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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1976
Page
1
Farm land near Washington totaling 157 acres, owned by Fred Herman, sold at auction on Saturday for 3525 dollars per acre, reflecting strong demand and topping a nearby Mt. Union sale at 3450 dollars per acre. Hora Farms, Inc. purchased the property.
Des Moines reports the Iowa Department of Transportation Commission will consider a plan to seek federal funding for a new interstate between Dubuque and Davenport. Transportation Director Victor Preisser cites FHA support, noting 90 percent federal share and about $2 billion unspent last year. If approved, construction would follow U.S. 61 after 1980.
Kandee Jacoby of Cedar Rapids has appealed her May manslaughter conviction for the January 13 shooting death of her husband Douglas. She was sentenced June 15 to eight years at the Iowa Women's Reformatory and fined $1000. The Iowa Supreme Court handling her appeal, with prior gag orders overturned.
Republican Jim Leach urged Commerce Secretary Elliot Richardson to revoke the Mayaguez Puerto Rico meat processing plant’s exemptions under the Meat Import Act. He claimed the plant abuses the exemption by processing foreign meat and exporting it to the United States, harming the domestic livestock industry after years of higher costs and low returns.
Jay Royce Roth of route 2 Washington was treated at Washington County Hospital and released after a one vehicle crash on Highway 114 south of Wellman. Another collision involved Earl Lynn and Joye Lorene DeLong of West Chester at Elmer and Center Streets, blamed on tall corn obstructing view. each vehicle sustained about 2400 dollars in damage.
Washington County supervisors signaled support for an Iowa DOT plan to build a new two lane highway along the 14 mile stretch east of Riverside to east of Ainsworth and to resurface 218 from Highway 92 north to the county line. They will vote on a resolution at the Sept. 7 meeting as DOT officials warn of lengthy timelines and potential costs for widening and future four lane expansion.
In Crawfordsville Iowa residents and guests from across the state gathered for the Republican Reunion celebrating the party birthplace claim. Governor Robert D Ray rode an elephant with his wife Billie as part of a sunlit afternoon of food music and Lincoln Douglas reenactments. A bicentennial flag and log plaque were presented to the town with hopes Crawfordsville be noted as the party origin site.
Incumbents Richard Wiley and Pete Bell will be the only official candidates on the September 14 ballot for two three year director posts in districts 5 and 6 of the rural Washington Community School District. Wiley has served since 1969 in district 6 and Bell since 1973 in district 5. Both are farmers and the election is officially uncontested though write-in votes will be allowed.
Partly cloudy tonight with winds southerly 10 to 20 mph. Tuesday will be cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain and possible showers and thunderstorms, highs near the low to mid 80s. Overnight low remains in the 60s.
The Washington Community School District board meets Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the administration office to review summer activities, present the 1976 77 budget, discuss the September 14 election, and address opening of the new term. Staff recommendations include Sue Golden Marie Haberer and Constance Van De Wiele. Also on the agenda are transportation and lunch pricing policies and a shift from Gregg to Forkner Shorthand in senior high classes.
Randall Steen of Iowa Falls pleaded guilty to unlawfully collecting job insurance benefits while employed. He was fined $50. The Job Service of Iowa said the insurance division will expand efforts to curb fraudulent benefits in the program.
Collision at the intersection of highways 218 and 22 east of Riverside involved Dale Alan Smith of Muscatine and Wilburt Lee DeWitt of St. Paul Minnesota. Both cars sustained about 1000 dollars damage. Smith faces OMVAS charges and was released on bond. All four injured rode to University Hospitals Iowa City. Dixie Olive Nancy Kirk of West Point Illinois and John DeWitt of Duluth Minnesota were among the injured.
Rapp, a Waterloo Democrat seeking to unseat Charles Grassley, plans to raise one fifth of his budget in beans worth over 3,000 bushels. He will collect pledged beans across the district and finance television ads with the harvest pledge, facing daily price uncertainty at local elevators.
Community marks Rubio's 75th year with a weekend festival drawing about 2000 well wishers to a Sunday parade that stretched a mile past Rubio. History books go on sale, post office and bank host events, children play, and a road sign announces improved access as town debates its future.
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