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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1973

Page

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Gregory Mangold Named Iowa Farm Bureau Scholarship Finalist

Gregory Mangold of West Chester is among thirty six Iowa high school seniors named as finalists in the Iowa Farm Bureau women’s scholarship program. Finalists were chosen from 83 applications. interviews in Des Moines on April 26 will determine the eighteen scholarship recipients who receive 160 dollars per year for two years at a school of their choice. Mangold, son of Mr and Mrs Lee Mangold, is a senior at Mid Prairie High School and plans to study agriculture at Iowa State University with agronomy as his first choice.

Gregory Mangold West Chester Iowa Iowa Farm Bureau Farm Bureau Des Moines County Farm Bureau Greg Lee Mangold Mid-Prairie High School Iowa State University

Two Hurt In Highway One Collision Near Here

Two Cedar Rapids residents were hospitalized after a Thursday night crash about four and a half miles south of here on Highway One. Ellis C Howren suffered a broken nose while Maxine Bartholomew sustained serious facial cuts after his northbound auto crossed the center line and struck Ward P. Rhoades’s straight truck pup trailer. Rhoades was uninjured and said he pulled onto the shoulder when the car crossed the line. Charges are pending against Howren. The crash was investigated by Highway Patrol trooper Lyle Hansen with aid from Sheriff Don Robertson.

Cedar Rapids Washington County Hospital Here Ellis C. Howren Maxine Bartholomew Howren Ward P. Rhoades Fremont Rhoades Highway Patrol Lyle Hansen Don Robertson

Stolen 1973 Ford Ranchero Sparks Kalona Warning

Kalona Motors dealer Ezra M. Miller reported a 1973 Ford Ranchero stolen from his lot in the early morning hours. The red car with a silver stripe and mag wheels had no license plates. The county sheriff issued an all points bulletin for immediate lookout.

Kalona Motors Kalona Ezra M. Miller Miller

Prison riot at Maryland Penitentiary ends in hostage rescue

In Baltimore, 75 inmates held seven guards hostage at the Maryland Penitentiary's 750-inmate wing. Police and corrections officers stormed the building using dogs and shotguns with plastic bullets after a two hour stand, injuring two hostages who were hanging but alive.

Baltimore UPI Maryland Penitentiary Baltimore City Police James Jorday Maryland Corrections

Increasing Clouds and Rain Likely This Weekend

Weather forecast indicates increasing cloudiness this afternoon with highs in the upper 50s. Occasional rain and a chance of thundershowers tonight and Saturday, with lows in the lower 40s and highs around 50 on Saturday. Winds easterly 5 to 10 mph this afternoon and 15 to 20 mph tonight. Measurable precipitation probability 20 percent this afternoon, 70 percent tonight, and 90 percent Saturday.

Prisoners recount torture in Hanoi camps at POW conferences

Released veterans described brutal physical and psychological torture in North Vietnam, including beatings, starvation, and forced confessions. They cited specific guards, incidents at Heartbreak Hotel and near Hanoi, and varied motives from information gathering to propaganda, with many detailing endurance through extreme cruelty.

Westover Afb Mass Kenneth W. North Rockville Conn Heartbreak Hotel Hanoi North Wallace G. Newcomb Painted Post N.Y Air Force Robert J. Biss Brewer Maine Bangor Biss Evansville Ind Army James F. Pfister Pfister South Vietnam Fred W Cherry Suffolk United States Navy Joseph C. Plumb Jr Overland Park Kan Ronald L. Mastin Merriam, Kan Robinson Risner Oklahoma City U.S North Vietnam Pentagon

Feed Grain program sparks farm uproar in county

The 1973 Feed Grain change reduces option A set aside from 25 to 10 percent, angering farmers especially in option B. ASCS director William Day notes aim to boost production and exports, with 857 A farms in the county benefiting while B farms lose subsidies. Overall, farmers fear unfair shifts and seek clarity before June 30 withdrawal.

ASCS William Day Washington County Department of Agriculture Day USDA U.S Secretary of Agriculture

Nixon imposes meat price ceiling to curb inflation

President Nixon announced a Phase III modification placing a ceiling on beef pork and lamb prices effective immediately. The rule covers processors wholesalers and retailers with signs required by April 9 and enforcement audits by IRS agents.

Washington Nixon Internal Revenue Service Afl-Cio George Meany

Four Washington Junior High students suspended for drug use

Four students at Washington Junior High School received three day suspensions after officials and sheriff's deputies found they were using or selling drugs on campus. Pills were tentatively identified as Tedral containing phenobarbital. students reportedly thought they were taking speed.

Washington Junior High School Tedral Richard Gipple Gipple Don Robertson Glenn Murphy

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