Demonstrations Planned at Swine Conference Clinic
Four pork production demonstrations are listed for the Third National Commercial Swine Type Conference and Pork Production Clinic led by Eldon Hans. Activities run September 19–20 at Washington County Fairgrounds with expert talks, vendor exhibits, and a 4‑H FFA judging contest and boar sale closing the program.
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Eldon Hans
Jerald DeWitt
Iowa State University Extension
James McKean
ISU
Emmett Stevermer
Palmer Holden
Robert Rust
Washington County Fairgrounds
West Edge
Washington
Allan G. Mueller
University of Illinois
John Chalmers
Oakford
Ill
Hans
Blair House restoration meeting set at Washington High
The Blair House Foundation calls a public meeting in the Washington High School library Tuesday at 7 30 p m to discuss plans and organizational details. Pledges to the restoration fund are being collected and may be paid at the meeting or mailed to P O Box 348.
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Blair House
Washington High School
Blair House Foundation
Blair House Restoration Fund
P.O
American Freedom Train Delayed En Route to West Des Moines
The American Freedom Train, en route from Sioux City for a six day exhibit in West Des Moines, was delayed for hours when its single steam engine could not pull 25 cars over hills near Mapleton. Crews split the train into two sections and refilled water east of Mapleton.
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United Press International
West Des Moines
Mapleton
Sioux City
Manilla
Perry
Chicago and
North Western
Boston Schools See Attendance High as Integration Continues
In South Boston and Charlestown the second week of a busing integration program began with rising attendance at South Boston High School reaching 603 students. Officials report 412 whites, 172 blacks, and 19 others with reduced police presence and fewer class boycotts amid ongoing Mothers March prayer vigils at the Charlestown shrine.
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Boston
UPI
Charlestown
Bunker Hill
South Boston High School
Iowa Eyes Federal Aid for Glenwood Woodward Hospital Schools
The Iowa Executive Council endorsed a Social Services plan to qualify for Title XIX funding and secure up to 17 million dollars in federal support. The move includes adding 860 staff by 1977 at Glenwood and Woodward but raises questions about state and county financial responsibility, with quarterly progress reports requested.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Executive Council
Department of Social Services
Glenwood
Woodward
Kevin Burns
Executive Council
Burns
Melvin Synhorst
Inventory trims for sixth month in a row as demand improves
Commerce data show July backroom inventories fall $569 million to $263.9 billion, the longest six month run of cuts since 1958. Manufacturing leads the drop while wholesalers and retailers adjust. durable goods rise $236 million as auto and appliance stocks increase.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Canonized First US Born Catholic Saint
In St. Peter's Square Pope Paul VI canonized Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton as the first American born saint. The ceremony drew more than 100000 spectators with about 16000 Americans applauding as a century long US Catholic campaign reached its goal.
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Vatican City
Mother Seton
Ford keeps ban on U.S. grain sales to Russia in place
President Ford held a frank meeting with farm leaders and rejected lifting the one month moratorium on grain exports to the Soviet Union. Agriculture Secretary Butz said Ford faces a dilemma from longshoremen's wheat boycott while aiming for a long term Russia grain deal by mid October.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Russia
William J. Kuhfuss
American Farm Bureau
White House
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Kuhfuss
Secretary of Labor and Labor
Moscow
Department of Labor
Kuhfus
Weather outlook cloudy through Tuesday with mild temps
Mostly cloudy through Tuesday with a low tonight in the mid 50s and a high Tuesday around 70. Winds are southerly at 5 to 15 mph through tonight.
NOW Calls Women to Strike on October Twenty Ninth
National Organization for Women urges all women to abstain from work and spending on October 29 to demonstrate dependence on their contributions. NOW coordinator Darlyn Jones predicts thousands will join rallies and demonstrations in major cities, echoing a 1971 strike and referencing the "Alice Doesn’t Work Here Anymore" theme with counteractions by antifeminist forces led by Phyllis Schlafly.
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Washington
UPI
National Organization For Women
Darlyn Jones
Ellen Burstyn
Alice
Ms. Jones
Phyllis Schlafly
Washington welcomes Viet family after evacuee flight
The Vu Van Thieu family from Vietnam arrived in Washington this weekend and received extensive support from United Methodist Church sponsors. Neighbors provided food and winter coats while the church coordinates donations, furniture, and rent assistance. The family hopes for schooling, English study, and eventual citizenship as they settle into a two bedroom apartment.
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Vu van Thieu
Vietnam
Washington
United Methodist Church
Vu’s
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Lean
Thad
Edward Bean
Cedar Rapids
Methodist Church
Connie Messer
East Madison
South Second
Army Base
John McCorkell
Buckingham Palace
Thach
Church
Hy-Vee
Ed Beans
McCorkell
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America
Women’s
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Crandall
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