22 Mar 1969
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1969
Page
1
Washington High School Work Study students organize babysitting during the operetta Carousel at the Methodist Church 206 West 2nd. Sitters will work 7 15 to 10 30 pm on play nights at 50 cents per hour. call numbers for info and arrangements.
President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon relax at a million dollar seaside mansion in San Clemente, with plans for a sentimental visit to the San Juan Capistrano Mission and a possible regular Southern California vacation retreat at the Cooton mansion. aides note no fixed plans, while discussions on Vietnam policy continue with top advisers aboard.
In a high mixed tone hearing on the antiballistic missile system Senator Gore, chairing the subcommittee, pressed Defense Secretary Melvin Laird on safeguards and presidential use. Laird argued Safeguard would protect retaliation and add flexibility, while Gore and Symington questioned need and timing as cloudiness returns in Iowa with light showers ahead.
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces press a winter spring offensive with shelling of 30 military camps and clashes on two corridors toward Saigon. Officials report 98 guerrillas slain on infiltration routes while U S and South Vietnamese forces report light overall losses. In clashes near Tay Ninh and An Loc allied units claim multiple enemy kills as U S helicopters suffer a fatal downing 60 miles northwest of Saigon.
Public notice lists probate of the wills of P. F. Whisler and Christine M. Aller and appointment of their executors. The notice appears in today’s paper with details on the filing and required actions for interested parties.
The latest Walter Reed bulletin says Dwight D. Eisenhower, 78, is resting comfortably with congestive heart failure. Doctors report no further heart infarctions and note his response to treatment remains favorable but slow. Mamie Eisenhower described days as good and bad, with one notably bad period lasting 30 hours.
Agnes Nakayenga a 17 year old from Masaka Uganda studies at Washington High as part of a one year exchange sponsored by the American Field Service. She arrived last August and hopes to depart by June. Agnes describes Uganda, schooling, snow, climate, and her plans to help children, possibly in pediatrics, while praising Washington as a friendly small town.
The House Ways and Means Committee plans secret review of 155 high earners paying no income tax as part of its tax reform probe. In its second month of hearings, testimony touched on the oil depletion allowance with Yale economist Wright urging subsidies over tax breaks. Harold M. McClure Jr. warned that ending depletion could raise gasoline prices.
Washington memo from Agnes Nakayenga directs taking the best back to Uganda when leaving. The message is signed by WEJ and appears as an intercepted communication. The note references travel and transfer of belongings. No additional context or official sources are provided.
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