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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1972
Page
1
Washington County reports no February draft calls while national policy under Defense Laird delays inductions for the first quarter of 1972. New classifications C4 G 2D 4W replace earlier 4A 1-WREL, with procedural shifts to state boards and added registration timelines for 18 year olds.
Washington County American Legion and Auxiliary members will not attend a dinner at the Captain's Table tied to a county meeting. The membership session starts at 7:30 p.m. at city hall Legion rooms with refreshments after the meeting.
Washington volunteer firefighters answered a 3:50 p.m. alarm at the Econ-O-Wash laundromat 202 South Iowa Avenue. A hot water heater explosion produced heavy steam but no blaze or injuries were reported.
An 82 year old woman, Emma Jakoubek, died when a two story wood frame house burned early today. Fire officials say she was found on the porch near a door. Faulty electrical wiring is suspected as the cause.
The Young Voters Division of the Republican Party urged Gov. Robert D. Ray to extend all adult rights to 18-year-olds, asserting 18-year-olds are fully capable of assuming rights and responsibilities including drinking and purchasing alcohol.
Friends of Educational Broadcasting announce a statewide lobbying campaign to bring educational television to northern and western Iowa. James Klein, president, says the group will serve as the focal point for residents in those areas who are angry they still lack educational television service.
Sgt. Maj. William O. Wooldridge the Army’s former top enlisted man will retire at Ft. MacArthur California today after 30 years of service. He and others face federal grand jury indictments over conspiring to defraud enlisted men clubs in the United States Europe and Southeast Asia.
President Nixon urged Congress to approve a $1.3 billion plan to revitalize rural areas through loans for development and federal aid for water conservation and other public works. The proposal targets rural communities nationwide.
California Governor Ronald Reagan criticized President Nixon’s Family Assistance Plan calling its guaranteed income provision a threat to individual pride. He urged work requirements for able bodied recipients and tax rebates for low income families as alternatives.
Des Moines lawmakers questioned funding for merit pay raises for state employees. House Appropriations Chair John Camp deferred action on a salary adjustment fund to reserve unspent year end funds. The 14 to 8 vote delaying action could push the plan beyond this legislative session.
United Press International reports snow probable across Iowa tonight and into Wednesday with diminishing intensity from the northwest. Lows near 5 to 15 degrees, ending in the teens to low 20s by Wednesday across northern and western areas.
The Marciano estate files in Des Moines federal court seeking 5 million against the Federal Aviation Administration claiming negligence contributed to the Aug 31 1969 Cessna crash near Newton that killed Rocky Marciano friend and pilot Glenn Belz and Des Moines resident Frank Farrell. The suit lists four charges and notes prior FAA claims were denied.
A group with submachineguns wounded an Ulster lawman while he fed pigs on his farm in County Fermanagh. He escaped by playing dead for an hour. Rioting across Northern Ireland after Londonderry killings subsided but a funeral crowd of about 15,000 was anticipated.
Paul Reed of Route 1 Washington is named state champion 4-H Corn Project Yield winner at the second annual Iowa event. The Davenport regional dinner honored Reed and county winners with trophies, medals, and a $150 scholarship to Herb Fickel. Over 80 attendees from six eastern Iowa counties heard remarks from Extension staff and FS representatives.
Washington County motorists crowded the courthouse for a last day without penalty. County Treasurer Wallace Fagen reported 812 numbers issued, bringing the year to 7290 car licenses plus 200 trucks 3 half year trucks 50 trailers 37 motorcycles and 21 mobile homes. The five percent penalty begins today with a minimum of one dollar and the office hours extend to 4 30 p m.
The U.S. command reports two American soldiers killed and four wounded in three clashes near Fire Base Saber, east of Saigon, within a 24 hour period. South Vietnamese planes have bombed Communist convoys on the Ho Chi Minh Trail for two months, beginning Dec. 1, marking their first public participation in raids observed by the U.S. command.
Des Moines reports Lt. Gov. Roger Jepsen will not use billboards in his bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. He calls billboard use hypocritical while urging lawmakers to curb sight pollution by banning billboards within 660 feet of highways. Jepsen planned 648 displays with an estimated cost of about 47,952 dollars and will cancel April May September and October reservations.
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