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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1968
Page
1
Conscience stricken readers at the Conscience stricken readers Library and its 62 branches return large numbers of overdue titles. A copy of Vanity Fair checked out in 1934 was among items returned by a relative of the borrower. By midafternoon 8000 to 10000 volumes arrived at the central branch, despite snow, as Amnesty day ran until midnight.
Prince Norodom Sihanouk declared Cambodia will not send its 35,000-man army to fight U.S. forces crossing into Cambodian border areas in pursuit of Vietcong or North Vietnamese troops. He warned against inviting border clashes and said neutrality means protesting both sides if violations occur. He disclosed opposition from some left-leaning foreign friends and cited CIA plots and educational ties as background to his stance.
U S jets hit the Hanoi area for the first time in 1968 and claim shooting down two MIG 117 aircraft. In Da Nang a rocket attack and four ground assaults cost North Vietnamese soldiers and damaged American and South Vietnamese planes. UPI reports: 280 enemy dead in three days of fighting near Da Nang, with U S forces sustaining 25 dead and 157 wounded in ground actions across camps 20 miles south of the city.
Iowa State Treasurer Paul Franzenburg rejects charges of an administrative breakdown in the motor vehicle fuel tax division amid an audit by State Auditor Lloyd Smith. He defends a bank contract as cost effective, notes faster collections and $3,281 added interest in a typical month, and claims discrepancies cited in fuel reports are not real due to non highway use.
Health officials fear that students returning after the holidays will propel Asian flu outbreaks. The NCDC lists 12 states with confirmed outbreaks, 3 with probable, and 12 with possible cases, as absenteeism and regional spread are monitored. Strong entities include NCDC, Michigan, Florida, New Jersey, Alabama, New York, Oklahoma, Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, Georgia, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Indiana, Virginia, Missouri, Ohio, Maryland, Washington, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas, and Virginia Health Department.
Washington city council met for its first 1967 68 session approving numerous city appointments and reviewing building codes in comparable cities. The meeting named staff for several departments and listed airport and park commissions with terms set.
Philip Blaiberg in good condition after five hour operation at Groote Schuur Hospital. The transplanted heart came from Clive Haupt, a 24 year old colored man who died of a stroke. Blaiberg's first words included I am thirsty and regards to his wife, as doctors reported cautious optimism for further recovery.
Absentee petition hearing listed for the estate of Leo Vesely and probate of the will with appointment of an executor for the estate of Ernest W. Gideon. Proceedings set in the probate court with details to follow.
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