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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1972
Page
1
Pledges totaling 16750 were collected in Sioux City over two days for the Trelief fund aiding Rapid City flood victims. Funds came from door to door solicitations, local businessmen recalling 1950s damages, and other groups. KCAU TV organized a telethon to coordinate the drive.
The State Board of Regents approved a $683,700 private donation funded budget to renovate the Old Capitol Building in Iowa City. Plans aim to restore the historic structure that served as Iowa's territorial capitol from 1846 to 1857, with an anticipated federal grant.
The State Board of Regents ordered Iowa's three state universities and two special schools to cut capital project requests by 11.4 million for the coming biennium. Iowa State leads with a 15.7 million plan, mostly bonded, while the University of Iowa requests total 14 million with 2 million direct appropriations.
Houston Pat Nixon, a high school business teacher, received an honorary lifetime FBLA membership at a leadership conference with 1,400 students. Agnes, the season's first tropical storm, stalled east of Cozumel with 75 mph gusts, threatening potential upgrade to a minimal hurricane by tonight or Sunday.
UPI reports motorcyclist Terry Harvey, 24, died at Mercy Hospital after colliding head on with a Davenport squad car while traveling about 85 mph late Thursday. In Marys Georgia, Violet Lovell, 70, drove a golf cart into a fire, ownerless and unattended, until three Florida Army reservists halted her and aided in stopping the blaze.
In Silver Spring Maryland doctors plan Sunday surgery at Holy Cross Hospital to extract a bullet lodged near Governor George C. Wallace's spine since the May 15 assassination attempt. If uncomplicated, recovery could allow Wallace to attend the July Democratic National Convention in Miami.
Iowa State Board of Regents approved plans for a new continuing education building at the Iowa State Center in Ames. The $5 million project will be financed entirely by private donations, with about $4 million already pledged, and will host seminars and conferences for Iowa State as a land grant university. The 400 seat auditorium and multiple conference rooms will sit near C. Y. Stephens Auditorium and James Hilton Coliseum, joining a campus complex that already includes a little theater under construction.
Considerable cloudiness continues through Sunday with a chance of scattered showers or thundershowers mainly in the west. Cooler tonight with temperatures dipping to about 50 in the northeast to the lower 60s in the southwest.
Brighton sees Port City Rides and Concessions struggle as state anti gambling laws bite at Whoopee Days. Vernon Otto argues games of chance harm business, cites need for revenue and fears further enforcement pressure as two elderly ring toss operators quit and a few stands remain open under scrutiny. County Attorney Baldrige awaits AG clarification and warns action on violators.
Tom Thatcher known as The Mighty Segue dove from a houseboat into the Mississippi near Burlington with ankles and wrists chained and cross threaded locks. After 20 seconds he surfaced free to cheers from about 1,200 spectators.
Two passenger trains collided with a rockfall inside a long tunnel near Soissons drawing 500 travelers into a deadly wreck. By Saturday noon, 40 dead and 76 injured were confirmed with many still trapped. Rescuers battled rock and debris, fearing further collapse as officials cited recent repairs and danger of explosions.
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