White is choice for Democrats White is choice for Democrats
President Carter recommended Deputy Agriculture Secretary John White, a Texas Democrat, to chair the Democratic National Committee. White would replace Ken Curtis who is resigning amid party budget woes. Carter praised White in a White House Telegram and sources say the nomination awaits formal DNC confirmation. White, a longtime Texas political figure, previously led Texas agriculture and helped Carter’s campaigns.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
John White
Texas
Democratic National Committee
White
Maine
Ken Curtis
White House
Curtis
White House Oval Office
Agriculture Department
Bob Strauss
James C. Webster
Congressional
McGovern
Webster
County
Professional DIRECTORY listing Iowa attorneys and services
A compact directory page lists multiple law firms and professionals in Washington Iowa Kalona and nearby towns. It includes Anderson and Buffer attorneys Bordwell Kiesey Day Kehoe Meeker Bates Morrison Lloyd Owen Stewart Shearer and Tindal with abstract dept, The Children’s House day care, chiropractors Dr Thomas Kauffman and Dr M L Tweeton, Community Counseling Service, Production Credit Association agent J D Freyenberger, hearing aid specialist Helga Burroughs, Maplewood Manor Nursing Home, Optometrist Dr John W Lemmon, and Osteopathic Physician Dr P L Etter, with addresses phone numbers and hours where provided. The entry emphasizes local legal and health service providers and related community resources.
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West Main
Middle East tops UPI list of 1977 news stories
The Middle East was named the year's top news story by American editors in a UPI poll, led by Sadat's November visit to Israel and cited for headline impact and long range significance. Elvis Presley death ranked second. other top items included a worse winter, the Son of Sam case, and the Panama Canal treaty.
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New York
UPI
Middle East
United Press International
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Canary Islands
Washington
Southgate
Kirkwood to Offer Nurses Aide Course in Washington
Kirkwood Community College will offer a basic nurses aide course in Washington this winter. Registration begins January 4 at 7 p.m. in the old hospital classroom. The 16 hour program costs $40 and will be taught by Bev Zwicki and Rita Sojka.
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Kirkwood Community College
Washington
Bev Zwicki
Rita Sojka
Iowa Des Moines Livestock Market Report Ups and Downs
Markets from Des Moines and Joliet show moderate trade and demand with butchers firming up to 50 cents higher and sow prices steady. No.1-3 200-230 lb hogs 44.00-45.00, various weights up to 35.50 per cwt. Joliet cattle and hogs trade active with steers and heifers steady and primes at 45.00-45.50 for steers. Estimated receipts today around 100,000 in Des Moines. Joliet cattle 2,500 hogs 1,400.
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Des Moines
UPI
Boise attorney leads nationwide OSHA warrantless search challenge
John Ranft of Boise Idaho is the attorney in a case that has national attention as Pocatello businessman Bill Barlow challenges OSHA warrantless search powers. Hearing before the Supreme Court on January 9 will consider the Fourth Amendment dispute with broad legal and political support and a fundraising push nearing seventy thousand dollars toward an estimated total of one hundred twenty five thousand.
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John Runft
Boise
Idaho
Pocatello
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Enid McConnell
Chas. McConnell
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Ranft
Bill Barlow
Idaho Statesman
Barlow
ACLU
ACU
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Federation of Independent Business
American Farm Bureau Federation
The
Pacific Legal Foundation
Mountain States Legal Foundation
National Legal Center For the Public Interest
Utah
Supreme Court
Doderer Enters Iowa Lt Governor Race Second Democrat Files
Sen Minnette Doderer of Iowa City filed nominating papers for lieutenant governor and said she would announce in January. She has served 14 years in the legislature and plans to not seek re election to her Senate seat. She emphasized she is running on qualifications not gender. She criticized lack of loyal opposition in the state and wants reform.
