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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1973
Page
1
Students in Washington schools will be dismissed at 2 30 p m Friday for the Christmas vacation period. The notice covers St James and the district schools. St James pupils return January 7 while district students resume on January 3.
Secretary of State Kissinger and North Vietnamese negotiator Le Duc Tho met for nearly five hours in Paris in a renewed effort to salvage the Vietnam cease-fire agreed a year ago. They spent about two and a half hours before lunch and resumed for about two hours and ten minutes after, leaving with smiles and waves and no formal statement.
A Laurel farm family runs a grapevine action program delivering Christmas food clothing and toys for 350 needy Pine Ridge Reservation children in South Dakota. They will ship 3000 pounds of packages today, continuing a three year-old care effort begun after a Black Hills visit by Mrs. Nelson Smith and her family.
The Iowa Employment Security Commission reported unemployment insurance payments dropped by more than 140000 last month. Manufacturing workers accounted for a large portion of the decline with 118880 fewer dollars than October. Polk County led counties in benefits with 297612, followed by Wapello, Black Hawk and Linn.
LOS ANGELES reported Bobby Darin the pop idol of the 1950s and 60s died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital at 12 15 a.m. PST after his second heart surgery. He aged 37 and had previously received two heart valve implants in February 1971 following rheumatic fever. The entertainer known for Dream Lover Mack the Knife and Splish Splash had a six year marriage to Sandra Dee and earned an Oscar nomination in 1963 for Captain Newman M D.
A Washington area motor vehicle investigator Dean Cox says Iowa's two year old safety inspection law will be enforced for private vehicle sales. Vehicles must pass a certified inspection before private sale or title transfer. Violators face a minimum $100 fine and the seller bears costs to bring the vehicle up to standard.
A sweeping December blizzard crippled the Midwest from Illinois to the Plains, halting traffic and closing hundreds of schools. At least 10 deaths today, lifting the week's toll to 32 with Kansas nine fatalities and losses in Illinois Iowa Missouri and Nebraska. East Coast totals rose from earlier in the week as 250000 remained homeless or powerless. Temperatures near zero forced shelter stays and mass school closures, including Omaha Lincoln and St. Louis districts.
Iowa farmers averaged 254 acres on 132 610 farms in 1972. More than 11.2 million of 33.7 million acres were harvested, with 10.6 million in grain and 568 000 in silage. Statewide grain yield reached 111 bushels per acre. silage 6 tons per acre.
Rep. Peter Rodino Jr. announced John M. Doar will head the House Judiciary Committee inquiry into possible impeachment of President Nixon. Doar, 52, will serve as chief counsel at a $96,000 annual salary, with Rodino praising his ability and integrity and aiming to finish the probe by April.
A weather brief notes clear skies and very cold temperatures this afternoon with highs near 10 to 15 degrees. Tonight will be equally cold with lows from 5 below to 5 above. Friday should see partly cloudy skies and slightly warmer highs in the low to mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph this afternoon, then light and variable tonight.
Energy chief William E. Simon asked motorists to limit to 10 gallons per week and urged stations to cap sales at 10 gallons per customer. He said rationing could be avoided if the public cooperates, while a decision on mandatory measures would come by month’s end. Simon also announced 1.5 million barrels of military jet fuel to aid international airlines and noted ongoing energy bill efforts in Congress.
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