No Classes in Washington Area Schools Friday November 2
Washington Community Schools and St James parochial school suspend classes Friday November 2 along with other area schools. Elementary teachers schedule parent teacher conferences while junior and senior high staff engage in staff development. An IS Education Association workshop for southeast Iowa teachers will occur at the junior high. Classes resume Monday November 5.
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St. James Parochial
Iowa State Education Association
Iowa
Riverside Town Meeting on Downtown Christmas Lights
A Riverside public meeting is set for Thursday November 1 at 7 30 p m in the Community Building. Town council members will hear residents on downtown Christmas lighting and other community interests urging attendance.
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Riverside
Texas land firm ordered to refund Iowa buyers
A Polk County District Judge ordered Southwest Land Corp of El Paso Texas to repay 424000 to 340 Towans who bought land from the company. The suit by Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner charged fraudulent practices and misrepresentations in several states. The firm is in bankruptcy in Texas. Dr Paul Dudley White 87 renowned heart specialist who treated Eisenhower died at his Boston home from a stroke.
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Des Moines
UPI
Polk County
Texas
John Hughes
Southwest Land Corp
el Paso
Tex
Iowa
Richard Turner
Turner
Boston
Paul Dudley White
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Grandma's slingshot causes Boise airport delay
A 70s era grandmother was stopped by Boise Airport security after a slingshot was detected in her purse. Airline officials called it an armed slingshot and it was not allowed on board. The item was to be a gift for her grandson in Denver.
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Boise
Idaho
UPI
A. V. Cox
United Air Lines
Denver
Saxbe Seen as Likely Next Attorney General Choice
Senator William Saxbe of Ohio after a White House meeting said he is “relatively sure” he will be nominated as attorney general. He expressed readiness to rebuild the demoralized Justice Department and awaited a formal announcement with checks in progress.
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Washington
UPI
William Saxbe
Ohio
Nixon
Saxbe
Justice Department
North Vietnam
White House
Senate
Archibald Cox
Elliot L. Richardson
Haig
John G. Tower
R-Tex
John Gilligan
Tower
William
West Des Moines
Shirley Dare
Evanston
Ill
Brown
ISEA Training Lab Brings 400 Teachers To Washington IA
About 400 teachers from southeast Iowa registered for an ISEA Mobile In-Service Training Lab to be held at the Washington junior high school. The lab offers over 100 activities in areas including instruction individualization education humanization accountability and evaluation and curriculum change. Twenty two innovative teachers from districts statewide will form four teams to lead the sessions with an 8:50 a m orientation led by local education leaders. The Washington lab is one of five planned this year with previous sessions in Emmetsburg Creston Boone and Sumner.
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Owa
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
Washington
Washington Education Association
Alan Dison
Kelly Schlapkohl
James Knott
Carroll
Richard L. Sweeney
Emmetsburg
Creston
Boone
Sumner
P& Z backs steady permit fee. appeals fine up to 20
The Washington Plan and Zoning Commission keeps a 5 building permit fee after surveying 15 southeast Iowa cities. It proposes raising the appeal fee from 5 to 20. City Attorney John Owen presented the results. Council will review, while Durst cites paperwork costs. The panel also approved Perdock's Third Subdivision final plat of five lots.
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Iowa
Washington Plan and Zoning Commission
Board of Adjustment
John Owen
P&i
Harold Durst
Perdock
Washington
Weather Outlook With Cloudiness and Light Rain Chance
Considerable cloudiness this afternoon turning partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph this afternoon into tonight. Chance of light rain this afternoon at 20 percent. Highs around the mid 50s this afternoon, lows 32 to 37 tonight, and Thursday's highs near the mid 60s.
Cement Shortage Tangs Washington Firms Face 7 to 10 Day Blackout
Officials from two Washington concrete companies say their cement supplier has notified them of a seven to ten day production blackout. The shortage puts cement supplies at risk and prompts calls to add cement to the list of locally scarce products.
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Washington
Deputy sheriff dies after scuffle in Jasper County
Howard Holdefer 51 of Colfax, reserve deputy force captain, died at the scene after a scuffle with youths during a drunken brawl call near Reasoner. An autopsy will determine the exact cause while three suspects are held in Newton awaiting possible charges.
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Xeasoner
UPS
Jasper County
Howard Holdefer
Colfax
Sheriff's Office
Holdefer
Reasoner
Howard Smith
Newton
Open race for at large council seat in Washington
Five candidates contest the Washington council at large post to succeed M I Whitham in next Tuesday's election. Front runners include Richard D Anderson Maynard L Brown Marion S McAvoy Roger C Miller and Jared B Sturdevant with emphasis on city services police fire housing and downtown parking. Anderson promotes stronger police enforcement new City Hall and regionalization while Brown rides an economy platform backing tree planting and prudent spending.
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Washington
Richard D
Dick) Anderson
Maynard L
Bill) Brown
Marion S
Charlie) McAvoy
Roger C. Miller
Jared B
Jerry) Sturdevant
M. I. Whitham
Richard D. Anderson
Anderson
Marlene
Teresa
Sara
Washington St
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Jack Kiesey
Ray Carter
Kiesey
Carter
Journal
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Martin-Marietta
Davenport
Don Hanson
Hanson Concrete and Construction Co
Dale Scheibe
Wilson Concrete
East
Midwest
Hanson
Mt. Pleasant
Scheibe
Blair House
Maynard L. Brown Brown
Alta
Marion Ave
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Maynard
Jared
Jerry
Sturdevant
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