19 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1969
Page
1
Warren County Sheriff William Mathews said a large quantity of ammunition, mostly blanks, was found today at a fraternity house on the Simpson College campus in Indianola Iowa.
Strawberry Point Iowa police chief Stewart Kuehl has withdrawn his resignation amid ongoing council opposition to hiring a second full time officer. Kuehl had offered to resign after the council refused to fund a two man police force, saying he works over 60 hours weekly. The council cited affordability concerns.
In Montezuma and nearby Poweshiek County polls opened to elect a state senator to replace Kenneth Benda who is stepping down to join the Iowa Commerce Commission. In Muscatine a banker's body was recovered after a drowning in the Mississippi River near Turkey Island. A Des Moines area movie project titled Cold Turkey is planned about a billionaire offering 25 million dollars to stop smoking, with state Senator William Reichardt helping arrange filming.
Twenty six contestants from Iowa towns and counties begin judging in Davenport to select Iowa’s representative for Miss America. Participants come from 16 colleges. two non residents. First round begins tonight with over 4500 dollars in scholarships at stake. The winner will crown Miss Iowa 1968 Sue Thompson and advance to Miss America in Atlantic City in September.
Des Moines reports that the Budget and Financial Control Committee will probe how the three state universities receive and spend funds after a sizeable Regent tuition hike. Senators Flatt Messerly and Gaudineer clash over scope while an independent review will also cover state printing ops and costs.
The Iowa Highway Commission will be asked next week to reverse its recent reversal and resume penalties against four truck firms for violating oversize load permits. The panel previously suspended then rescinded the penalties.
Notice of probate of Mae Smith will and appointment of executor for her estate. The filing includes court action to validate the will and name the administrator, with related details published for interested parties and creditors.
UPI reports the national SDS convention in Chicago operates under tight secrecy with police and media barred. Delegates register in long lines at the Coliseum while two anonymous bomb threats trigger police responses. SDS votes to bar newsmen except revolutionary press and contends over control between factions.
An intercepted memo from WEJ warns New York air controllers that their jobs are in jeopardy as tensions rise. The document suggests organizational shakeups and potential firings, signaling a period of uncertainty for aviation staff in the region.
Edwin Roth a 32 year old Wayland electrician remained in critical condition at University Hospitals Iowa City after a head on collision with a semi after cows wandered onto the road from a nearby farm. Dan Eigsti 20 also of Wayland was pinned in the car but released from Mount Pleasant hospital. Keith Carman of St Louis was under observation at Mount Pleasant hospital. The crash occurred north of the junction of U S 218 and Iowa 16 as the two vehicles struck the cows and then each other en route to Hannibal Missouri.
Six year old Matthew Zimmer was found unconscious in the San Bernardino National Forest after wandering 94 hours with no food or shelter. Rescue crews including a sheriff's deputy and a Marine helicopter crew worked to revive him en route to North Air Force Base and St Bernardine's Hospital. doctors say he had only hours to live.
Des Moines UPI reports Iowa AG office states a 1969 legislature bill defines a separate assessment method for agricultural land. The 50 percent productivity rule replaces earning capacity for farm land and a capitalization rate will determine a fair return, applying only to agricultural property. Governor’s aide Vermeer sought the opinion. Ray has not signed the bill yet.
The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness and cooler conditions tonight and Friday with a chance of showers. Temperatures run low in the 50s to the 60s with north areas near 50s tonight and highs Friday in the 65 to 75 range.
Subic Bay Philippines UP I report says three of 74 Americans aboard the Frank E Evans could have been saved if rescuers reached them in time. Royal Australian Navy Captain John Stevenson testified before a mixed U.S. Australian board on the Melbourne Evans collision.
Air traffic in and out of New York was cut by more than half as controllers call in sick amid a pay and safety dispute. Port of New York airports Kennedy Laguardia and Newark handled only 12 inbound and 12 outbound flights per hour, far below the usual 60 to 70. Elsewhere, national schedules remained mostly normal with some delays and reduced staff.
In Ann Arbor Michigan hundreds of heavily armed police officers again tangled with young people along South University Street near the University of Michigan campus in the early hours.
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