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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1972
Page
6
Mrs. Frank Knight, a longtime journalist from Viola, retires after 49 years in the field at age 94. She started in 1922 helping a friend at the Anamosa Eureka and quickly began a steady career with Marion, then Springville New Era before its merger with Central City News-Letter.
Extension entomologist Steve Ryan advises separate storage for pesticides from food and other chemicals with lock and key access. A well lighted dry rodent proof area on shelves is preferred. keep pesticides in original containers and read all label parts before use.
Team series: Beginners 1778 plus 135 and Nuggetts 1815 plus 75. Team game: Rollers 657 and Beginners 609 plus 45. Individual series: Jerry Fisher 587 and Betty Ward 487. Individual game: Mark Henry 248 and Mary Randall 205.
A Crawfordsville item notes multiple public auctions and sales dates including household goods and cattle closings near Keota Richland Kalona and Washington. The notices list owners and start times from February 19 to March 7 with auctions at fairgrounds farms and barns.
Iowa State University extension livestock specialist Tom Wickersham reminds sheep producers to apply for the Iowa ram test. Breeders should obtain forms from R. E. Tool of Manchester or Jack Worley of Ely. lambs must weigh 40 to 60 pounds individually and 45 to 55 pounds per pen at delivery. Health certificates and four week old C and D clostridium vaccines are required. Tests begin March 7 with deliveries on Tuesdays for six weeks.
The California Supreme Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional under the state constitution, commuting 107 Death Row sentences to life imprisonment. Gov. Reagan criticized the decision while Edmund G. Brown praised it as a landmark shift in criminal justice. The ruling removes the threat of execution for Sirhan Sirhan and Charles Manson among others and notes no U.S. executions have occurred in four years.
A bomb exploded in the basement delivery area of the six story Minnesota State Office Building in St Paul injuring six people none seriously and forcing 5000 evacuees from the Capitol complex. Two suspects were questioned and released. Gov. Wendell Anderson condemned the act and pledged swift justice.
The oldest retired firefighter, 82 year old John DeDecker of Cedar Rapids, was honored for his long service. He joined as a volunteer in May 1909, marking a century of involvement with the department.
The page lists TV schedules across channels 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, and 12, detailing programs from News and Movies to game shows and dramas. Notable items include Ben Hur parts, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The 25th Hour, and Notorious, with time slots ranging from early evening to late night and warnings of special broadcasts such as 60 Minutes and Mission Imp.
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