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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1970
Page
1
Carl Dean Wilson of the Beach Boys was fined 4000 dollars and placed on three years probation for failing to report to his draft board for a civilian work assignment. Under the order he must perform two years of civilian work in lieu of service.
Washington students from five schools join the Southeast Iowa Band Associations Honor Band Festival on Saturday. Auditions were Jan. 9. High school reps Mark Shearer Jay Kephart Ben Johnson. Junior high reps Celeste Harris Cheryl Pfeiffer. Waco School District reps Elizabeth Martens Vicki Dare and junior high students Jerilyn Davis Jackie Fulton Maria Schlatter Craig Dare Janet Dare Jeff Swartz Endruber Rochelle Barquist Sharon Lee. Over 200 students from 30 high schools and 33 junior highs. Held at Washington Junior High School. Directors James Coffin UNI and George Opheim Augustana. Daylong rehearsals lead to a 7:30 pm concert. Admission 50 cents children 1 dollar adults.
The Southeast Iowa Presbytery appointed administrative commission met in Washington on January 29 with a steering committee of eight proposed members. Mrs. Marion McAvoy was elected secretary and Rev. Jack L. Zervas will serve as moderator. A formal church organization date was set for May 3, 1970 and the next steering meeting is February 6 in Washington.
Generally fair conditions on Friday night and Saturday with a slight warmup. Nighttime lows range from the teens in the northeast to 20s in the southwest. Saturday highs reach 35 to 40 in the northeast and 45 to 50 in the southwest. Sunday outlook shows partly cloudy skies and a bit warmer.
A large crowd at a beef banquet heard that meeting housewife demands for larger, leaner carcasses will drive cattle industry growth. Speakers noted long investment in facilities and stock, with ten to fifteen years needed to enter the business, and corn country being cow country. Washington County Beef Producers officials and local bankers supported the event with a three course roast beef dinner and a prize beef roast contest.
President Nixon will submit a 200.77 billion budget for the year starting July 1 with a 1.33 billion surplus and a defense cut of 5.85 billion. The economic report projects 202.103 billion in receipts and 200.771 billion in outlays, yielding a 1.331 billion surplus, with defense trimmed while income security grows. The report notes rising health and education spending and a space and farm program cut.
Iowa lawmakers refused to shift welfare funding entirely to the state, keeping counties paying about 25 percent of welfare costs and maintaining county control over offices. The debate centered on state takeovers, fringe benefits, and renting county welfare office space with votes dividing along party lines.
Daniel Riely once mayor of Boys Town and a Vietnam gallantry commendation recipient was arraigned on first degree murder charges. The victim, cab driver Joseph Gladue, 54, was found dead beside his cab after being summoned to a Fargo address early Wednesday. Autopsy suggested head trauma as the cause, contradicting earlier reports of shooting.
In Saigon a plastic explosive exploded during a Rex Theater intermission injuring several people, all reported Vietnamese. Police sealed the area near the Rex bachelor officers’ club and Caravelle Hotel as hundreds watched. The Rex bombing followed another attack at the Dai Nam Theater ten days earlier.
Intercepted memo from DES MOINES raises questions about welfare policy and state roles. The document references budget constraints, eligibility rules, and oversight expectations, signaling potential shifts in welfare administration. Local officials caution about partisan framing and urge careful examination.
House Social Services endorsed a plan to license most county homes as nursing facilities, overhaul state nursing home statutes, and create seven classifications. The measure faces funding and space concerns, potential closures or mergers, and a citizen care review committee to check health department actions. County boards, the Board of Health, and welfare recipients face impacts as facilities adjust or risk downsizing.
Gainesville report says Lincoln High School closed for good as hundreds of black students protested desegregation. Tear gas, rock throwing, and arrests marked the final day. 14 vandalism incidents and six injuries reported as the district integrates 1,200 students into Gainesville High Fech after a week of transfers.
Washington County Extension Service hosts a Monday evening Public Affairs Seminar in the McCleery Room at the Washington YMCA from 7 30 to 9 30 p m with speakers Stan Barber and Don Kirchner discussing Our Monetary System The talk covers the Federal Reserve System interest rates money supply and policy effects on farms and businesses Barber is a past national president of the Independent Bankers Association of America Kirchner chairs the National Agricultural Committee of the same association The series aims to spur community participation and leadership with invitations extended to younger rural and urban couples Two prior meetings were held with 18 participants and two more are planned for February 23 on Industrial Development and March 9 on School Trends
Washington area residents may view top newspaper photography from Inland Daily Press Association prize contest. Sponsored by Inland Press, the traveling exhibit features photos by Iowa newspapers staff, ranging from fires and fatal accidents to historic and scenic subjects, on view free in the library upstairs for the next week.
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