Iowa ships emergency food to Bangladesh
Gov. Robert V. Ray's office announced 736 tons of emergency shelter supplies, mainly biscuits, will be shipped from Iowa to Bangladesh at the U.S. ambassador's request. Richard Gilbert said the aid targets Bangladesh facing severe hunger as Civil Defense shelters in Iowa will be gradually resupplied.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert v. Ray
Iowa
Bengladesh
Richard Gilbert
Bangladesh
Washington District to Meet Thai Exchange Student Ong
Washington Community School District residents can meet Nuangwong Boonyante of Thailand, the American Field Service exchange student at Washington High School known as Ong this year. The AFL picnic is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 17 in Sunset Park with a dish to pass and meat dish requested. coffee provided. Ong stays with Wendell Frazer's family in Brighton. Wilfred McCreedy of rural Ainsworth won top honors at the National Barrow Show in Austin, Minnesota, taking first in the middle heavyweight class with a 250 pound barrow.
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Washington Community School
Nuangwong Boonyante
Thailand
Field Service
Washington High School
Ong
AFL
Sunset Park
Wendell Frazer
Brighton
Wilfred McCreedy
Ainsworth
Austin
Minn
McCreedy
Washington County
Rockefeller faces disclosure demand on net worth for VP bid
The Senate Rules Committee voted to require Nelson Rockefeller to fully disclose his net worth instead of a blind trust or divestiture. An FBI report found no major issues for confirmation as Ford's VP pick. Hearings set to begin Sept 23 with a planned completion before mid-October, though House patience and agreement remain uncertain.
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Washington
Cannon
Senate
House
Unauthorized house to house charity calls blamed on impostors
Keith Williams of the Washington 100F lodge warns that individuals are making door to door donation requests posing as the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges. He urges residents to report these calls to the lodge or city officials.
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Keith Williams
Washington
Odd Fellows and
Rebekah
Wellman Council Awards Demolition Contract for Parking Plan
Wilbur Ropp of Kalona was awarded the Wellman town contract to raze a building in the business district to create off street parking at no other cost to the town. Demolition is set to start in about two weeks as the first step in expanding parking in Wellman’s business area.
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Wellman
Wilbur Ropp
Kalona
Wellman Town
Ropp
Sunrise Singers Form 72-Voice Chorus From Local Elementary Schools
Seventy two students from Brighton Lincoln and Stewart elementary schools in the Washington Community district were selected for this year’s Sunrise Singers after auditions held last week Sixth graders make up the group with rehearsals scheduled at Stewart School Wednesday Lincoln Thursday and Brighton Friday under director Mrs Berdina Bagby Students will later be informed of additional rehearsals twice weekly.
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Sunrise Singers
Brighton
Lincoln
Stewart
Washington Community
Stewart School
Lincoln School
Berdina Bagby
Plane crash near Charlotte claims 69 lives
Eastern Air Lines DC-9 with 82 aboard crashed during an attempted landing in dense fog at Douglas Municipal Airport. Initial reports listed 13 survivors among victims, with witnesses describing a low approach, explosion, and flames as ambulances and police rushed to the scene. Survivors were taken to Charlotte Memorial Hospital in critical condition, while authorities investigated radar and communications before the mishap.
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Chalotte
N. C
UPI
Eastern Air Lines
Charlotte
Douglas Municipal
Charleston
D.C
Chicago
O'Hare
York Street
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Federal Aviation Administration
Washington
FAA
Jack Barker
Atlanta
Barker
Jim Stanley
Stanley
Ford says clemency reviews open to individuals only
President Ford ruled out a blanket pardon four hours after aides floated the idea. He will review clemency requests from Watergate defendants individually and cautioned against predicting outcomes. Senate leader Hugh Scott said no requests are on Ford's desk yet.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Senate
Hugh Scott
Jack W. Hush
Scott
Hushen
John W. Dean Iit
White House
Watergate
Jora
Nixon
John J. Rhodes
Rhodes
Warm and Cloudy Conditions with Showers Likely
The forecast calls for warm, cloudy conditions this afternoon with highs in the low 80s. A 60 percent chance of rain tonight and 40 percent Thursday, with cooler air moving in and highs Thursday in the 60s. Winds shift from southwest 15 to 22 mph this afternoon and tonight to northwest 8 to 18 mph by Thursday. Low temperatures mostly in the 50s tonight.
