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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1969
Page
1
County Fair Livestock Committee officials and 4-H leaders are urged to attend an 8 p m meeting on Monday July 28 at the showbarn fairgrounds to finalize plans for the August 4 7 fair. Attendees should use Southgate due to Northgate repairs.
An intercepted note references President Nixon and peace warnings directed at the United States. The message, attributed to WEJ, suggests hopes for lightening dark US skies amid tensions. No further context or source details are provided.
Nixon began his Asia tour warning peace must come from Asia not the United States. Anti US demonstrations marked the visit as police fought a gun battle near the Intercontinental Hotel and potential assassination plots were probed. Thousands of police and soldiers guarded events while protesters outside the embassy and palace carried anti Nixon signs and flags were torn down. Nixon said the US would avoid future Vietnams and urged Asian allies to rely on their own forces for defense during 23 hours of talks with Marcos and officials.
Public notice announces probate for the estate of Floyd C. Blankenhorn and the appointment of an executor. Details include court authority, estate identification, and deadline for claims as provided in the notice.
ISU student Tom Higgins led a five member group observing a Des Moines state house subcommittee on university financing. He doubted progress and feared a McCarthy style inquiry while tagging for more hearings on legislative spending and conduct.
UPI reports 550 more American soldiers flew out of Vietnam today from Bien Hoa to McChord Air Force Base, part of Nixon’s plan to remove 25 000 U S troops by August. Allied forces said 234 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops were killed in scattered fighting as U S troops began deactivation at Fort Lewis.
United Press International reports Sunday weather partly cloudy and warm with high humidity. A chance of brief thunderstorms is expected in the eastern portion.
The Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin are resting in good health aboard the USS Hornet after eight days in space and two days at sea. A large Pearl Harbor welcome is planned as they leave the ship in their quarantine van bound for Hickam and Houston. They spoke at a thanksgiving service from the van and remembered the Apollo 1 crew with silent prayers.
Sen Edward M Kennedy weighed resigning from the U S Senate after admitting guilt in leaving the scene of a fatal car crash that killed Mary Jo Kopechne. He spoke on national TV amid questions over moral conduct and his political future.
Israeli air raids across the Suez Canal draw minimal damage claims while Cairo and Egyptian authorities dispute the impact. Egypt says antiaircraft fire downed three Israeli jets near Port Fuad El Tina El Cap and El Deversoir as Israel asserts raids show Egypt is unready for a new Middle East war.
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