Damascus says Arab defenders fended off the assault as other Arab nations join or prepare to enter the conflict. Saudi and Jordanian involvement is noted, with Egypt fighting on the Suez front while the Soviet Union warns of grave consequences.
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United Press
Middle East
Damascus
Tel Aviv
Israel
Syria
Golan Heights
Beirut
Jordan
Suez Canal
Sinai
Ilya Mechnikov
Tartus
Soviet Union
Tass
Henry Kissinger
Washington
United States
Detent
Balkans
Europe
Uzi Narkiss
Qatana
An Nahar
Hussein
Institute of Strategic Studies
London
Ford Chosen as Nixon Era Vice President Nominee
Washington reports Rep. Gerald R. Ford was picked by President Nixon for the 40th vice presidency. Ford, a longtime House Republican leader, vows not to seek the presidency in 1976 and faces quick confirmation by Congress under the 25th Amendment. The move follows Agnew's resignation and centers on stability amid Middle East conflict and Watergate fallout.
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Washington
UPI
House
Gerald R. Ford
Congress
United States
Ford
Capitol
University of Michigan
White House
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Senate
Carl Albert
Senate Rules Committee
Melvin R. Laird
Grand Rapids, Mich
Nixon
Stan
America
Vietnam
Camp David
Alexander M. Haig
Middle East
Appeals court orders Nixon to release Watergate tapes
A federal appeals court ruled Nixon has no constitutional right to withhold tapes from a grand jury unless national security is at stake. The DC Circuit stayed the order for five days and urged renewed talks between Nixon and Watergate prosecutor Cox to decide which portions may go to Sirica for review.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
George MacKinnon
Malcolm Wilkey
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Sirica
Cox
Green Umbrella emergency stops seek volunteers
Washington school children will soon have access to a system of emergency stops labeled by a green umbrella. The program, sponsored by local PTAs, clubs, and the police, seeks volunteers to host stop locations and aid traveling students. Contact Mary L. Koehler with name, address, and phone number.
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Washington
P.t.a’s
P.T.G
Business and Professional Women’s Club of Washington
Washington City
Oregon schools to close for a month amid fuel shortage
Oregon officials asked all elementary and secondary schools to close from December 14 to January 14 to conserve heating fuel and electricity. Governor McCall and Superintendent Dale Parnell urged compliance as part of broader energy-saving measures. Bethlehem Pa will cut Christmas lights by 80 percent to save power. Federal plans set fuel allocations for heating oil diesel and jet fuel with shortages expected. Airlines warn of cutbacks as energy crunch deepens.
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United Press International
Oregon
Bethlehem
Washington
Rogers C. B. Rogers
Morton
Albany
N.Y
Tom McCall
Dale Parnell
McCall
Pennsylvania
Chamber of Commerce Christmas Committee of Bethlehem
H. Gordon Paytow
Nixon
Trans World Airlines
Robert J. Blackwell
Maritime Affairs
San Francisco
U.S
Soviet Union
Weekend Forecast: Cooler Tonight Then Warm Sunday
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with lows in the lower to mid 50s and light southerly winds. Sunday brings warmer weather with highs in the upper 60s to near 70.
Washington County earns two regional soil conservation awards
Two Washington County entries were named regional winners in the Town Soil Conservation Achievement Awards Program. Paul Swank of Mid-Prairie High School is the outstanding conservation teacher for a twelve county east central Iowa region. Homer Hillyard farm with Laverne Love as tenant is a regional winner in the landlord tenant division. Awards will be presented at a fall banquet in Iowa City.
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Washington County
James McCreedy
Washington Soil Conservation District
Paul Swank
Mid-Prairie High School
Wellman
Iowa
Homer Hillyard
Laverne Love
Ainsworth
Iowa City
McCreedy
Washington County Soil Conservation District
Ray Mourer
Sikke Temple Farms
Iowa Soil Conservation Achievement
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Planned Parenthood
Russia
Bob Marek
Jackson Township
Marek
Journal
Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Blackwell
National
Propeller Club
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