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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1968
Page
1
The Transport Workers Union and the Transit Authority, guided by a mediation panel led by Theodore W. Kheel, settled hours before 7 a.m. after a 39 hour bargaining session. Mayor Lindsay praised the deal, with details to be sent to union members for ratification. The accord costs $70 million versus $62 million in the 1966 settlement and does not alter the 20 cent subway fare.
Communists breached the New Year truce 66 times before midday, killing 26 allied soldiers and wounding 69. In the Mekong Delta a major assault on government marines led to 20 dead and 47 wounded. U.S. jets were denied bombing in that area, while overall air strikes were limited to reconnaissance and flare illumination. A Navy Intruder and an Air Force Phantom were shot down. pilots were missing or rescued. The 36 hour truce began at 6 p.m. New Year’s Eve, extended 12 hours by allies at Pope Paul IV’s request. The Communists also pledged a three day cease-fire, with incidents continuing.
The world greets 1968 amid Vietnam crisis and economic strain. Leaders from Vatican City, Moscow, Saigon, Hanoi, Peking, London, Rome, and Kinshasa issue varied New Year remarks. Kosygin warns U.S. action in Vietnam while Ho Chi Minh predicts further communist victories. Pope Paul VI prays for peace as performers and citizens mark the new year. Mobutu highlights cost of living concerns as a global thread tying disparate outlooks.
A mass search party with 20 snowmobiles and three airplanes was mobilized to locate teenager Charles Meshmeyer, 19, and his girlfriend Donna McDougal, whose ages were not given, who were visiting Meshmeyer's grandmother Mrs. Kelly Jacobs in Rhinelander Wisconsin. The two residents of Milwaukee were last seen at the grandmother's home as authorities mounted a wide search effort.
Four American sailors who deserted over Vietnam policy told CBS in Stockholm they enjoyed six weeks in Russia with ample food and hospitality but would not want to live there. Richard Bailey, Michael Lindner, John Barilla, and Craig Anderson described their Moscow stay, discussed asylum hopes in Sweden, and noted they kept desertion plans for about two months.
The Midwest and much of the nation endure a brutal cold wave with subzero readings. Sunday morning marked 8 below and today reached 11 below as overcast skies and snow hinder warming. Snow and ice disrupt travel from Montana to New York, with Boston and NYC seeing fresh accumulations. Florida reports springlike warmth in the 60s and 70s.
United Press International reports Americans are on track for the safest New Year’s weekend in 10 years as snow ice and cold deter travel and anti drunk driving drives seem effective. By 3 a.m. EST 222 deaths are counted since the holiday began, with projections well below earlier peaks.
Four people died in Iowa traffic accidents over the New Year holiday period. Edward Filbrandt, 66, of Dows, died from a skull fracture when his car hit a farm drive abutment on a county road southeast of Dows. Samuel C. Frasinger, 64, of Cedar Rapids, died from injuries after a Saturday crash on a Cedar Rapids street. the driver who hit him fled the scene. Ivan Schlitter, 16, of North Washington, died in a one car crash on U.S. 52 east of Ossian while riding with Joyce Webb, 21, of Ionia. Margaret E. Johnson, 41, of River Forest, Ill., died when her car struck a railroad overpass on Iowa 30 near Marshalltown. she was alone in the vehicle.
Considerable cloudiness with a few snow flurries tonight in Iowa. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and colder with lows around 0 to 10 below and highs from 5 below zero to 10 above.
A writer in Washington predicts 1968 events challenging Jeanne Dixon and the craft of prophecy. Forecasts include a misaddressed political dinner invite, a colossal credit bill, a six week cultural TV flop, a haircut protest court threat, Eisenhower comments, new cigarette filters, Warren Commission critiques, clerical anti commercialization of Christmas, Ethel Kennedy expecting, and multiple World Series records.
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