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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1970
Page
1
The Prairie Flower schools will cancel special education classes on Tuesday January 13 as teachers attend an in service workshop in Cedar Rapids titled Physical Education for the Mentally Retarded. Joint County School System hosts the event at its Cedar Rapids facilities.
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight with northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Continued bitterly cold with lows tonight from 12 to 17 below zero in the northeast to 5 to 10 below southwest. Thursday highs range from zero to 5 below in the northeast to 5 to 10 above in the southwest.
In Clarksville Pennsylvania supporters of Joseph A. Yablonski demand haste in the FBI and state police inquiry into the killings of Yablonski and family. UMW District 31 leaders threaten to close mines nationwide if suspects aren’t found. Brothers urge miners to end sympathy strikes as a funeral is set for Friday.
UPI reports Sen Edward M Kennedy told friends Gargan and Markham he would notify police about Mary Jo Kopechne's death hours after the Chappaquiddick crash but failed to report it amid shock. Gargan and Markham testified at the inquest, recounting Kennedy's actions and their own help in the rescue attempt before dawn.
Steve Garst of Coon Rapids Iowa will speak at the 18th annual Washington County Beef Producers Association Banquet in Washington on January 29 at 630 PM The event includes a slide and sound program The Long Furrow The banquet price is 275 per ticket and tickets are sold by association directors and the County Extension Office Directors include Hammen Luers Bell Stout Williams Beachy Lasek Flynn and others
Probate of wills and appointment of executors announced for the estates of Laurence A. Borkoski, Ruby E. Argenbright, and Vernon E. Dawson. The filings designate respective executors and grant letters testamentary or of administration as required under the applicable probate laws.
In Forrest County near Hattiesburg, angry white parents shouted against the Supreme Court desegregation order that would move 280 white pupils to Earl Travillion School, formerly all black, as Milton Evans explained the board’s obligation.
A delegation of Advance Ross employees met with 1st District Congressman Fred Schwengel in Washington to protest the plant closing. They circulated a petition citing foreign labor competition and plan to present it to Schwengel next Tuesday and seek action from the House Ways and Means Committee and Tariff Commission. Schwengel pledged to pursue study and potential remedies and urged coordinating with Governor Robert Ray and the Washington Industrial Corporation. He also discussed early incentive payments for the Feed Grain Program with farmers and USDA officials, noting little response from farm area representatives.
Stanley of Muscatine calls for keeping early incentive payments to farmers under the 1970 feed grains program. He sent a telegram to Agriculture Secretary Clifford Hardin urging the policy stay as planned, noting late changes hurt Iowa farmers who counted on the funds. He cites bipartisan support from Rep. Scherle, Rep. Nelson, and Sen. Hughes.
Heavy snow warnings cover parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut with 4 to 6 inches expected in Connecticut and 2 to 4 inches in Rhode Island. Gale warnings persist along the coast with up to 50 mph winds. A hard freeze reaches Dixie toward the Gulf with frost across two thirds of Florida. Alabama records cold highs and lows. Jacksonville. First silver dollars minted in 1794.
Washington Community Chest board decided to pay participating agencies only 95 percent of local allotments after residents failed to meet the year’s goal. Gifts and pledges totaled 34,816.62, about 89 percent of the target, with a 4,308.38 shortfall. The board will use reserve funds to cover the gap and urged local residents to contribute.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew touched down in Kuala Lumpur for his seventh stop on an 11 nation goodwill tour. Security was tight as 5,000 police guarded the route to the Merlin Hotel amid earlier threats by leftists and tensions from past Chinese Malay riots. Agnew, in lightweight blue gray suit, was greeted by Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman and dignitaries, with Apollo 10 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford accompanying him. The 37 hour visit includes a national monument, golf, and a state dinner with Malaysian leaders.
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces shot down five U.S. helicopters in heavy fighting, with over 400 enemies killed in the day. U.S. losses were six killed and 40 wounded, mostly in the northern war zone, while 37 shelling attacks occurred overnight with limited damage to Allied towns and camps.
Washington officials reflect on a proud record and express hope for a return to form next year after an intercepted memo noting past achievements and future prospects. The message emphasizes continued pride and ambition within the Chest organization.
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