Mezvinsky cites red tape over Muscatine housing crisis
Edward Mezvinsky urged students at Eastern Iowa Community College to blame federal bureaucracy for Muscatine housing struggles. He noted a 1970 bid for 250 public housing units for the elderly, later approved for 100 units to be built next year after lengthy delays.
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Washington High prepares for 1972 Homecoming festivities
Washington High School plans a Thursday pep rally in Central Park at 9 p.m. and a Friday coronation at 2:15 p.m. Student Body President Steve Butler will preside as Debbie Myers, Patty Sojka, Beth Redlinger, Debbie Horn and Pam McClure compete for Homecoming Queen. A Friday night game against Fairfield Trojans follows a Day downtown rally with KCII host Bruce Vidal introducing the Queen and attendants. Ron Wilson will offer remarks at the Friday event.
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Kelly Flory
Scott Harter
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Bruce Vidal
KCII
Ron Wilson
Washington County
Sky High
Fairfield Trojans
Weather outlook for today and Friday remains unsettled
Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Southerly winds 15 to 20 mph. Highs in the mid to upper 70s. Showers or storms end early tonight with winds turning northwesterly 15 to 20 mph and cooler. Clearing by morning with lows 40 to 48. Partly cloudy and cool Friday with highs 60 to 65. Rain chances 30 percent this afternoon and tonight, 10 percent Friday.
Freed POWs appeal for end to war in Copenhagen news conference
Three captive American pilots returned via Moscow to New York and urged the public to end the Vietnam War. They spoke cautiously of captivity, praised humane treatment, and called on Americans to push for all POWs’ release while denying comments on policy.
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Washington County shares in federal revenue plan announced
Federal officials unveiled revenue sharing totals with Washington County allotted 373,426 dollars for the first year. The county board receives 276,540 dollars, the city of Washington 55,068 dollars, and towns under 2,500 population share 41,818 dollars. Iowa overall gets 77 million, with 25.6 million to state government and 51.4 million to counties and municipalities.
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Spectators say crowd did nothing during Manhattan beating
Prominent attorney Herman Glaser recounted a Wednesday ambush in upper Manhattan where three youths beat him, ripped a watch and pocket, and escaped as bystanders watched. Police later captured the last suspect in the daylight murder of Columbia Law Professor Wolfgang Friedmann, stabbed nearby in Morningside Heights.
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UPI
Herman Glaser
Upper Manhattan
Glaser
New York Academy of Trial Lawyers
Columbia Law
Wolfgang Friedmann
Morningside Heights
Steven Robinson
Harlem
Robinson
David
Friedmann
Columbia
Daniel Mingues
Board approves 1300 funding for athletic gear at Washington
Washington Community Schools' Board approves 1300 from the general fund for football pads helmets and other equipment. The plan delegates repayment through football receipts and forms an athletic reserve to cover deficits in other sports and junior high programs as part of a broader budget review. The meeting also discussed bond schedules schoolhouse fund mill levy resignations policy reviews and a new open study hall plan.
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Board of Education
Tom English
English
Kelly Schlapkohl
Iowa Association of School Board
Fairfield
Des Moines
Burge Hammond
Don Zwicki
Food Service
Country Fair Opens on the Square Today
Washingtons business square turned carnival on Wednesday as Davidson's United Shows began setting up rides and concessions on the south and east sides, with the event to open today attracting attention from locals.
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United Shows
Dick Anderson
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Sundernoon
Journal
Peace rumors denied as U.S. election looms in Vietnam talks
North Vietnam and the Viet Cong dismissed cease fire rumors as speculation and said talks stagnate while Washington resists their demand for a coalition government in Saigon. Xuan Thuy and Mme Nguyen Thi Binh urged patience, criticizing Nixon administration aims. White House spokesman Ziegler said reports of a settlement are unfounded.
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County roads gain new numeric system in Iowa
Washington County adopts federal standard signs marking hard surfaced roads with designations like W55 and WS7. Local engineer Bob Huber notes signage costs high at about 1500 dollars per sign and expects the nationwide style to stay. The system replaces traditional names such as Wayland and Coppock Roads, with letters and numbers used across the state and nation.
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Iowa
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