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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1968

Page

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Speed trap arrest for driving without hands on wheel

In Wurtsboro New York Donald Hamrach 23 of Corning was jailed after he pressed his thumbs in his ears and waggled his fingers at State Police at a Route 17 speed trap. He was driving within the limit but charged with driving without hands on the wheel. Show Boat performances urged punctuality for eight o clock curtain at the high school. Queen Elizabeth photographed with her three year old niece during an automobile ride as a safety campaign urges back seat use. Republican candidate Robert K Beck urged Iowa to cut state spending or face population decline and job losses.

Wurtsboro N.Y UPI Donald Hamrach Corning Hamrach London Queen Elizabeth Sarah Armstrong-Jones Transport Ministry Royal Society For Prevention of Prince Philip Independence, Iowa Iowa Robert K. Beck Centerville Mary Elizabeth Burns Henderson Hall Washington Vietnam McCarthy Beardsley Sueppel Kennedy Harold E. Hughes Hughes U.S. Senate

Bombers sweep North Vietnam amid heavy panhandle raids

UPI reports 143 American bomber missions over North Vietnam's southern panhandle on Sunday, the heaviest raid since bombing to push peace talks. The strikes hit numerous targets, including 16 bridges, while Marines seized Hill 881 near Khe Sanh, killing 106 enemies and leaving 6 Marines dead.

Panhandle Khe Sanh

Girl 10 Dies in Garden Tractor Crash Near Haskins

Janeane Kuene man, 10, daughter of Gilbert Kuene, was killed when a garden tractor overturned on a county road east of Haskins. The girl, visiting her father on a farmhouse east of town, apparently steered too close to the road edge and was crushed beneath the tractor. Deputies said they were alerted about 9 10 a.m. today.

Janeane Kueneman Gilbert Kueneman Haskins Plano Kueneman

Johnson flies to Honolulu for Vietnam strategy talks

President Johnson departs Bergstrom Air Force Base at 9 22 a m CST aboard Air Force 1 for an eight hour nonstop 4200 mile flight to Honolulu where he will meet with Park Chung Hee to review Vietnam strategy amid North Korean attacks that killed Americans and Koreans. Secretary Rusk returns to work after medical tests at Walter Reed. Cyrus Vance to Seoul and Averell Harriman accompany Johnson as talks with Hanoi loom. Easter weekend at the LBJ Ranch ends as Johnson heads to the Pacific.

Austin, Tex UPI Johnson Honolulu Park Chung Hee Bergstrom Air Force Base Air Force 1 Honolulu International Johnson Park Texas White House Defense Cyrus Vance Seoul Park

West Berlin unrest targets Springer papers after Dutschke shooting

West Berlin leftist demonstrators urge crippling operations against Axel Springer plants across six cities after the shooting of Rudi Dutschke. Police redeploy, 63 officers injured, 300 arrests reported as clashes flare on Kurfürstendamm. SDS vows no peace until Springer holdings are dispossessed.

West Germany Axel Springer Adolf Hitler Dutschke Springer West Berlin Kurfuerstendamm Peter Brandt Willy Brandt Young Brandt German Socialist Students Federation SDS Socialist Party

UN protest after Korean ambush near Panmunjom

UN officials protested the Easter night ambush that killed two American and two South Korean soldiers 800 yards from Panmunjom. North Korea fired about 200 rounds at a U.S. Army truck, while Park Chung-hee and Lyndon Johnson prepared for talks and firmer security commitments.

Seoul UPI United Nations America Panmunjom Johnson U.S Park Chung-hee Park Honolulu U.N Demilitarized Zone Joint Security U.S. Naval North Korea U.S. 2Nd Infantry Division Korea

County Democrats Meet Friday in Washington County Courtroom

Washington County Democrats convene Friday night at 8 in the courthouse courtroom to elect delegates for the State Presidential convention in Des Moines May 24 and 25 and the State Statutory convention June 28 and 29. Delegates were chosen at precinct caucuses March 25. Washington County has 19 votes. The State Presidential convention will select delegates to the National Democratic convention in Chicago August 26. The State Statutory convention will elect a National Committeeman and Committeewoman from Iowa and district officials, and to adopt a state platform.

Washington County Court House Des Moines Chicago Iowa UPI Minnesota Eugene McCarthy New York Robert F. Kennedy McCarthy Kennedy Harry Beardsley West Des Moines William Sueppel Iowa City Beardsley Polk County

Iowa Weather Summary Fair and Warmer Overnight

United Press International reports Iowa will be fair and warmer tonight with partly cloudy skies Tuesday. Lows range from the upper 40s in the northeast to the lower 40s elsewhere and southeast, with Tuesday highs in the middle to upper 70s.

United Press International Iowa

Soviet space linkup marks automatic docking milestone

Tass reports two uncrewed Soviet spacecraft Cosmos 212 and 213 completed history’s second fully automatic orbital docking. The linked satellites remained joined for 3 hours 50 minutes, then separated and continued in separate orbits. The maneuver tested docking systems for future unmanned labs and moon missions.

Moscow Earth Moon Tass U.S.S.R United States Russia

Kennedy McCarthy factions ready Iowa Democrats grid for battle

Iowa Democrats align for a heated split in Kennedy and McCarthy camps as county conventions pick delegates for district and state meetings. Proposals for secret ballots and proportional representation split leaders, with Hugheside potential, amid a mass volunteer drive and county by county campaigning.

Spy on De Gaulle Staff Traced to CIA Link

Paris and London papers accuse a Soviet spy on President de Gaulle's staff, linked to Col Thiraud de Vossely in Washington and to Colombra Colombine from Leon Uris Topaz. Le Canard Enchaine cites unnamed sources and claims a French Philby figure but prints no name.

Paris UPI Charles de Gaulle Elysee Palace de Gaulle Harold ‘‘Kim” Philby Secret Service le Canard Enchaine Col. Thiraud de Vossely Washington Central Intelligence Agency CIA de Vossely United States Miami Fla London The Sunday Times Observer Philby Colombine Leon Uris Topaz Britain France Services de Documentation Exterieure Et de Contre-espionage SDECE Directoire de la Securite Territoriale DST FBI le Canard Exchaine

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