Dows dies at 78 former Iowa power chief
Sutherland Dows former president of Iowa Electric Light and Power Co Cedar Rapids died Monday in Mercy Hospital at age 78. He served as president from 1941 to 1961 then chairman and CEO until his death. Funeral services were set for Wednesday in Cedar Rapids. The obituary notes his Cedar Rapids origin and long service.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
UPI
Sutherland Dows
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
Mercy Hospital
Dows
Cear Rapids
Invite visitors to Dublin Store opens weekend
The Dublin Store will be open to the public this Saturday and Sunday afternoons Sept 27 28 from 1 to 5 pm. Bill Robinson chairman of the committee invites everyone to view the old store and its furnishings enjoy coffee and cookies. The downstairs features antique furniture dishes papers glassware and gadgets. Items are donated so new pieces have been added since last opened. The upstairs meeting room serves as a community center and a 4 H club meets there regularly.
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Dublin
Bill Robertson
Ecommittee
Yesteryear
Fires in Cedar Rapids Dump Area Amid Unrest
Cedar Rapids firemen reported three separate fires at the city dump overnight linked to a Monday start. A fire truck remained at the scene as around 230 city workers entered the ninth day of a strike. Union rivalry surfaced as Robert Carson planned meetings urging the workers to switch from Teamsters to a state local union.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
UPI
Cedar Rapids
Teamsters
Robert Carson
Cedar Rapids Labor Assembly
Marine recruit beaten. death linked to kidney ailment
Pvt. Stephen E. Melson, 18, Millsboro Delaware, died after being admitted with kidney problems. Initial Marine probe says recruits may have struck him for not pulling his weight, though officials maintain death caused by kidney failure unrelated to the alleged beating. Induction occurred Sept 2. he received treatment at Beaufort and later at South Carolina Medical University Hospital.
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Parris Island
S.C
UPI
Marine Corps
Stephen E. Melson
Millsboro
Del
Charleston
Melson
Marine
U.S. Naval Hospital At
Beaufort
South Carolina Medical University Hospital
Nixon Endorses U.S. Supersonic Transport Project
President Nixon approved development of an American SST capable of carrying up to 390 passengers at 1800 mph. Boeing will build two test models with first flights not before 1972 end and deliveries around 1978. Government share roughly $1 billion of a potential $4.5 billion cost, with annual funding planned through 1977. Volpe noted transoceanic use only until noise limits are met.
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Washington
API
Nixon
Congress
Boeing Co
Seattle
United States
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Boeing
Tokyo
London
Argentina
Mexico mourns former president Adolfo Lopez Mateos
More than 10,000 mourners from President Diaz Ordaz to peasants followed a funeral cortege for Adolfo Lopez Mateos through Mexico City. He died at 59 after brain surgery, and burial was set for today at Jardin Cemetery. he led the country from 1958 to 1964.
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Mexico City
UPI
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Labor Department
Senate
Jardin
Lopez Mateoz
Mexico
Diaz Ordaz
Iowa forecast fair and cooler tonight
United Press International reports Iowa will be fair and cooler tonight with lows from the low 40s in the north to 45 to 50 in the south. Wednesday brings fair skies and a bit warmer conditions with highs around 70 in the northeast to the upper 70s in the southwest.
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United Press International
Iowa
Township ASC committee elections announced by chairman
Howard Lins, chairman of the Washington County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, announced the results of the mail ballot election for ASC committee men. The September 21 counting named farmers for each township with positions listed and noted that the county convention would elect delegates and determine chair and vice chair for the coming year.
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ASC
Howard Lins
Washington County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
As& C
ASCS
Gerard Megcelsen
Ainsworth
Robert A. Duncan
Ronald Ornduff
Donald C. Simmering
Township
Lawrence Romine
Wellman
Carol L. Richardson
Keota
Dennis Stoutner
John H. Capper
Victor J. Tines
Washington Township
Marion D. Miller
Washington
Raymond Bonar
Edward Wolfe
Lloyd Courtney
Arthur Witthoft
Washington County
A S C
Citizens Party forms as candidates circulate in Washington
Nomination papers are being circulated today as Vernon Witting and another hopeful move to form a Citizens Party ticket for the municipal election on November 4. Signature collection aims to place both men on the ballot.
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Washington
Citizens’ Party
Vernon Witting
Harold Stephens
Citizens Party
Cloud Willits
Wayne Davis
Paul Gebhardt
Witting
Stephens
Immunization clinic set for Sept 30
The fourth and final County wide pre school immunization program will hold its first clinic from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday Sept 30 in the Drivers License Room basement of the Washington County Court House in Washington. The clinic covers children between two months and six years of age. The injection costs 50 cents but financial aid is available. A parent or guardian must sign permission for immunizations. The diphtheria whooping cough and tetanus vaccines are given in a series of three injections one month apart with boosters at one year and at school entry. Smallpox vaccination is given and repeated in seven to 10 years. The Sabin polio vaccine is also administered with two oral doses eight weeks apart and a booster at one year. County Public Health Nurse Mildred Lee notes that children with heart disease asthma hay fever or known allergies should vaccinate at their physician's office.
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Washington County Court House
Washington
Mildred Lee
Intercepted Memo President Nixon Promise of a Boom
An intercepted memo quotes President Nixon pledging a genuine “boom” and underscores the implication that a dramatic expansion was intended by the administration. The document highlights the political tension surrounding his stated goals and the reaction from opponents and allies alike.
Unusual Complaint: Des Moines Worker Seeks Demotion Over Merit System
George Taylor, 44, of Des Moines, demands demotion to match his seven years of schooling under Iowa’s Merit Employment System. He asserts the system’s eighth grade requirement bars him from even basic maintenance work and plans a four day picket in front of state offices to spur action. He has applied for two other jobs, both for maintenance work, but remains blocked by the new rules and his education level.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Merit Employment System
George Taylor
Taylor
Highway Commission
Corydon
Ottumwa
Ames
Merit Commission and
Homecoming Festivities Begin With Snake Dance And Parade
Festivities start Thursday night at Washington High with an 8 45 p m snake dance to Case Field and a 9 p m bonfire. Friday noon brings street clearance for floats, parade from the high school at 2 45 p m through downtown to the square, and a 3 p m program in city park with queen candidates and participants.
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Washington High
Case Field
South Fourth Street
City Park
Public Notices Today: Water storage permit and will probate
Application for permit to store water in Washington County. Probate of will and appointment of executor for estate of Bessie M. Tucker.
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Washington County
Bessie M. Tucker
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