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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1968
Page
1
A one day old baby abducted from St Mary's Hospital was located on a Port Arthur porch at 4 40 a m. Police traced the discovery to the home on 14th Street after a caller reported a crying infant on a doorstep. No suspect identified. Police Inspector T L McBride led the investigation.
Becky Godwin, 14, the governor of Virginia's daughter, died from lung damage after a lightning strike while surf bathing on Sunday. Funeral services are planned for Saturday afternoon at the executive mansion in Richmond with burial in Suffolk.
North Vietnamese troops captured a South Vietnamese outpost 10 miles west of an area near Ha Thanh, held it against diving strikes and artillery. Combat near Duc Lap left more than 1,100 Reds dead in eight days. Two government soldiers were killed and 10 wounded around Duc Lap. U.S. advisers compound at Gia Nghia saw mortar blows with two Americans killed and two wounded.
Western diplomats say the Soviet Union plans to remove reformists one by one after failing to oust Prague. By pressuring with military and economic actions Moscow aims to restore control, starting with a compromised return of Dubcek to Prague and division within the party.
A 1939 Meyers bi-plane passed over Washington on Thursday evening en route to the Ottumwa Airport for the Antique Aircraft Association annual world convention held Labor Day Weekend. The event bases several hundred vintage aircraft at Ottumwa Airport, drawing observers and aviation enthusiasts.
Chicago dispatch notes Democrats named Sen. Edmund S. Muskie as Hubert H. Humphrey’s running mate at the Democratic National Convention. McCarthy and antiwar factions declined endorsement and largely abstained. Humphrey urged a peace path in Vietnam and pledged to curb urban violence while praising past Democratic presidents. Muskie, a Maine senator and former governor, brings Polish heritage and Catholic faith to the ticket.
Mayor Daley read a prepared statement defending the Chicago Police Department over the convention clashes with antiwar demonstrators. He accused terrorists of planning disruption and said authorities worked with the Secret Service FBI and Justice Department to prevent violence. Daley rejected brutality but said lawless groups could not disrupt the Democratic National Convention.
Federal agents and police captured Robert Lee Dacy after a high speed chase in southern Los Angeles. Four year old Stanley Stafford Jr. was freed, the $250,000 ransom recovered, and Dacy wounded in the right arm. The boy was treated at Morningside Hospital and then returned to his Beverly Hills family.
Des Moines UPI report: the Iowa Higher Education Facilities Commission says it will ask the next legislature to provide 2 million dollars for state scholarships for the 1969 and 1970 school years.
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight with light rain mainly east and central. Continued cool with light variable winds. Saturday partly cloudy and warmer with light rain. Lows tonight 55 to 60. Highs Saturday 70 to 75. Sunday partly cloudy and cool.
Sgt Arthur Craig Rich a 21 year old Brighton resident was killed in action near Quan Lau on August 26 while fighting a hostile force. He had served two months in Vietnam after 18 months in Alaska and is mourned by his parents Pete and (Mrs) Rich two sisters Barbara and Carla and brothers Ronnie and Robert. Funeral arrangements were pending.
Hundreds of American GI prisoners rioted at Long Binh Jail in Vietnam burning three buildings including the mess hall. A fight sparked by racial tensions left one prisoner dead and at least 64 injured, five guards among the injured, in a 90 minute clash.
Polk County sheriff's office investigated the death of Myrtle Gerrish, about 79, shot in her small grocery at 4224 East Hubbell in northeast Des Moines. She appears to have been alone at noon, struck by a .22 caliber bullet, with no witnesses believed present.
In Prague and across Czechoslovakia fear replaces defiance as the last issue of Literarni Listy signals a chilling end to reform era journalism. Citizens retreat indoors, doorways stay closed, and public gatherings vanish as purges and censorship tighten the Soviet grip.
A clipped memo taunts a Hubert and Ed convention with a playful line about doves. The note ends with a signoff Yours WEJ, hinting at a secretive or humorous communication. No dates or places are provided.
Burlington Hawk-Eye editor John McCormally described Thursday night on South Michigan Avenue as tear gas filled the air. He recalled vomiting and losing breath while police and medical corps attendants aided him. He noted police told reporters to move back onto the sidewalk.
Notice from Highland district announcing a school election date and voting details. Also records appointment of administration for the estate of Elmer Leslie McFadden.
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