09 Apr 1971
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1971
Page
1
The Washington Jaycees announce an Easter egg hunt in Sunset Park this Saturday at 8 30 AM with prizes in three age groups. The brief notes area children are reminded to attend and enjoy the family event.
The Credit Bureau of Washington sponsors a seminar on the Fair Credit Reporting Act set to take effect April 25. Merchants are invited to attend the Captain's Table meeting on Monday evening April 12 at 7:30 p.m. Henry Miller of Muscatine, Iowa education chairman for the Associated Credit Bureaus of Iowa, will speak and answer audience questions. Reservations must be made by this evening.
Southeast weather forecast from United Press International calls for fair and cooler conditions tonight with lows in the mid 30s. Expect fair skies tomorrow with temps rising to the upper 60s.
Tourists flocked to the Holy Land as Passover and Good Friday reverence intersect. Thousands of Christians walked the Via Dolorosa, stopping at the 14 stations before venerating the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Jewish celebrations began with sundown seder rituals and matzah production. Israel booked solid as pilgrims from the United States Germany England Italy Norway and Denmark joined locals in the festive yet solemn observances.
The Iowa Supreme Court, 9-0, ruled Governor Robert D. Ray acted within the law in 1969 by striking a rider from the Highway Commission appropriations bill. The decision limited Attorney General Richard Turner’s suit against the state, stating the governor may disapprove any item in an appropriation bill. Justices Becker and Rawlings dissented on Turner’s standing to sue.
Farmers and other property owners in Washington County may protest their real property valuations by filing forms at the county assessor’s office from May 1 through May 20. The board of review may hear protests in writing and can adjust assessments to be more equitable.
Minutes show a public hearing opportunity on second county route work and a zoning ordinance change request in Washington. Public input invited, with council eager to hear residents and stakeholders on the proposal and its implications for the city and county planning efforts.
An intercepted note cites Richard Turner Attorney General urging a strategic shift with the line now's the time to turn the other cheek. The message from Wes accompanies the memo and suggests a political maneuver or warning.
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie D Maine endorses the April 24 antiwar demonstration in Washington. He backs peaceful protest and urges continued mobilization nationwide to press for total troop withdrawal by year end. The endorsement notes support from other groups but singles out Nation al Peace Action Group. Renie Davis pledged broader actions including a possible May 3 push and a limited intrusion into Congress.
Iowa lawmakers advanced a pilot program to license physician assistants to work with trained practitioners in minor cases. The bill aims to ease medical manpower shortages by freeing physicians for technical work while allowing qualified assistants to handle less involved tasks. The measure, modeled after a California project, includes a medical examiner oversight board and a 1973 report to the legislature.
Moscow reports say the Kremlin troika Brezhnev Kosygin Podgorny was re elected at the 24th Soviet Communist Party Congress. The Politburo expanded to 15 with four Brezhnev proteges while vows called for general disarmament improved consumer conditions and ties with Washington and Beijing.
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