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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1973
Page
1
A Friday fire at Mount Pleasant High School swept through the auditorium forcing evacuation of 700 students. Fire crews from Mount Pleasant and New London battled the blaze of undetermined origin, causing extensive auditorium damage and smoke and water damage elsewhere in the building.
A U S Army corporal attached to the 518th Corps of Engineers was killed in Masaya Nicaragua during a bar altercation. The soldier’s identity remains confidential pending family notification.
Ernest Root aged 39 died when his pickup overturned on a steep hill near the Dallas Madison County line. The crash pinned him beneath the vehicle after it plunged into a 20 foot ravine. Authorities cited head injuries and suffocation as the cause.
Karl Wallenda at 67 walked 640 feet on a quarter inch cable 120 feet above the AstroDome floor to set a new indoor long distance high-wire record. He did not use nets, carried a 35 pound pole, and was assisted by 40 stunt men keeping the cable taut. The feat took 12 minutes. his outdoor record stands at 1000 feet across Tallulah Falls, Georgia.
Iowa health officials confirmed three cases of a serious influenza strain in recent weeks. The outbreak list from the National Center for Disease Control includes Iowa among 18 states, but Dr. S D Hendricks says the strain has not been widespread in the state.
Extension Service sponsors a January 15 meeting for farmers and others at the Washington YMCA community room. Beginning at 7 30 p m speakers include Extension Ag Engineer Stuart Melvin Livestock Specialist Eldon Haas and County Attorney Tracy Anderson. Current air and water pollution laws and recent court actions will be reviewed.
Forecast calls for highs in the upper 30s today with southwest to west winds at 8 to 16 mph. Tonight's low around 20 and Sunday highs in the lower 40s. Snow dances are 10 today, 5 tonight and Sunday.
Kissinger will fly from Paris to Homestead Air Force Base to confer with President Nixon after the 23rd round of peace talks with North Vietnam. White House officials call the negotiations serious as Hanoi and Washington clash over demarcation and cease fire terms.
Brian O'Donnell, 26, a paraplegic former Central College athlete, became a guidance counselor at Highland High School after a 1968 football injury. He earned degrees from Central and the University of Missouri, recovering through two years at Younkers Center. He embraces coaching dreams as a counselor and remains an avid Highland Huskie booster.
In Hershey Pennsylvania Amish donors, about 10 000 members in Lancaster County, offer blood for Dr Janice Egeland a behavioral scientist at Hershey Medical Center to honor her study of their heritage and aid her after her father required 900 pints of blood for leukemia treatment and died.
Bangladesh proposes to exchange 10 000 Pakistanis for 10 000 Bengalis in Pakistan in a repatriation plan urged by Foreign Minister Abdus Samad. He also said Bangladesh expects consulates with Afghanistan and possible recognition by Kabul, while pursuing formal ties with North Korea and North Vietnam.
Pond owners urged to order fingerling bass and catfish from USDI and to request fish by February 20 through local SCS offices. A wildlife plant packet from Iowa State Forest Nursery offers 250 plants for wildlife benefit at modest cost. Farmers with stocked ponds should clear snow from deep ice to prevent fish suffocation.
In San Francisco a pair of bandits confronted Mr and Mrs Amalia and Arthur Fantozzi on what would have been their 70th wedding anniversary. Mrs Fantozzi, 91, grabbed a burglar and ripped his mask off, while Mr Fantozzi, 92, tackled the other. The robbers escaped with $20 after a threat to kill, leaving only a minor scrape on Mrs Fantozzi’s nose.
Iowa lawmakers plan to jointly introduce an abortion reform bill in the House and Senate next week. Sen. George Milligan and Rep. Phillip Hill said the measure would be strict, limiting abortions to the first 12 weeks and requiring licensed doctors to perform them under tight standards. Leaders push for swift passage to avoid prolonged floor debates and letter campaigns.
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