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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1969
Page
1
A 62 year old man Dow Price is believed to have drowned after jumping from an abandoned bridge into about 25 feet of water near Oskaloosa Sunday. The Mahaska County search resumed at 6 30 this morning after continuing Sunday night.
Eight Green Berets moved from solitary confinement to an Army barracks while investigators probe charges they murdered a Vietnamese national. A civilian defense attorney for three suspects says charges may be dropped in days. Officials had held seven Special Forces officers and a sergeant solitary as rumors spread that the victim was a high ranking Vietnamese official.
Delegates at the first district National Farmers Organization convention in Washington heard Congressman Fred Schwengel of Iowa discuss war in Vietnam trucking tax loopholes and farm programs while Wilbur Garrels was re elected president. Other officers were named as COPE member Dick Fallon spoke on labor costs and the rise of corporate farming, urging fair prices and collective bargaining.
Hurricane Camille raked the gulf coast early today with winds over 100 mph and 18 to 20 foot tides. Cities such as Biloxi and Bay St. Louis suffered severe damage with fires, widespread destruction, and at least 12 confirmed deaths. National guardsmen aided rescues as communications failed and the storm spurred looting fears.
U S boats and helicopters using floodlights killed 41 communist troops near Saigon and bombed 800 tons over the area. Nine raids hit targets within 100 miles north of Saigon and near the Cambodian border, with one strike 62 miles northwest of Saigon. A policeman was wounded in Saigon, and three U S Army helicopters were shot down, raising total South Vietnam losses to 1,264 helicopters.
Original notice in case of William Cole and Anna Cole claim to real estate. Adoption of Washington County budget.
Monday evening August 25 at 7 15 p m all students entering Washington Senior High School for the first time should attend the New Student and Sophomore Orientation to learn school policies procedures and activities. Student Council members will guide tours locker assignments and combinations will be issued. Fee Day is Friday August 29 no fees collected.
Stanley Mouser of rural Washington uses a steam engine mailbox modeled after a 25 hp Russell. Built in his workshop over a year and a half, it includes a coal box with real coal and a coal shovel as a mail flag. Nixon nominates Clement Haynsworth Jr. to the Supreme Court to fill Fortas seat.
United Press International reports Iowa will see scattered intermittent showers or thunderstorms most of the week with little temperature change. Overnight lows range from 60 to 65 degrees in the north and 65 to 70 in the south, with highs Tuesday between 85 and 95.
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