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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1973
Page
1
This summer Creative Arts and Drama invites high school college and junior high students to audition or help with Macbeth the Shakespeare tragedy at SCAD. Tryouts are May 30 and 31 at 7 p.m in the basement of the Livingston Day Kehoe Meeker Bates law offices at 112 South Ave B.
The Town Council appointed Robert Godlove to succeed Bernard Dawson as town clerk effective June 1. Dawson resigned to become a county judicial magistrate. The council approved the first half of 1973 federal revenue sharing funds, amounting to 12,000 dollars, for a major sewer improvement project set to begin soon.
Two Washington men Dennis F. Dea and William A. Palmer suffered minor head injuries in a two car wreck at the junction of highways 1 and 92 four miles north of Washington. Palmer rode with Dea in the Dea car which collided with Rickie R. Allen of Wellman who failed to yield the right of way. Estimated damage totaled 1350 dollars.
Dale Snyder and Duane Foltz were charged with assault with intent to commit murder after they allegedly fired on Decorah patrolman Michael D Antuono and auxiliary officer Howard Smith following a chase. D Antuono wounded Snyder in the leg before other officers detained them.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Northwest winds reach 12 to 20 mph with highs in the mid 70s and overnight lows around mid 50s. Chance of measurable rain is 20 percent today, 10 percent tonight, and 10 percent on Wednesday.
The annual spring art show opens at the public library and runs through Saturday May 26. It features about 70 works by area artists of all ages in oil, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, graphics, lithographs, ceramics and more. Featured pieces include Mark Chorpening Chopin Nightmare and works by Marge Hansen, Peter Koehler, Allen Woods, Van Soucek, Pam Walker, and Richard Meeks among others.
Iowa farmers advanced in fieldwork with the 1973 corn crop about two thirds planted. Corn planting rose from 18 to 64 percent statewide. southeast and south central regions reached near 40 percent. Soybean planting at 10 percent, oats 95 percent seeded, haylands in good condition, topsoil moisture improving with 69 percent adequate.
The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed approval of Elliott Richardson's attorney general nomination after calling him back for questions about a April 30, 1971 meeting with Egil Krogh who admitted authorizing a break in at Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist’s office nine months before Watergate. Krogh is linked to the wider Watergate probe and the panel had planned to back Richardson and his choice of Archibald Cox as special Watergate prosecutor.
Washington city council earmarked $8 930 of the $98 731 federal revenue share for 1973 to library remodeling including carpeting air conditioning and insulation and the remainder to transportation for street department upgrades. Bids on a motor grader ranged from 23 740 to 25 500 with longer guarantees requested. The panel approved zoning tweaks on corner lots and considered selling a narrow alley to a neighbor. Officials also outlined street repairs and water main requirements for a new Gibson’s store and approved payments for a water tower and paving projects. mayor Ralph Martin announced cemetery tree planting and street grading plans while public works director Jim Reschly reported fountain operation and park work.
Fairfield UPI report states Parsons College trustees have pledged 15 000 dollars to cover expenses until summer session tuition arrives. The pledge preserves operation until June while a Des Moines bankruptcy court considers a temporary injunction to halt creditor foreclosures. Parsons faces 15 million dollars in debt as enrollment falls from 5000 in 1967 to about 900 this spring.
In a tight vote the $90,000 administration storage project won 705 yes to 674 no, despite losses in five districts. Incumbent Earl Rae lost to James Gorham in district 2 and three new women were elected to the Board of Education with Dorothy McCarthy Justine Hotle and Mary Chmelar securing seats. Incumbents James Lloyd Richard Wiley and L W Robison won re election. turnout neared a local election high with about 1450 ballots.
UPI reports April CPI up 0.7 percent with food clothing used cars and gasoline driving the rise. Over the first three months of Nixon's Phase III controls the cost of living climbs at an annual rate of 9.2 percent, far above target. The CPI reached 130.7 in April, up from 124.3 a year earlier, a 5.1 percent 12 month gain.
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