Car overturns on Wayland Road in near miss injury
A 20 year old Washington man Jim Blakeney escaped serious injury after his car overturned twice in a ditch near Wayland Road around 5 pm. He sustained only a minor wrist cut and his vehicle, valued at about 2000 dollars, was damaged. City police and sheriff's officers teamed up to detain one juvenile in a series of yesterday break ins and another is being sought. A loot haul from the break ins was recovered.
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Jim Blakeney
Blakeney
West Chester Civic Club to discuss Centennial profits
West Chester residents will meet at 7 30 p m in the United Methodist church to decide how to use profits from the 1972 Centennial. The meeting welcomes all interested members to attend and participate in the decision process.
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West Chester
Car borrowed from Wayland insurance man, recovered unharmed
A 1965 Mercury owned by Jim Boshart of Wayland was taken from his office lot Thursday night. The car reappeared later with no damage after Mike Pacha found it abandoned on a side road and notified Boshart.
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Jim Boshart
Mike Pacha
Brighton
Boshart
Washington County Farm Bureau Plans Annual Meeting
The Washington County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting on Thursday September 28 at the local junior high school. A 6:30 p.m. buffet dinner by the Parkettes precedes the meeting. Iowa Legislature and U.S. Congress candidates are invited to speak briefly, with entertainment by the Hi Fi's from Washington High School.
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Washington County Farm Bureau
Parkettes
Iowa
U.S. Congress
Hi Fi’s
Washington High School
Vandalism Report At Kaser Construction Offices
Washington County sheriff's officers investigated a break in at the Kaser Construction Co offices off Wayland road south of Washington. Intruders shattered a window to gain entry and scattered papers and other contents inside the office.
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Kaser Construction Co
Wayland Road
Washington
Franzenburg Sees Rising Support In Iowa Gop Race
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paul Franzenburg reports a clear uptrend over the past two weeks and says it will be very tough to defeat incumbent Gov. Robert D. Ray. He notes straw polls show him 10 to 12 points behind and gaining with more than seven weeks left in the campaign.
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Robert D. Ray
Franzenburg
Ray
Midwest quake rattles four states felt in Iowa cities
The Eastern Iowa tremor struck near 12 23 a m affecting Burlington Cedar Rapids Iowa City Clinton and Davenport with 4 to 5 on the Richter scale. Officials said no serious damage though many residents were scared and reports varied from awakenings to waking others.
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Midwest
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
National Weather Service
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Clinton
Davenrt
National Earthquake Information Center
Boulder
Colo
Landers
Henderson
Iowa sergeant accuses Lavelle ordered raids and cover up
Sgt Lonnie Franks of Cedar Rapids testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that Air Force leaders ordered unauthorized North Vietnam air strikes and falsified reports to appear within rules. He estimated 75 false reports from January 25 to March 8, leading to Gen John D Lavelle's removal and raising questions of command knowledge and war policy.
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Washington
UPI
Lonnie Franks
Cedar Rapids
Air Force
North Vietnam
Franks
Sen
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Senate Armed Services Committee
Hughes
7Th Air Force
John D. Lavelle
Creighton W Abrams
South Vietnam
Lavelle
Abrams
John C. Stennis
Douglas A. Murray
Davenport firm outlines 135 acre Busby farm project
Hynes and Howes Real Estate vice president Chuck Stauduhar announced a concept for the former Busby farm, a 135 acre tract bought in May, with an estimated plan cost of about 11 million dollars. He urged public attendance at a 8 p.m. meeting on Tuesday Sept. 19 at the Captain's Table to review progress.
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Washington
Chuck Stauduhar
Hynes and Howes Real Estate
Davenport
Busby
Stauduhar
McGovern Nixon clash echoes as campaign tactic and land plan moves
McGovern accuses Nixon of hiding from voters while Beirne frames a mid campaign push to expose the president from the Ivory Tower. In Muscatine a land development plan includes cemetery expansion parks a high school and housing with mixed financing and a lake amid debates over project costs and school approval.
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Labor Committee
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Beirne
King Richard
New York
Stauduhar
Planning and Zoning Commission
Stanley Engineering Co
Muscatine
Park Board and Cemetery Commission
Washington Community Schools’ Board of Education
Larry Duncan
Hynes and Howes
Duncan
van Buren Street
Weather Outlook Fair Through Saturday With Warm Days
Generally fair weather continues through Saturday. Today will be warmer with highs in the lower 80s and mid 50s for the low tonight. Saturday highs around 80 with southwest winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to northwest tonight. Rain chances are 10 percent today, 5 percent tonight, and 10 percent Saturday.
Kissinger Meets Tho Thuy in Paris For Vietnam Talks
U S. President adviser Henry Kissinger met in Paris with Hanoi negotiator Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy for the 17th private negotiation session on Vietnam war settlement. Officials withheld time and venue details while confirming the Paris talks.
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UPI
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
London
Xuan Thuy
White House
Washington
Tho
Moscow
Volunteers find meaning helping at Prairie Flower School
Edith Graves and Mavis Qual, long-time Crane Company spouses, visit Prairie Flower School twice weekly to aid mentally handicapped children. They organize crafts, home economics activities, and recycling projects using donated and scavenged materials, bringing personal fulfillment and a sense of family to students.
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Prairie Flower School
Donna Rabenold
Washington
Richard Herlein
Association of Retarded Children
Prairie Flower
Commers
Mrs. Qual
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