08 Mar 1969
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1969
Page
1
In San Francisco a seven year old’s Plant a Tree Week poster drew a marijuana plant after he left with the Blue Ribbon. City officials admit the design isn’t suited for street planting.
U.S. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird met with President Thieu and Vice President Ky at Independence Palace amid Saigon rocket attacks and mourners. The talks focused on allied response to the Communist offensive as Laird also met with Bunker Abrams and other officials. He planned visits to U.S. bases in the field after two days of consultations.
Tens of thousands of Muscovites marched through snow in a second day of protests against alleged Chinese killings of Soviet border guards. An effigy of Mao Tse-tung was hung outside the Beijing embassy as police and troops kept order amid missiles and jeers.
Intercepted message suggests if space pictures aid Earth, then Earth pictures could aid spacemen. The memo, signed WEJ, contemplates visual exchange between Earth and space crews as a potential aid to missions.
Paris reports say Hanoi insists on direct talks with the Viet Cong as essential to ending the Vietnam war. Officials in Hanoi condemn U S raids and call for recognition of the National Liberation Front as key in Paris negotiations. They praise Saigon officials for cooperative sessions with Washington.
A truck carrying powdered magnesium exploded on the southbound Dan Ryan Expressway near the 91st Street overpass, leaving about 1,000 homes without power for roughly an hour. Driver Norman Zblewski, 41, of Chicago Heights, was hospitalized in satisfactory condition with burns. Investigators say a spark ignited the cargo, weakening the overpass structure that may remain closed for weeks.
Vietcong forces pressed a nationwide offensive into its 14th day shelling 50 towns and allied bases while striking three ground assaults against U S troops guarding Saigon. US losses totaled 12 killed and 40 wounded across three battles with 163 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed.
Apollo 9 astronauts David Scott James McDivitt and Russell Schweickart conducted a key experiment aboard the space capsule mounting a multispectral camera to photograph Earth from high orbit. Officials hailed the mission as a milestone toward lunar landings while detailing future steps for Apollo 10 and Apollo 11.
President Nixon, in Florida at the sun lit Winter White House, studied pro and con ABM papers as he decides on deploying the antiballistic missile system. He plans a decision early next week, likely Tuesday, after meetings with advisers and Capitol Hill opposition warning of an arms race.
In Waterloo Iowa a closed meeting between Waterloo East High officials and black students' parents settled six of seven grievances from Monday's sitdown protest led by Edna Lenicek. The sole unresolved item concerns whether suspension work should affect grades.
Partly cloudy and colder tonight in southeast Iowa with lows from zero to 10 above. Sunday will be partly cloudy and a little warmer as north winds shift to 10 to 15 mph. Outlook for Monday calls for partly cloudy and cold conditions Across the region.
Public notice announces probate of the will and appointment of an executor for the estate of Laura E Brinning. The filing specifies the court handling the matter and invites interested parties to come forward by the specified deadline.
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