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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1973
Page
1
In Crawfordsville the Lions Club pony show, moved from tonight to Saturday July 28 due to rain, will begin at 6 30 p.m. The event retains its local charity focus and community turnout.
Oscar Mayer and Co says about 38 workers will be laid off at Davenport and 40 to 45 at Perry due to a hog shortage. Perry plant closed Wednesday. Davenport with 1,400 employees will cut positions mainly in meat cutting areas as the plants run at reduced capacity.
A 17 year old youth turned himself in after a warrant for his arrest for burglary with aggravation linked to an armed robbery at Mrs Mildred O Connor home in Des Moines Police say this was the fourth such incident in the city since last Saturday though not related to three other cases involving masked gunmen Jewelry a television set seven guns and 11 dollars in cash were taken from Mrs O Connor and her daughter by the robbers
Gov Robert D Ray signed a bill requiring periodic financial reports from candidates and supporters. The law also imposes spending limits on campaigns and governs receipts and expenditures reporting.
Seven inmates cut through a basement cellblock window and fled in two stolen cars from the West Virginia Penitentiary in MOUNDSVILLE. Authorities set roadblocks in the northern Panhandle and notified Ohio and Pennsylvania. charges and terms of the escapees were not released.
Garrett B. Trapnell, 35, is sentenced to life for hijacking a transcontinental jet in January 1972. He sought a second psychiatric exam but was denied by U.S. District Judge Jacob Mishler. The hijacking from Los Angeles to New York ended at Kennedy Airport after an FBI agent wounded him. ransom demand was 306,800 dollars and the release of Angela Davis.
Des Moines truckers launched a charity fund drive for Marvin Stone of Des Moines critically injured when his car was struck by a train. His wife Flo died after being thrown 125 feet. Donations to the Marvin Stone relief fund are accepted at East Des Moines National Bank and blood donations are requested at the Community Blood Bank in Des Moines.
Washington County Attorney Tracy Anderson launches a push to deter bad checks with stepped up prosecutions. He distributes a three page memorandum on Iowa law, a Bad Check Report form, and certified notices to merchants to document and pursue fraud cases.
Officials advise check holders to first request payment from the maker. If ignored, pursue civil action via small claims court or file a criminal complaint with a magistrate. Thresholds separate felonies and misdemeanors, currently $20. debate seeks higher limits to $100 and beyond.
Senate subcommittee heard that major grain firms told Agriculture officials in July 1972 of Russians seeking large wheat purchases and that the July 3 warning preceded a sale totaling almost 11 million tons. Commissioned affidavits from Continental Grain and others said officials were informed, while Jackson accused USDA of secrecy and mismanagement.
UAE police surround the Boeing 747 carrying about 135 passengers after five hijackers force a route Amsterdam to Tokyo via Anchorage to Dubai. A woman hijacker dies in an on board grenade explosion. Negotiations continue with no clear demands as the plane loiters at Dubai airport.
A federal hearing on a suit to block Iowa 2.2 million dollar annual plan for auxiliary services to parochial schoolchildren was postponed to July 30. The Iowa Civil Liberties Union and American United for the Separation of Church and State say the program amounts to unconstitutional government aid to churches.
House and Senate negotiators approve a 19 billion three year federal aid highway bill enabling urban areas to use trust fund money for subways and express buses beginning July 1 1975. Conferees call the compromise a breakthrough with Nixon expected to sign.
Occasional showers are likely today and tonight with highs in the mid 70s and a low around 65 to 70. Becoming partly cloudy Sunday with highs 75 to 80. Easterly winds 8 to 18 mph. Rain chances 70 percent today and tonight, 30 percent Sunday.
The Festival of Talents opens the Washington County Fair on Monday July 30 with eight performing groups and individual acts from Keota Riverside Washington and surrounding areas. Master of ceremonies is Leon Hillman with organ by Mike Redlinger. An out of county judging panel will award cash prizes from the Fair Board.
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