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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1970
Page
1
Des Moines reports Linn-Mar School District will receive a 200000 dollar advance from State Comptroller Marvin Selden to cover December teacher pay. About 350 teachers may wait until Monday for checks as local officials seek a 200000 loan to avert future delays, with January funding still uncertain.
Eliot Landau, a former Kerner aide, says Kerner’s private and switchboard lines into his Chicago office were tapped from winter 1969 to spring 1969 and possibly beyond. Landau recalls unusual sounds, overheard conversations, and a Mafia front probe linked to a plumbing firm two miles away. He feared FBI involvement and said confidential matters could not be discussed on the lines.
A Vancouver area television station issued a quirky on air sign off at 1:05 a.m. stating the late show no longer exists and telling viewers to go to bed. In Leeds England Mark Woolfe, 25, received a Ph.D. for promoting better apple pies after three years of flavor research in cooking apples.
Washington delegates at the seventh White House Conference on Children call for immediate massive government funding for new public education forms and to end racism that hurts children. They choose six priority proposals including a National Institute of Education and community action groups, plus reforms to juvenile justice and child rights accountability. Further results and a longer list were to be released in coming days as the report to President Nixon is prepared.
A memo from DES MOINES platforms support for a program, expressing optimism that backing will lead to a favorable outcome. The communication closes with a cordial sign-off from WEJ, emphasizing continued cooperation.
Four drug abuse prevention programs in Des Moines and Dubuque received the first state aid under Gov. Ray. The Iowa Executive Council approved total grants of 17620 for November and December and into January with varying support for projects including Reality House and Together House. Governance and accounting facilities were reviewed by State Audit Supervisor Sydney as part of the approval.
A 3 month old boy abducted from a Brooklyn storefront carriage was found safe about 7:30 a.m. in a Brooklyn subway station. Gregory Woods, son of Fireman John Woods, was unharmed and returned to his mother at Sister Elizabeth Hospital after a citywide search by police and firefighters. A note on his snowsuit read The Woods baby as authorities investigated a frustrated mother involved in the kidnapping outside F W Woolworth's.
Congress passed a sweeping anti pollution measure pledging 1.1 billion to push Detroit automakers to produce nearly emission free cars by 1975. The act bans sale of cars not cutting carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons by 90 percent after January 1 1975 and allows one year extensions for firms. Federal suits target pollution by Jones and Laughlin Steel Cleveland and Burdett Oxygen Co. in the Cuyahoga River case.
United Press International reports Iowa will be clear to partly cloudy and colder tonight with lows from zero to five below, reaching near 10 below in the far south. Sunday brings mostly cloudy conditions and a chance of light snow developing in the western counties.
A radiation scare at Yucca Flat Nevada forced a work camp evacuation after a cloud of radioactive particles escaped from an underground test. The AEC said radiation on clothing of about 300 evacuees was minor and posed no health hazard outside the site, with airborne particles detected farther east and ground radiation up to one milliroentgen per hour on the highway.
Viet Cong fired two Soviet built 122MM rockets into Saigon prompting warnings of intensified opposition as civilians were killed and wounded. A second blast hit near a gas station close to the U S embassy wounding a soldier. An attack on a Saigon newspaper gate injured four inside. An OV10 plane crash east of Chu Lai killed the pilot. A convoy on Highway 1 was ambushed injuring one American and four others.
In Szczecin and the tri city area including Gdansk Sopot and Gdynia riots persisted as militi a and army troops with tanks kept order after a government price hike of 20 percent sparked unrest. Warsaw reported go slow strikes while officials claimed production remained normal. Premier Cyrankiewicz ordered troops to fire on rioters.
Gov. Robert Ray remains unsure about state takeover of Des Moines College of Osteopathic Medicine to create a second state supported medical school. He notes higher funding demands, with $8 million needed to secure federal matching funds and about $5 million annually for operations, while stressing impact on current state agency budgets and University of Iowa programs. Final call rests with the legislature.
Probate notice announces appointment of executors for the estates of Mary B. Stone and Albie M. Lukavsky. The filing requests consent and sets schedules for estate matters and filings with the court. Officials urge interested parties to review documents and respond within deadlines.
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