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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1971
Page
1
Washington County Hospital relies on about 200 local donors rather than storing blood, with many donors giving for years. Donor limits include three donations a year, averaging 25 dollars per pint, and a push for new donors despite dwindling unit demand as doctors use blood only when necessary.
President Nixon announced the 90 day wage price rent freeze would end November 13 and urged Congress to pass $5.9 billion in tax cuts to spur jobs. He set a long term goal of 100 million jobs in 10 years and said a temporary stabilization system will follow the freeze. He agreed to brief leaders from business labor and agriculture on a post-freeze plan and meet with labor leaders Friday.
A bi partisan Coalition for Rural America began in Washington with Norbert Tiemann as president. The group aims to rewrite Nixon’s investment tax credit to favor rural job creation and expand rural credit for farmers and businesses. Edward Breathitt elected chairman, R B Patteson treasurer, Mark Freeman named executive director, with goals including public works and regional development planning districts.
The City Council revised the mobile home ordinance Tuesday night to allow owners to replace existing mobile homes with another in city limits. Previously no replacements were allowed, but the change aims to prevent rundown homes. City solicitor John Owen noted the amendment allows replacement on legally located lots while prohibiting new placements in areas without current mobile homes. No objectors attended the public hearing.
Washington Community School District Board of Education unanimously approved teacher raises on March 17, citing information from the Iowa Association of School Boards. The pay hikes are contingent on federal and legal approval, with possible wage adjustments or repayment if forbidden. The board also set election staff, reviewed a high school industrial arts project, eased lunch hour driving, broadened tobacco rules to include alcohol and drugs, and dropped a rule banning married or pregnant students from attendance.
Fern veered north through the Gulf moving toward 450 miles of Texas coast with 90 mile per hour winds. An Air Force plane relocated the storm center to 140 miles south southwest of Galveston as fringes ashore drive squalls. Fishermen were told to head their boats ashore and a hurricane watch extended from Brownsville to Port Arthur. The National Weather Service urged precautions and warned dangerous surf and rip currents.
UPI reports United States Ambassador William J. Porter in his first appearance as chief negotiator urged North Vietnamese and Viet Cong to enter secret negotiations to break the deadlock. Viet Cong negotiator Nguyen Thi Binh was in Warsaw and unavailable. Porter urged a more privileged exchange without immediate public response to seek compromise.
A special committee of the State Board of Regents recommended a comprehensive $45,000 study to review faculty workload at Iowa State University and other state schools. Dr. George Christiansen of Iowa State University chairs the Regent's Committee on Education Coordination and said the project will gather information on the amount of work faculty members perform across the state's universities.
Partly cloudy west and central tonight with a chance of showers or thundershowers across the east. A cooler night with lows near 50 to the lower 60s southeast. Partly sunny Friday followed by warmer conditions in the northwest with highs in the lower to middle 80s.
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