Farm Bureau members re elect Augustine county president
Edwin Augustine of rural Washington was re elected president of Washington County Farm Bureau at the 59th annual meeting. Other officers elected include Robert Shepherd vice president Bill Norman secretary James Miksch treasurer Doyle Jarrard voting delegate. Jarrard to a three year term. Women’s committee re elected. Over 500 members attended a pork dinner before the meeting plus entertainment by the Bicentennial Chorus led by Ken Cheatham. The group approved 18 farm related resolutions urging grain reserves exports soil conservation tax relief rural representation in land use planning and other reforms. Cheatham urged members to pursue progress with optimism and effort.
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Farm Bureau
Washington County Farm Bureau
Ed Augustine
Robert Shepherd
James Miksch
William Norman
Lynda
Evening Journal
Edwin Augustine
Washington
Washington Junior
Augustine
Franklin Township
Jackson Township
Bill Norman
Cedar Township
Dutch Creek
Doyle Jarrard
Jackson
Miksch
Duane White
Ainsworth
Ken Cheatham
American Farm Bureau
Alton
Ill
Cheatham
Chicago
Century Three
Des Moines Opines Legislative Council Contract Invalid
Iowa Attorney General Richard C. Turner ruled a Legislative Council contract with Coopers & Lybrand for a $473,000 computer information service invalid arguing it improperly uses standing appropriations to legislate and intrudes on executive powers. The opinion notes House File 1591 would have funded the project but failed, leaving the purchase beyond legislative authority. Coopers & Lybrand may seek a claim in the next Legislature.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Richard C. Turner
Legislative Council
Coopers & Lybrand
Seattle
Wash
Marvin Selden
Selden
General Assembly
Turner
House
Washington
Attorney General
Iowa farm prices fall six percent in latest report
A brief look at Iowa farm prices shows all farm products down 6 percent in the latest USDA period. The Aug 15 index for Iowa farm products was 197 percent of the 1967 base, down 13 points from July and 27 from a year ago, with crop at 232 and livestock at 184. Nationwide, the Aug 15 index stood at 187, down eight points from mid-July.
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Des Moines
UPI
Agriculture Department
USDA
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
American Party seeks court order to block Ford Carter debates
The American Party filed suit in U.S. District Court to stop televised debates between President Ford and Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter. Washington attorney David Basker said the action seeks to enjoin Ford Carter the Federal Election Commission and the League of Women Voters from participating. The case is before Judge Aubrey Robinson with a request for a preliminary injunction hearing.
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Washington
UPI
American Party
U.S
Ford
Jimmy Carter
David M. Basker
Carter
Federal Election Commission
League of Women Voters
Basker
Aubrey Robinson
Train Bus Collision Kills Child in Lafayette
In Lafayette Oregon a freight train hit a bus carrying schoolchildren killing at least one child and injuring many. Police called the crash the worst school bus accident seen, with casualty figures not yet confirmed. In Michigan a Kentucky man killed his wife and three sons then shot himself during a high speed chase, with troopers witnessing the suicide.
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Lafayette
Ore
UPI
Council studies plans for sewage treatment
The City of Washington considers a multi million dollar sewer rehabilitation and wastewater plant project to meet EPA and DEQ rules. Plans presented by Green Engineering estimate city costs at about 1 million dollars for rehabilitation, with total project costs ranging 3.5 to 4.5 million.
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The
Evening Journal
City of
Washington
Ralph Russell
Dan Wall
Green Engineering Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
DEQ
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Skunk
Green Co
Russell
McCrea Water Tower Maintenance and Repair Co
Mission
Texas
Old City Water Tower
Flynn Construction Co
Dubuque
East 11Th Street
L. L. Pelling Co
Iowa City
Central Park
Norman Miranda
Dwain Johnson
Golden Touch
City of Washington
City Hall
Ray Moyer
Jim Bash
Journal
Kilngas project to study clean coal gasification
Iowa Power heads a Kilngas program to design a coal gasification process with Allis Chalmers and ten utilities. The effort aims to produce synthetic gas for power and heat, with 1979 basic engineering and 1981 potential commercial plant, and a total engineering budget around 942000 dollars. The group plans patent protection and shared financing among participants.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa Power
Allis Chalmers
Jim Lyon
Allis
The
Potomac Edison Company
Hagerstown
Maryland
West Penn Power Company
Greensburg
Pennsylvania
Consumers Power Company
Jackson
Michigan
Illinois Power Company
Decatur
Illinois
Ohio Edison Company
Akron
Ohio
Public Service of Indiana
Plainfield
Indiana
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Union Electric Company
St. Louis
Missouri
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Springfield
Minors Barred From Wellman Taverns Maintains Ordinance
Wellman town council kept in effect an ordinance barring minors from taverns after no protesters attended a meeting. A petition had been filed but the hearing drew no complaints. The law prohibits minors from tavern patronage and outlines penalties for violations.
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Wellman
Ehrlichman saved from going to jail
Three judges on the U S Circuit Court of Appeals blocked an order that would have sent John D Ehrlichman to prison. The court stayed the Gesell ruling until Sept 16, delaying reporting to the Stafford Arizona prison camp set for Sept 17. His attorneys seek Supreme Court action on the plumbers conviction.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
U.S
Gerhard A. Gesell
Ehrlichman
Stafford
Ariz
Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Weather outlook showers and cooler Thursday forecast
Weather shows showers or thundershowers ending late tonight with a partly cloudy and cool Thursday. Low tonight around 50 with a high Thursday in the upper 60s to low 70s. Winds northwest around 10 mph tonight and the chance of rain is 40 percent tonight.
Nixon's Anniversary Quiet at San Clemente Estate
Two years since President Ford offered Richard Nixon a full pardon after resignation and looming impeachment. The UPI report notes Ford’s reaction calling Watergate an American tragedy in which all have a part and that he alone could end it if he could.
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San Clemente
Calif
Ford
Nixons
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