County Board of Review weighs Crane Co tax appeal
The Washington County Board of Review heard Crane Co's appeal of its 1971 tax assessment Tuesday at the courthouse and will decide on this and other appeals by Friday or Tuesday. A Handy Pantry beer permit was granted in a special city council meeting, and June 8 was set for the street-improvement bond sale. In Cincinnati, a seven-person jury was locked in an elevator after a municipal court verdict. fire crews rescued them via ladder. In Riverside, a Civil War cannonball shell was opened with explosives revealing a mortar bomb filled with black powder, which did not explode. In Hucknall, army experts will test a zoo ostrich with a metal detector over suspected swallowed nails and washers.
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Crane Co
Handy Pantry
Cincinnati
UPI
Riverside
Calif
Hucknall, England
Sherwood Zoo
Des Moines Legislators and a Tax Bill Memo
An intercepted memo addresses Des Moines legislators about a tax bill. The note critiques the bill and urges clear reasoning, signing off with a personal touch from the writer identified as WEJ.
Suspect Charged in Nine Murders Found in Orchard
Juan V. Corona, a 40 year old farm labor contractor, was charged with nine counts of murder after nine men bodies were found buried along the Feather River and in an orchard near Yuba City California. Police described the victims as transient laborers aged roughly 40 to 60s and said all suffered similar fatal wounds.
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Calif
UPI
Feather River
Juan V. Corona
Corona
Roy Whiteaker
U.S. 99
Whittaker
Riverside
San Francisco
James Sullivan Ranch
Kenneth Edward Whittaker
Sutter County
Ray Duran
Sullivan Ranch
Mount Pleasant drug unit chief quits over broken promises
Former Mount Pleasant Mental Institute drug treatment director Jack Schlosser says he resigned after repeated promises of new funds never materialized. He cited assurances from Gov. consultants of $450,000 total aid, $200,000 for the Mount Pleasant program, as part of broader program tensions and staff resignations.
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Philip Levine
Paul Flynn
Mount Pleasant
Schlosser
House
Stephenson
Ex-GI criticizes defense waste before Senate panel
Edward L. King a former Army officer testified to Senator Allen Ellender chairing the Appropriations Committee that the Pentagon budget reflects lavish spending. He noted high pay for noncombat roles in Europe and a slim number of troops in combat. He urged analysis of combat to noncombat ratios before the $78.7 billion defense budget is approved.
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UPI
U.S. Senate
Edward L. King
King
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Senate Appropriations Committee
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ellender
U.S. Army
Europe
Nuern
Defense Department
Notice of Bond Sale and Budget Hearings
Public notices announce a bond sale and a budget hearing for the school board. Also listed are contractor notices for high school construction and probate actions including the will of Marian F. Grosseup and the appointment of an executor. A hearing on bond issuance is scheduled.
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Marian F’. Grosseup
Markers for Civil War veterans at Elm Grove Cemetery Circle
Civil War veterans are marked by stones around the Circle at Elm Grove Cemetery. The 24 markers plus six behind them honor soldiers with varied death dates, some moved from other sites. The DAR plans flags on graves, noting Washington County’s Civil War participation in 40 regiments and 1240 men.
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Timothy Brown
Washington
Elm Grove Cemetery
Todd Cemetery
Grace Hill
South
R. S. Shaw
J. T. Tucker
Samuel Water
Isaiah Miller
John A. Copeland
Circle Drive
Henry Humm
Alexander Curran
Edward Hoxworth
DAR
Vandalism Strikes Washington High School and Bus Barn
Washington High School suffers a string of vandalism incidents including food spillage in the lunchroom, damaged equipment, and thefts at the bus barn. Principal Burge Hammond reports eggs, milk, and other supplies scattered, an orange black station wagon damaged, engine parts removed, and property damage pegged at about 135 dollars.
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Washington High School
Washington
Kelly Schlapkohl
Schlapkohl
Burge Hammond
Hammond
Klein objects to Pentagon documentary probe
White House Communications Director Herbert Klein opposed a House subcommittee led by Rep. Harley Staggers that would investigate CBS News documentary The Selling of the Pentagon. Klein warned the probe could lead to subpoenas of reporters notes during the congressional inquiry.
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UPI
White House
Herbert Klein
CBS
Klein
CBS News
Pentagon
Harley O. Staggers
D- W.va
Staggers
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Weather Outlook Central and Southeast
United Press International reports a clear and cool night with lows in the mid to upper 40s. Thursday will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the mid to upper 60s.
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United Press International
Central and Southeast
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