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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1973
Page
1
Campaign chairman Ray Carter says the Red Feather drive is 98 percent funded at 36975 dollars, leaving 755 dollars to reach the 1973 target. Some pledge cards are outstanding and some residents have not yet been contacted. donations can be mailed to box 86 in Washington.
The Waco High School Music Department will present a Christmas program on December 16 at 2 30 p m in the high school gym at Olds The Stage Choir Stage Band Concert Choir and Concert Band will perform Directors are Mrs John Becker and Robert Putman Accompanists are Carol Rodgers and Susan Fulton Admission is free.
United Press International reports Mount Pleasant Community School District and Winfield-Moint Union Community School District in Henry County will not resume classes after the Christmas vacation until Jan 7 to save energy. Vacations begin Dec 21 with original Jan 3 return date.
Congress approved and sent to President Nixon legislation to establish year round daylight saving time. If Nixon signs soon, DST would begin Sunday Jan 6. Also notes Sen Joan Orr launches drive to remove sales tax from food for home use and prescription drugs. cites state exemptions and a White House nest in the Blue Room bringing luck signals.
DES MOINES United Press International The state Board of Public Instruction denied Marshalltown Fellowship Baptist Church's request for exemptions from compulsory attendance and educational standards. Five to zero with one abstention, board members said church tenets did not conflict sufficiently with state policy. Rev Glen A Jaspers argued the church school differs from public education. State School Superintendent Dr Robert Benton said the church failed to present a bonafide conflict with the state code.
Ninety two children plus about 32 mothers attended the annual YWCA Rotary Christmas party in the Y building on Thursday evening. Santa Claus distributed gifts and candy as Rotary members served dinner. The Sesame Street characters opened the program with films and carols by Kent Keating. Numerous organizations and volunteers aided, including the Iowa Maidens 4-H Club, 39ers Club, Catholic Daughters, VFW Auxiliary, Rainbow Girls, and many others contributing decorations, favors, and gifts.
Willis F. Richards, 59, longtime member of the Washington County Board of Supervisors, died today at University Hospital in Iowa City after months of illness. A funeral is set for Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Washington United Methodist Church with Rev. J. Roland Crandall officiating. Burial will follow in Elm Grove Cemetery. He served previously on the Washington Police Department and as a deputy sheriff before his board tenure. Born January 30, 1914 near Ainsworth, he married Opal L. Hesseltine on August 10, 1935. Surviving are his wife, four children James, Joseph, John, and Janet Sherman, 11 grandchildren, and one sister Martha Sanders of Keota.
United Press International reports energy shortages triggering widespread effects from U S truck stoppages and potential airline layoffs to government actions in Washington London and Tokyo. Ford chairs energy briefing while Nixon study options as England Japan impose austerity and broader geopolitical maneuvering unfolds amid Arab oil embargo tensions.
A heavy snow warning covers the south with a travelers advisory to the west and central regions today. Snow will spread eastward across the state, ending Saturday east, with the heaviest snowfall in the southwest and south central. Cold highs in the teens to low 20s, lows down to 5 below in the north, and lingering very cold conditions into the southeast.
District Court Judge L K Carson ordered a special recount board to finish tallying ballots in two questioned precincts of the 1972 Washington County supervisor election while reserving ruling on whether those precincts will count in final totals. The court-appointed board reported all other precincts completed, noting inconsistencies in the fourth ward and absentee ballots. Carson directed further review in those areas and warned the case could go to the state Supreme Court. The death of defendant Willis Richards, who polled 200 more votes than others, was announced during proceedings.
Washington County health officials disclose three confirmed VD cases in recent weeks, two gonorrhea and one syphilis, found via Planned Parenthood screening and state morbidity reports. They warn reporting is imperfect, urge medical help, safe contact tracing, and note Iowa City as a VD testing program site with aims to reach undiagnosed cases.
Governor Robert D. Ray reported assurances from President Nixon and energy czar William Simon that agriculture will receive top priority in future fuel allocations. He urged conservation while noting states seek 10 percent of a fuel reserve for emergencies and pushed back on the 3 percent state share.
A new winter storm blanketed nearly all of Iowa, with two to four inches expected by day’s end and heaviest accumulations in the southwest and south central. Hazardous driving and restricted visibility were reported as the system moved southeast, ending later tonight in the southeast.
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