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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1967
Page
1
Chicago grapples with a crippling blizzard as heavy snow and fierce winds drive temperatures down. Downtown streets empty and buses scarce while bars fill with stranded commuters and locals trying to endure the holiday mood amid drifting snow.
Four men honored at Jaycee Awards Night in Captain's Table program. Evanovich named 1966 Distinguished Service Award recipient for leadership of Washington Community Chest drive and community work. Harold Jarvis, Robert Friese, Richard Anderson receive Boss of the Year, Outstanding Young Farmer, and Key Man honors respectively. Dr George LaMore Jr spoke. Leon Hillman hosted. Will Burt presented. Ed Mineart cited Jarvis. framing notes on civic involvement and visiting Jaycees from Columbus Junction and Vairfield.
U S Marines near the Demilitarized Zone battled heavy fire in two campaigns along Vietnam’s northern provinces. Helicopters struggled through intense anti aircraft and ground fire to extract Leatherneck patrols after a dawn rescue. In one engagement a battalion of North Vietnamese forces ambushed Marine companies, leaving 74 enemy dead and light to moderate American losses.
Debris from Tuesday night's tornado that destroyed about 2000 St. Louis County homes turns up in Illinois along the storm path. Prairietown resident finds Cannady trousers with laundry mark, and 6 year old Jeri Cannady among two fatalities. A passbook and a $549 check from Maryland Heights area were recovered 130 miles northeast along the same route.
Southeast Iowa remains snowpacked and icy after Thursday's storm. Rural schools closed while primary highways stay mostly open with some one way traffic in Keokuk Fort Madison Burlington area. Snow totals ranged from six inches to over a foot with drifting on many rural roads. Temperatures ranged from 1 above to 28, with weekend moderating highs in the 20s to 30s and nights near single digits to teens.
Iowa Senate approved Krucks bill 54 to 2 sending it to the House. The measure legalizes metal studded snow tires in a five month period from November 1 to April 1, with two dissenters voting against. A point of sale tax amendment was defeated.
Report from Peking via Kyodo says more than 100 killed and many injured in a battle in the Shihotsu area of Sinkiang Uighur region between Mao loyalists and opponents. Posters claim Wang Enmao and Liu Shao-chi factions lost ground amid a massive purge ordered by Mao and Chou En Lai.
Rep John Camp outlines a plan to form separate bipartisan commissions in 17 Iowa counties to draw single member districts under a court order. The plan would use county party chairmen and vice chairs as members to craft subdistricts before submitting to the legislature for approval. A second proposal creates a 10 member bipartisan panel to draft a statewide subdistricting plan by March. Neither plan reduces legislative size. A separate House reapportionment bill seeks to cut House and Senate totals to 150, a move previously rejected in 1965.
In heavy fog off Smith Point Virginia a Liberian manganese ore carrier Bodora and the 7 650 ton Beaver State laden with Food For Peace wheat collided and grounded. Twenty seven Bodora crewmen were rescued and five remained as caretaker crew. No injuries were reported.
Weather in Iowa shows variable cloudiness tonight and Saturday with warmer conditions across the state. Tonight's lows are 10 to 15 along the Mississippi River, while highs Saturday reach 25 to 30 east and 30 to 35 west. Sunday outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures.
The United States and Russia signed a treaty to ban nuclear weapons from outer space, sparking a broad East West accord. President Johnson would preside at a White House ceremony. Moscow had earlier hosted a signing with Andrei A. Gromyko, Llewellyn E. Thompson, and Geoffrey Harrison. Dozens of nations planned to sign in Washington, London, or Moscow.
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara told Congress that a mid 1970s U S Soviet nuclear exchange would kill about 240 million people even with ABM defenses. He argued ABM systems cost billions with little security gain and urged limits on deployment while outlining U S plans to expand missiles and warheads. He warned China might launch a space probe or ICBMs by year end, but China’s ICBM numbers would be limited before the mid 1970s.
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