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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1971
Page
6
Market report from Des Moines notes moderately active hog trade with good demand. Butchers steady, sows up to 25 cents firmer. Receipts Friday 62,000. Saturday 37,000. week ago 109,000. year ago 57,000. Chicago grain futures mixed with soybeans and corn moving in narrow ranges.
In Washington, Congressman Fred Schwengel released survey results from First District postal patrons. 46.5 percent back immediate troop withdrawal from Vietnam while 40.1 percent support Nixon’s Vietnamization. 6.8 percent favor increased military efforts. For inflation, 28.6 percent want reduced defense spending and 27.5 percent back wage and price controls. A majority 50.5 percent favor user fees or taxes on polluters to fund pollution control.
President Nixon declares a top priority Jobs-for-Veterans program to reduce the 10.8 percent unemployment rate among Vietnam era veterans. He directs federal agencies and contractors to list openings, expand training and placement, and add 20,000 on the job training slots at a cost near 20 million dollars.
Auction and livestock sale schedule across Iowa locations including Richland Columbus Junction Kalona Washington and Wapello. Listings cover antique auction June 19 equipment sale and weekly livestock auctions at Wa pello Ollie Smylie-Haupert Wayland Kalona Washington and Kalona Sales Barn with weekly hog veal sheep and cattle offerings.
Striking municipal workers in Council Bluffs stayed off the job for a fifth day causing garbage piles and curtailed city services. Mayor Ben Haden planned a late afternoon meeting with Municipal Employer Association leaders, while a Sunday session was canceled without explanation. Association President Warren Ault said talks with councilmen Joseph Katelman and Don Franksen were set, but the mayor then canceled. Union members voted to continue the strike, with board chair Archie Agnew citing efforts to bypass the city manager and alleged strong-arm tactics by Hoden.
Soviet cosmonauts Georgi Dobrovolsky Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev tend Chinese cabbage and bulb onions in weightlessness using hydroponics. They vote from space for the Communist bloc in parliamentary elections and describe plans for a five year program. They exercise on a moving track to keep muscles strong during orbit.
U S F4 Phantoms and Lao T28 bombers hit southern Laos where a break in monsoon allowed a major raid against Ban Nik base. 300 to 500 Communist troops killed, four PT76 tanks destroyed, and Bolovens Plateau gains reported. In Vietnam, B52s hit Khe Sanh as Hanoi trains for a fall offensive to influence elections.
An explosion ripped through the main office of Spencer Foods Inc in Spencer early today. Police say a two foot hole in the wall and broken windows suggest dynamite, with a state investigation to determine the cause. The plant has been strike target since January 17, affecting Spencer Hartley Sioux Falls and Schuyler with talks in Omaha breaking off Friday.
An Iowa Air National Guard F-100 fighter from the 185th Tactical Fighter Group based in Sioux City crashed and burned during a routine training flight near Fairfax Iowa, killing the pilot.
Senator Jack Miller of Iowa proposes a constitutional amendment setting a mandatory retirement age of 72 for members of Congress and federal judges. The plan allows current members to finish terms but bars re election, while judges could serve until retirement eligibility. He argues younger voices and efficiency require reform balancing experience and productivity.
TV guide style list details programs across channels 2 to 6 for Monday June 14 and Tuesday June 15. Entries include news, westerns, comedies, dramas, talk shows, game shows, movies, and children's programs with times and titles. The fragmentary page preserves station blocks, show names, and numeric times.
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