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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1970
Page
1
Brief notes on record cold across states with a subzero night in Washington and a chill factor reaching fifty below elsewhere. Weather, local incidents, and several small news items follow including a flag repair in Keokuk and a missing turkey breeding stock plea in Santa Rosa.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew told Malaysian Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman that the United States will remain a Pacific power and will not withdraw precipitously from Vietnam. The 75minute meeting in Kuala Lumpur was described as relaxed, with Rahman noting Washington’s pledge to stand by Malaysia amid British troop withdrawals and increased communist activity.
Iowa welfare rolls show Aid to Dependent Children increasing by more than 50 percent from 1966 to 1969, with over 16 000 families and about 62 000 residents on ADC. Old Age Assistance also climbs, while illegitimate births and strict disability eligibility shape aid trends statewide.
Dozens of cities across the Midwest and Deep South set record lows as a nationwide cold snap hit 49 states. Dubuque Iowa logged 20 below, while Glasgow Montana saw 26 below. Jacksonville and West Palm Beach also recorded near freezing highs, with Key West reaching 57. The chill lingers through Friday with widespread impacts on travel and agriculture.
A cryptic intercepted memo from WEJ signals readiness to concede in a cold Iowa dispute. The note references old man winter and implies an endgame or surrender step in the ongoing weather or political standoff.
A Drafting II class under Frank Hagemeier at Washington High uses blueprints from Drafting I to construct three quarter inch scale model houses. Eight students complete nine week projects, with some time devoted after hours, to showcase at the Squire Shoppe, the junior high, and the high school.
The United States proposed a restricted, closed session with a limited number of peace negotiators to move Paris talks forward. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese leaders boycotted the session. deputies called the move a maneuver. Habib warned of full troop withdrawal, while Hanoi and Viet Cong leaders accused Washington of undermining or sabotaging the talks.
A lengthy UPI report covers the 1970 census rollout noting the form largely unchanged since prior controversy. Reworded questions aim to clarify but still probe personal data while promising confidentiality. Enumerators will number about 180,000, mostly women, earning two to two fifty an hour, with April 1 as the reference date. Two Iowa counties, Allamakee and Keokuk, are added to the federal food stamp program, expanding to 211 project areas in 31 states. The program boosts low income families' buying power and increases coupon allotments.
Special session minutes of Washington City Council summarized along with a probate notice for the will of Elva Howard Messer and appointment of the executor, detailing the estate matters and related filing.
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