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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1973
Page
1
Evening classes at Ashington High School will be held Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday as scheduled. Monday classes canceled by weather will be held next Monday with registration then. Attendees are urged to report to the school as planned for the rest of the week.
The Ozark Opry with Lee Mace Opry Snow is presented as scheduled at 6 30 and 9 p m today in the Washington High School gym. Tickets are available at the door. The event is sponsored by the Washington Kiwanis Club.
County magistrates commission meets at 9 30 a m Saturday in the courthouse to choose two part time judicial magistrates for 4 800 a year each to take effect July 1. Ten male applicants compete for one year terms replacing justices of the peace and many lower courts.
The House upheld President Nixon's veto of a rural water and sewer grant program, marking his second major victory in a week over congressional spending priorities. The test reflected support for a $250 billion federal spending ceiling for the year.
Rep Pat Schroeder brought her 2½ year old daughter Jamie to work as part of a nationwide protest against federal day care cutbacks. Mothers gathered outside the HEW building in Washington and picketed Secretary Caspar Weinberger while similar actions occurred in New York Chicago Detroit Philadelphia and Omaha.
The storm dumped up to a foot and a half of snow in parts while Washington escaped its worst. Weather logs show 1.97 inches in 48 hours, with 4 inches on the ground and drifting winds. Utilities reported downed lines, power outages in Wellman Keota and Harper, and long repairs by ISU crews. Road closures and school cancellations followed as travelers faced slick streets and continuing snowfall.
President Nixon asks Congress for sweeping authority to expand trade with Communist states, negotiate new trade accords, and retaliate for unfair restrictions. He calls the plan a path to more and better jobs and cheaper goods for Americans while proposing controls on abroad operations by U S firms.
Labor Secretary Brennan presents a three year plan to raise the federal minimum wage from 1.60 to 2.30. The proposal would cover workers pre and post 1966 with staged increases and farm workers receive a separate schedule. Democrats and Republicans discuss alternative timelines and coverage.
A Vanguard four engine charter plane from Bristol to Basel crashed in a snow bound forest near Hochwald after circling for a second approach in dense fog. At least 110 of 146 aboard perished with 25 to 35 survivors reported. Rescue was delayed by deep snow and bad visibility.
Late spring snowstorms disrupt Pleasant News production due to a power outage from 9 a.m. to early afternoon. Fairfield Ledger relies on Mr Pleasant for offset plates and had to send copy to Washington to stay on schedule. No Des Moines Register delivery this morning. subscribers may receive two papers tomorrow morning.
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