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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1973
Page
1
The public hearing on the proposed budget for an 18 month period will be held in the council chambers at city hall tonight beginning at 7 30 p m The extended period aligns with a change in the city's fiscal year setup and covers the upcoming 18 months.
Fred Stark reports a record surge in elementary band participation with over 100 beginners this year. Stewart School leads excitement as sixth graders total 17 in the band while beginners reach 52, with 18 flutes and 25 clarinets among the instruments.
Gary Lee Morelock 31 was found guilty by a Polk County District Court jury of second degree murder in the July 11 shooting death of his wife Delores at their home. The jury deliberated six hours after a four hour Friday session. sentencing date not set and Morelock remained in custody. He claimed the shooting occurred while unloading the gun.
A Mt. Pleasant mother Barbara A. Leichty 27 and her two children Andrew 3 Paige 2 escaped injury when their car left a county gravel road two miles northeast of Noble in Marion Township and ended with the rear in a farm pond. They were treated for head and neck injuries and bruises.
Iowa municipal candidates ruled ineligible for ballots may regain spots on the Oct. 23 primary tickets after amending nominating petitions. Attorney General Richard Turner says candidates who signed their own affidavits can file anew with another qualified voter's signature within days as ballots go to print.
Rep. Charles Grassley calls on Gov. Ray to return part of Iowa's $119.2 million 1973 surplus as rebates or refunds. He suggests one-time expenditures and an emergency fund while warning against funding ongoing programs and advocating limited wage gains for public employees. The plan proposes finishing the Old Soldier's Home, state facility upgrades, and safety compliance renovations.
Israeli planes attacked the Syrian army and air force headquarters near downtown Damascus as part of a broader assault. Reports say Israel hit oil refineries and power plants in northern Syria, plus Egyptian and Lebanese targets as fighting widens. Syrian claims say several Israeli jets were shot down. observers warn of a prolonged war.
Iowa lawmakers approve a rule to bar high school seniors below the top 15 percent of their class from applying for state academic scholarships. The change, urged by the Higher Educational Facilities Commission, aims to reduce processing costs as about 4,000 students nationally will receive $300,000 in aid this year. The commission director says the measure saves time and prevents misleadings. The meeting also heard a question about denying aid to families who can fund college themselves.
Des Moines police say James Carmichael a 21 year old California man who fled a local courtroom last month and jumped a Des Moines River trestle may be alive after sighting two days earlier. Police Chief Wendell Nichols cited a tip that Carmichael crawled from the river after swimming about two miles downstream and was seen in Des Moines recently.
The Senate Watergate committee voted to question Frank Mankiewicz a top McGovern campaign official about alleged Democratic dirty tricks in 1972. The panel planned to hear Washington lawyer Bert I Bernhard also involved with the Muskie campaign.
Witnesses named include John Buckley code Fat Jack liaison for a Muskie headquarters plant who says he gave documents from a taxi driver to E. Howard Hunt. Michael McMinoway Sed an Chair II spied on McGovern Muskie Humphrey postponed due to weather. Testimony planned from Fred Taugher Gary Hart and Clark MacGregor to corroborate Haldeman's claim of anti Nixon demonstrator recruitment.
Partly cloudy and quite warm and humid this afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms develop late this afternoon and continue tonight. Southerly winds 12 to 22 mph. Highs 75 to 80, lows 65 to 70. Wednesday cloudy with scattered showers, highs mid to upper 70s, rain chances 30 to 50 percent.
A broad snowstorm moved through the Rockies and western regions with warnings for southeast Idaho and Colorado mountains. Winds reached 45 mph in Colorado and Daggett California, with snow and rain in the Central Plateau and Sierra Nevada. Temperature ranges spanned from 24 at Cut Bank Montana to 81 at Corpus Christi Texas.
Eight children of Mr and Mrs Jessie Trevina died in an early morning explosion and fire at a Jerry City mobile home. Fire chief George Loomis said parents worked at Bowling Green State University and were away. A neighbor reported the blast at 5 30 am and the rear door jammed as firefighters arrived. cause undetermined.
Judge Walter E. Hoffman refused a delay sought by newsmen to extend the deadline for replies to subpoenas connected with the Agnew investigation. The court said the grand jury should proceed with its inquiry into kickback charges, with 17 days left before statutory limits expire.
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