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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1968
Page
8
Sgt Ronald W Marshal of Muscatine stationed in Vietnam writes a letter to the editor about Muscatine Community College students' proposed Easter vacation trip to Vietnam. The letter appears on Page 4 of today's Journal.
Nine defendants including university students faced a one week postponement as District Court Judge Clair Hamilton granted motions for delay. The trial, tied to an antiwar demonstration at the University of Iowa, was reset for February 2.
AP reports National Democratic Chairman John M Bailey depicted Republicans tearing into themselves in primary fights. He forecast Democratic gains in Iowa and nationally, praised Gov Harald Hughes for Iowa Senate hopes, and predicted Johnson and Humphrey as nominees while criticizing Romney Nixon Rockefeller Reagan.
Washington reports near 14,800 air reservists to muster for indefinite active duty as Johnson seeks a bloodless settlement of the Pueblo crisis through diplomacy. U.S. ambassador Goldberg urges a U.N. Security Council session while North Korea presses for harsh penalties against the Pueblo crew. In Palermo Sicily a new quake jolts fear, deaths rise, and refugees flood tents as authorities pledge aid. In Moscow Thompson probes Soviet mediation while North Korea vows retaliation and Congress weighs support for Johnson. In Saigon, 21 Americans die and 137 are wounded as the Tet cease fire nears, with attacks on bases, airfields, and convoys ongoing ahead of the truce.
A fragmented OCR item shows headings for editorials, comics, church news, women’s news, farm news, and sports with stray numerals and garbled text. It lacks coherent events or names but indicates sectioned content typical of a daily paper.
Washington AP reports Gardner's sudden resignation as secretary of health education and welfare was driven by belief Congress and most Americans would not confront severe domestic issues. He offered to step down March 1 and Johnson accepted with deep regret. No successor named yet. Wilbur Cohen eyed as possible interim.
Two U S Marines Steven Nelson and Michael Rohn, held by Vietnamese forces, escaped after two weeks in the jungle. Nelson, believed killed, was later confirmed safe after a mistaken body identification. The pair reported their seven mile route and described a brief encounter with Marines bathing near a stream.
White House worries as living costs climb at record pace, eroding wage gains for Americans. Labor Department figures show 3.1 percent cost rise in 1967 with food clothing housing transportation and medical care leading increases. If trends continue into 1968, final quarter rates suggest 3.5 percent annual inflation.
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