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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1969
Page
1
The brief notes city changes due to the holiday including street washing tonight, no parking around the square after midnight, many Washington businesses taking Friday off, and some closures through Saturday while the Journal misses Friday issue.
A memo from SMOKERS Greenfield Iowa suggests quitting can pay off, at least for 30 days. The note ends with Yours WEJ.
An Iowa salary reform intended to raise officials by $2,000 faced a snafu as edits altered the calculation base. A lawmaker explained the bill originally included moneys and credits, but amendments shifted the valuation, boosting auditors and clerks in Linn County to an extra $4,000, while county attorneys, sheriffs, and supervisors remain unaffected.
Shooting erupted in Santo Domingo near the Hotel Ambassador during Gov Nelson Rockefeller's breakfast. One air force corporal died, three wounded, and about 59 arrested as soldiers battled civilians inside the Port Workers Union building. Rockefeller proceeded with his program despite warnings and tense streets as police reported multiple, conflicting accounts of the incident.
NEW YORK (UPI) Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell was asked to file suit against Warren E. Burger alleging Chief Justice Burger took office illegally. Randolph G. Phillips heads the opposition group claiming Eastland excluded opponents from testimony during the Judiciary Committee hearings.
Greenfield Iowa a town of about 2000 residents was picked as the filming site for a movie about quitting tobacco. A 30 day pledge drive led by a city committee aims to stop smoking locally with signs pledges and a giant cigarette barometer. Local officials and residents including Mayor Dale Yount and editor Edwin Sidey discuss efforts and skepticism.
Partly cloudy tonight with a chance of scattered thunderstorms. Low temperatures range from the 60s in the north to the 70s in the south. Friday will turn cooler in the northwest half with highs in the 80s to 90s in the southeast. Saturday outlook calls for scattered showers and a bit cooler conditions.
East European sources say the Soviet Union canceled a planned July trip to Bucharest to sign a 20 year extension of the friendship pact, citing President Nixon's upcoming visit and Ceaușescu's independent policy. Brezhnev and Kosygin reportedly did not confirm or publicly acknowledge the cancellation.
DES MOINES UP I The resignation of Iowa Adjutant Gen Junior F Miller who headed the state National Guard the last 70 years was announced by Gov Ray His resignation takes effect Sept 1 and follows a 21 year record of outstanding service Miller planned to retire at 62 on May 11 and said the guard has been the story of his life He will be replaced after a National Guard Advisory Council recommendation Hartfield England Brian Jones found dead in his pool at his 72000 home age 26 Police investigate the death Jones a Rolling Stones guitarist and drug conviction veteran left the group last month
The Senate Armed Services Committee cut more than 2 billion from Nixon's 200 billion defense request eliminating funding for offensive chemical and germ warfare programs. McIntyre said research and development for such weapons was knocked out while Safeguard ABM funding was approved.
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