August Leads Washington County Marriages Ahead of June
Court records show Washington County tied the knot mostly in August this year with 25 licenses issued there. September is opening strong with 88 licenses to date and June, though still favored, trails with 16 marriages this year. The piece notes a shift from the traditional June peak toward late summer and early fall, possibly for cost and schooling reasons, while March remains the quietest tying month.
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Community Chest to seek $35 625 here
A budget of 35 625 was approved Wednesday evening at a joint Wash ington Community Chest Board of Directors and Chest Budget Committee meeting. Fifteen agencies were approved for grants totaling 33 175 with campaign and contingency costs raising the final goal to 35 625. Horak urged careful review to cut costs without reducing services while noting a new agency addition, the Washington Senior Citizens Council, joins the Red Feather effort this year.
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Washington Community Chest Board of Directors
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Richard Horak
Board of Directors
Community Chest
Washington Senior Citizens Council
Red Feather
American Home Funding Association
Ottumwa
Arthritis Foundation
Boy Scouts
Campfire
Iowa Association For Mental Health
Lake Darling
Red Crocs
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Horak
Robert Huber
Larry Duncan
Don Oxenford
Joe Evanovich
Keith Lord
George Krogmeier
Wendell Eden
Roy Hodges
Dale Caldwell
Sally Smith
Bob Logan
Robert Riley
Joe Jones
Dan Alien
Jim McQuaid
Clem Dold
Phillip Kneen
Bob Vanderlinden
Public notices from county board and probate of estate
Proceedings of the county board of supervisors listed for today on page six include probate of will and appointment of executor for the estate of V. Donald Radda.
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County Board of Supervisors
V. Donald Radda
Washington Community District approves teacher pay changes
School board in a busy session increased substitute pay and athletic admission prices while announcing six teachers eligible for raises after summer training. Mary Peck hired full time as kindergarten teacher at Brighton. several coaching assignments were shuffled. A $50 equipment deposit policy was approved with refunds on return. The board planned a reorganizational meeting September 18 after the school election. Pope Paul VI worked from his sick bed and may delay surgery until after the Synod of Bishops next month.
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Mary Peck
Brighton
Ralph Bartett
Glenn Williams
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Kelsey
Kelly Schikapkohl
Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
Sergio Pignedoli
Kiwanis Travel and Adventure Series Set for Six Shows
The Kiwanis Club of Washington presents its seventh Travel and Adventure Series featuring six nationally known travelogue adventurers. Each is a professional photographer who narrates live on stage with color motion pictures, music, and sound effects. Proceeds fund local community projects.
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Kiwanis Club of Washington
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Chicago
San Francisco
Norway
Hawaii
Ireland
California
Constantinople
Aleutian Islands
Iowa Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy With Showers Possible
Partly cloudy conditions through tonight with increasing clouds Friday and a chance of showers in the east and a slight rain chance in the northwest. Overnight lows 50s to near 60, and highs Friday reaching the 70s.
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United Press International
Iowa
Fed chair presses House to pass Johnson tax plan
Federal Reserve Chairman William McChesney Martin Jr urged Congress to enact President Johnsons tax increase, warning it would be imprudent to oppose the measure amid inflation evidence. He framed higher taxes as preventing higher interest rates but did not guarantee rate reductions. The administration signals willingness to trim spending for passage.
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Congress approves record 70 billion defense bill with Buy America clash
Washington critics laud the defense funding package while opponents warn the Buy America amendment could derail a major Anglo American arms deal. The Senate 74 to 3 vote sent the measure to the White House after upholding a House ban on U S Navy vessel construction in foreign shipyards.
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John G. Tower
R-Tex
William Proxmire
Dwis
Daniel B. Brewster
D-Md
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Russell
Morse
Armco Names Washington Manufacturing Top Twenty Building
Armco Steel Corp named Washington Manufacturing Company Washington in its 1966 Top Twenty list for two pre engineered steel buildings. Modern Metals Corp built the 39 000 sq ft complex with weather tight aluminum coated roofs and buff brick walls, completed in six months.
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Washington Manufacturing Company, Inc
Washington
Armco Steel Corporation
Modern Metals Corporation
Armco
Muscatine
Iowa
U. S
Canada
Des Moines Firemen Call In Sick Amid Strike
About 95 of 103 Des Moines firemen reported sick as a week-old municipal employee strike widens. Fire Chief Lee Williams said no fire or rescue delays yet, while police refrained from joining the walkout. The city council planned to discuss six point union demands lowering pay raises from 600 to 360 annually with Ben Jeffries presenting.
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UPI
Des Moines Professional Fire Fighters Association
Lee Williams
Williams
Ben Jeffries
Municipal Workers Union
Jeffries
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