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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1970
Page
1
A sizable audience at Washington High School enjoyed a Christmas music sampler by the concert choir and the HiFi's under Robert Youngquist. A Ceremony of Carols featured classical and familiar seasonal pieces. Washington.
The Iowa Highway Commission faces months of delays in Burlington Cedar Rapids Sioux City and Waterloo due to federal land acquisitions and right of way issues. The Burlington route would cut the Des Moines County Fairgrounds triggering federal recreation land law approvals and possible fairground relocation votes. Sioux City Cedar Rapids Waterloo and the I 129 bridge project await multiple federal and state approvals delaying construction and risking funds. The Cedar Valley expressway burdens property owners and rental tenants as route uncertainty hurts sales and employment in Cedar Rapids.
At a decade steady conference on children about 4000 delegates debate issues while 1500 attend a musical program. Friction grows as demands for a full plenary session to approve final recommendations intensify. Hess delays as mediation service helps ease tensions with a proposed Thursday plenary meeting.
A proposed 1 percent annual tax on adjusted gross income for Iowa businesses aims to replace the personal property tax, with an estimated 28.6 million dollars yearly. Rep. Elmer Den Herder said the plan would cover nearly all businesses, including farmers, coop eratives, and professionals, distributing revenue to counties. Some lawmakers warned of loopholes seen in North Dakota, but Den Herder argues farmers would be taxed broadly under the new measure.
UPI reports Senate war critics try to block a $255 million Cambodian aid plan linked to a ban on U S ground troops in Cambodia Laos and Thailand. Conferees inserted language allowing action to promote withdrawal or aid POW release, upsetting doves led by Frank Church and Nixon’s assurances on deploying troops.
Probate of wills and appointment of executors reported for the estates of Hattie E B Jones and Emmett R Van Nostrand. Court records indicate filings for will validation, asset inventory, and official appointment of estate administrators. Proceedings outline beneficiaries, fiduciary duties, and next steps for settlement and distribution per applicable laws.
In Gdansk Gdynia and Sport the unrest surges as crowds attack Communist Party HQ and shops after a 20 percent price rise. Police fire on stone-throwers injuring several and watchdogs report deaths. Authorities quarantine the area and call for calm as military presence grows. In Cedar Rapids, the Linn County Courthouse is evacuated after bomb threats but no device is found.
A grenade exploded on a Saigon sidewalk cafe wounding three U S Navy men and eight South Vietnamese. Rockets struck Bien Hoa Air Base causing light damage. Cambodian Vietnamese joint offensive near Phnom Penh claimed by officials despite reported communist losses. Saigon officials warned against extremist acts as tension rises. In Indianapolis, Judge Franis E Thomson fined a defendant $2 75 for not displaying a current auto safety sticker. the offender was Indiana Supreme Court Judge Roger O Debruler.
United Press International reports hazardous driving conditions with locally heavy snow across southeast and east central Iowa. Colder west with highs near 20 to 30s, extreme north and extreme south vary. Clearing and colder tonight with lows from zero to ten below in the north to ten above in the south. Thursday parts cloudy, highs from 20s to 30s in the northeast to the southwest.
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