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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1971
Page
6
For sale two chrome reverse wheels 14 inch fit Ford. Contact West Chester at 654-2184.
Christmas Day gatherings linked numerous families in Crawfordsville and Mt. Pleasant. Harold Spangler's relatives from Lockridge and Ames, Des Moines workers, and Cedar Rapids visitors joined in meals and gift exchanges. Others hosted dinners in Washington, Burlington, and Washington areas with extended kin including Brians, Lees, Millers, Coon families, and the Bree and Patterson clans sharing dinners and stories.
Western Iowa Senator James Griffin prefails a bill calling for a one year moratorium on all taxing districts 1971 millage levies in the state. The measure would cap total millage at 1970 levels with limited increases from property value growth to cover rising costs beyond local control.
Holiday gatherings reveal numerous Wellston households sharing Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinners and gift exchanges. Many relatives from the Miksch, Luers, Brinning, Ahmling, Booth, Harbison, and Mayer families gather across Wellston and nearby towns, with visits from Chicago, Cedar Rapids, and Austin.
On the eve of 1971, campuses show calmer moods after a turbulent decade. Students drill into doubt and fatigue following Kent State, Cambodia, and Wisconsin bombing. Leaders concede revolt waned, while some faculty warn of rising alienation and possible terrorism.
The Russian Supreme Court commuted 15 to death to 15 years hard labor for two Leningrad Jews and reduced sentences for three others in the hijacking plot to Sweden. The Moscow ruling sparked cheers among Jews outside the court, while some protested the severity of the terms. Premier Golda Meir hailed the decision as global Jewish solidarity pressured the Kremlin.
A sequence of farm sales listed by date with locations near Wayland, Olds, Mt Pleasant, New London, Ainsworth, Crawfordsville, Brighton, and Wellman. Each entry notes start times from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and owners Levi Roth, Homer E Jackson, Theodore Fye, Charles Rademaker, Virgil Johnson, Raymond Howsare, Russell Williams, John Stout, and Schmelzer Machine Shop Wellman.
Classified section highlights affordable home values for families. Readers can find options fit for a comfortable lifestyle and potential savings on moving into a new home. Includes listings and price guidance to help choose a suitable residence.
Rose family gatherings spread across several households for Christmas Eve and Day. Marshal Rose and family visited Brighton with relatives including Mildred Williams and Kathryn. Maurice Rose and Cincinnati kin planned Ohio return. Luan Maxwell hosted Christmas dinner with Anderson and Lauer families. Barbara Lauer and Kay Anderson were home from college. additional guests included Arvid Anderson, Bob Lauer, and Charles Anderson with Josephine Tague.
TV schedule fragment lists programs such as Tha Gi, Love Amer, Tom Jones, News, Hazel, Brady Bunch, Nanny, Prof. Parerides, The Girt, Watch Kaleidoncos and Meet The Press, Wild Kingdom, Bonanza and Color Worship. Includes times on a single day with channel cues and mixed phrasing.
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