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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1973
Page
1
Tickets remain for the Summer Creative Arts and Drama production Macbeth to be staged July 26 27 and 28 at 8 p m in the Washington High School Auditorium. Tickets cost 1 and are sold by production members or McDaniel Drug Store with door sales also available on performance nights.
Raymond L. Curl of Wellman entered not guilty pleas to all nine counts of an indictment handed down by a recent grand jury. He appeared in district court for arraignment before Judge L. R. Carson. The charges include forgery uttering a false instrument and embezzlement by an agent.
Judge L R Carson imposes 10-year suspended prison terms for larceny in the night time at a West Chester gas station on July 10. Charles D. Lankford 19 of Keota and Michael A. Gearin 18 of Washington receive suspended terms to the Mens Reformatory at Anamosa and supervision under the Bureau of Adult Correction Services. Appeal bonds set at $1,000 each.
Mrs. William Blau 24 of Waterloo died in a car motorcycle collision at a Cedar Falls intersection Monday night. Blau rode as passenger on a motorcycle driven by her 26 year old husband. they struck a car driven by Carla K Patten 17 of Cedar Falls. Patten was not injured and charged with failure to yield. Blau was in fair condition at a local hospital.
Authorities probe Lakona area shooting with 16 year old Peggy Marie Ohnemus in Lacona badly wounded. She was taken to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines for treatment as state and Warren County investigators pursue leads.
Des Moines city leaders voted 4 3 against beer sales in a Drake University student lounge after prior approval, reversing after tavern owners complained they could not compete with a nonprofit campus facility.
A large cache of handguns and ammunition stolen from the Gibson Discount Center near Oskaloosa was recovered Monday night in an abandoned car west of the city. Deputies say the merchandise was located around 7 p.m. by a Mahaska County deputy and an Iowa BCI investigator in a roadside park on U.S. 63. Police suspect one bandit hid inside the store and opened the doors for the others after closing.
Periods of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. A few severe storms possible this afternoon and tonight. Southerly winds 8 to 15 mph. Highs in the mid 80s through Wednesday. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Rain chances 50 percent this afternoon, 60 percent tonight, 40 percent Wednesday.
The White House says Nixon's Watergate tapes have not been edited as subpoenas summon the recordings and documents for the Senate committee and Archibald Cox. Senator Ervin denounces the move while discussion of quashing subpoenas and possible Supreme Court review continues.
President Nixon states he will not release private conversation tapes to the Senate Watergate Committee. He argues tapes are confidential presidential records and their disclosure could necessitate a broader wave of explanations. He notes the tapes do not settle central issues and will remain under his sole control.
An Ozark Air Lines jet crashed in a thunderstorm near Lambert Field two miles from the airport. Thirty six of the 44 onboard were killed with survivors including the pilot and co pilot. Officials attributed deaths to impact rather than fire.
Washington County 4 H Club members will showcase education presentations on Wednesday July 25 with junior senior intermediate and junior boys divisions. The event opens at 9 a.m. and runs into the evening with a long list of named participants and project titles.
The Washington Municipal Band performs Wednesday July 25 at 8 p.m. in Central Park with selections including God Bless America Billboard March Overture Americana Proud Mary and Star Spangled Banner. No concert August 2 due to the Washington County Fair. The band returns August 8.
A JAL 747 hijacked in Europe landed in Benghazi Libya where the four male hijackers were arrested after freeing 154 hostages unharmed and detonating the aircraft with hand grenades. One hijacker woman with Ecuadorian passport was killed. 133 passengers and 21 crew were aboard.
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