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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1969
Page
1
Washington County sheriff's officers and Brighton officials report a parolee from Eldora in custody for stealing $21.25 from a Brighton home. The break came after the theft from a billfold bank and bedroom, with entry through a basement door.
Intercepted note from WEJ addresses President Nixon urging progress toward peace as negotiations continue. The memo references Midway as a symbolic point in the search for settlement, signaling cautious optimism from the sender.
Rep Richard H Ichord new committee chair says serious threat to internal security exists if SDS reports prove true. Sen John L McClellan defends subpoenas to university officials for lists of students on federal aid involved in disorders. Checks reportedly cover eight to a dozen campuses including Harvard Cornell Columbia Stanford UC.
A three story brick building in Kansas City burned in the early hours, killing 12 people including eight children. Firefighters faced water pressure problems as they battled the blaze for hours. Among the dead were six children and parents Rex Johnson and Joyce Franks. Edmound Godden Sr. saved his wife and two children but could not rescue two others. Infant Harry Smith died after his father leaped from a window with him.
DES MOINES Iowa taxpayers receive reminders for the June 15 due date of the second installment of Estimated Tax. District Director John F Hanlon says the IRS Service Center in Kansas City will mail notices to those who received the form packet earlier this year. He advises nonliability to disregard the reminder and notes extra forms can be obtained by writing the District Director or IRS offices in Burlington.
Funeral services for Pfc Thomas Allen Nebel 20 of Keota will be held Thursday at 1:30 pm at St Josephs Catholic Church Wellman with Rev Martin Manning in charge. Nebel died of wounds suffered in Vietnam May 14 and in Japan May 28 1969. He entered the army Oct 28 1968 and arrived in Vietnam April 26 1969. Born July 3 1948 in Washington County he was son of Bill D and Lois Mae Reeves Nebel. He attended Noble Consolidated and West Liberty schools, moved to Keota in 1962, was senior class vice president, played football and track, member of the K Club, attended Rankin Mechanical Training School in St Louis for two years, and worked as a draftsman for Frantz Construction Co. Surviving are his parents, three brothers Ronald Roy Martin Lynn and James Todd, grandmother Mrs Clara Ena Reeves of West Liberty, and fiancee Evelyn Romine.
Probate of wills and appointment of executors announced for the estates of John W. Elliott Sr. and Bessie D. Fesler. Proceedings list names of potential executors and filing dates in the county probate court.
South Vietnamese troops reported finding 259 Communist soldiers slain in American air and artillery strikes near Dak To in the Central Highlands. The bodies were recovered seven miles southwest of Dak To after weekends raids by U S B 52s and artillery. The Saigon headquarters also reported several sharp skirmishes killing 246 Communist troops from the Mekong Delta to the DMZ, with four U S dead and 53 wounded. Operation Speedy Express ended, tallying 10,899 Communists killed and 2,579 suspects captured. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese gunners fired 11 rockets and mortars into Allied sites overnight.
In a SEATO antisubmarine exercise 300 miles southeast of Saigon the Australian carrier Melbourne plowed into the U S destroyer Evans splitting her in two. One dead 73 missing 200 survivors including 190 enlisted men and 10 officers. Survivors transferred to USS Kearsarge. one severely injured flown to Saigon. Prime Minister John Gorton and President Nixon expressed condolences as search continued.
Earl Burger won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee to become chief justice, endorsing limited public financial disclosure by all federal judges. He testified on life priorities, potential sealed financial statements, and support for management techniques in the judiciary.
President Nixon begins a peace mission tracing a path from General Beadle College in Madison to the Midway Islands to meet South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu. He will deliver major addresses at Mundt Library in Madison and the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, then head to San Clemente to refine policy on Vietnam and domestic matters.
DES MOINES IMMEDIARY Kenneth Jernigan, head of the Iowa Commission for the Blind, said the National Federation of the Blind should abolish federal tax breaks for the blind. He noted Iowa delegates may propose ending the double income tax exemption for blind people at the federation’s summer convention. He argued for equal treatment and opportunities with others.
United Press International reports Iowa will see clear to partly cloudy skies with warmer temps into Wednesday. Lows tonight range from the 40s in the northeast to the 50s in the southwest. A slight chance of light showers is possible in the northeast late Wednesday. Highs on Wednesday reach the 70s in the north to the low 80s in the south. The outlook for Thursday calls for partly cloudy skies and a bit cooler conditions.
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