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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1968

Page

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Chicago Staff Band to perform at local high school

The Salvation Army’s Chicago Staff Band plans a varied program from militant marches to symphonic works and hymns. Calvin Shanks calls it a premier midwest musical group. Tickets 1.00, 50 cents for students, to be sold by the Men’s Music Club and local shops. Performance on March 16 at the high school auditorium, or the gym if needed.

Calvin Shanks Salvation Army Chicago Army Middle West Everetts Music Co McDaniels Drugstore The United States Canada England Donald Clark

Senate closes civil rights debate on housing bill

The Senate voted to end its lengthy civil rights debate and move to a compromise open housing bill with a federal ban on housing discrimination. Senate leaders urged support, citing a deep national crisis and warnings from the White House and a violence study commission.

Washington UPI Senate White House Senate Republian Everett M. Dirksen Dirksen Lincoln Advisory ‘Commission On Fred R. Harris D-Okla Antibots Commission Commission Mansfield Walter F. Mondale Dminn

Johnson outlines his health plans

President Johnson proposes a 15.6 billion health program to extend medical care to all in need, aiming for long term national commitment with phased goals. The plan calls for federal cost standards on drugs, a published compendium of drugs, birth control aid for three million poor women, and broad coverage through Medicare, Medicaid, and maternal child health programs.

Ramey Air Force Base P.R UPI Johnson Congress Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Joseph Califano Department of Health, Education and Welfare

Red forces attack 12 bases and four capitals

Communists launched a third nationwide attack in 33 days targeting 12 American bases and four provincial capitals. Despite weaker force than prior offensives, the strikes hit a village, shelled Da Nang’s hospital area, and damaged Bien Hoa base, with heavy fighting near Con Thien and Duc Duc where casualties and civilian losses were reported.

Saigon UPI U.S Mekong da Nang North Vietnam Leathernecks Con Thien Khe Sanh Johnson Puerto Rico Red River Hanoi Navy J.g Harry M. Lane Navajo Calif South Vietnam Bien Hoa Quang Nam Duc Duc Popular Forces

Hughes Calls for Anti Riot Action Across States

Des Moines Iowa UPI Earl F Flowers reports Senator Harold Hughes urges state and local governments to adopt measures from the presidential commission on last summer's Negro riots. He says awaiting $30 billion congressional funding is unnecessary as states cities and citizens must act now to address the issues.

Earl F. Flowers Des Moines UPI National Commission Harold E. Hughes Congress Hughes

Rockefeller faces mixed advice on GOP bid for presidency

New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller weighs a wait and see approach as leaders give conflicting counsel. Mayor John Lindsay urges him to declare early and run in spring primaries while Senator Jacob Javits counsels staying out of primaries and vying for the Miami convention. Rockefeller faces pressure from Wisconsin backers to enter Wisconsin's April primary and other rivals warn against violence as Nixon and McCarthy compete. Wallace expands in Nebraska to place third party bid on state ballots.

Nelson A. Rockefeller New York John V. Lindsay Rockefeller Jacob K. Javits Miami Javits ABC Issues Gov William) Scranton Pennsylvania Lindsay CBS Face the Nation Wisconsin John K. Maciver Maciver Richard M. Nixon Eugene J. McCarthy Alabama George C. Wallace Nebraska American Independent Party

Iowa Weather: Fair Tonight Warmer Across State

The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight with warmer air. Lows range from the upper 20s in the northeast to the low 30s in the southwest. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and a slight cooling in the northeast. Highs will be in the 40s in the northeast to the 50s in the southwest.

United Press International Iowa

Three Washington boys admit theft of locks

Three boys aged nine and ten in Washington confess to taking padlocks from Milwaukee and Rock Island rail lines and an Iowa Utilities power plant site. Two other youths quickly followed with details, leading to the recovery of the locks and an ongoing investigation into motive and remaining missing items.

Washington Milwaukee Railroad Rock Island Milwaukee Iowa Southern Utilities Co Ottumwa

Des Moines armband case heads to Supreme Court

The U S Supreme Court agreed to decide how far public schools may restrict political symbols like antiwar armbands. The Des Moines case involves five students suspended in 1965 for wearing black armbands to protest Vietnam and support a Christmas truce. the ACLU represents them.

Washington UPI U.S. Supreme Court Des Moines Iowa Vietnam ACLU 5Th Circuit 8Th Circuit

Space lab OGO sent into orbit from Cape Kennedy

UPI reports the Orbiting Geophysical Observatory OGO launched aboard Atlas Agena to a two-stage orbit reaching 92,000 miles high. The 1,347-pound lab carries 25 experiments to study sun radiation, space environment, and magnetic and electric forces for Apollo radiation planning. Early tracking shows normal performance as it documents cosmic phenomena. A sun-monitoring satellite will launch from Wallops Island Tuesday to complement OGO. A Russian Zond craft was launched two days earlier, Tass said, potentially studying near earth space.

Cape Kennedy UPI United States Geophysical Observatory OGO Earth North Pole Jupiter Wallops Island Apollo Ogo 5 Space Agency Zond Tass

Special Washington City Council Meeting Notice

A public notice announces a special meeting of the Washington city council. The meeting aims to address agenda items likely including policy discussions and potential actions. Location and exact time are listed in the official notice.

Washington City Council

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