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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1972

Page

1

Officers suspended for watching X-rated film in Athens

Athens police officers David Hansen and Jimmy Means earned six months suspensions after being found by Assistant Chief Clarence Schultz leaning against the Paris Adult Theatre wall watching an X rated movie during a May 3 patrol. Schultz testified he searched downtown for over 30 minutes without locating them before the raid context.

Athens UPI Clarence Schultz Athens Civil Service Commission David Hansen Jimmy Means Schultz Paris

Farmer needs key rural markets aid, Schmidhauser says

John Schmidhauser campaigning for the Democratic nomination in Iowa's 1st District argues that attracting industry to rural areas misses the real needs of farmers. He says any rural development plan must first solve farmers' difficulties in getting products to market.

AMANA UPI John Schmidhauser Iowa Schmidhauser

Vandalism in Iowa City Costs Run High

Vandalism and antiwar protests in Iowa City caused about 40 000 dollars in damages and security costs. Downtown destruction followed a May 4 march from a University of Iowa antiwar rally with several hundred involved. Police say 55 arrests over eight days. 200 state troopers brought in at Holiday Inn costs exceed 6 000 dollars.

Iowa City UPI University of Iowa Coralville Coralville Police Department, the Johnson County Sheriff's Office State Bureau of Criminal Investigation

Wallace in excellent spirits after Nixon visit

Governor George C. Wallace remains in excellent spirits after President Nixon’s Friday visit. Holy Cross hospital reports no decision yet on transfer for further treatment or removal of the bullet, with vital signs normal and antibiotics and physical therapy ongoing.

Silver Spring UPI George C. Wallace Nixon Holy Cross Hospital Alabama Maryland Wallace

Iowa Democrats to select delegates in Des Moines caucus

About 3,000 Iowa Democrats meet in Des Moines to pick 12 at large delegates and final 2 slots, amid pressure from women and youth for equal representation. Muskie, McGovern and Humphrey reconfigure lines as district delegates already favor McGovern and Muskie, with uncommitted slots and committeewoman races in flux.

Des Moines UPI Iowa Vietnam George McGovern Edmund Muskie Muskie McGovern Robert Fulton Waterloo Dagmar Vidal Hampton June Franklin D-Des Moines Franklin Iown Hubert Humphrey D-Minn Humphrey Alabama George Wallace Miami

Nixon Sets Out For Moscow Summit In Arms Talks

President Nixon departed from Washington for a 13 day trip to Moscow with aims to pursue arms control and East West issues. He stressed progress over headlines and predicted some results but tempering expectations on Vietnam and Middle East clashes. He will visit Salzburg Kiev Leningrad Tehran Warsaw before returning to Washington.

Washington UPI Nixon Moscow Andrews Air Force Base Congress White House Andrews Salzburg Austria Soviet Union Franklin D. Roosevelt Yalta Vietnam Middle East Russia Kiev Leningrad Tehran Iran Warsaw Spiro T. Agnew Far East William J. Porter U.S Paris Agnew

Plane crash near Albuquerque kills nine including LASL scientist

Nine people die when a Beechcraft Queen Air chartered by the Atomic Energy Commission crashes after takeoff near Albuquerque International Airport. Among the dead is Dr. Wright L. Langham, a renowned biomedical scientist and Apollo program consultant, plus eight LASL staff members and the pilot. The witness described the plane banking left and diving to the ground with a fireball upon impact.

Albuquerque N.M UPI Albuquerque International Airport Wright L. Langham Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories Atomic Energy Commission LASL Los Alamos Eugene Teatum Donald Larson Bruce Bean Johnnie Gallegos Richard Niethammer William Frye John Gill Arroyo Seco Richard T. Zittel Buck Richards Langham New Mexico Institute of Chemists

Inflation Slack Signals Progress in April CPI Rise

The April CPI rose 0.2 percent to 124.3 on a 1967 base, matching March and easing from February’s 0.5 percent. Officials credit controlled and noncontrolled item mixes, noting gains in used cars, men’s clothing, and restaurant meals while food and gas eased. Wages climbed 0.6 percent, outpacing living costs.

Washington UPI Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI Mariana Whitman President's Council of Economic Advisers Nixon Labor Statistics Agency

Weather Outlook: Warm Tonight Then Cloudy West

Continued fair and warm tonight with lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Sunday sees fair skies east with increasing clouds west and a chance of scattered thundershowers in the afternoon. Highs reach 85 to 90 degrees.

Clean car runs on hydrogen at BYU demonstration

Roger E. Billings a 24 year old engineering senior demonstrates a rotary engined RX-2 Mazda that runs on hydrogen. He claims the engine produces cleaner air than it takes in with water vapor and nitrogen oxide as byproducts and says nitrogen oxide can be kept to one part per million versus 40 for gasoline engines.

Provo, Utah UPI Brigham Young University Roger E. Billings Billings Mazda

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