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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1977
Page
1
Lincoln School plans student portraits Friday September 9 during school hours with preschool sessions 3 30 to 4 p m payment for preschool pictures due at that time the Lincoln Parent Teacher Group sponsors the event
The nationwide muscular dystrophy telethon sponsored by Jerry Lewis over Labor Day weekend raised a record 26,841,490 in pledges. The event lasted 212 hours and aimed to fund research into the causes and cures of muscular dystrophy.
William Hamilton, 24, and Bradley Kramer, 23, both of Waverly, were in a car near the Other Place No. 2 Tavern when a signal-type aerial bomb exploded, injuring Hamilton who was hospitalized in good condition. Police said charges were pending as the investigation continued.
Polk County deputies search for an archer suspected of using a long hunting arrow to shoot a cow owned by Stephen Lundstrom in northwest Des Moines. Lundstrom valued the animal at 300 to 500 dollars, saying the arrow passed through the cow and the tip protruded from its stomach. He believes the act was done for fun.
An indictment unsealed in Washington charges South Korean businessman Tongsun Park with 36 counts including conspiracy to bribe congressmen, defraud the government, mail fraud, racketeering and illegal campaign gifts. Former Rep. Richard Hanna is named an unindicted co conspirator.
A new parochial school, Living Word School at Shiloh, opened today at Shiloh church camp near Kalona. It offers kindergarten through eighth grade with Bible study and prayer, plus a traditional secular curriculum. About 70 students, mainly local children, began classes in a basement facility with six certified teachers. The school aims for state accreditation, though DPI will review standards. funding implications for area public districts were noted.
Embattled Bert Lance said he has no plan to quit as OMB head despite calls from Senators Ribicoff and Percy for resignation. He will testify before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee while a House subcommittee opens hearings on banking changes tied to his loan history.
Labor Day drew 600,000 to Coney Island and 1.5 million to Southern California beaches, while violence erupted in Columbus and Charlotte with Klan clashes and a NC rifle attack. Hurricane Babe spurred tornadoes in the South as millions hit highways. fatalities rose beyond 400.
A Boone man Wallace Duncan, 36, was killed Sunday while cleaning his shotgun for a squirrel hunt. Two 16 year old boys died in separate hunting accidents over the Labor Day weekend. Dennis Lee, Fort Dodge, died after a shotgun belonging to a companion discharged. Mark Kalkbrenner, Waterloo, died when a shotgun discharged. Delbert Brecht, 45, Holy Cross, was hospitalized in Dubuque with pellet wounds from a hunting incident near Millville.
Partly cloudy conditions forecast tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight expected in the upper 50s. Wednesday daytime high near 80 with south winds 5 to 15 mph.
Washington High School senior Paul Shields won an award at the Iowa State Film Festival in Des Moines for his imaginative animated short The Way It Was about cave men and dinosaurs. Four Washington entries, under art teacher Carlton Bump, competed at state after Cedar Rapids regional success.
Police say eight people were hurt including five officers after a Labor Day Ku Klux Klan rally at the Ohio State Capitol in Columbus devolved into violence. Five arrests were reported as eggs and cans were thrown. Klan leader Dale Reusch and supporters had left the area before the melee.
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