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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1972
Page
1
Cargill Inc plant will reopen Thursday and all 17 laid off workers have been recalled, says plant manager Newell Bendickson. The shutdown began June 19 due to unprofitability and low returns on soybeans versus bean meal and oil. Four of 21 were kept on during closure. Normal bean processing expected Friday.
M S McAvoy Washington area service supervisor announces that Washington and West Chester customers can call each other without long distance charges. Users in both communities dial the 7 digit number in their Washington Sigourney directory to complete the call as part of General Telephone efforts to improve service.
The Kirkwood Community College will present a free children’s puppet show at Washington High School this Thursday at 2 pm. Admission is open to the public and summer program students are asked to attend. SCAD will prepare puppets and plays in the park Wednesday for the performance.
The Washington County Red Cross seeks 247 dollars to reach an 834 dollar quota for flood relief in Rapid City South Dakota. Donations so far total 587 dollars leaving 247 dollars still needed after Hurricane Agnes caused flooding in eastern states. Donations may be sent to the local Red Cross office.
The Fourth of July will still fall on Tuesday in 1972 with most holidays moved to Mondays. Washington businesses will close Tuesday July 4 and some may close Monday by choice. The official holiday and store closings occur on Tuesday.
Firemen responded around 11 15 a m to a car fire at East Second and North Second owned by Lauren Powley. The blaze was quickly put out with no reported injuries. Washington County Republicans set a 7 30 p m Thursday courthouse meeting inviting delegates and committee members. Preliminary plans for a mid July Candidate's Day sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce with county Democrats and Republicans taking part are reported.
Audubon reports funeral services for Carl Carlson age 74 to be held Wednesday. Carlson won the national cornhusking title in 1935 and remained a noted figure in farming communities.
Workers on a platform erect the base of the sphere tower as a welder toils high above ground. When finished the structure will weigh heavy, storing 500000 gallons of water in a tank, about 4 million pounds, with welding rods totaling about 3 tons. Journal photo.
County supervisor Cliff Conklin, Washington mayor Ralph Martin and county engineer Bob Huber discussed landfill options at the courthouse. Facing new state health regulations the planning group must craft a landfill plan by November and have a compliant site operating by 1975, with a joint city county operation favored for efficiency though location discussions are months away.
The pound sterling fell to $2.4800 as markets reopened in London marking a 4.6 percent devaluation since last Friday. The dollar rose slightly but remained weak amid predictions the pound could slide to $2.40, reflecting Britain's emergency move after a market agreement with the Common Market tightened currency swings and drained reserves.
The piece argues that ease of access to firearms drives deaths including 20,000 annual gun fatalities. It notes the assailant’s risk and the impact of gun violence on civilians, urging urgent study of safety and policy responses to reduce deaths and accidents.
The Washinton Community Schor Board of Education met in special session to review all current fiscal year expenses. It received bids for resurfacing playgrounds at Lincoln Stewart and Brighton, awarded to Iowa Road Builders Company as low bidder, and approved auditorium seating replacement and rewiring. The board also accepted the resignation of Mrs Marjorie Lochner Jr High Language Arts and discussed redistricting plans subject to final approval.
Semiretired farmer Lowell Elliott found a bag labeled American Airlines in a field near Peru Indiana containing a ransom payout from a hijacked jetliner. Ronald Miller discovered a machine gun linked to the aviator attack, while investigators and FBI teams searched the area for the hijacker presumed dead after the jump.
ISU extension entomologist warns borers are emerged and ready to lay eggs. Weather in the next 10 days will shape impact, with cool or windy nights reducing first brood, hot dry winds dehydrating eggs, and post hatch larvae boring into stalks making chemicals ineffective inside. Treat when 50 percent whorl leaf damage appears. granular insecticides outperform sprays. Each field should be checked individually.
The Washington municipal band will present a concert on Wednesday June 28 at 8 p.m. in Central Park. Selections include God Bless America Oregon Trail March Viceroy Overture Theme from Patton The Band Played On Clancy Lowered the Boom Hello My Baby Rifle Ranger's March Those Were the Days Now Thank We All Our God Trumpet Boogie Paint Your Wagon B A March What the World Needs Now E Pluribus Unum Star Spangled Banner.
W A Tony Boyle, 70, was sentenced by Federal Judge Charles R Richey to five years in prison and a $130000 fine on charges of conspiracy and diverting United Mine Workers union funds to political campaigns. Boyle was jailed immediately. no appeal bond was allowed until the fine is paid or bond posted. He was led from the courtroom by a U S marshal as his attorney pleaded.
NFC President Oren Lee Staley at Corning denounces removal of import limitations as depressing cattle and sheep prices and a dangerous presidential precedent. Iowa Farm Bureau chief J Merrill Anderson in Des Moines says action disappoints at 90 per cent parity but calls it the lesser evil with potential future market impact.
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Severe thunderstorms possible this evening. Lows tonight in the 80s and highs in the 80s on Wednesday.
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