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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1977
Page
1
Washington residents enjoyed a lighter step as gentle rain fell for the first time in days. The light showers began Tuesday night and continued with a steadier pace today, providing much needed moisture for farm fields and city gardens, which should boost crops.
Washington Community Theatre reminds members to turn in unsold tickets or receipts from the South Pacific production. Returnables should be given to Rex Lee as soon as possible.
UP I reports President Carter’s 1975 tax return is under IRS audit. He claimed a 41702 credit for peanut shelling equipment and paid 17484 in taxes on 136139 income. Deputy press secretary Rex Granum said Carter was notified early this year and welcomes the audit as part of keeping his finances public as a public official.
Iowa farmers face about 2 percent higher costs to produce an acre of corn in 1977, rising to 136.23 from 133.31 in 1976, while soybean costs climb 3 percent to 84.81 per acre. Despite higher total costs, per bushel costs fall as yields rise, with corn at 1.49 from 1.57 and soybeans at 2.74 from 2.83 per bushel.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible tonight followed by partly cloudy skies and cooler conditions. Low temperatures near mid 50s tonight and high around mid 70s on Thursday with northeast to east winds near 10 mph and a 30 percent rain chance early tonight.
Iowa will receive about 1 million less in federal revenue sharing funds this fall. Washington reports 79,779,641 for Oct 1 to Sept 30, with state 26,593,214 counties 28,980,261 and cities 24,197,234. On an annualized basis the state would get 80,926,779, a 1.4 percent drop.
A Washington Community Theater production of South Pacific wowed audiences with energetic music and strong acting from both leads and supporting cast. Director William Hultman steers a scene-rich, almost professional-feel show produced without outside sponsorship, earning praise for detail, set changes, and overall impact.
A semitrailer from Iowa overturned after veering off a guardrail on a Missouri highway. About 600 of 1200 turkeys died or escaped prompting a state trooper turkey roundup. Driver Joey Hochstetler faced careless and imprudent driving charges. his brother Ladry was hospitalized. A Fulton man in another crash was charged with DWI as a police car burned.
The Iowa Commerce Commission will order the largest refund in its history, totaling at least 30 million dollars for about 675,000 Northwestern Bell customers across Iowa. The refunds cover three rate increases dating from January 1, 1974, totaling 59 million in rate cases, with 9 percent interest on refunds.
The House Ethics Committee voted to send a questionnaire to all members who served in the past seven years asking if they or staff received gifts over 100 from Korean sources or visited Korea while in office. The inquiry, tied to alleged Seoul influence operations, follows 78 subpoenas and 65 interviews, with no hearings until late summer.
Acting Mayor Michael Bilandic boosted by Daley era patronage won the Chicago mayoral race to succeed Daley. He captured about 77.4 percent of the vote, outdistancing Republican challenger Alderman Dennis Black who pulled a little over 21 percent, securing the interim term through April 1979.
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