Mings Elected Editor In Chief Of The Croaker Yearbook
Jacque Mings, a freshman at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant and daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Mings of Washington, was chosen editor in chief of the 1974 The Croaker yearbook after competition with five others. The yearbook, dating to 1906 and printed in 700 copies annually, will feature a traditional style with modern design elements. She will select her staff in the coming days.
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Jacque Mings
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Jack Mings
Washington
Croaker
Miss Mings
Mings
UFO reports stir excitement across several states
The UPI roundup notes sightings near Pascagoula Mississippi Beckley West Virginia and in Louisiana with a New Orleans resident reporting a craft like the Astrodome. It also mentions Air Force and Soviet chatter about extraterrestrials amid Vietnam era conflicts.
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United Press Internation
Pascagoula, Miss
Beckley, W.va
Louisiana
New Orleans
Air Force
Outer Space
Oil sanctions discussed by 11 Arab oil producers
Representatives from 11 Arab oil producing nations met to plan using oil and funds as leverage against the United States and other powers backing Israel in the Middle East War.
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Kuwait
UPI
United States
Isral
Nixon
Kissinger
Paris
U.S
Amman
Mostly cloudy cool afternoon with 50s highs to start
Weather report notes mostly cloudy skies with cool conditions in the afternoon and highs in the mid 50s. Tonight will be cooler with low 40s and clearing by morning. Thursday brings sunny skies and warmer temperatures into the mid to upper 60s with light south winds.
Junior High Band to Play at Washington Ft Madison Game
The Mme Washington Junior High band will perform at Case Field during halftime of the Washington versus Ft Madison varsity football game on Friday October 19. The show titled Sound 73 includes hits like Crockadile Rock Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B and Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree. It marks the 11th straight year the band has played at a varsity football game.
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Mme
Washington Junior High
Washington
Middle East war sees heavy fighting and diplomacy
On day twelve of the conflict Israel reports heavy fighting in Sinai with 60 Egyptian tanks knocked out and a 100000 man Egyptian force across the Suez Canal. Israel and Arab leaders meet in Washington and Tel Aviv while oil pressure and diplomacy intensify.
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United Press
Israel
Sinai
Nixon
U.S
Middle East
Golda Meir
Kenneth Keating
Tel Aviv
Washington
Alexi N. Kosygin
Cairo
Soviet Union
United States
Egypt
Canal
Henry A Kissinger
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Morocco
Algeria
Gray Ladies and Gray Men Seek More Volunteer Workers
The Gray Ladies and Gray Men volunteer programs run by the local Red Cross seek new workers. An orientation training session is set for Tuesday Oct 23 at the United Presbyterian Home led by Suzanne Murphrey. Volunteers serve at the hospital VA facility and United Presbyterian Home, with hours and meals provided and mileage paid.
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Red Cross
Boyd Watson
United Presbyterian Home
Suzanne Murphrey
Des Moines
Office of Volunteers
Veterans Administration Hospital
Iowa City
Walter Sheets
Gray Ladies
Sheets
Ray Redlinger
Islea Schulty
Schulty
Mr. Hampshire
Ray Davis
Howard Altenbernd
Thelma Wagner
Shenk
Wellman
Elbert Beaver
Roger Schloss
Riverside
Washington County
Watson
Hampshire
Cosmopolitans to Perform in Washington Concert
The Cosmopolitans present light opera and musical comedy tunes in a Washington Concert Association program on Sunday October 21 with soprano Jennifer Juras tenor James Ascury and baritone Stephen Berman. A brief intermission business meeting will elect concert association directors.
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Washington
Washington Concert Association
Concert Association Board
Jennifer Juras
Julliard School
American Opera Center
P.D.Q. Bach
Carregia Hall
Town Hall
Central City Opera
James Ascury
Starlight Opera ‘Theatre
Santa Fe Opera Company
Bel Canto Opera
New York
Music Sacra
Stephen Berman
Florida
Singing
Metropolitan Opera Studio
Aspen
Colorado
Governor Ray orders Iowa bid procedures probe and wider reform
Gov. Robert D. Ray signed an executive order demanding a comprehensive review of state agency purchasing and bidding. Agencies must report by Oct. 24 on equipment supplies and outside services. Ray pledges to push umbrella bidding legislation in 1974 to cover municipalities counties and schools.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Statehouse
Iowa
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Maryland
Charge corporations with illegal gifts to Nixon campaign
Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox filed criminal charges against Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co 3M and American Airlines Inc for using 125000 in illegal corporate contributions to Nixon's 1972 campaign. Corporate officials of 3M and Goodyear face misdemeanor counts as well.
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Jensen
Cedar Rapids
Harold E
Gray Men
Mark Hampshire
Golan Heights
Syria
Gov. Ray
Washington High School Vocal Music Department
Mary Reed
Mike Quinn
Sandy Lewis
Bob Kron
Naomi Fetterman
Ron Mullikin
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