30 Dec 1974
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1974
Page
1
Keota Eagle marks 100 years of publication in its centennial week with a front page note citing the December 1875 first issue. Publisher Roger Richarson notes the Eagle was Keota’s fourth paper and the only survivor, ran by the Richarson family since 1891 and operated by Roger and Norma since 1967.
CIA spokesman denies purges amid allegations of illegal domestic activities and surveillance. He notes many take early retirement for financial benefits while three operations officials resign in a shakeup.
In Managua a leftist guerrilla group freed 13 hostages at the airport after boarding a Lank a Commercial jet bound for Havana. The militants demanded 5 million dollars in small bills and the release of imprisoned comrades, plus wage increases. Government troops were not present during the exchange. The plane carried Spanish and Mexican ambassadors, the Managua archbishop, and the papal nuncio. President Somoza pursued a negotiated outcome with aides.
Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas disclosed he is an alcoholic but pledges to quit drinking entirely and remain in the House. He said he entered Bethesda Naval Hospital on December 3 for exhaustion and will continue his congressional duties with medical and personal support.
Partly sunny this afternoon with highs in the upper 30s and light southeast winds. Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of measurable precipitation tonight and a 40 percent chance Tuesday as temperatures dip to near 25 tonight and reach mid 30s Tuesday.
President Ford at Vail outlines changes to his economic approach by dropping the 5 percent surtax on high incomes and proposing tax cuts to revive the economy. He plans to send a revised recovery program to Congress in January while balancing energy conservation talks with advisers. Ford has ski days and strategy sessions, and prepared an open New Year gathering at his Rocky Mountain chalet.
Betty Hesseltine files in District Court a suit seeking 53000 for injuries from a Dec 18 1972 highway 22 crash near Kalona involving two cars and a horse drawn wagon. Defendants include Lester and Amos Swantz and John and Cheryl Wenger.
UPI reports more than 4,000 people killed and 15,000 injured as a quake struck northwest Pakistan late Saturday. The hardest hit area centered around Patan, a mountain village about 109 miles west of Rawalpindi.
Two 19-year-old Washington men, Ronald Blum and Douglas Potter, were injured Friday at 10 31 p m when their car collided with Ralph Milford s car at West Madison and South Avenue B. Blum was charged with failure to control his vehicle. Both cars were traveling west. the Milford car struck a fire plug and a highway sign.
David R. McDaniel recalls moving from Washington to New York City five years ago to pursue acting. He voices pride in highs of theater and frustration with industry lows, noting patronage decline, high production costs, and calls for potential U.S. government subsidies to save Broadway. He cites roles on and off Broadway, a 1970 move, an injury in San Francisco, and ongoing club acts to survive in a shrinking market.
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