Washington School Board Meeting Sets Agenda for Next Week
The Washington Community School Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. next Wednesday in the senior high library. The tentative agenda covers routine hires and salary actions, plus financial reports. Al Olson of the Washington Education Association may discuss the Richard Roepke case on pay penalties for derelict teachers.
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Washington Community School Board of Education
al Olson
Washington Education Association
Richard Roepke
Rainfall totals rise as Washington area gets more showers
More rainfall in the Washington area reached another 0.36 inch during Friday night. The showers began about 11 p.m. and continued off and on into the early morning. Skies stayed overcast by midmorning with a new threat of more rain today.
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Tme
Washington
Water outage hits Columbus Junction after main break
Louisa County town of 1200 loses water as crews hunt the cause after a main break discovered at 11:30 p.m. Friday and repair work began at midnight. All residents were affected with water service unavailable until repairs are completed.
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Columbus Junction
UPI
Louisa County
Apartment Fire Claims Two Elderly Residents
UPI reports an early morning blaze in a Cleveland suburb tore through a seven story apartment house believed caused by a television set explosion. More than 100 tenants fled. four injured including three firefighters. Dorothy Lovell 68 of Rocky River and Louise Henning 72 of East Cleveland died at Fairview General Hospital.
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Kucky Juvenume
UPI
Cleveland
Dorothy Lovell
Rocky River
Louise Henning
East Cleveland
Fairview General Hospital
Yorty weighing party switch eyed at California GOP meeting
Former Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty considered switching from Democrat to Republican and was welcomed by California GOP chairman Gordon Luce. Yorty, who has run for senator and president as a Democrat, was expected to announce his defection at the fall convention windup in San Diego.
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Yorty
San Diego
UPI
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Republican Party
California
GOP
Gordon Luce Yorty
Republican State Central Committee
Thomas Bradley
Wellman marshal dedicated to public safety and service
Wellman town marshal Max Thompson, 45, who moved from Ottumwa to Wellman this year, emphasizes public safety over enforcement. He works with fire police, two deputies, and the mayor to handle patrols, investigations, and complaint calls. Citizens can reach him via municipal staff, the mayor, or the sheriff’s office, with a five minute contact guarantee in most cases.
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Lol
Ardy Wellman
Wellman
Max Thompson
Thompson
Carolyn
Craig
Debbie
Brian
Mid-Prairie
Kalona
Thompsons
Wellman Municipal Park
Agency
Ottumwa
Tadlock
Sheriff's Office
Police Department
Washington
Marshal Thompson
13Th Street
Highway 22
Nixon administration unveils broad economic moves
The Nixon administration announced a wave of changes to consumer costs including beef and car prices, gas prices cuts at many stations, and new price ceilings. Beef prices will rise but may be limited. auto makers face reduced planned increases. gas stations see a one cent per gallon potential cut after new ceiling rules.
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Was Nington
UPI
Don Paarlberg
Agriculture Department
John T. Dunlop
CLC
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
American
Charles Binsted
Washington, D.C
National Congress of Petroleum Retailers
Binsted
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
U. S. Court of Appeals
ARCO
Atlantic-Richfield
Exxon
Weather outlook with rain and cool highs in lower 70s
A cloudy forecast with periods of rain and drizzle and a chance of a few thundershowers through Sunday. East to southeast winds around 10 mph. Highs in the lower 70s today and Sunday, with tonight's lows in the mid 60s. Rain chances: 70 percent today, 60 percent tonight, 50 percent Sunday.
Delia Tropical Storm Wrecks Crops Along Gulf Coast
The tropical storm Delia battered more than 200 million dollars worth of crops in Galveston and surrounding areas. Rice buyer Fernan Roy of El Campo warned that dry weather could limit losses, while renewed bad weather might worsen the damage if downed crops aren t harvested.
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Galveston
Tex
UPI
Fernan Roy
el Campo
Dave Elder named to IDPA position
DES MOINES UP The publisher of the Council Bluffs Nonpareil was named president of the Iowa Daily Press Association IDPA officials said A Richard Gross succeeds Robert E Evans publisher of the Clinton Herald as president The Muscatine Journal William Fahy was elected executive vice president and David R Elder editor of the Washington Journal was named second vice president Elected to the board were John McCormally William Woodward David Norris and John F McGaugh all NA members of the group
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Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Iowa Daily Press Association
IDPA
A. Richard Gross
Robert E. Evans
Clinton Herald
State
Muscatine
William Fahy
David R Elder
Washington Journal
John McCormally
Burlington Hawk Eye
William Woodward
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
David Norris
Marshalltown Times- Republican
John F. McGaugh
Sioux City Journal
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Crawfordsville
Linden Olson
Worthington
Minn
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Vernon Pilger
Beardstown
Ill
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