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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1972
Page
1
Sheratt's officers investigated an overnight break-in at the Deep Rock gas station east of the city on Highway 92. A forced door allowed entry sometime during the night, with thieves stealing $30 in change, 36 cartons of cigarettes worth $140, and the rental van truck key.
An 18-year-old Dougherty woman Cynthia Rowan died in Charles City hospital from injuries suffered in a Wednesday one-car accident on a Floyd County road near Marble Rock. Driver Angela Lockwood of rural Dougherty was killed at the scene.
Mack Rodgers an 87 year old blind man died when fire destroyed his Mahaska County farmhouse near Rose Hill. His wife Mary escaped after failed rescue attempts. The blaze was blamed on an oil stove burner explosion in the front room. Firemen from What Cheer and Oskaloosa fought the blaze for over two hours after a neighbor alerted authorities.
The University of Northern Town antiwar group called off plans to burn a live dog with napalm in front of the student union after Senator Harold Hughes agreed to meet with them. Leader John Delafield said even without Hughes reaction the plan would have faced strong opposition from students and the Humane Society.
Neil H. McElroy, secretary of defense from 1957 to 1959 under Eisenhower, died at 68 after a long illness in Cincinnati. A former president of Procter & Gamble, he later chaired its board and executive committee, resigning in October. He chaired the White House Conference on Education in 1955 and was named chairman of Nixon’s Presidential Commission on School Finance in 1970.
Des Moines reports October unemployment claims rose while total jobless payments for Town workers fell about 60 000 from 1 132 572 in September to 1 060 779 in October. Commission chair James Klein notes October pay is roughly 600 000 less than in October 1971 with 90 000 in compensation to be counted in November. Polk County led at 185 445, Linn 112 216, Black Hawk 91 350, and Woodbury 70 543.
George P. Shultz will remain Treasury secretary in Nixon’s second term and take on duties as a presidential assistant overseeing domestic and international economic policy. He will head a new Cabinet level Council on Economic Policy, coordinating policy across several departments and councils.
South Vietnam repeats demand that Hanoi withdraw all 300,000 troops and forces sent to Laos and Cambodia, while Pham Dang Lam and Nguyen Trien Dan push for complete troop evacuation. Kissinger plans another Washington meeting before resuming Paris talks with Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy. Nixon aides warn against delays, promising continued U.S. aid after cease-fire talks.
Washington residents receive a community survey with quarterly bills asking to rate city services from poor to excellent. The poll also asks if residents would vote for a new combined police and fire building with a large meeting room and no tax increase, per Mayor Ralph Martin.
In Kentucky a 6,000-foot passage ties the Flint Ridge system to Mammoth Cave, expanding the combined labyrinth to potentially over 300 miles. Six Cave Research Foundation explorers, including a woman, spent 16 hours traversing water and tight passages, marking an autograph of guide Pete Hanson who died in World War I.
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies this afternoon with southwest to westerly winds and warmer temperatures around 47 to 53. Tonight will be partly cloudy to cloudy with northerly winds 10 to 18 mph and a colder low in the 20s. Saturday turns mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain or snow and a high near the 30s. Measurable precipitation probabilities are near zero this afternoon, about 10 percent tonight, and around 40 percent Saturday.
United States plans an interim Middle East solution centered on reopening the Suez Canal. Rabin says Israel will not be forced into broad withdrawals as a condition for partial peace. Kissinger plan reportedly envisions Israeli withdrawal from Sinai and a future Palestinian entity with Jordan and Egypt moves.
Wellman Cooperative Telephone Association will invest over 530000 to overhaul its rural network. The project aims to switch from multi party to single party lines amid ICC orders, with higher rates for rural residents and towns, and a controversial loan from Stromberg Carlson. Wagamon defends public meetings and notes a need for clear communication with customers about costs and choices.
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