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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1972
Page
1
A two vehicle crash occurred one mile west of Kalona on Highway 22 Monday after 6 p.m. Richard Hesseltine struck a horse drawn wagon driven by Amos Swantz, followed minutes later by Cheryl Wingler’s car hitting Hesseltine. Mrs Hesseltine received treatment for leg cuts and was released.
The annual Christmas program at Prairie Flower School will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 20. All interested persons are invited to attend the event.
St James School students will present a Christmas program titled Christmas Around the World on Wednesday December 20 at 7 30 p m The program showcases Christmas customs from other lands and the public is invited to attend.
Washington council members wrap routine business and plan a year end session at 5 p m December 29. Finance committee to meet 9 p m December 21 to prepare figures for the year end. Also renews a beer permit for Chocolate Shop. Postal Service warns mail must move fast to reach destinations before Christmas with airmail guaranteed for out of town items.
A Monday night blaze in Danbury destroyed a two story brick building with a cafe on the lower level. Three occupants on the second floor escaped injury as firemen from Danbury Mapleton Battle Creek and Ida Grove fought the flames. Damage was estimated at 50000 dollars.
Lincoln Elementary plans an operetta Santa Rides a Jumbo Jet on December 21 at 7 30 p m at the Junior High School. Students from grades 1 through 6 perform with director teachers Berdena Bagby and Kay Buechler and narractor Joe McKowen. Santa Claus is played by David Hillman with Joy Martin as Mrs Santa Claus. The 6th grade band from Brighton Stewart and Lincoln performs at 7 p m under William Berliant before the show.
In Ainsworth Iowa the United Presbyterian and United Methodist churches voted over 80 percent Sunday to form a cooperative parish to unify worship programs and budget. Effective June 1973 the two churches keep denominational ties while sharing one pastor and a common church budget.
Apollo 17 returned to Earth aboard the USS Ticonderoga after a 1.3 million mile voyage. Astronauts Eugene Cernan Ronald Evans and Jack Schmitt landed 400 miles southeast of Samoa and were retrieved by the carrier for the Christmas homeward run to Houston. The mission yielded lunar samples including orange soil from Shorty crater and marked the end of the Apollo moonflight era with hopes for future deep space exploration.
North Vietnam and the Viet Cong denounced President Nixon’s decision to resume all-out bombing of Hanoi. Xuan Thuy said North Vietnam will not yield to force, blaming the United States for sabotaging the cease-fire and signaling possible delays in talks while not ending hopes for a negotiated peace.
The Association of Iowa Nursing and Custodial Homes filed suit in Polk County District Court challenging state rules for nursing homes as arbitrary and illegal. President James Stephens of Waterloo says older homes cannot meet added medical care, space, and sprinkler requirements. defendants include James Gillman Arnold Reeve and Wilbur Johnson.
Washington County recounts ballots to settle two seats on the Board of Supervisors. Early tallies show Patterson 950, Richards 996, Schneider 935 with nine precincts recounted and differences found in Richmond and Kalona. The process continues amid changes in totals from the November tabulation.
Des Moines area lawmakers predict the 1973 Iowa legislature will pass a collective bargaining bill for public employees. The debate centers on meet and confer versus broader powers. Rep. Richard Drake cites the Des Moines firemen arbitration dispute as a catalyst and notes any bill will include a no strike provision for essential services.
Mostly cloudy this afternoon with a small chance of light rain and a high near 40. Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a low in the upper 20s and a high in the lower 40s. Winds shift to north at 5 to 10 mph. Precipitation chances 30 percent this afternoon, 10 percent tonight, and 10 percent Wednesday.
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