Heavy rains pound Journal area delaying fall harvest
Heavy rains soaked parts of the Journal area through Wednesday night and today, with unofficial reports up to five inches in some parts. In Crawfordsville Ainsworth, gauges showed 4 to 5 inches. basements flooded and streams rose, while Washington logged 1.02 inches before 7 a.m. Officials warn of continuing overcast and light rain as farmers await drier conditions. County taxpayers were reminded to pay second half real estate and personal property taxes this week to avoid a penalty, with the deadline set for October 1 in the county courthouse.
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Crawfordsville
Ainsworth
Long Creek
Washington
Washington County
Charges against ex POWs dropped
Navy Secretary John R. Warner dropped mutiny and aiding the enemy charges against two former prisoner of war officers. Marine Lt. Col. Edison W. Miller, 41, of Tustin California, and Navy Captain Walter E. Wilber, 43, of Columbia Cross Roads Pennsylvania, were named in the action. Officials gave no reason beyond stating evidence was not lacking.
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UPI
Navy
John R. Warner
Pentagon
Warner
Edison W. Miller
Tustin
Calif
Walter E. Wilber
Columbia Cross Roads
Wilber
Miller
Storm siren malfunctions prompt search for bugs
City workers probe Washington emergency warning system after a second siren malfunction in a week. Bud DeLa Civil Defense director suggests moisture or electricity issues. real alerts sound in continuous three minute cycles while faulty signals are silenced. The other siren sits near Stewart School.
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Washington
Bud DeLa
Civil Defense
DeLa
Stewart School
Washington High selects five candidates for Homecoming Queen
Washington High School named five senior girls as Homecoming Queen candidates for 1973. The contenders are Chris Bates Jona Beemblossom Barb Hennigan Peggy Moore and Nancy Rae. The senior class voted to nominate them and the student body will vote next Thursday. Tracy Baumert and Nancy Crawford were chosen as Homecoming clowns for the festivities.
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Washington High School
Chris Bates
Merle Bates
Jona Beemblossom
Charlotte Beemblossom
Barb Hennigan
William Hennigan
Peggy Moore
Jack Moore
Brighton
Nancy Rae
Earl Rae
WHS
Tracy Baumert
Nancy Crawford
Washington district officials tackle school closings and space concerns
A Wednesday night meeting of Washington Community School District administrators and the Board of Education covered Prairie Flower School closure by end of 1972-73 with a one-year delay, space and budget issues at several elementary and high schools, curriculum changes at the high school, and winter sports scheduling amid new girls basketball and junior high wrestling programs.
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Prairie Flower School
Board of Education
Washington Community School
Richard Gipple
Junior Igh
Gipple
Prairie Flower
John Prochaska
State Department of Public Instruction
State Department
Prochaska
Washington
Washington Highland
Mid-Prairie
Joint County School System
John Sproule
Gary Murphy
Sproule
Stewart School
Murphy
Lincoln
Burge Hammond
Tom English
Doug Dunlap
E. Kelly Schlapkohl
St. James
Ron Hackbarth
Brighton
Schlapkohl
Grand jury begins testimony in Agnew case in Baltimore
Federal prosecutors opened the grand jury evidence session under tight security on the Agnew bribery and conspiracy inquiry. William J. Muth, former Baltimore City Council member and Hurst Rosche public relations executive, testified and criticized the investigation as “bull.” The panel meets amid high stakes as Agnew appeals for immunity and lawmakers weigh taking over the probe.
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UPI
Spiro T. ‘Agnew
William J. Muth
Bud” Hammerman
Agnew
White House
Nixon
Congress
Carl Albert
George Beall
U. S
Maryland
Baltimore County
Beall
Institutions face fuel shortages risk for Iowa hospitals
Iowa Commerce Commission schedules public hearing in Des Moines October 30 31 to study securing fuel for public institutions this winter. Chairman Maurice Van Nostrand notes about 80 percent of hospital beds are in facilities with interruptible natural gas service, meaning they will be first affected if supplies tighten.
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UFI
Iowa Commerce Commission
Commission
Des Moines
Iowa
Maurice van Nostrand
Senate OKs prompt work on Trident submarine program
The Senate voted 49 to 47 to proceed with Trident production, defeating a two year delay. Debate centered on Soviet missile progress and inflation risks cited by Vice Adm Rickover, with supporters urging a 1978 first sub and opponents warning of costly midstream changes.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
McIntyre
Navy
Henry M Jackson
D-Wash
Sub
John C. Pastore
R. I
Adm
Hyman G Rickover
Nixon
White House
Europe
U.S
Soviet Union
Two prison workers resign after Iowa State Industries stabbing
At Fort Madison State Penitentiary two veterans William Kottenstette and Earl Nickel resigned citing fear for their safety after a inmate stabbing of shop foreman George Medland. Warden Brewer cited safety concerns amid several stabbings and outlined new secure, smaller manufacturing operations with metal frame components and a career education program pending approval.
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Fort Madison
UPI
Iowa State Industries
Iowa Social Services
Kevin Burns
Lou Brewer
George Medland
William Kottenstette
Earl
Nickel
Wever
Kottenstette
Brewer
Industries Division
Burns
Iowa
Penitentiary Administration
Southeastern Community College of
Burlington
Soviet Union launches Soyuz 12 with two cosmonauts
Tass said an all male crew Lt Col Vasily Lazarev and flight engineer Oleg Makarov piloted Soyuz 12 into earth orbit, the first manned Soviet flight in over two years. The cosmonauts reported they felt well and the spacecraft systems were functioning normally.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Tass
Vasily Lazarev
Oleg Makarov
Bank Robbers Escape With Undetermined Cash in Des Moines
In Des Moines three white men abducted banker Jean Ferguson from Ankeny and forced him to guide them to Capital City State Bank. They escaped in two cars after a false bomb device was removed. Mrs. Ferguson was later found unharmed. FBI warrants issued as search broadens.
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UPI
Capital City
Warren Ferguson
Ankeny
Jean Ferguson
Esth
Locust St
Ferguson
Frank Murray
Murray
FBI
Iowa
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