Blair House Non-profit Board Elects Officers at First Meeting
Blair House Non-profit Corp. held its first annual meeting at the high school library and elected a board of directors. One year terms: Mike Zachs Kathy Fisher Tom Dawson Gracie Walker. Two year terms: Nels Westermark Chuck Hotle Mike Kramme Jane Wood Carlton Bump. Officers: Mike Zachs president Mike Kramme vice president Mildred Westermark secretary Tom Dawson treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair House Non-profit Corp
Mike Zachs
Kathy Fisher
Tom Dawson
Gracie Walker
Nels Westermark
Chuck Hotle
Mike Kramme
Jane Wood
Carlton Bump
Mildred Westermark
King Olav V in Decorah visits museum and parade
About 3 000 people in Norwegian attire welcomed King Olav V of Norway during his two hour Decorah Iowa visit. He rode in an open convertible and reviewed the parade from the Veterheim Norwegian American Museum which was rededicated after remodeling.
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Decorah
Iowa
UPI
Olav V
Norway
Olay
Veterheim
Elizabeth Taylor and Burton remarry in Botswana village
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton wed for a second time in Kasane Botswana near the Zambezi border. Ambrose Masalela officiated as the couple stayed at Choice Game Park. NLT Corp plans to buy Guardsman Life and half of Guardsman Equity for about 11 million dollars in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Radio South Africa
Kasane
Botswana
Ambrose Masalela
Zambia
South West Africa
Rhodesia
Zambezi
Nashville, Enn
UPL
NLT Corp
National Life and Accident Insurance Co
Des Moines, Iown
William C. Weaver Jr
NLT
Guardsman Insurance Investors, Inc
Guardsman Life Insurance Co
Guardsman
Lodged corn slows harvest in some areas of county
Clarence Witthoft of near Wellman is among Washington County farmers with severely lodged corn that hampers harvesting. Jim Frier notes the field is among the most damaged in the county yet Witthoft still expects 100 to 120 bushels per acre and plans livestock grazing after harvest.
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Clarence Witthoft
Near
Wellman
Washington County
Jim Frier
Clarence
Witthoft
Frier
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Gogan
Iowa Supreme Court orders new slander trial for councilman
The Iowa Supreme Court reversed a Polk County verdict against Des Moines Councilman Russ LaVine and remanded for a new trial. It found errors in jury instructions and in excluding evidence about a rape allegation linked to Cowman, then assistant chief of the city’s auxiliary police. The case centers on LaVine’s August 1972 statements claiming Cowman was a convicted felon and the resulting $2,500 slander judgment.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
Russ LaVine
Polk County
LaVine
Max Cowman
Cowman
Council
Warren J. Rees
Waldo Wheeler
Wheeler
Rees
SA president to visit Crawfordsville and Olds schools
Nancy George presides at Crawfordsville School Tuesday Oct 21 from 1 to 2 p.m. to meet the public in the curriculum room and discuss educational trends. An in service meeting for faculty and administrators will follow at 2 30 p.m. at the Olds High School.
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Crawfordsville
Nancy George
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
Ms. George
Olds
White House seeks $53 billion growth in fiscal 1977 plan
The Ford administration outlines a $53 billion budget increase for fiscal 1977, aiming for a growth rate just under 7 percent, with $395 billion spending cap and a $21 billion personal plus $7 billion business tax cut from a $28 billion savings plan. The package lists major automatic increases in Social Security, debt interest, pay raises, Medicare and Medicaid, energy and transport boosts, and military costs, plus other entitlements and programs tied to law or contracts.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Congressional
Ford
New York City Faces Fresh $200 Million Budget Cut
Mayor Beame and aides labor through the night to trim $200 million from city spending as 22,000 jobs already lost loom. Municipal leaders warn of attrition driven layoffs and possible strikes while Beame seeks balance plans for three years and reports to the Emergency Financial Control Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
New York City
Abraham Beame
Beame
Emergency Financial Control Board
Campaign spending nears 11 million in 1976 race
Washington report shows 13 million raised by 10 Democrats, one independent and two Republicans, with 10.7 million already spent. Governor George Wallace leads the outlay, raising 5.2 million and spending 4.5 million mainly on computerized mail fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPL
Federal Election Commission
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Ford escapes injury in Hartford limousine crash
President Ford and others aboard a Hartford motorcade escaped serious harm when a yellow 1967 Buick struck the right front of the presidential limousine at Market and Talcott Streets. Secret Service agents and Hartford police investigated. Beibel suffered a minor hand injury while no one else was hurt.
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Hartford
Beibel
Stewart B. McKinney
R-Conn
Ford
Hutch
Ernest Luzania
Sacramento
San Francisco
Market
Talcott
Hugo Masini
Masini
Secret Service
Bradley International
Grassley condemns Kissinger role in grain policy
Rep. Charles Grassley of Iowa urged Secretary of State Kissinger to avoid involvement in agricultural decisions over a proposed U S grain sale to the Soviet Union. Grassley said Kissinger’s stance fuels farmer resentment as talk of a 5 to 8 million ton annual sale for five years circulates. He praised Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz’s efforts and criticized Kissinger while defending farm interests.
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Mason City
Iowa
UPI
Charles Grassley
Henry Kissinger
Grassley
U.S
Russia
Kissinger
Soviet Union
United States
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Buzz
Weather Outlook with Cold Night and Warmer Thursday
Clear and cold tonight with lows in the low to mid 30s. Partly cloudy and warmer Thursday with highs in the low to mid 60s. West to northwest winds diminish tonight.
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King At
Hanssen Body and Paint Co. Inc
Polk County Sheriff's
Harold Strasburg
Saylor
Charles Peters
Burton
Waco
Connecticut
James Salamites
Meriden
Gordon Damon
Salamites
Damon
Thomas Grant Jr
Washington High School
Sigourney
Carmen Griggs
Barb Larsen
Shari Williams
Mary Wittetoe
Sharon Paul
Carrie Mineart
Sheryl Miller
Jennifer Kleese
Lori Crawford
Barb Frazer
Janis Goff
Nancy Mangold
Kris Ross
Linda Vicki Rae
Clare Lechner
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