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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1970
Page
1
Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug returned to Cresco for Borlaug Day as he warned that population growth accelerates mouths to feed and could trigger future food crises. He recalled his rural roots, received honors from Gov. Ray, and urged richer nations to boost aid and raise buying power for the poor.
East Germany stalled Berlin traffic at highway checkpoints for up to ten hours marking a third straight day of backlog in protest of a West Berlin meeting of provincial Social Democratic leaders. In Chicago, George Keck was replaced as head of United Air Lines by Edward E. Carlson of Western International Hotels. In Los Angeles, a 16-year-old thief surrendered after a radio dispatcher persuaded him to return the stolen patrol car. In Stafford England, RAF cooks injected brandy into Christmas cakes with a syringe after icing rushed. In Le Mans France, 20 bathers aged 14 to 83 dove into the River Deme for the frigodemes club annual rite led by Fernand Pesson.
Frank Edward Wilson, 25, was sentenced to up to eight years in the Iowa Men's Penitentiary for the strangulation murder of his estranged wife Sharrine Kay Wilson, 23, whose body was found in a creek bed near Mount Pleasant on June 26. Wilson had been convicted of manslaughter Dec. 4 by a Henry County jury. appeal bond set at $5,000. He testified he was under the influence of drugs the night of the slaying, but the judge ruled drugs do not excuse a serious crime.
The Supreme Court ruled that 18-year-olds may vote in federal elections for president and Congress, with state voting age laws controlling state and local contests. The decision, delivered by Justice Hugo L. Black, upholds bans on literacy tests and removes 30-day residency rules for national elections, while governors the states retain age rules for nonfederal elections. Georgia, Alaska and Kentucky already permit 18-year-olds to vote.
UPI reports FBI statistics show Des Moines and Cedar Rapids experiencing higher murder and nonnegligent manslaughter in the first nine months of 1970 versus 1969. Des Moines saw more robberies and aggravated assaults but fewer burglaries, while Cedar Rapids had increased burglary and auto thefts and a rise in murders.
United Press International reports a southbound travel warning this afternoon in Iowa with cloudy skies and light snow ending from east. Lows range from zero to ten in the north and the teens to 20s in the south, while Tuesday turns partly to mostly cloudy and warmer in the south with highs from the 20s north to mid 40s in the south.
A clipped note from an intercept references Justice Black and a plan to set December 21 as “Black(s) Monday.” The memo is signed WEJ and discusses the idea as a casual annotation within a Supreme Court context.
A Sunday blaze at Tucson's 200 room Pioneer Hotel killed 29 and injured 44 as victims leapt from windows. Arson suspected. Across the nation fires claimed at least 47 lives including a New Hampshire family of seven.
The 91st Congress, in its final hours, faces filibusters and stalled deals as lawmakers grapple with food stamp funding and SST debates. Nixon threatens a new session, while negotiators fight over continued food subsidies.
Cambodian military spokesman Lt Col Am Rong said Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces bombarded positions about seven miles from downtown Phnom Penh. The attack hit Peam Oknha Ong on the Mekong east bank, with four Cambodian bombers striking nearby Viet Cong positions and a bridge on Highway 4 blown up, slowing advances and cutting access to the oil refinery.
Warsaw reports the Polish Communist Party dismisses Wladyslaw Gomulka after riots over price rises and economy. Edward Gierek named successor, begins talks to stabilize the economy. Baltic ports Gdansk and Gdynia see high worker return while Szczecin remains tense. Soviet claims no high Russian official observed changes. Gierek seeks order and a self-critical review of past policies.
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