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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1968
Page
1
London dispatch reports Hanoi moves toward direct negotiations with the United States after massive Tet losses and growing antiwar pressure in America. Sources say Ho Chi Minh regime aims to improve odds at the conference table, while Soviet deliveries to North Vietnam have increased to sustain the war effort.
The United States seemed ready to offer major concessions prompting Ho Chi Minh to accept direct negotiations. Hanoi appeared confident it would win a demanded bombing pause and might reciprocate with de escalation, unless not publicly framed as a Communist concession.
The unmanned Saturn 5 Apollo 6 mission failed to restart the third stage engine as planned, preventing a flight toward an imaginary moon. Despite a normal initial orbit and a two-orbit Earth stay, the setback casts doubt on manned timelines and the program’s readiness for a crewed launch as soon as October.
An expert says the North Central Association’s withdrawal of accreditation for Mason City and Burlington community colleges is a drastic, unexpected move. The discussion centers on Iowa’s education standards and the “total man” philosophy, with debate over teaching loads and the need for arts and sciences in vocational education.
The Iowa Regional convention of Y's Men clubs brings the show Boat to Washington for the meeting to be held April 20 and 21 at the YMCA. About 200 delegates and spouses from across Iowa will attend, with Past Int'l President William Pletcher as speaker. Tickets are included in registration fees. delegates receive seats near the back of the main floor while local patrons may sit closer.
Multiple tornadoes lashed Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and surrounding areas, killing at least 12 and injuring over 50. The hardest hit included Atoka and Calloway Marshall Counties, with damage across Star City Monticello Paragould and surrounding towns. Homes, roads and a mannequin plant were damaged as crews searched for missing residents.
Tom Logan and Cindy McCall, juniors from western Illinois and Iowa, were selected to attend a U S Army sponsored science and humanities symposium at the University of Iowa April 18 to 20. About 150 students were chosen on recommendations by their teachers and principals. The event features student papers, career talks, and tours of facilities with speakers including Jay Tol Thomas, Dale Bentz, J R Porter, and Gilbert Gordon.
Allied forces drive toward the Khe Sanh relief of the surrounded Marine garrison in Vietnam as a major battle unfolds. U.S. casualties soar with 3,886 wounded and 330 killed in the previous week while 25 North Vietnamese die amid heavy bombardment and a 230 round artillery assault.
A 2-year-old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Kay Jackson, drowned Wednesday in a stock watering tank on the family farm near Wapello Iowa.
United Press International reports a freeze warning tonight with partly cloudy skies and colder temperatures. Lows range from near 20 north to 20-25 south, with Friday turning clear to partly cloudy and warmer and highs in the 40s to near 50.
President Johnson prepares to fly to Honolulu for a weekend strategy conference with top U.S. officials and Saigon and South Korean leaders on Vietnam peace moves. Park Chung Hee is expected to join, Thieu not slated to attend, with potential talks in Geneva or Moscow.
Reports of financial condition for the city of Washington include a notice of hearing on the sanitary sewer project on North 12th Avenue. Probate of the will and appointment of executor for the estate of Alice C. Lemmon. Also the quarterly statement of Washington Community Schools.
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