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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1973
Page
1
Publicists for the 1973 Discover Hawaii Iowa State Fair will not release attendance figures during the 10 day run. Celia Wright says figures will be issued after the fair as readers judge success by daily tallies and compare them to prior years.
Otto Weller of Ontonagon County posted a threat on his property after a large roll of snowfence was stolen. The sign warning that all thieves will be shot on sight was later stolen this week.
A hijacked Arab airliner with 110 aboard landed at Lod International Airport as Israeli commandos stormed the plane and freed 100 passengers without a shot. The hijackers’ identity and motives were not known. The flight from Benghazi to Beirut was over Cyprus when intercepted by Israeli jets.
Milo Steele Jr. announces a successful Learn to Swim program with 624 pupils enrolled and 182 certified across Ainsworth Brighton Kalona Riverside rural Washington Wellman and West Chester towns. Eighteen instructors and seven aides volunteered, certificates pins and skill cards available at 118 South Iowa Chapter office.
SCAD presents Summer Creative Arts and Drama dinner theatre at Captain's Table in Washington on August 22 and 23. Eleven performers lead a potpourri of pieces including Thurber selections, You Know I Cant Hear You When the Water Runs, The Boor, a 20s talking pictures skit, Marx Brothers closeup, plus two original sketches. Dana McAvoy heads tech. reservations: Captain's Table 653 3402.
President Nixon, in a Oval Office address, insisted he is innocent and urged the Senate to conclude Watergate hearings and turn the matter over to the courts. He denied knowledge of any cover up and defended withholding certain records to protect presidential candor and future governance.
First district congressman Ed Mezvinsky in Washington during a recess says the economy is the top issue for constituents. He urges campaign reform and budget controls, criticizes current economic controls, and notes outreach offices in Burlington Davenport and Iowa City to stay in touch with voters.
Washington Community High School reminds students of Fee Day August 21 with staggered arrival times by last name. Fees include book rent eight dollars gym locker fifty cents towel service three dollars and optional lunch tickets four dollars.
Variable cloudiness with the threat of thunderstorms by late afternoon and early tonight. Highs today in the low to mid 80s. Becoming mostly fair tonight with lows 60 to 65. Fair and warmer Friday with highs 85 to 90. Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Rain chances 30 percent this afternoon and tonight.
AIM Midwest director Ron Petite says he will encamp at the Iowa Statehouse in Des Moines to pressure Gov. Robert D. Ray to address living conditions of poor people and Indians. He plans a Thursday camp-in to force direct exposure and demands humane treatment in prisons, criticizing the governor’s stance and bonds for a Tama murder suspect.
Dr. J V Belsare of Mt. Pleasant is named associate medical staff at Washington County Hospital after a board vote. The trustees also approved the 1974 75 budget, reported on a nurses aide class of 15 and progress on a 12 patient long term care unit addition due to open around September 1, furniture permitting. A trustees meeting August 23 will open bids for the coronary care unit construction.
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