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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1975
Page
7
The Agriculture Department raised its harvest forecast to 66.953 million acres of corn for grain this fall, 1.7 million more than prior estimates. If weather stays normal, output could surpass the 1973 record of 5.6 billion bushels, marking the largest corn acreage since 1960.
Jean Coffey Gray a psychiatric social worker and former director of Wright County welfare died in Los Angeles after a long career in public welfare. She served overseas with the Red Cross during World War II and held posts in Iowa and Oregon before moving to California. Survived by husband Jack and seven siblings including Mrs. Morrison of Washington.
Knights of Columbus Rosary for A. J. Lahr will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home following parish prayers at 7:30 p.m. Lahr died Monday. Funeral service set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. James Catholic Church.
The Columbus Community School Board on June 23 approved a base teacher salary increase of 150 dollars aided by state funds, raising the B.A. base to 8350. Other staff received proportional increases while sick leave for maternity leave guidelines were adopted per Iowa standards. A new piano was bought for the Conesville building and homemaking costs were increased by 400 dollars to cover groceries and equipment.
E Bell Reynolds 79 of Columbus Junction died Monday night June 30 1975 at Washington County Hospital Funeral services set for 10 30 a m Thursday Stacy Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction Rev Gerrold Swinton officiating Burial in Columbus City Cemetery Visitation begins noon Wednesday with 6 30 to 8 30 p m Wednesday She was born Sept 1 1895 in Knox County Illinois married Albert L Reynolds May 12 1931 in Kahoka Missouri Survived by husband four children 11 grandchildren five great grandchildren and a brother Fred Johnson of Stanton California
In Joliet Illinois cattle ran light with no clear trend as 100 head listed. Hog sales remained steady with prices for No 1-2 200-240 lb at 58.00 to 58.50 and No 1-3 200-250 lb at 57.00 to 58.00. Wednesday receipts estimated at 2,500 cattle and 1,000 hogs.
The Phyllis Cormack confronted a Soviet whaling fleet about 50 miles north of Eureka, forcing the Russians to retreat toward San Francisco. Greenpeace claims eight whales were saved while Russia and Japan continue large scale hunts. whaling is illegal for U.S. flag vessels.
Consumers face cancer risk from vinyl chloride in plastic packaging on items from lunch meat to mouthwash. Ralph Nader’s Health Research Group urges the FDA to ban vinyl chloride packaging and to remove all such products and any vinyl chloride packaged drugs from the market. They note the FDA has known of the issue for over 18 months and cite links to liver cancer among workers.
Three years ago the Treasury Department barred the use of PVC bottles for alcoholic drinks after findings showed alcohol could leach vinyl chloride from the containers. The action aimed to prevent potential health risks from contaminated beverages.
Dean Moore and Bob Anderson describe police reserve members volunteering to patrol Washington. Gray notes volunteers are driven by a desire to help the police and city. Bauer worries some may overextend themselves. Plans aim to recruit to full strength, forming four squads of four plus a sergeant, so each man works one night a month. Four new men await approval before joining after training.
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