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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1973
Page
1
Bill Chalmers 4-H dog project leader announces that judging for novice and puppy classes will take place Monday at 6 30 p.m. at the Washington County Fair. Sixteen dogs are entered. The regular obedience class meets Friday at 7 30 p.m. at the fairgrounds. Members should attend for final notices before Monday’s judging.
Rep. Charles Grassley says Gov. Robert D. Ray overuses the item veto by striking only phrases rather than full sections in 1973 Iowa money bills. Grassley threatens court action to restore portions of the bills, while not opposing the veto power itself.
A $3 million Bob Hope residence under construction in Palmsprings California burned to the frame Tuesday. Firemen estimated the loss at 1.5 million for the near finished steel skeleton structure after a year of work.
The Iowa Legislative Council voted to sponsor an interim study of pari mutuel betting on horses and dogs after Lt. Gov. Arthur Neu said the council earlier erred by turning down the proposal.
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers or thundershowers this afternoon and early tonight. Variable winds 6 to 12 mph. Highs around the 80s. Clearing tonight with west to northwest winds 8 to 14 mph. Cooler with lows mid 60s. Thursday mostly sunny and less humid with highs in the mid 80s.
The Rev. Charles B. Willming, 88, a retired minister from the United Presbyterian Home in Washington, will perform vocal solos at the Festival of Talents on opening night of the Washington County Fair. He plans to sing Danny Boy and How Great Thou Art to show that talent knows no age limits.
The 1973 Washington County Fair runs July 30 to August 2 with events from Bike O Rama to a Festival of Talent and a Cookout King contest for men over 13. Plant and animal exhibits, 4-H activities, livestock judging, and a Tractor Pull with $1560 in prize money highlight daily programs, plus concerts and youth contests across the Armory and fairgrounds.
The National Hot Air Balloon Championships begin in Indianola Iowa with 39 entrants in the convergent navigational trajectile contest, five pleasure rides, and a 18-foot cross target. Jim Knight of Statesville North Carolina dropped closest at 50 feet, with Mark Wilson Albuquerque New Mexico Walt Thompson Statesville North Carolina and Dr Bill Grabb Ann Arbor Michigan also contributing strong drops. The event continues with 30 finalists named tonight and a flight profile test plus a hound and hare race before Saturday finals.
At least 37 senators back an amendment by Sen. James B. Allen to freeze congressional salaries at 42 500 and oppose a proposed 12 500 increase. Magnuson calls raises ill timed and critics cite a broader reform bill setting campaign limits and a new Federal Elections Commission to oversee enforcement.
The Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Council will hold hearings August 10 11 in Des Moines to decide which seven state stores to close. Communities Dows What Cheer Marcus Ossian Manilla Rolfe and Villisca appear, with possible additions from Rolfe Villisca Dows Primgar and Ossian. New stores are planned for eight towns.
A Louis Harris poll of 1,485 homes finds 51 percent say Nixon was more wrong than right in refusing to testify to the Senate Watergate Committee while 37 percent say he was more right than wrong. Sixty percent oppose his refusal to turn over documents and tapes, versus 30 percent.
James Eash, chair of the R Town board, cites contractor problems and waning landlord enthusiasm as why no refurbishment work has occurred this summer. Exteriors of 17 buildings were cleaned and painted for about $15,000 in 1972 as the project began, with negotiations ongoing with D C Taylor Co. of Cedar Rapids to restart next year.
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