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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1971
Page
4
Eighty one junior members from Washington County 4 H Clubs attend a Lake Darling camp running Monday to Thursday. Camp directors Julia Gamon and Gene McCracken oversee counselors delivering sports crafts dancing hiking and breakfast cookouts on makeshift grills. Unscheduled happenings and cabin canteen chores fill leisure time as campers socialize and stay active.
A UPI report notes mortality rising after four decades of stability, projecting 2.297 million deaths annually by 1980. Funeral homes, a $2 billion business, see growth and consolidation with firms like Kinney, IFS, and SCI expanding through cluster methods to reduce costs in a fragmented industry.
James E. Terrill Jr. of Westinghouse runs a two week ecology cram for executives at Colorado State University July 12 to 23 plus attending attorneys. The course costs 2500 and covers heat, contaminants, political limits and public relations. Terrill emphasizes dorm living and peer learning as key to understanding environmental problems.
Gary Bouris of Great Barrington Massachusetts was convicted for throwing a beer can in the street. Judge Clement Farris ordered the 18 year old to collect 100 empty beer cans as punishment.
CAPE KENNEDY API reports the Space Agency postponed the final 17 hours of flight-readiness tests for Apollo 15 after lightning hit the 446 foot umbilical tower near the Saturn V. Engineers will replace ground support power lines and rerun checks to ensure systems are sound before the July 26 liftoff.
UPI reports that despite Gen. Alejandro Lanusse’s return to civilian rule in Argentina, Peronism remains a potent force with 30 to 40 percent potential support. The regime plans elections by 1973, yet terrorism, a rising Communist party, Chile’s Marxist government, and a proliferation of parties threaten stability. The Rosário kidnaping case illustrates shifting tactics as economic and political unrest grow.
The Rock Island District Corps of Engineers promotes Safe Boating Week with tips on required equipment for various craft lengths, fueling safety, and in-storm procedures. Advice includes life jackets, lights, extinguishers, whistles, anchors, first aid, and calm handling if storms arise.
tonight's scores include Chicago 3 Atlanta 1 San Francisco 6 Philadelphia 0 San Diego 3 Montreal 1 Los Angeles 2 New York 0 Pittsburgh 3 Houston 0 St Louis 6 Cincinnati 1. Probables: Atlanta Nash at Chicago Hotzman. Cincinnati Gullett at St Louis Santorini. Los Angeles Singer at New York Williams. San Diego Roberts at Montreal Stoneman. San Francisco Stone at Philadelphia Short. Pittsburgh Ellis at Houston Blasingame. Thursday St Louis at Chicago Atlanta at Cincinnati.
Richland residents gathered Tuesday evening for a nursery shower at Mrs. Dean Weber's home honoring infant Wendy Jo Hoskins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hoskins. Thirty friends and relatives attended. guests included grandmothers Mrs. Melvin Stoner and Mrs. Chalmers Hoskins and great grandmothers Mrs. Seth Hoskins and Mrs. Mildred Reynolds.
Brief items from the Washington Evening Journal dated June 16 1971 cover local happenings and short notices around town with concise updates on community events and items of note.
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