Evening Kirkwood classes offer fall registrations and rates
Registration deadlines approach for 13 adult classes via Kirkwood Community Education in cooperation with the local school district. Courses include Ballroom Dancing Carpentry Typing Bar Tending and Auto Mechanics with varied times. many evenings begin 7 p.m. Pre-register by Sept. 20. coordinator Judy Ridley handles inquiries at the Kirkwood Learning Center.
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Kirkwood
Judy Ridley
Kirkwood Learning Center
Jim
Betty Beatty
Cedar Rapids
Kirwood Learning Center
N. 6Th Ave
Dave Horsey
Washington
Ed Longanecker
Mr. Pleasant
Martha Bandy
Myra Crawford
Wellman
Laura Sheetz
6Th Ave
Henry Taylor
Loretta Marsh
Riverside
Charles Morris
Light turnouts mark area school and college levies decision
Washington area voters weighed special levies and college lease proposals in district polls. Merged Area X backed Kirkwood mill levy continuation 454 293 while Keota approved leasing Indian Hills facilities 141 78 and 139 80 respectively. Highland and Waco voters rejected or narrowly approved building levies and school board races narrowed to incumbents.
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Washington Area
Highland
Keota
Area X
Washing County
Washington, Mid-Prairie
Kirkwood
Area XV
Indian Hills Community College
Ottumwa
Centerville
Waco Community School District
Area XVI
Washington
Dorothy McCarthy
L.W. Robison
Earl D. Fry
Kalona
Mid-Prairie
Fry
Kenneth D. Kempf
Wellman
Michael L. Curl
Patrick R. Curl
Dale Thompson
Riverside
Highland Board
Janice J. Schnoebelen
Dean R. Cole
Robert L. Gerot
Pat Jenkins
Pat Roberts
Freida McFarland
Don Kirchner
Dick Norenburg
Norenburg
Dave Hobscheidt
Tom Mills
Jim Reed
Carroll Richardson
William Malley
Wace
Everett Boal
Jane Wickham
Boal
Wickham
Bill Tolander
Melvin
Helen V. Jones
Dolores Belt
Waco
Warns of Crisis for National Guard in Iowa
Des Moines. Adjutant Gen. Joseh G May warns the Iowa National Guard could be severely impaired if strength levels are not maintained over the next two years. Enlistments for nearly 50 percent of Guardsmen expire, with 2,227 due to end in fiscal year 1975 and a recruitment need of 506 to keep current strength.
Buddy Poppy Sale Planned by VFW Here This Week
The VFW post and Auxiliary unit announce the annual Buddy Poppy sale in Washington Thursday through Saturday to aid needy and disabled veterans. Mayor Harold L. Johnson urges citizens to wear poppies to show gratitude to those who served. Poppies will be sold around the square Thursday evening, in residential areas Friday and Saturday, with youth selling Saturday. Volunteers should report at the Kirby Center or VFW Hall, and a $10 collection earns a theatre ticket. A window display is at Everetts Music Store.
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Washington
VFW
Harold L. Johnson
Kirby Center
North
Iowa Avenue
VFW Hall
Everetts Music Store
County considers unified public safety radio system
Washington County officials and the city council held a joint meeting to discuss a vast new public safety communications network linking law enforcement, ambulances, fire departments and Civil Defense. State and regional advisors outlined a planning path, potential costs, and a shared governing board with user representation.
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Washington County
County Board of Supervisors
Washington City Council
Jack Kellogg
East Central Area Crime Commission
L.M. Seiler
State Division of Communications
Seiler
Kellogg
United Public Safety
John Walker
City Hall
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Rhen
Dennis Brown
Mt Pleasant
Byron Ross
C.P.A
Sandy Weller
Jor
Washington High School Distributive Education Club
Linda Barnes
Nancy Benge
Vickie Bartholomew
Dick Martin
Dan Dempsey
John Lins
Journal
Dren College Levies
Light School
Buddy
Ime
Linn
Cedar
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