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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1968
Page
1
Sheriff's officers investigated a morning theft at Washington Country Club with three golf club covers and 34 golf balls missing after a basement window was pried and the door opened. The incident was reported at 9 35 a m. today by Dean Garrett, the complainant.
The Supreme Court upheld police power to briefly detain a person for questioning and to frisk for dangerous weapons if reasonably necessary. Chief Justice Warren, in the Ohio case, said these practices must comply with the Constitution’s ban on unreasonable searches and seizures, with the decision tied to three cases from New York and Ohio.
The Iowa Executive Council approved a complex merit raise plan effective July 1 to boost pay for most state employees. About 75 to 80 percent of the 15,700 employees will be eligible, with increases of 4 to 5 percent, funded from the last legislative session. Eligible workers include those earning under 10,000 with at least three months without a raise, and those earning 10,000 or more with six months without a raise. Government leaders hope the raises help retain staff amid private-sector gains and tax changes. Governor Harold E. Hughes was not present at the meeting.
Robert Ray told the Burlington Rotary Club that Iowa should offer decent salaries to recruit qualified law enforcement officers. He argued that agencies should be allowed to hire officers from anywhere they can be found to attract better personnel amid current staffing roadblocks.
James Earl Ray, the accused MLK Jr. killer, was ordered held without bail in Britain on gun and passport charges. He was taken to Brixton Prison for a June 18 hearing as U.S. extradition efforts proceed. Embassy and State Department officials discussed how and when extradition would proceed.
Aaron Myers, 19, was arrested on murder charges for the fatal shooting of Abder Rayyan, a 55 year old Jordanian grocer. Police say the motive may be revenge for Sen Robert Kennedy's death, though rumors of Rayyan’s remarks could not be confirmed. Rayyan immigrated from Bogota in 1961 and opened the store with relatives two months ago.
Considerable cloudiness and chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight. A cooler trend in west and south central locations. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the east. Lows range 60 to 65 west and north to 70 southeast. highs Tuesday reach the 80s. Wednesday looks to be mostly clear to partly cloudy with little temperature change.
Viet Cong reportedly surrendered en masse in Cholon after a day of fierce rockets pounding Saigon for a tenth straight day. Westmoreland cautioned against expecting a decisive win, noting favorable trends but impossible victory in the classic sense. Civilian casualties rose as refugees returned and U.S. forces reported heavy fighting near the North Vietnam border and Mekong Delta.
More than 50,000 mourners filed slowly past a newly sodded Arlington grave Sunday to honor Robert Francis Kennedy. Ethel Kennedy and their son Joseph visited, joined by Caroline and John Kennedy Jr. The nation mourned his death as thousands across cities held services led by clergy from Catholic, Protestant and Jewish faiths. Dodgers wore black armbands in Los Angeles as tributes spread nationwide.
Washington Senator Charles Percy said the assassination of Robert Kennedy will have a marked impact on Richard Nixon's chances to win the presidency. He noted Nixon appears the leading Republican candidate and that Kennedy's death could push the nation toward a constructive, traditional Republicanism.
Storms moving through Iowa brought rain thunder and lightning and formed a few funnel clouds but no ground tornados. Watches and warnings were issued near Boone Reinbeck Spencer and Farmersburg as sightings were reported. Rain totals ranged from 1.17 inches in Northwood to 0.10 in Coon Rapids with several towns recording fractions up to 1 inch. Lightning sparked four fires including a warehouse blaze at Collegiate Manufacturing Co Ames destroying finished goods and a watchman’s house. A fire at the Spellenberg farm west of Fairfax destroyed outbuildings and crops. Lightning also gutted Lincoln Lutheran Church near Ridgeway and a Troy Mills farm home, with flames burning through a fuel oil basement.
Molotov cocktails hit two Gaullist party buildings in Paris as France began a tense two week vote battle over President Charles de Gaulle s leadership. A stone shattered a door and a Gaullist student HQ faced similar threats while a right wing student group in Nice was raided. police reported 200 youths detained near the Renault plant at Flins.
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