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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1973
Page
1
The sheriff's office investigates a break-in at Paul Owens residence in Dutch Creek Township. Owens returns from vacation to find the house looted. a back window was broken to gain entry and items missing include clothing, a color TV, radio, rifle, pistol, and other belongings. Inventory continues.
Petition circles among SE Washington homeowners protest Larry A. Duncan's bid to re zone a site near Case Field from R2 to R4 for 32 apartments. A public hearing at City Hall Friday at 7 p.m. is set by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Neighbors cite potential sewage strain and neighborhood impact as concerns.
The heart of a murder victim, brain dead with bullet damage, was kept beating by a machine for two days and transplanted into a 52 year old man at Stanford Medical Center. Dr Norman Shumway, a pioneer in transplants, supervised the flight from Oakland to Stanford and led the four hour operation.
The Washington County Democratic Committee will meet Saturday September 15 at 7 pm in the home of Mr and Mrs John Elliott in Washington. The meeting will name a new county chairman to fill Elliott's vacancy. A committee will present candidates to the Central Committee. Elliott noted gains in Washington County in 1972 and cited a total county fundraising figure. The meeting is open to the public.
Washington offers two registration sessions for fall adult education. Classes begin mid September with topics in clerical work sewing and upholstery, plus math for parents and income tax basics. A Thursday class group includes photography and yoga. A conference on crimes against business is also planned. Contact Judy Ridley at 653-3113.
Washington Community Schools board rescinded the three for one policy for unauthorized teacher absences after a request by the Washington Education Association spokesman Alan Olson. The policy was replaced with written advance requests and illness emergencies handled by the superintendent or a designated agent. The decision takes effect in the 1973-74 year.
Four nurses quit or move in two months leaving a tight medical staff, two moving to California, one to another local job, and one reducing hours. Trustees urged hiring extra RNs to build a reservoir for peak demand. New 12 bed Long Term Care unit opened as ICU plans face bid delays. Medicare audit set for Sept 24 28.
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions and a cool day with occasional light rain or drizzle this afternoon and tonight. Highs in the low to mid 60s, tonight's lows around 35 to 60, with Easterly winds 10 to 15 mph and a 40 percent chance of rain this afternoon and 30 percent tonight.
In Iowa City Regents members debated expanding their influence over developing and approving new academic programs at the three state universities. Proposals for a Master of Arts in German at UNI and a Bachelor of Science in Journalism at the University of Iowa drew support for aligning offerings with statewide education plans and avoiding duplication.
United Press international reports beef prices may drop about five percent over the next 30 days as cattlemen rush cattle to market after the price freeze ends. But economists warn long-term factors could push prices up again by January due to eight month feeding cycles and supply shifts.
A predawn fire at the Washington Hill convalescent home in West Philadelphia killed nine elderly residents and left two missing. Fire Commissioner Joseph Rizzo cited a faulty alarm system and lack of overhead sprinklers as factors, with about 30 residents rescued. The blaze began in a second floor bathroom, spread rapidly, and the roof collapsed trapping some on the third floor of the brick Victorian mansion conversion.
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