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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1973
Page
1
The Washington County fair opened with livestock and exhibit setup under clear skies after a night of showers. Judging began today and continues over the next three days, with the Festival of Talents set for 8 p.m. on the fair grounds stage.
Showers dumped 1.65 inches in 24 hours ending 7 a.m. with two heavy downpours Sunday and early today. Much of the moisture fell around 6 p.m. and 1 a.m. Skies cleared to partly cloudy this morning with pleasant temperatures promising ideal conditions for the county fair opening.
No concert this Wednesday due to Washington County Fair activities. Concerts resume next Wednesday August 8 and run through the month. Band members should call Max Lee at Everetts if absent.
Viola Marshall of Independence, Kansas sues Safeway Stores Inc. in Montgomery County district court seeking 20000 dollars for medical bills and injuries to her right arm and shoulder after a mouse ran across a supermarket floor. Trial date not set.
Five members of the Estey Smith family were found shot to death in their Anita area home after neighbor Max Jones alerted fire crews. Authorities say Cass County Sheriff deputies determined the husband, 35 year old Ricky Smith, killed his wife Kay 33 and their children Ricky 14 Tammie 12 and Craig 9 before taking his own life. A 22 caliber handgun was found near Smith.
The Skylab 2 crew Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma fixed a leaking airlock in the 14 inch trash air system and then returned to bed to fight space sickness delaying their planned first spacewalk. Ground controllers fear the nausea could extend the mission timetable.
Washington faces scarce beef with Buds Jack and Jill out of stock while Fareway and Hy Vee report limited shelves. Managers blame farmers for withholding cattle until price controls lift as buyers hoard and prices rise. Pork and poultry remain available but pricier, and Kiwanis Club raffle beef supports scholarships.
Savanna man Harley Turner abducted Don Hall and drove to a Calamus area farm where shots struck Earl and Wilma Long and Turner. Earl Long in critical condition, Wilma Long serious, Turner wounded and in custody at Mercy Hospital Clinton.
Partly cloudy with a threat of showers or thundershowers this afternoon and tonight. Partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday. Wind shifts from light south to northwest 10 to 15 mph tonight. Highs this afternoon in the low 80s with tonight lows in the low 60s. Tuesday highs again in the low 80s. Rain probability 20 percent this afternoon and tonight.
United Press International reports funnel clouds observed in Lyon and Sioux counties in northwest Iowa amid thunderstorms. No serious damage reported by sheriff offices or the National Weather Service. Heavy rain and hail caused crop damage near Rock Valley and in Denison while New Providence recorded the state’s heaviest rainfall at 2.85 inches.
A 43 hour inmate uprising at the Oklahoma State Prison left two convicts dead and 17 inmates plus three guards injured. The riot damaged 15 buildings including the cafeteria hospital and power plant while National Guard troops patrolled the yard.
Ehrlichman rails at Dash over legality of Ellsberg psychiatrist break in and Huston plan while clashes erupt between Ehrlichman and Dash and between Thompson and Dash as Senate Watergate probes near end of 1972 campaign inquiry. Ehrlichman cites a continuing impression that the break in was within national security powers and produces documents on Kennedy era tax study.
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