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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1977

Page

1

Two charged in break in at Brighton grocery store

Edward Kleinberg and Thomas Lee Morrison of Washington appeared for a preliminary hearing after being caught leaving Booths Grocery at Brighton with sacks of merchandise. Deputy Elmore arrested them around 11:30 p.m. on larceny in the night time, bond set at 10000 each. Louisa County probing Dairy Sweet drive in robbery near Columbus Junction.

Evening Journal Edward Kleinberg Thomas Lee Morrison Washington Booth Brighton Clifford Elmore Louisa County Columbus Junction

Six Murders Shock Miami Suburb In Executions

In Carol City near Miami, three gunmen posing as utility inspectors entered a two bedroom home, bound eight occupants, and shot six men in the head. A woman, Margaret Wooden, 24, and man Johnnie Hall, 45, survived with injuries as police investigate motives and seek a car tied to the suspects.

Miami UPI Power Company Dade County Margaret Wooden Florida Power & Light Co Miss Wooden Livingston Stocker Carol City Tom Lawley Lawley Johnnie Hall Joyce Campbell David Burns Randle-Eastern Ambulance Service

Fire destroys Smith farm home. possible lightning linked

State fire marshal investigators joined Emmetsburg police in probing an early morning fire that leveled the Nile and Norma Smith residence. No one was home when the 5:30 a.m. alarm sounded, and authorities said lightning is possible amid storms. The Smiths, previously acquitted of two murder charges from a Dickinson County trial, had been accused in the October shooting deaths of Raymond Henkins, 30, of Emmetsburg and Debra Laubenthal, 18, of Bancroft.

Emmetsburg Iowa UPI Nile Norma Smith Tom Erwin Erwin Smiths Dickinson County Raymond Henkins Debra Laubenthal Bancroft

Maharishi MIU Lays Off Ninety Staff in Iowa

In Fairfield, Iowa, Maharishi International University cut 90 staff members as part of a broad streamlining of the Transcendental Meditation empire. The school notes staff layoffs do not affect the university's core mission, and MIU has continued its TM centered liberal arts program after relocating to the Parsons College campus in 1974.

Fairfield Iowa UPI Maharishi International University Maharishi Mahesh Yogi MIU Parsons College Parsons Snyder

House moves ahead with food stamp legislation

The House pressed ahead on food stamp legislation while the Senate stalls over a filibuster. It approved Carter's plan to provide free stamps to qualified poor and aimed to finish combined subsidy and farm-support measures. The House also backed limiting diplomatic immunity and potential auto emission standards amid broader Capitol Hill action.

Washington House Senate Capitol Hill Senate Judiciary Committee House Senate Carter Congress U.S Patrick Moynihan D-N.y Senate Foreign Relations Committee House International Relations Committee Iran Thomas O'Neill

Robbery attempt leaves man shot in Des Moines

United Press International reports Chicago men John Urvanik and Antonio Garcia attempted to rob a Des Moines McDonald's east side. Urvanik was shot by a police officer and hospitalized. Garcia held on armed robbery charges. Authorities linked the incident to a separate Iowa City holdup where $4,700 was taken by masked robbers.

John Urvanik Chicago Broadlawns Polk County Hospital Des Moines East Side Capital City Iowa City Urvanik Antonio Garcia Rick Host Host McDonald’s

Fire consumes Santa Barbara outskirts in massive $20 million blaze

Firefighters gained full control at dawn after burning 729 acres across 385 structures, including 200 homes. No deaths reported as 2,000 residents fled. kite-connected ignition blamed by District Attorney Stanley M. Roden. Governor Brown declared a disaster area and sent 120 guardsmen to aid search and security.

Santa Barbara Calif UPI William Patterson Patterson Stanley M. Roden Stan Hill Edmund G. Brown Jr

Carter cites Mideast concerns amid Israeli settlements

President Carter warned that Israel’s legalization of three occupied settlements could hinder peace in the Middle East and cautioned world opinion may struggle to accept expansion. He pressed Begin on limiting new settlements, defended arms sales to Egypt, Sudan, and Somalia, and announced Geneva talks on a comprehensive nuclear test ban beginning October 3. He urged public financing of Senate campaigns and noted a $25 million trade deficit, urging oil conservation to balance trade. He also said FBI director search proceeds slowly and charter approvals for FBI and CIA are hoped for.

Washington UPI Carter Israel Middle East Occupied Territories Menahem Begin Begin Egypt Sudan Somalia Soviet Union Geneva U.S Senate Jordan River Great Britain FBI CIA

Thunderstorms move across Iowa with cooler Friday

Weather update for Iowa shows thunderstorms across most sections tonight, moving from northwest to southeast. Lows will be in the 60s. Friday will be partly cloudy and cooler in the north with highs around 80, while the south reaches the mid 80s.

United Press International Iowa

Senate votes on public financing of Senate elections

Washington UPI reports the Senate backed letting taxpayers express opinions on public financing of Senate elections while opposing extending such funding to primaries. The vote to end debate was expected to be close amid a four day Republican filibuster.

Washington UPI Senate Edward Kennedy D-Mass

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