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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1971
Page
6
The Dusters defeated the Diggers 3 0 while Numbs Odd Balls, Old Timers, fits and Misses, Hot Shots and Why Nots each posted losses. High team series went to Dusters 1999 and Hot Shots 1877, with team game led by Dusters 685 and Hot Shots 661. Individual series top: C Gunnarson 600 and F Sampson 573. best individual game: C Gunnarson 215 and F Sampson 204.
Mixed teams competed in the Bowl-adores League with Owls and Clan posting strong team series. Individual highlights include Bob Anderson with a 620 series and a 246 game, Anna Russell 211, and Betty Ward 523.
Markets show moderate activity with good demand for hogs and steady butchers and sows. Estimated receipts around 100000. price ranges and weights listed for US 1-3 hogs and sow categories. Grain futures quotes from Chicago show mixed to firm movement across wheat corn oats soybeans with various May September and December contracts.
Readable notices detail multiple public auctions on April 17 in Wayland Washington Brighton Crawfordsville and Kalona Iowa. Items include household goods antiques church inventory and livestock with start times from 9:30 a m to 1:00 p m.
French guests Fran isch and Clem ent Isch stayed with cousin Mrs Alfred Wagler and Mr Nagler in Wayland from Friday to Sunday. Numerous locals hosted and joined pre Easter meals and birthday observances including Mrs Florence Jackson hosting for her mother Iva Martin’s 87th birthday. Attendees included the Bain families from Iowa City and Kenosha, along with extended visits to Weltha Countryman in Birmingham and the Umphreys family in Wellman. church and birthday events continued through the weekend with neighbors and relatives attending meals and services across multiple towns.
Washington report says about 14 million dollars worth of illegal drugs have been seized since the Nixon era under the 1968 Safe Streets Act. Forty wiretaps were authorized in two years, each needing Attorney General approval and a court order. John Ingersoll notes the program expanded under Nixon after Ramsey Clark limited use.
Los Angeles County supervisors approved a $19.5 million plan to install a countywide computerized records system for law enforcement. The system will provide data to all area agencies, centralizing information for the sheriff and local police.
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