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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1971
Page
1
Washington drive workers report 4091 dollars to headquarters as residential area fundraising continues. Clean-up operations proceed in other phases and all crews are urged to finish calls and submit reports promptly.
UNICEF collection in Washington is delayed due to inclement weather. Rev. Richard Peterson chairs the arrangements. Children will conduct house to house calls in their annual tricks or treat for UNICEF next Sunday starting at 5 pm.
Angela Davis, 27, a Communist, was to go on trial in San Rafael for murder kidnapping and conspiracy in the August 7 1970 Marin County courtroom shootout. The case involves plans to provide weapons to free San Quentin inmates and resulted in four deaths including Superior Judge Harold Haley.
NEW DELHI UP I nearly 2500 feared killed as a 15 foot tidal wave and cyclone struck coastal Cuttack District near Calcutta. PTI cites Bhubaneswar officials predicting the toll will rise with reports from outlying areas. An early unofficial figure suggests as many as 5000 dead.
Evaluation team report on Waco Community School District details four failed bond attempts starting in 1966 to fund school additions and a new building for grades six through twelve. Superintendent Ralph Gibson cites local location disputes and community indecision as main factors while noting the district’s modest debt and bonding capacity. The study praises curriculum but cites gaps in guidance services and media resources and recommends a new 30 acre site for a junior senior high school in Olds.
Authorities continued search for four hunters presumed dead after two boating accidents on the Mississippi River Saturday night. Dan Lambert 23 and John Huber 22 of Dubuque perished when their boat capsized one mile north of Bellevue. Lyn Beebe 26 and Harry Timmer 29 of Cedar Falls died when their boat overturned two miles north of Lansing.
Tamara Newell a 15 year old junior at Columbus Community High School died in a one car crash on highway 70 north of Conesville Saturday Oct 30 at 10 30 p.m. She was a passenger in a station wagon owned by Dr Forest C Edkin driven by Debbie Stout. Stout was treated at University Hospitals Iowa City. Funeral Tuesday 1 30 p.m. Stacy Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction burial Indian Creek Cemetery. Survived by parents and four sisters.
A 900 pound dummy bomb from a Navy jet misfired and struck a two story Knoxville area home. Al Parrott 16 and his family survived a total loss with a floor hole and plaster dust filling the hall. Navy Cmdr Virgil Tedder reported the incident to the FAA and an investigation board was convened.
Warren County farm operated by John McKee near U.S. 65 69 will host Yugoslavian President Tito during a six day U S tour. Tito’s arrival around 1 p m is planned with closed armory and farm, public viewing limited to motorcade pass. The visit showcases a pipeline milking operation with 20 stations in a barn.
United Press International reports rain fading across Iowa tonight with lows near 30 in the northwest and around 40 in the southeast. Tuesday brings variable clouds and a modest rise in temperatures with highs in the middle 40s northwest to the middle 50s in the south and east.
Scores of boys and girls joined the annual city Halloween parade around the square despite high winds and cold air. The Washington Jaycees sponsored the event amid broader festivities by local civic groups and the YMCA and YWCA. Prizes in the costume contest were awarded to preschoolers Shawn Skaggs as a skunk and Mary Pat Sara Horak as pumpkins. Julie Beenblossom as Snoopy. Sue Shephard as Raggedy Ann. Michelle Carey as a mummy. George Pfeifer as a turtle. Andrea Bean as a cookie monster. and Dale Zager as a scuba diver.
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