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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1968
Page
1
James Bromwell of Cedar Rapids Republican candidate for U S Senate will attend a coffee and open house in Washington on Thursday evening July 11 at the home of Robert Reed. Readers are invited to meet him.
Two 18 year olds were wounded late Sunday outside a Fort Dodge theater in a sniper shooting. Leah Weber was in good condition at Mercy Hospital after a shoulder back shot. Dennis Johnson was treated for a hand flesh wound and released. Police say multiple rifle shots were fired, though only two hit the couple, with one report naming a passing car as the shooter.
United Press International reports at least 10 people died in Iowa traffic crashes during the 102 hour Fourth of July holiday weekend. Two more Iowans died in accidents outside the state, lifting the 1968 highway fatality total to 400 versus 366 a year earlier.
Two people were injured over the weekend in Iowa when firecrackers were involved. Ronald Jacobsen, 27, of Hiawatha, was hurt in the right eye as a cherry bomb was thrown into a crowd at Freddy's Beach Resort in Lake Delhi as a dance ended. In Dubuque, 4-year-old William Finn suffered burns and cuts when a firecracker was tossed into the family car. he was reported in good condition at Mercy Medical Center. In California, Castroville farmers report a $6 million artichoke crop being devoured by field mice. Officials plan a “kill a mouse” day, deploying oats laced with poison to trap the rodents, amid flooding failures that leave mice feasting on artichokes.
National scope toll rises to 933 across transportation deaths with 601 in traffic and 45 in California leading states. Six die in a head on collision near Winfield Missouri and other incidents cited as motorists rush home after a long weekend.
U S Marines, backed by tanks and air power, pushed toward the DMZ in a major weekend drive near Khe Sanh. Reports say over 300 North Vietnamese killed, while Hanoi claims victories and surrounds Marines on Hill 689. Casualties include 10 Marines killed and 81 wounded. U S fighter bombers flew 133 missions along the southern Panhandle.
Police in Omaha's North Side increased patrols after a Sunday disturbance that left one man wounded by a sniper and at least 16 arrested during a three hour flare in a 30 block area. The unrest began after a knifing incident and led to rock throwing and police gunfire as crowds were dispersed.
The Iowa Executive Council approved hiring Clear Lake resident Francisco M. Ibarra as migratory labor inspector though he is not a United States citizen. Ibarra has lived in the U S and Iowa 14 years and has applied for citizenship. The council also ordered secretary Stephen Robinson to invite State Comptroller Marvin Selden Jr. and Merit Employment director Gerald Howell to discuss an overtime payment system for state employees.
In Charles City Iowa Sgt Pete Hall of the Iowa Highway Patrol was summoned to a crash on a gravel road south of town. His daughter Patricia was among seven youngsters injured, suffering a broken collarbone and other hurts, listed in fair condition as the most seriously injured.
A Hoover Institution draft report prepared for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency sketches a high feasibility scenario for Red China through 1976. It foresees missiles, submarines and a potential no first use stance easing U.S.-China tensions while maintaining hostility toward the U.S. and Soviet Union.
A gunman besieged for six days in Sydney smashed furniture to heat food for himself his teen wife and her infant. Police chief Norman Allan and aides watched from a trailer as they sought a way to separate Mellish from his wife Beryl and baby Leslie. Mrs Mellish said she felt scared and had married at gunpoint. She could not feed her baby who was crying as the standoff continued.
A memo attributed to a U.S. Marines unit near the DMZ questions progress in talks and implies limited success. The message suggests frustration with negotiations and notes ongoing tension in the region. It reflects wartime communication and sentiment among frontline units.
Rep Emanuel Celler urged the House Rules Committee to clear for a vote a bill banning interstate sales of all firearms. He called easy access a critical threat to life and property and said controls would complicate criminal access, backed by law enforcement authorities.
CAPE TOWN South Africa Dr Philip Blaiberg a heart transplant patient who was near death Saturday night has recovered enough to sit up and request steak and eggs His doctors are testing anti rejection drugs and considering a second transplant Barnard says Blaiberg has will to live and his condition is improving, denying reports he refused another transplant
Campaign headquarters for Robert Beck, Republican gubernatorial hopeful, said he would deliver a major agricultural speech directed at the farm problem. The event, set for Wednesday in Marshalltown, will announce the formation of a Farmers for Beck committee.
Two Vietnamese war injured youths arrive in Des Moines and will transfer to University Hospitals in Iowa City for treatment. Nguyen Van O, 13, may receive a bone graft to restore his arm after artillery injuries on May 21, while Bu Thi Kha, 18, has multiple fragmentation wounds and needs extensive reconstruction. The trips are funded by the Committee of Responsibility Inc, which has sponsored 91 children for medical care in the United States.
In a UPI exclusive, South Vietnam Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky warns Saigon could face a Viet Cong assault within two months while suggesting reunification by military or other means. He dismisses overthrow plots against Thieu, envisions prosperity and a future vote, and comments on U.S. presidential candidates Humphrey Nixon and McCarthy.
Partly cloudy weather continues in Iowa with a chance of thundershowers. Cooler air moves in from the north tonight and stays across the state Tuesday. Low temperatures range around 60 in the north and in the 60s elsewhere, with highs Tuesday in the 80s.
President Johnson left San Salvador aboard the presidential jet with his wife and daughter for a shuttle home after a weekend summit with the presidents of Nicaragua Costa Rica Honduras and Guatemala. He pledged 65 million dollars for development and education and lauded regional cooperation as crowds cheered.
Original notice Gladys M Gray versus Duane E Gray details a real estate sale. John Quinn estate notice to sell real estate. Automotive vendors receive notice.
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