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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1968
Page
6
Chicago markets show hogs 5,500 head with higher under 240 lb, cattle 1,800 with varied steer and heifer prices, uneven declines for slaughter steers, canner cows 14.00-16.25, and sheep 200. Grain futures edge higher in wheat and corn with mixed oats and soybeans across March to December contracts.
Adam Clayton Powell, expelled from Congress over misconduct charges, says he will reveal secrets of former House allies if indicted. He arrived from exile to begin a campus speaking tour and may reclaim his seat when Congress reconvenes on Jan. 15. Powell plans to visit Watts in Los Angeles to speak with his community.
A sequence of estate closings and farm sales across several Iowa towns from January listings. Events include start times from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and locations near Washington, Fairfield, Packwood, Winfield, Kalona, Keota, and Iowa City. Names include Leah Kauffman Estate and George Baker among others.
A predawn blaze in a four story New York tenement on the coldest Jan 9 in memory killed 13 people, 9 of them children, and injured 26 including 11 firemen and two police. Fire crews saved many residents as officers guided others from the flames and fire escapes. Police described tongues of fire shooting across the fire escapes as the structure became an ice sculpture.
Former fighter pilot John G. Gorton, 56, of the Liberal party becomes Australia’s prime minister after Holt’s death, pledging strong ties with the United States in the Vietnam war and stressing he is Australian first. His wife Bettina Brown, an American, notes she remains a de facto Australian.
The block shows a full day of programs from 10:30 to 5:15 with titles including Meather-in-law Talking Treasure Isle Fugitive Newlywed Dream Girl General Hos Dark Shadows Dating Game Lawman Movie and News.
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