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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1968
Page
1
Riley spoke at the Clinton Rotary Club urging annual sessions to address complex laws passed under pressure last summer. He argued extended gaps between meetings hinder timely attention to post adjournment issues and urged thoughtful analysis aided by constituents.
Palo Alto California UPI reports retired steelworker Mike Kasperak 54 is in critical condition after the first adult heart transplant in the United States. He began bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract mid morning as doctors warn of extremely low platelet count and poor liver function. The operation Sunday followed the donor Virginia Mae White 43 mother of two who died of a brain hemorrhage. Surgeon Dr Norman E Shumway leads a 15 member team at Palo Alto Stanford Hospital. Kasperak awoke briefly and recognized his wife while remaining intubated and heavily sedated as immune suppression drugs are used to prevent rejection.
Surveyor 7, Americas 28th unmanned Moon probe, races toward Tycho region after a successful midcourse maneuver. JPL says more telemetric data needed to decide on a possible second firing around 10 30 p m PST. The craft remains in normal cruising mode as controllers plan small trajectory adjustments.
A Washington County meeting at the Christian church Sunday afternoon decided to extend the study of liquor-by-the-drink. No action plan was set, but committees were named to pursue the issue with a vote possible if the study supports moving forward.
Friends and family remember Virginia Mae White of Des Moines, who died of a brain hemorrhage in Palo Alto, California. Her heart was transplanted into Mike Kaperak, 54, in Palo Alto, marking America's first adult heart transplant. Fellow WAVES veterans recall her resilience and charity, noting her marriage to Charles "Bill" White and a life shaped by hardship and humor.
Four young dissenters go on trial in Moscow for agitation against the Soviet system. Alex Ginzburg denies guilt while Alexei Dobrovolsky Vera Lashkova admit guilt and Yuri Galanskov pleads partially guilty. The case centers on alleged anti Soviet assignments and underground publications.
About 700 Viet Cong invaded the Hau Nghia provincial capital 15 miles from Saigon, launching a three hour reign of terror with mortar bombardment. Four civilians killed, 16 wounded initially, nine policemen died. Rescue troops pulled survivors from beneath homes as government spokesmen warned casualty figures may rise.
Winter storm and sub zero temperatures swept from the northeast into Texas and beyond. Weather related deaths surpassed a dozen as freezing rain and snow disrupted travel from the Texas Rio Grande Valley to Houston. Hazardous driving warnings were issued and several fatalities and missing persons were reported amid the overnight freeze threatening the citrus crop.
A Clinton High School blaze caused extensive damage eight days after a prior fire. Investigators probe arson with a teen seen near the school and a hospitalized fireman. High voltage lines arced as flames swept roofs and floors, while threats of spread to the gym remained.
Iowa weather forecast shows Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer with night lows from 10 to 20 and highs in the 20s north to 30s south. Wednesday remains cloudy with little temperature change and a chance of light rain or snow across the state.
State Treasurer Paul Franzenburg reported calendar 1967 tax collections totaled 473.7 million dollars, up 5.8 million from 1966. Sales and income taxes remained top sources, with income tax still the largest single revenue source despite an 18 million drop due to earlier withholding. Liquor profits and new rates for cigarette and beer taxes also boosted revenue.
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