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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1972
Page
1
In a special meeting this week Washington councilmen approved a rate increase averaging about 45.5 percent. The higher charges become effective with the April billing. The move clears the way to issue revenue bonds to fund a new city water tower and water mains to be installed this summer.
Police investigated damage to a Mt Pleasant school bus parked near the high school during last night’s basketball game. Vandals cut upholstery on four seats and dumped a foul substance, forcing cleaning at the bus garage before students could ride home. The act occurred during the ball games and was found at half time of the varsity contest.
Unemployment insurance benefited Iowans top $35 million in 1971, an increase from 1970 as job instability kept people out of work longer. Linn County led with over $3.3 million, followed by Polk $3.2 million, Black Hawk $2.8 million, and Scott $1.8 million.
A double fatality near Muscatine claims Iowa's first weekend traffic deaths. Charles Hahn 27 and Layne Saltsman 17, both of Muscatine, died shortly after midnight four miles west of Mount Pilliar on Iowa 22. Saltsman reportedly steered a car being pushed by another vehicle, lost control, and veered into Hahn's lane. Keith Davis, a passenger in Saltsman's auto, was hospitalized with head and neck injuries.
In Sao Paulo a multimillion dollar department store office building fire killed 16 people and injured 400 as the blaze gutted the skyscraper. Officials said the fire started on the second or third floor and spread rapidly through internal viaducts to gas mains, trapping about 2,000 inside.
Marty Miller, son of Edward and MR Miller of rural Ainsworth, is the Washington County winner in the 1972 Farm Bureau Women’s Scholarship Program. A Highland High senior and student body president, he plans to study accounting and pursue college education with a two-year Farm Bureau award in view, after state level competition in Des Moines.
After five days of meetings Nixon and Premier Chou En-lai concluded with plans for a communique outlining areas of agreement and steps to increase contact, trade, and cooperation. The leaders attended a banquet with 600 guests as they shifted from private diplomacy to public social events at Hangchow Hotel.
Plans for a Kalona Historical Village to showcase a Mennonite Museum and restored depot move forward amid rising costs and a March 6 to 11 fundraiser. The project unites Kalona and Mennonite groups, aiming to attract tourists with a nine-lot site featuring a Snyder Cabin, KempfStore, and other era buildings.
Iowa researchers describe NASA’s Pioneer F mission to Jupiter set for Feb 27 to March 13 launch window. The University of Iowa and Van Allen discuss seven Geiger Muller tubes to study intense radiation belts, Jupiter’s magnetic field, and possible life indicators in its ammonia methane hydrogen atmosphere.
RAISIN CITY Calif UPI The self styled Communist farmer who posted 100000 bail for Angela Davis has gone into hiding with his wife and five sons after death threats. Rodger McAfee said his children were assaulted and expelled from school by classmates over the bond. He bought a MI6 rifle for protection and pledged a 330000 farm deed as collateral claiming justice and responsibility to a fellow Communist.
A UPI survey shows moderates and liberals, including five presidential hopefuls, likely to defeat Sen. Griffin's busing restraint on a new vote. Absentee votes earlier produced a 43 to 40 approval but future upswings may shift by one to three votes. Griffin argues the measure halts federal court orders on race based busing, while opponents push to keep court jurisdiction and delays.
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