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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1968
Page
8
An editorial discusses Nathaniel Bowditch and his American Practical Navigator, noting its 1802 publication, its role in guiding seamen, and how modern radio navigation surpassed it while praising Bowditch for saving countless lives. It also cites a sports typo about a batter improving from .253 to .230.
After a four day Earth orbit the Soviet Soyuz 3 and its pilot landed with minimal notice. Only a select group of Russian reporters and officials witnessed the landing while Britain’s Jodrell Bank tracked the craft. The contrast with American spaceflight secrecy is noted, arguing for openness and public access to launches and outcomes.
The Mid-Prairie Community School District Board discussed new junior high construction drawings and additional work at the high school and junior high. They scheduled a November 21 special meeting, approved a two basketball backstops change order, and noted low bidders’ drape orders and library furniture needs. A bus tire bid was reviewed and Marvin's DX won the contract. A 12 by 16 walk-in freezer costing 3925 dollars was bought from L W Ross and Sons because the local locker plant is closing.
Deeds show Bernice M. Downing and husband to Joseph H. Nelson convey the west 36 feet of lot 8 block 3 in NE Washington. Willis F. Richards and wife to Pauline Blickensderfer and husband grant south three feet of the west half of the property in Washington. Eugene A. Wead and wife to Wellman Cooperative Telephone Association describe land in section 14 77 9. Claude F. Randall and wife to Paul J. Stebelton and wife claim west half of north half of US 7 east Washington. K. P. Griggs and wife to Keith D. Semler begin at a point 215 feet east of the southwest corner of lot 4 block 2 Varney's subdivision. Robert J. Houseal and wife to John Lewis Miller and wife describe land in section 19 77 8.
State Revenue Director William H. Forst orders local boards to reconvene December 2 to hear protests on 1968 valuations, aiming to reduce appeals. Changes shift from 27 percent of market value rules to income capitalization and sales value criteria, with heavy reliance on Dr. Murray’s ISU data and county-by-county unit costs for crops.
Carl and Mrs. Jarvis found five sponge type mushrooms growing beside their southwest Washington County farm. The plants appeared in a rose bed after a light snowfall. The five specimens stood about eight inches tall and cigar sized. Nearby, two men reported tiny morels within city limits, leaving experts unsure if fall findings predict spring abundance.
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