24 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1976
Page
1
The forecast shows mostly cloudy tonight with a chance of snow and lows around 20. Saturday remains colder with highs in the mid 20s and southwest to west winds 15 to 20 mph. Measurable precipitation chances are 40 percent tonight and 30 percent Saturday. Extended outlook calls for Sunday partly cloudy, Monday a rain or snow mix, and Tuesday snow with highs teens to 30s and Sunday lows between 5 below and 5 above.
The Economic Development Administration said 11.8 million dollars will fund 16 Iowa projects spanning Polk County 14 communities and the Sac and Fox Indian Tribes. Top grant goes to Ottumwa for a vocational high school. other notable awards include Albia water plant and Polk County roads center, with several towns receiving water, sewer, and infrastructure improvements.
UPI reports new protests as the U S Army Corps of Engineers moves to fill the Saylorville Reservoir next spring. Conservation groups accuse officials of a breach of faith over 2000 acres of floodway lands to be developed into a recreational greenbelt. The corps says flood flow restrictions to start filling could take up to three years under an interim plan with state officials.
A five story Fulton Street department store in downtown Brooklyn burned and collapsed as firefighters recovered four bodies and searched for up to eleven missing people. Officials said the death toll could climb while eight civilians, two firefighters, and a police officer were injured. Fire officials blamed delays amid structural danger.
Durham police warn residents to stay indoors and avoid lighted doorways as they hunt a single extremely dangerous sniper linked to four shootings. Retired editor Herbert Bradshaw was killed Wednesday while washing dishes. Herbert Medlin was slain Sunday. two others wounded since Friday. Authorities believe one person is responsible.
DES MOINES UPI The St Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co rejects claims of improper rates after the Iowa Department of Insurance suggested excessive medical malpractice premiums from November 1975 to June 1976. Officials say audits show no favoritism toward hospitals eyeing the Iowa Hospital Mutual Insurance Corp. appearance of rate cuts.
Police searched for the murder weapon in the case of 13 year old LeAnn Erickson whose body was found in a creek bed near Fertile Iowa. Clark Bailey 24 and Edward Mins 25 face charges including aggravated assault kidnapping and first degree criminal sexual conduct.
World Christmas celebrations continue amid economic woes and warnings. Bethlehem hosts Midnight Mass at St Catharine's Basilica with a silver star marker. Pope Paul VI outlines a global Yule program. Nations vary from curfews lifting to bomb warnings, while families in Rhodesia and Yugoslavia adapt. Austria, Sweden, and others embrace traditional feasts and modern travel trends.
Officials and scientists work to track damage from the Liberian tanker spill off Nantucket as the 100 mile oil slick threatens Georges Bank. Coast Guard tests burning oil with silica powder dropped from helicopters while winds shift, and divers collect sediment near the Argo Merchant wreck.
Two area residents, including a juvenile, were arrested by Washington County deputies in a theft spree targeting the Ainsworth Cafe Guy's Refrigeration and a rural Ainsworth pickup. Officers recovered stolen items, including a pistol shotgun rifle and CB unit, and questioned three people at the Public Safety Center.
President elect Jimmy Carter, after naming a cabinet member, plans a quiet Christmas with family in Plains Georgia. His mother Lillian Carter remains in Americus hospital through Christmas for arthritis relief, while the family prepares to bring gifts and feasting to her. Next week Carter will host talks with New York officials on policy and state finances at St Simons. He also announced Califano to head HEW, Schlesinger as White House energy coordinator, and Sorensen to lead the CIA, with more cabinet choices and a potential FBI director replacement expected. He aims to publish a strict ethics code and to divest from peanut business interests.
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