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Iowa City
Iowa
UPI
Minnette Doderer
Farm Bureau Essay Contest Underway in Iowa
The Iowa Farm Bureau sponsors an essay contest for Iowa high school students on agriculture and the economy. Prizes include a $200 savings bond, a plaque, and an all expenses paid trip to the American Farm Bureau Youth Leadership Conference in Missouri for the winner. runner-up receives $100 and third place $50. Entry deadline is March 1, with essays limited to two double-spaced pages.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
Iowa
Foundation of Iowa
U. S
American Farm Bureau
Tan-Tar-A Lodge
Lake of the Ozarks
U.S
Farm Bureau
Urge soybean group to remain in Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau president Dean Kleckner urges the American Soybean Association to keep its headquarters in Iowa. He notes Iowa’s checkoff funding since 1972 and the state’s $800,000 contribution to ASA for market development, warning loss of identity if the office moves.
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Iowa Farm Bureau
American Soybean Association
ASA
Iowa
Dean Kleckner
Farm Bureau
Iowa Soybean Association
Iowa Soybean Producers
Kleckner
Iowa Farmer
Florence Sarff Dies in Canton Illinois at 59
Word has been received of the sudden death of Mrs. Gilbert Sarff 59 at her Canton Illinois home on Saturday December 24 1977 Funeral services and burial were held in Canton Tuesday She was born January 28 1918 in Washington County daughter of Herman and Anna Koenig She married Gilbert Sarff January 20 1942 Survivors include her husband a daughter Shirley Zambon of Florida a son Michael Sarff of Fort Benning Georgia a brother Elmer Koenig of Oxnard California and a sister Irene Aquilina of Roselle New Jersey She was preceded in death by her parents a brother Erwin and a sister Marguerite Miller.
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Gilbert
Florence) Sarff
Canton
Sarff
Washington County
Herman
Anna Witthoft Koenig
Gilbert Sarff
David
Shirley) Zambon
Florida
Michael Sarff
Ft. Benning
Howes hearing in Davenport defies dismissal bids
Davenport Iowa UPI five securities law indictments against John Howes head of Hynes and Howes conglomerate survive judge refusal to dismiss.
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Davenport, Iowa
UPI
Scott County District
John Howes
Hynes & Howes Conglomerate
Iowa Public School Enrollment Drops Sharply in 1977 78
Iowa public school enrollment fell to 587,113 for 1977 78, down 16,483 from the prior year, with elementary and junior high losses driving the decline while high schools show smaller drops. Private school counts also declined though some not reported, totaling about 57,044.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
State Department of Public Instruction
Department of Public Instruction
Kinley Eyes Iowa Lt Governor Run as Democrat
Senate Democratic Leader George Kinley of Des Moines signs papers for a potential bid and plans to include nomination materials in caucus kits for February. Kinley, 40, is midterm in the Iowa Senate and would be the first Democrat to pursue the post. Republican contenders include Willard Hansen Brice Oakley and Terry Branstad.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate
George Kinley
Kinley
Democratic State Central Committee
House
General Assembly
Arthur
Neu
Willard Hansen
Cedar Falls
Brice Oakley
Clinton
GOP
Terry Branstad
Lake Mills
Divorce Becomes Legal In Brazil After Quarter Century
In Brasilia Brazil the constitution is amended to allow divorce ending a 25 year fight. President Ernesto Geisel, a Lutheran who avoided the divorce debate, signed the bill Monday with no changes to its text.
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Brasilia
Brazil
UPI
Ernesto Geisel
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Professional Directory
Richard S. Bordwell
North Marion
D. Bradley Kiesey
Atty. At Law
W. 2Nd
the Children’s House, Inc
Ainsworth
Columbus Junction
Thomas D. Kauffman
M. L. Tweeton
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Production Credit Association
J.D. Freyenberger
Mgr
North Iowa
Helga Burroughs State
North
Maplewood Manor
Keota
John W. Lemmon
Iowa Avenue
Osteopath
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Mogadishu
Somalia
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South Africa
Rhodesia
Bert Lance
Midwest
Western States
Tongsun Park
Kirkwood
Tock
Chicago
Osha Stiit
Doderer
Florence Sarff
Illinois
Howes
Mangold
Burt
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Om Frontier
Amana Dealer
Stout’s
Dick Stout
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