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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1977
Page
1
The Retail Merchants Bureau of the Washington Chamber of Commerce will meet Tuesday July 12 at 9 a.m. in the back room of Winga's Restaurant to discuss the second half retail promotion calendar. All retail merchants are urged to attend.
The Washington Municipal Pool will close Friday at 3 30 p m to prepare for a summer swim meet against Fairfield at 5 30 p m The facility will reopen at 1 p m Saturday and resume operations for the weekend events
A grain elevator in Eldon Iowa burned early today destroying the structure. Fire crews from Eldon Agency Ottumwa and Douds battled the blaze. About 10 000 bushels of grain and a feed truck were inside. Damage was estimated at about 100000 and a deputy state fire marshal planned to investigate the cause.
Glen Garner of Whiting was killed when his crop-dusting plane struck a tree and crashed in a farm field four miles west of Woodbine. He worked for West Iowa Spraying Co. The crash occurred on the Larry Guyett farm, with no immediate age given. A Warren County sheriff's report initially noted a downed plane in the county but a search was later called off.
DETROIT UP I reports record June new car sales with 1,115,870 units sold, up 17 percent from a year earlier. Through June 1977 Americans bought 5.8 million new cars, signaling a strengthening economy and forecast of a near record year, just shy of 1973’s 11.4 million.
Severe storms swept Iowa delivering damaging winds up to 80 mph and golf ball sized hail in Fort Dodge area. Tornadoes and funnel clouds were sighted as power lines and trees fell. Northern towns reported heavy rainfall while Des Moines marked four straight days above 100 degrees for the first time since 1955.
Partly cloudy with a good chance of thunderstorms possibly severe tonight. Cooler with thundershowers possible Friday. Lows near 70 tonight, highs in the mid 80s Friday. Northwest winds around 10 mph tonight. Rain chances 50 percent tonight and 30 percent Friday.
Washington County supervisors plan to end MECCA funding for the center and hire Gray as a county outreach worker to draft and direct a new Community Outreach Program. Gray, 53, resigned after a dispute with MECCA over paperwork and methods and has waited to form a county run service with Mulford backing his approach.
A group of congressmen urge President Carter to back a food for work proposal for unemployment able bodied food stamp recipients. Cosponsored by Rep. Dawson Mathis and Rep. Paul Findley, the idea passed the House Agriculture Committee as part of the farm bill._SIGNERS include Democrats like Charles Bennett and John LaFalce and Republicans such as Tom Corcoran and Dan Quayle, arguing it would aid state and local services at no extra cost.
Two more Iowa communities Creston and Ames consider water rationing as drought drains supplies. Creston may cut water 25 percent for residents and 35 percent for rural users with bans on lawn watering and car washes. Ames weighs restricting flow to homes and businesses as wells decline while residents cut non essential use. Des Moines explores river backing to guard the water supply amid shortages.
Gov Ray appointed Percy G. Harris a Cedar Rapids physician Constance N Belin and Peter J Wenstrand to the Iowa Board of Regents. Harris Belin and Wenstrand join four Republicans four Democrats and one independent on the nine member panel with six year terms ending in 1983. Harris is a Democrat Belin is a West Des Moines School Board member and Wenstrand a Purdue educated farmer. The trio will serve at least six months before Senate confirmation.
Washington area pre-kindergarten children will receive a free eye and visual screening on Tuesday July 12 conducted by local optometrists with the school system and Iowa Optometric Association. Early detection of amblyopia and other visual problems can prevent school difficulties or blindness. Parents should bring children to any local optometrist without an appointment. report cards will be returned with health records. Participating optometrists include Dr. Max L Smith Dr. Wm A Westphal Dr J F Mallory Dr Tom Lowe and Dr John Lemmon.
A UPI report notes the superstition around number seven spreading across Europe and beyond. Weddings births and stampings mark the date 7 7 77 as believers seek luck while ancient and modern lore touts seven as powerful yet with an evil edge. The piece touches on myths from Moses to Egyptian rites and references soldiers in Vietnam calling a general officer “a seven.”
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