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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1973
Page
1
Street crews will begin painting new parking lines on South Second Avenue east of the YMCA, with the block closed to traffic until completion. Work also covers the square and adjacent blocks from midnight Tuesday. motorists must remove cars before midnight Tuesday and keep them clear until finished.
A 60 year old Wellman farmwife, Mrs Albert Stutzman, is in serious condition at University Hospitals Iowa City after an accident on the Stutzman farm. She was impaled on manure spreader forks while her tractor rolled back as she helped start a second tractor operated by her son. She underwent spleen removal surgery and suffered punctured lungs and a punctured heart. The incident occurred about 10 30 a m Saturday four miles southwest of Wellman.
City and county peace officers probed two break-ins. Ainsworth mobile home rented by John Kelty lost ten guns valued about 1500 dollars Saturday night. At Bermel Land O Lakes Dairy storehouse on the east edge of Washington a padlock was broken and two gallons of milk vanished.
Rex Lee president elect of the Washington Kiwanis Club unveils the 1973 74 travelogue lineup. Audiences will visit Bolivia Iran Normandy Philippines and Arizona across Monday nights starting October 2 with further dates in November January February and April. Season tickets go on sale via Kiwanis members in August with single admissions at the door.
Iowa lawmakers left Des Moines after a grueling 19 hour day as final adjournment ended a 168 day session second longest in state history. Compromises on taxes elder aid and pay raises were sent to Governor Ray with bills to boost veterans bonuses property tax relief and state employee salaries.
Donald LeRoy Williams, 23, of Burlington, is in serious condition at University Hospital in Iowa City after a one car wreck two miles north of Washington on Riverside Road. Sheriff officials say the car left the highway, rolled over at least three times, and was found totaled in a ditch. The vehicle was registered to Judith Ann Blakley of Burlington. Williams suffered multiple injuries including three fractured vertebrae and a fractured shoulder.
Former White House counsel John W. Dean testified that President Nixon was involved in Watergate but did not grasp the implications. He described a White House climate focused on political intelligence and a do-it-yourself staff culture, while resisting naming others.
A late Saturday hail storm hit Washington County from Cedar Township to Wayland and into Henry County, causing variable damage. Extension director Jim Frier notes possible replanting in corn and soybeans with severe defoliation in soybeans and plant breakage up to 60 percent in tall corn. An Tuesday meeting with agronomists from Iowa State will advise farmers on replanting costs and alternatives, focusing on stands, weed control, and profitability.
Partly cloudy and warm with a chance of thundershowers this afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Thunderstorms likely tonight with lows near 70. Becoming partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph today and tonight, shifting to west tonight or early Tuesday. Measurable precipitation 30 percent this afternoon and 50 percent tonight.
The Supreme Court ruled state programs funding parochial schools unconstitutional. Indirect tax credits tuition payments to parents and direct maintenance and testing reimbursements were struck down. Pennsylvania and New York programs violated the First Amendment separation of church and state.
The 134th Medical Company (Ambulance) staged an emergency transport drill Sunday using 75 Guardsmen, 12 ambulances, and two Waterloo helicopters between Washington and Wellman. Lt. Chris Bjornstad said the shuttle runs simulated real operations to enliven drills, with patients airlifted then ground-shuttled, along a route including back roads. Company commander Lt. Richard Durst of Wellman led the exercise.
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