Bradford Ellis Given One Year Suspended Sentence
District Court Judge Michael Enich suspended a one year jail term for Bradford L. Ellis of Washington and granted parole to the county sheriff after Ellis was found guilty of breaking and entering a private home during the night a few months ago. In the same session Dallas W. Leichty of rural Mt. Pleasant was fined $15 and costs for speeding and appealed an earlier justice court ruling.
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Bradford L. Ellis
Washington
Michael Enich
Ellis
Dallas W. Leichty
Mt. Pleasant
Leichty
Justice of the Peace Court
Ivo Grady Retires From Kalona Stockyard After 54 Years
Kalona longtime stock buyer Ivo Grady retires after 54 years at Grady Stockyard founded in 1881 by his grandfather Calvin Grady. New owners Wilbur Swartzendruber and Ike Yoder keep the yard name. Grady plans to assist during transition while staying in Kalona.
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Kalona
Ivo) Grady
Wilbur Swartzendruber
Wellman
Ike Yoder
Grady
Ivo
Calvin Grady
A.N. Grady
Jake Speas
Bud Speas
Lee Drollinger
Oren Lee
Leroy Hochstetler
Gail Walker
Duane Mast
Belle Davis
Bill Kuebrich
Parnell
Lloyd Strickler
Chicago
Gradys
Ernestine
Mary Coleen
David Ashby
Cedar Rapids
Gretchen
J.M. Swantz
Iowa City
Mail box vandalism prompts sheriff inquiry north of Wellman
Vandals ripped out mail boxes at several farm homes area north of Wellman Tuesday night. Washington County sheriff's officers were asked to investigate the incident. One family reported their box torn out and carried away between 6 and 10 p.m. last night while away from home. Denver Pratt sues Emil Hesseschwerdt in Washington County district court seeking 12500 in actual damages and 25000 in punitive damages from the Kalona resident for an April 7 automobile crash on highway one one mile south of Kalona. Dawn tropical storm forecast: tropical low north of the Bahamas strengthening to become Dawn with advisory due later today.
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Wellman
Washington County
Denver Pratt
Henry County
Emil J. Hesseschwerdt
Kalona
Hesseschwerdt
Pratt
Miami
UPS
Bahamas
National Hurricane Center
Iowa AG sues three towns over open burning ban
Attorney General Richard Turner filed suits against Waukon Lansing and Humboldt in Allamakee and Humboldt counties seeking injunctions and penalties of 200 dollars per day for each day of violation of a cease and desist order from the Iowa Air Pollution Control Commission.
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Des Moines
UPI
Richard Turner
Iowa
Turner
Waukon
Lansing
Humboldt
Allamakee
Iowa Air Pollution Control Commission
Wellman Council Rejects Frank and Fran Tavern Liquor Permit
Wellman town council refused renewal of the Frank and Fran Tavern liquor license at Tuesday’s meeting. The tavern may appeal. The decision follows an August 25 incident in which town marshal Harry Finley was struck with his billy club during an arrest of David Paul Hoff, who was charged with assault to do great bodily harm and released on $500 bond after a preliminary hearing.
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Wellman
Wellman’s
Harry Finley
David Paul Hoff
Hoff
Anderson assails county legal service at Riverside fund-raiser
Tracy Anderson, candidate for Washington County Attorney, told Democrats that current county attorney John Baldridge has refused to appear in minor courts to prosecute misdemeanors. He cited the Iowa Code requiring appearance and argued Baldridge has repeatedly refused to leave Washington city, prompting JP and mayoral requests to be denied.
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Tracy Anderson
Washington County
Riverside
John Baldridge
Iowa
Anderson
Baldridge
Washington
J.p.’S
Olympics Terror Grips Munich As Israeli Team Dies
Arab gunmen stormed the Israeli compound at Olympic Village in Munich killing nine and wounding others. German police ambush failed. the IOC plans to resume events with a one day delay and a day of mourning observed at the stadium memorial attended by 84,000.
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Munich
UPI
Avery Brundage
International Olympic Committee
IOC
Olympic Village
Brundage
Black September
Olympic Stadium
Black September Movement
Fuerstenfeldbruck Air Base
America
Mark Spitz
London
Spitz
Wasfi Tel
Orlando man recalls 1972 Olympic hijackings and Black September link
Mitchell Meltzer, a 21 year old Orlando resident and former plane hostage, criticizes Palestinian militants tied to the Munich and Olympic Village raids. He cites the Sept I 1970 hijacking and Sept I 1968 events, arguing authorities should have been warned and that terrorists targeted civilians, not armed combatants.
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Orlando, Fla
UPI
Orlando
Olympic Village
Munich
Mitchell Meltzer
Meltzer
Israel
Tel Aviv
New York
Weather outlook with increasing clouds and wind today
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions with a chance of thunderstorms tonight. Lows near 60. Thursday will be partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the 70s. Winds turn southerly today to 20 to 30 mph then shift to west tonight at 15 to 25 mph.
Council Sets Parking Rules and Street Plans in Washington
Washington city council met to review street projects for summer and regulate mobile home rules. They approved a sidewalk on North Fourth Avenue, no parking on sections of North Fourth and West Fifth, and limited parking on Van Buren near Case Field.
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Washington
City Hall
North Fourth Avenue
Main Streets
North Fourth
West Fifth
Avenue D
Fourth
van Buren
Case Field
Bud's
Jack & Jill
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Frytown
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Kiel
Willy Brandt
Moshe Weinberg
Josef Romano
Brandt
Ammen
Jordan
Hussein
Florida Tech University
Council
Main Street
East Washington
State Highway Commission
North South
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