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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1968
Page
1
Deputies say thieves pried open the northwest window of Messer Shell Station at 119 S. Ave. B and stole 46 dollars from the cash register after closing at 9 p.m. and before 7 a.m. A Wednesday shift change and service plans at local Iowa Employment Office are noted.
A UPI report says a Winfield fertilizer plant blast was caused by gases released after lightning ignited chemicals inside. Plant owner Wayne Stucker died and worker Hester Remick was injured when opening a door allowed fresh air to mix with gases. Investigators noted lightning struck the building three times during the night and smoldering fires released the gases before the explosion. Contractors buried the remaining fertilizers and chemicals northwest of Winfield per officials’ guidance.
Partly cloudy tonight with occasional light rain in the extreme northeast ending. Colder tonight with diminishing winds. Lows in the 20s to 30s. Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer with highs from the 40s northeast to 55 in the southwest.
Robert Ray 39 a GOP governor candidate was in satisfactory but improving condition after a twin engine Piper Apache crash near Thornton Cerro Gordo County during a rainstorm. Also injured were pilot Eugene Abbott 51 and Drake University student John Lloyd 18 with varying injuries.
Lee County authorities search for 12 year old John Spring linked to fatal shooting of Judy Danker 19 and wounding of Wanita Cook 25 in Argyle. Cook in critical condition. Spring described as nephew of both victims. Neighbor reports gun taken. two revolvers and a shotgun stolen earlier. Spring, son of Martin and Loveta Spring, had prior MH Institute stay.
A new youth employment program in Washington County launches with job clinics at three high schools, a city door-to-door survey to locate employers, and youth employment centers. Two student monitors will oversee coordination and follow-up on job performance. The plan covers summer and part time work, lawn care, painting, and carpentry, with employer education on youth wages and supervision. Details on centers and dates will be announced soon.
The Atomic Energy Commission pressed ahead with a large underground thermonuclear shot in Nevada despite objections from Howard Hughes aides led by Robert Maheu who urged a 90 day moratorium for an independent study on groundwater, radioactivity, and earthquakes. Seaborg defended the test as essential for progress and defense.
Iowa will switch from 2 a.m. CST to 3 a.m. daylight time this Sunday March 2024 or April 28 as daylight saving begins for six months. Congress set uniform daylight saving. Iowa failed to exempt itself in 1967. Set clocks one hour ahead before bed Saturday night to avoid being late for church or golf.
A platoon of about 44 men from the 9th Infantry held off 500 Viet Cong for eight hours near Saigon until American armor and air power rescued them. U.S. and government forces counted 164 Viet Cong killed in the Saigon outward fighting. One F111A jet was lost in the air war as missions continued against North Vietnamese supply routes.
Whitney M Young Jr of the National Urban League urged a large white march on Washington to symbolize white concern over injustice to Negroes. He tied the idea to a potential domestic Marshall Plan for urban renewal and urged the press to lead out of bitterness. ANPA President J Howard Wood announced a $100,000 Robert R McCormick Trust scholarship fund to help Negroes enter journalism and urged more hiring in newspapers.
Mount Mayon on the Bicol Peninsula erupted with ash clouds rising thousands of feet and lava streaming toward five villages at its base. Despite the danger, about 70,000 residents in the volcano zone were urged to evacuate, while farmers in surrounding areas continued rice harvests undeterred by ongoing explosions. The cone shaped volcano stands about 8,284 feet tall, located roughly 200 miles southeast of Manila.
Public notices list probate of wills and appointment of executors for the estates of John Rittenhouse Emma C Shaw Clayde Knupp and David Denzemore Guthrie. An administrator is appointed for the estate of Vern A Droll.
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