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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1969
Page
1
The Washington Iowa post office will close Monday July 21 for a special holiday proclaimed by President Nixon. Most workers observe standard hours and the Chamber of Commerce urges flying American flags. Weather shows continued rain with 1.06 inches overnight and light drizzle by 7 am.
Washington's city council in special session Thursday approved a bid from W Hodgman and Sons Inc for asphalt cement resurfacing on city streets. Final decision depends on bid amount. work includes East Main and East Third Streets and North Second Avenue plus Sunset Park approaches. Final discussion set for Monday night.
President Nixon will address the Apollo 11 astronauts via a two way television hookup as they land on the moon. Press secretary Ronald Ziegler said the White House will have him speak from his office for the American people. NASA originated the hookup idea.
Heavy rains drenched Cedar Rapids, with 3 to 32 inches reported across zones in a two hour downpour. Water four feet deep flooded streets and yards, 20 homes evacuated near Edgewood Road, basements flooded citywide, cars abandoned, Square D plant briefly shut, and a Cedar Rapids patrol tower strike disrupted transmissions. Other Iowa towns saw over two inches in 24 hours.
Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong Collins and Aldrin face strict quarantine for 18 days after splashdown in the south Pacific. Air and water within their isolation chambers are heavily treated, with medical teams closely monitoring health to prevent any lunar organisms from hitchhiking to Earth and risking terrestrial life.
The Dill estate in Washington made a preliminary distribution totaling $60,600 to the city of Washington and various organizations. Major recipient was the city of Washington with $60,600, after a real estate transfer earlier designated for a library. Other beneficiaries include Mary Moore of Ottumwa and multiple local and national groups such as Monmouth College and YMCA of Phoenix. Remaining 40 percent goes to five beneficiaries including YWCA of Washington and the J. B. Dill Student Scholar Fund.
Considerable cloudiness with occasional showers or thundershowers over the state tonight and Saturday. Lows tonight range in the 60s northwest to the lower 70s southeast. Highs Saturday reach the 80s. Sunday appears partly cloudy with near normal temperatures.
Government offices and stock exchanges pause as states cities and firms grant a three day weekend for Nixon's call to participate in the moon mission. Some firms remain open while IBM shutters and others offer partial viewing time. Colleges suspend summer sessions and liquor stores close amid the nationwide observance.
NASA states Armstrong and Aldrin will leave a million dollars worth of gear and scraps on the lunar surface including a television camera, a seismometer, a laser reflector, and two emergency oxygen systems. They will also deposit patches of late astronauts and commemorative medals, while valuables like waste bags and packing scraps mark the mission.
Today the board of supervisors relocated to basement rooms in Washington County court house formerly used by the county superintendent of schools. The superintendent’s office closed after consolidation into a four county system. The health nurse gains two western rooms, while the old supervisors’ space becomes a computer room for the auditor, treasurer, and assessor to reduce distractions and noise in the main area.
An intercepted memo from Washington Iowa notes optimism that capital improvements will proceed without delay and highlights expectations for timely progress by officials. The brief reflects local sentiment on municipal projects and urgency for action.
A Thursday morning crash at Highways 30 and 218 near Cedar Rapids killed Mr. and Mrs. Glenwood E. Gingerich of Iowa City and their two year old granddaughter Deanna Rubottom of Coalinga California. Deanna died later at University Hospitals Iowa City and her mother Judith Rubottom 30 was seriously injured at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Funeral plans posted for the Gingerichs with services at First Baptist Iowa City and burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The Wellman and Cedar Rapids funerals homes hold the deceased and remains. Two other injured, Jerry Husmann 30 of Scotts Grove and Marvin Kahler 25 of Palo, were treated and released at Cedar Rapids Hospital. Police reported Husmann rammed the Gingerich car rear causing the crash and the Gingerich vehicle veered into Kahler’s truck after stopping at a light. No charges yet pending investigation. The Cedar Rapids police car responding to the scene was involved in a mishap with no injuries. The intersection traffic was blocked for nearly two hours. Mrs Gingerich was employed at Owens Bruch Company and Mr. Gingerich at Arwell Pest Control.
Minutes of a special city council meeting held July 17 1969 record probate actions and appointment of executors for the estate of Ethel B Kern. The notice lists the executors and related proceedings from the municipal records.
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