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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1971
Page
1
The Navy chose Capt Samuel L Gravely 48 of Richmond Va to become its first black admiral from three candidates. He currently commands the guided missile frigate Jouett returning from Vietnam where it completed a tour off the coast.
Des Moines UPI says the Town Senate approved a bill to allow annual stickers to update three year motor vehicle license plates. Floor manager Sen. Francis Messerly noted Gov. Ray already ordered three year plates and the bill would permit yearly stickers placed on plates each year.
Stanley Consultants of Muscatine delivered a two year effort on Washington's Comprehensive Development Plan. W McCoy Birch presented the plan to the Plan and Zoning Commission noting federal aid funds and future steps toward adoption and public education. The document covers land use housing transportation and capital improvements with recommendations and flexibility for future changes.
An intercepted memo from Washington quotes a city official praising a plan as a step in the right direction. The note is signed by someone identified as Wes and addresses city governance.
The Iowa House defeated Rep. Delwyn Stromer and 23 Republicans on a 53 to 43 vote, ending a stalemate over tax funding and school aid. Critics warned the plan favored wealthy rural districts over urban systems, while supporters claimed it would limit property taxes and fund nationwide school finance for a decade. Weather: Frost likely tonight with mostly clear, cooler conditions and lows in the 30s.
Abbie Balk was elected treasurer of the Southeast District Junior High Student Council at a Keokuk meeting. Washington Junior High sent eight delegates to the spring district meeting. Mike Young ran for vice president alongside other candidates. A skit on pollution by Mike Gray, Bill Dewis, and Terry Renoux will be shown at the state meeting May 11. Nancy Rae and Jennifer Scheldrup led a drug and smoking discussion and presented a tape recording by a boy who died by his own action after making the tape.
Washington based Agriculture Department information center will issue regular factual reports starting May 3 to track southern corn leaf blight and quell rumors. The program will include weekly ground observations, aerial photography, and data from federal and state agents, with a mid year blight watch cross checking ground data.
The Iowa Senate approved a bill by 38 to 9 to create a soybean promotion program with a half cent per bushel levy, funding an Iowa Soybean Promotion Board to boost markets. Referendum from about 90 000 producers decides participation. refunds possible for nonparticipants. The measure sparked debate on costs and administration.
Tornadoes cut a deadly path through five south central Kentucky counties. Cane Valley, three miles north of Columbia, suffered heavy losses as at least 12 died and about 400 were injured in rural areas. The storms formed from a system hitting the southern Midwest.
Israeli leaders reportedly told U S envoy Barbour that American proposals to ease conditions for reopening the Suez Canal are insufficient. Prime Minister Meir and Foreign Minister Eban described the stance as unacceptable, signaling renewed strain ahead of Rogers Europe trip. Tornado damage in Kentucky and surrounding states dominates the rest of the dispatch.
Dozens of antiwar demonstrators spent a cold rainy night outside Selective Service headquarters as police moved in to arrest those blocking entry. Several protesters were carried to vans after going limp, while others redirected efforts to the IRS building nearby. Church leaders from 27 denominations urged an end to the war with a noon to 1 pm nationwide bell toll, and protesters warned of further actions next week.
Des Moines Iowa Chairman Watson Powell Jr of the Hughes for President Committee appointed six Congressional district coordinators to help secure the 1972 nomination for Senator Harold Hughes. Powell said coordinators will organize clubs statewide to show Hughes has the support of hundreds of thousands of Iowa voters if he seeks the Democratic nomination.
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