28 Apr 1969
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1969
Page
1
Washington's YMCA World Service Carnival drew between 500 and 600 attendees on a rainy Saturday night. Net profits were expected to exceed 200 dollars, with 40 to 45 Y's Men assisting and prizes funded by local merchants. Despite showers, attractions included a water show, fortune telling booth, and junior high dance.
Paris reports Charles de Gaulle’s resignation ends 11 years of autocratic rule. Senate President Alain Poher takes acting presidency as France braces for turmoil. Riots erupt in the Left Bank, police mobilize, gold hits a record, and De Gaulle retreats to his country home. O'Hare notes 100 hijack penalty signs stolen.
Police Chief Wendell Nichols said a composite self-destructing substance caused the Des Moines explosion at the Black Panther Party HQ and found no dynamite traces. Three suspects were arrested on unrelated charges, while Panthers accuse police of staged charges.
North Plains sees heavy snow with at least nine inches in Duluth as a winter storm stretches from the Northern Rockies to the Northern Plains. Tornadoes hit Texas near Plano injuring 36 and damaging trailers while other twisters touch down in Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma. Deep snow shifts across the Dakotas Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota with frost warnings expanding across seven states as warm Gulf air battles the cold front.
Vice Admiral Charles K. Duncan told a House subcommittee the Pueblo crew faced questions over adherence to the prisoner of war code but cautioned the Navy board had not yet reported. He noted no clear analogy between service members and the President in the North Korea release incident.
About 300 college students parents and union workers march to the Iowa Statehouse to press for higher university appropriations oppose a voting reform bill and back the 19 year old vote though many deem it dead this session. Campus ministers and UAW officials join the march along Grand Ave toward the Gold domed Capitol.
Linda Boshart 24 daughter of Mr and Mrs Dillon Boshart of near Wayland was killed instantly when her car was struck by a train at the Adams Street crossing in Mt Pleasant she taught at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt Pleasant funeral services pending Zehr Funeral Home Wayland.
About 200000 Americans will be saved from cancer this year through early detection and prompt treatment, according to the American Cancer Society.
United Press International reports the Mississippi River conditions near Burlington show relief as water flows over Lake Odessa dikes covering up to 6,000 acres of riverfront land east and south of Wapello. The Mark Twain Wildlife Refuge suffered severe flooding with over half its land submerged and animals moving to higher ground. The basin diversion eased Burlington's pressure temporarily, with the river at 17.9 feet and crest forecasts revised to 18.5 feet. Dikes north of Burlington held while upriver dike patrols remained vigilant.
Peking Radio broadcast Lin Piao's report to the Chinese Communist party congress ending April 24 declaring readiness for war or nuclear conflict with the United States and the Soviet Union. The broadcast reinforced a hard line policy to export revolution abroad and to press home, with no sign of policy change despite Sino-Soviet rifts.
A brief intercepted memo warns of unfriendly faces heading south tonight. The note is signed by WEJ and mentions a cautious attitude for the upcoming event. Local authorities advised readers to stay aware and vigilant.
North Vietnamese force attacked a U.S. outpost in South Vietnam's far northwest, sparking tank ringed defense and heavy combat. Five Americans were killed and 35 wounded as the 150 attackers fired mortars then charged the position. After 42 hours of bombing and napalm, the assault ended with 34 enemy bodies reported. A nearby earlier raid killed 30 guerrillas, with three Americans dead and 12 wounded.
Frost likely across most of Iowa as clearing skies bring diminishing winds and chilly lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Tuesday looks fair and warmer with highs in the 50s to around 60, ranging from the northeast to the southwest.
Official city notice announces an ordinance for garbage and trash collection within the municipality. It also reports probate of the will and the appointment of the executor for the estate of Robert C Choate as filed today.
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