30 Mar 1972
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1972
Page
1
The Washington Jaycees schedule their annual Easter egg hunt for 9 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Park. Egg hunters will be divided into three age groups with prizes for each category.
The Arthur Allred home at the west edge of Wayland was gutted by fire Wednesday. Wayland volunteers fought the blaze after a passerby saw smoke from the fire room house around noon. The flames caused severe interior damage and reignited later in the afternoon, leaving the house practically in ruins.
Washington Chamber of Commerce announces a Membership Appreciation Banquet at the K C Hall on April 26 with Robert W. Carlson Minnesota Public Service Commissioner as speaker. Richard Anderson chairs the drive and proceeds support the Washington High School Jazz Band which plans to travel to Switzerland for an International Jazz Festival. Tickets cost 5 dollars and are available at the Chamber office and from board members.
George Vavra, 42, of Madison Nebraska, and his 18-year-old daughter Joani were killed when their motorcycle left U S 275 a mile north of Hamburg. The Iowa Highway Patrol said Vavra appeared to lose control on a curve, and the bike flipped twice before stopping about 420 feet from the highway.
A young Denison woman Rebecca Wessendorf 21 and her two sons 3-year-old John Jr and 1 year old James Paul were killed in a two car collision on a gravel road in Ida County near Holstein Iowa authorities reported.
Matt Wiederkehr, 42, from St. Paul, landed at Elmer Engelken farm after eight hours 37 minutes aloft from Holman Field. He broke AX-6 endurance, AX-8 endurance, and distance records, flying mostly around 1,800 feet and peaking above 3,000 feet amid turbulent air.
The House passed a $24.6 billion clean water program by 378 to 14, sending the measure to a conference with the Senate. Muskie warned of tough talks over amendments blocked by White House lobbying, while Dingell pressed to revive a 1981 discharge limit. The plan aims for 1985 goals and heavy investment in treatment plants, with a two year review after a NAS feasibility study.
Gov. Robert D. Ray endorsed continuing planning for the 1976 World Food Exposition despite the Iowa House’s defeat of a world food authority bill. He urged private funding and warned against halting efforts, while the bicentennial commission launches grassroots campaigns for support and tickets. A separate Des Moines police report identified Gerald Koder, 30, found shot dead at a service station.
Mostly cloudy conditions persist in Iowa with a chance of light snow in the north and west on Friday. Lows tonight range from the middle 20s in the north to about 30 in the south. Friday highs reach the upper 30s in the north to the middle 40s in the southeast.
Chief Justice C Edwin Moore said nine justices and staff will work overtime to finish the new legislative reapportionment plan and hand it down Friday. The court will strive to complete the plan before week’s end after late Wednesday work sessions.
A 30 year old physician Dr David Stearns touring Washington with his wife Joyce and three children as local Jaycee doctor search committee assesses his interest in relocating a Nevada Kansas practice. He leans toward Iowa but may consider other states. He praises Washington’s proactive approach and a county hospital tour. The committee mailed an eight page brochure detailing local facilities.
Dorothy Campney explains Iowa Lutheran Hospital’s round the clock pacemaker monitoring system using a $232 sender unit. The Des Moines facility checks battery status via a telephone link, alerts local doctors, and provides reassurance without replacing regular physician visits. Two local recipients attended as guests, with the program starting in November and patients checking as often as biweekly.
Michael D. Zachs 24 uses substitute teaching to stay employed amid teacher surplus. He averages three days weekly across six districts in Iowa, handling 47 courses from P.E. to English. He notes male substitutes are preferred and recalls a day starting with boys P.E. and a janitor helping him finish the first shift.
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