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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1968
Page
1
The Washington City Council in special session authorized the city clerk city attorney and mayor to negotiate a plan for a new well. They consider parcels lots 7 8 9 10 and 11 in M M Youngs addition at the intersection of two railroads and North Ave D. The land is owned by Mr and Mrs P L Fenn.
Cherokee Iowa entered its second day without trash collection as Lundell Construction works to secure a garbage truck fleet after winning a $59,000 contract for a new landfill and service. Mayor questioned launch timing as Lundell admitted lack of equipment.
Mount Vernon New York UPI reports Harold Krents, 23, says he is blind but the draft board will not accept his claim. A Harvard law student, he was reclassified 1A last week and the board will not change classification without proof of blindness. Krents, blind since age nine, says he will go if drafted and wants to be a bombardier, declaring that the war is being lost.
Roblain, a Paris heart transplant patient treated by Dr Christian Cabrol, died after nine hours of surgery in which the donor Micheli Gup Paz suffered brain injuries from a prior auto accident. Mercadier said death followed poor brain circulation and kidney damage.
New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller announced plans to challenge Richard Nixon for the Republican nomination. In a telegram released by Vermonters for Rockefeller, Rockefeller said the party needs a real choice of candidates and programs and pledged a vigorous, unifying campaign to win in November.
Diplomatic sources say Hanoi remains firm on four core terms for any Vietnam peace talks. Key demand is complete U.S. withdrawal, plus end to foreign interference and recognition of the National Liberation Front, with reunification as a near-term aim. Timeframe for withdrawal remains the main potential concession.
Washington reports limited changes to the draft after months of debate and a presidential study. Selective Service Director Hershey said most National Advisory Commission proposals were rejected by Congress in 1967. The task force urged streamlining but cited a $40 million cost and was not expected to seek funds.
About 2000 South Vietnamese troops captured the crossroads of routes 547a and 548 in the A Shau Valley severing the main Communist supply line from Laos to South Vietnam. The two day assault by the 1st Division, praised by U.S. commanders, supported by U.S. forces, aimed to wipe out North Vietnamese logistics. Reports note Heavy fighting near Hue and Dong Ha with dozens of enemy casualties and ongoing clashes along the northern frontier.
UPI report says Secret Service agents seized 79,000 dollars in pre-1965 silver dimes and quarters and other silver bars at a private airfield west of Tucson. Ralph W. Swafford, Dan Skanovsky, and Hector M. Carrasco, all of El Paso, face preliminary hearing May 6 after arraignment. Bond set at 2,500 dollars each.
About 350 police moved into five Columbia University buildings and ejected more than 500 protesting students after a weeklong sit-in. Some 100 treated for injuries, 400 arrested for criminal trespass, actions ordered by university trustees. Grayson Kirk said the university acted with utmost regret.
Two Muscatine women died in a two car crash on U S 6 about a mile east of Iowa City. Grace Lucas 65 and Mary Hart 67 were in one car. Raymond Bigelow of Oxford was in the other car and treated at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Russell Slotterback 48 of Iowa City suffered head lacerations. The eastbound Lucas car crossed the center line after the driver apparently lost control.
United Methodist Church delegates at a Dallas conference voted to empower its ecumenical affairs commission to draft a union proposal with eight other churches in COCU. If realized, the merger could form a denomination of about 20 million members. The two week conference concludes Saturday.
Advance Ross Corporation will shut its Burlington plant on May 10 and transfer or relocate staff to the Washington plant, citing outmoded facilities and a three story layout. The firm aims to expand Washington operations to install new equipment and match industry changes, offering Burlington employees relocation or commuting options and job placement help.
United Press International reports fair and continued warm conditions in Iowa. Tonight's low ranges from the 40s in the northeast to the 50s in the southwest, with Wednesday's high expected in the 80s.
Notice concerns probate of wills and appointment of executors for the estates of Clayde Knupp Emma C Shaw and John F Rittenhouse. Proceedings outline filing and qualification steps, with potential hearings and required parties to appear by order of the court. Local residents with claims or interests should review the notice for deadlines and submission requirements.
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