Amana union negotiator charged with paint vandalism
Harper Iowa UPI border chairman of the Amana Refrigeration Co striking machinists was charged Sept 2 with malicious injury to a vehicle. The act reportedly occurred at the home of James Redlinger a non striking employee of Amana.
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Harper, Iowa
UPI
Carroll Border
Amana Refrigeration Co
Border
Belle Plaine
Amana
James Redlinger
Harper
Amena
Intercepted Memo from Governor Ray in Des Moines
Intercepted memo from Governor Ray in Des Moines warns to prevent moving gas along so called safe highways. Signed by WEJ, the message emphasizes maintaining safety and control over fuel routes.
Voters Show Limited Interest in Local School Elections
In scattered districts: Washington district narrowly approves a 2 mill levy and extends a 22 mill schoolhouse tax for ten years amid low turnout of 189 votes. Henry Soucek and L W Robison win re election in their areas. Colossal details cover Highland Keota Columbus and Waco districts with several new directors and a district treasurer chosen.
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Washington Community District
Board of Education
Henry Soucek
L. W. Robison
Washington
Keith Lord
Trea
Max Lewis
Highland Community
Robert Duncan
Highland Community District
Ronald Ornduff
Harold Ossman
Lyle Cox
Cleo Orris
Treasur
Columbus
Columbus Community
Keith Abbott
Conesville
Martha Moore
Columbus Junction
Lewis Peterson
Nichols
Charles Jenkins
Everett Ruchotzke
Roy Hauenstein
Max Kemp
Keota
Leroy Huber
Bob Gretter
Huber
Kay Statler
Waco
David Roth
William Brooks
Roth
Brooks
Boyd Garrett
Mid-Prairie
Dale Logan
Mid-Prairie Community
Kenneth Dusenbery
Jesse Grout
James Strabala
Iowa Gov Ray lauds DOT move to halt phosgene railship
Des Moines Iowa Governor Robert D Ray said the U S Department of Transportation canceled all permits to ship phosgene gas by rail after his plea for safety. He noted seven trains with 105 cars were planned nationwide and two would pass Iowa. The Army will seek destruction or neutralization of remaining gas at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Ray urged stronger state rail safety rules and criticized funding limits for the Commerce Commission while stressing safety as a necessity.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
U.S. Department of Transportation
Ray
Reginald Whitman
Federal Railroad Administrator
Federal Railroad Administration
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Department of Transportation
Whitman
DOT
Iowa Commerce Commission
The
Commerce Commission
Iowa Commerce
Dick Witt
Rural Iowa Elderly Face Decline In Modale Community
UPI reports Modale Iowa with 236 residents faces aging woes as 31 widows 12 aged couples and many on Social Security live without local doctors dentists or stores. Witnesses at a Senate hearing say rural elderly fear moving to cities and drift economically and politically while pride keeps them in deteriorating homes.
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Des Moines
UPI
Modale
Iowa
U. S. Senate
Peters
W. Hoyt Bonham
Montezuma
Bonham
Associated Groups of the Elderly
Notice to Unknown Heirs in Estate of Earl W. Anderson
Legal notice announces proceedings for the estate of Earl W. Anderson, seeking unknown heirs. It requests anyone with interest or information to come forward by a specified deadline and to contact the court for further action.
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Earl W. Anderson
Iowa Weather Forecast From United Press International
Iowa remains clear to partly cloudy through Wednesday with a warmer trend. Lows tonight range from 40 to 45 in the north and 45 to 50 in the west and south, while Wednesday highs reach 75 to 85 degrees.
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United Press International
Iowa
Feed destroyed in Richland fire
Twenty six tons of commercial feed were destroyed by fire at the Fritchen Farm Feed Store on Highway 78 Richland. A round steel bin held about 6000 bushels of grain near other storage bins but no other losses occurred. Firemen manned the scene overnight and debris was hauled away. The fire started apparently by spontaneous combustion. Insurance coverage was not known.
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Richland
Fritchen Farm
Highway 78
Fritchen
Israel Attacks Egypt with Tanks Across Suez Front
Israeli tanks landed from assault craft along a 30 mile front south of the Suez Canal in the largest raid since 1967. Dozens of Egyptian casualties and heavy damage to radar stations were reported. One Israeli aircraft was shot down. one Israeli soldier wounded. The raid began Monday night with armored advances into Egyptian positions opposite the Gulf of Suez.
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Tel Aviv
UPI
Egypt
Middle East
Suez Canal
Israel
Cairo
Gulf of Suez
Suez
el Hafayer
Ras Zafrana
Canal
Sinai
Gulf
Dirksen Honored In Capitol Rotunda Funeral Lays In State
Everett Dirksen lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda as President Nixon eulogized him as a politician in the finest sense. Nixon praised Dirksen for shaping laws across four presidencies and his enduring influence on the nation. The solemn ceremony featured a wreath, a flag shrouded coffin, and a procession led by Vice President Agnew with Senate leaders guiding the tribute.
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Washington
UPI
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Capitol
Nixon
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Dirksen
Everett Dirksen
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Spiro T. Agnew
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Margaret Chase Smith
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Bankston, Iowa
Thomas Dugan
Branston
Dugan
Waterloo
Robert Harvey
Richard Wells
Wells
Santa Ana
Calif
Orange County
Ray Des Moines
Wej
Washington High School Library
NCA
Journal
Light School
Riverside
Bob McDowell
Louisa - Muscatine
Chester Hafner
Orville Meeker
Lloyd Lee
U.S
Women OF the Moose
Vietnam
County
Red Cross
Iscal Women of the Moose
Winnie Belter
County Red Cross
William McDole
Simmering
Wilbur Peters
West Central Development Corporation
el Alamein
Capitol Building
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