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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1972
Page
1
Classified notice reports a male three legged dog nicknamed Tripod missing from the North Miami area. The advert offers a reward for the return.
At noon March 8 1972 a six ton maximum load limit including wheel weight will be posted on Iowa 22 from Iowa 405 east to Nichols in Johnson and Muscatine Counties. The Iowa State Highway Commission Maintenance Department announced the embargo and said it remains in effect until further notice.
A $450000 Central Community School District bond request to add Elkader High School with a new gym and nine classrooms failed. The measure drew 56 percent of votes, below the required 60 percent, marking a second defeat after the 1969 fire destroyed the gym.
President Nixon announced new restrictions on the use of the top secret stamp, aiming to increase information available to the public. The rules apply to documents issued after June 1, and he ordered a review of about 460 million pages of World War II era files for possible declassification.
The Iowa House Appropriations Committee approved 200000 to finance plans for the 1976 World Food Fair as part of the bi-centennial celebration. The measure passed 20-8 amid concerns it could commit Iowa to large future expenditures. Rep. Richard Welden opposed, warning the fair could cost up to 12 million and burden a future legislature.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers warned before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that world peace will remain elusive while the Soviet Union seeks to exploit volatile international situations for national gain. He testified on State Department appropriations for fiscal 1973, noting ongoing conflicts and instability threaten tranquility worldwide.
Morning Sun fire units from Morning Sun Mediapolis and Yarmouth fought high winds and a water shortage as a nine room two story house owned by Robert Harsh burned to the ground. Authorities listed no damage estimate.
Michelle Rene Wiebe, daughter of Arnold Wiebe, was kidnapped from Visalia on her ninth birthday and held by abductors for 30 hours demanding 300000 dollars. She was released at the River Inn Motel on the Kings River and told police she had not been hurt but lamented not getting presents.
What began early in the school year as an art project for sixth grade boys at St James Parochial School has grown into an independent free time activity. Since the first two toothpicks were glued together a maze of constructions has emerged.
Norman V. Frye 52 bound over to Scott County District Court for assault after chasing 21 year old Michael F. Eckhardt and beating him with a club, believing Eckhardt had snatched his daughter Sunny’s purse. Eckhardt was taken to confront Sunny at Williams Junior High School where she said Frye had the wrong man. Frye faces charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm. The rest of the text describes toothpick structures built by St. James sixth graders under teacher Mrs. Janelle Kross.
United Press International reports Iowa weather with fair skies tonight and cold lows from 10 to 15 degrees, warmer near 30 in the northeast. Thursday brings partly sunny skies and warmer highs from around 40 in the northeast to 55 to 60 in the southwest.
Des Moines governor Robert D. Ray cautions that unrestrained legislative spending could push Iowa's general fund into the red for the second straight biennium. He estimates an 8.6 million dollar cushion only if a 3 million error in the school aid plan is corrected and urges cautious budgeting to avoid deficits.
In Manchester Muskie and McGovern battle for 20 New Hampshire delegates with 90 percent in, Muskie at 48 percent and McGovern 37 percent. Nixon sweeps 14 GOP delegates as results roll in.
Four billboards advertising abortion information and sterilization were installed by Iowa Posting Service in Burlington. Local officials consider state law bans on abortion related advertising, while the firm plans to cover or remove the signs amid community opposition. Mitchell Family Planning head Martin Mitchell defends the effort as clear messaging.
The Iowa House approved a 47 to 45 amendment allowing a 15 member salary commission to recommend payRaised salaries would become law unless lawmakers disapprove The measure aims to address compensation concerns while opponents warn of constitutional issues and risk of delegation to nonlegislative bodies
United Air Lines contests Des Moines assessments on four jetways at Des Moines Municipal Airport. City assessor argues jetways are taxable under lease purchase. United claims jetways are a deed of gift to the city and not United’s property.
Ray said he will likely sign a bill allocating 500000 to the Des Moines College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery after Senate approval 27-22. He called the expenditure a small investment to grow the state's doctor supply, noting the school had asked for several million but budget limits constrained the request.
Radio Hanoi said waves of U S jets attacked areas in North Vietnam for the seventh straight day while U S command reported fighter bombers hitting an antiaircraft site 20 miles north of the DMZ and B 52s bombing just south of the DMZ after a three day layoff. Spokesmen cited major Communist buildups near the DMZ.
A bomb exploded on a parked TWA jet at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas injuring none and destroying the cockpit. The attack followed a live bomb found and defused at Kennedy Airport in New York the day before as extortionists threatened further blasts on TWA planes.
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