09 Jan 1969
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1969
Page
1
Sheriff's deputies probe six break-ins across Riverside and Kalona on Wednesday night. Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation joined the case to examine safes pried open during Riverside incident. Local officials note agent involvement and ongoing investigation.
UPI reports Iowa lawmakers will consider dozens of bills at the 1969 session. Sen. Lee Gaudineer files a motorcycle safety plan requiring helmets visors gloves and proper footwear plus daytime headlamps. Other measures target under 18 driving between 2 am and 6 am and itemized dry cleaning receipts.
President Johnson awarded gold medals to Apollo 8 astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders in the East Room, praising their lunar orbit voyage as a leap for mankind and a milestone in unity. The event followed a week of public honors including a New York ticker tape parade and a Capitol motorcade.
An intercepted memo from space experts discusses belief in UFOs and saucers. The author signs as WEJ and notes a cautious attitude toward extraordinary claims while affirming interest in space phenomena.
United Press International reports Iowa will be fair and colder tonight with diminishing winds and lows from 8 to 15 below in the northeast to 5 below in the southwest. Friday rises to mostly fair but not as cold with highs from 5 to 10 in the northeast to the teens in the southwest.
A 1,500 page University of Colorado Air Force study concludes there is no direct convincing evidence that unidentified flying objects are spacecraft from another civilization. It warns interstellar travel is highly unlikely in the near future and finds no need for a new federal UFO program.
Washington Community School district board plans interviews with architects January 22 and 23 to address space shortages mainly at the high school. They approved bus cost bids for three new buses and set a February 1 effective date for a hot lunch price-reduction policy for eligible students.
Iowa Revenue Director William Forst plans a meeting with the attorney general's office to decide whether to appeal a court order delaying state imposed increases in property valuations for tax purposes. Polk County Judge Gibson Holliday blocked using new valuations in 47 counties and Burlington, saying it would cause a substantial delay in tax collection this year. Forst noted they will consider all remedies, including an appeal, but it may not be appealable.
Billie Austin Bryant, 29, an accused seven time bank robber and escapee, was found meek and mud-covered in the attic of a Washington apartment. He surrendered after tossing his gun through an attic trap door, hours after two FBI agents, Anthony Palmisano and Edwin Woodriffe, were shot dead outside his estranged wife’s apartment.
Wayne Knupp announces Robert Bates of Livingston Day Meeker Kehoe and Bates as Chairman for the 1969 Annual Member Enrollment. The goal is 1300 members and $20,700 in contributions from January 27 to February 7. Bates pledges priority to the project and notes broad community support for YMCA programs for youth and senior citizens.
Proceedings of board of supervisors on December 31 include appointment of an administrator for the Edith Conklin estate. City zoning ordinance amendment and Washington City Council minutes are noted as items on the agenda.
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