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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1964
Page
6
Job listings announce high weekly wages around 102 dollars with both men and women eligible. Preparatory training offered until appointment. Positions open across multiple areas, with experience noted as beneficial.
I wish to thank my kind friends and relatives for the many cards, beautiful flowers and visits while I was in Mercy Hospital. Dave Benson
Raymond Reasons, suspected of killing five people including his three children, his stepdaughter, and his former wife in Boise, is found dead after a gunfight with police. The crime scene revealed two garrottings, two shootouts, and a bludgeoning, with Reasons last seen fleeing in a car before crashing into a canal.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said agents assist the Secret Service in guarding President Johnson since the Kennedy assassination. He denied any rift with the agency and noted daily liaison on the President’s travel and threats, as he marks one year leading the FBI after resigning civil service limits.
Civil rights demonstrators press a third week of protests at segregated Nashville restaurants. NAACP leaders say arrests near 200 and protests will continue until a public accommodations bill passes the city council. Sunday march on city hall drew about 300 participants.
Gen Maxwell D Taylor arrived in Saigon under tight security amid a feared Communist plot targeting Defense Secretary McNamara who will join him Tuesday. Police later found two terrorists wiring 50 pounds of explosives near a bridge McNamara would cross, with the pair last visiting Vietnam two months ago. Taylor downplayed the visit's significance while noting guarded optimism over pacification plans amid the Vietnamese military junta.
Washington County chapter American Red Cross lists a swim and water safety program for a student to attend June 15 through July 24 1964 at the Washington Municipal Swimming Pool. The applicant is categorized as Beginner Advanced Beginner Intermediate or Swimmer. A medical absence is not disclosed and a release absolves the ARC of liability. Transportation details vary with bus pickup and Tuesday morning sessions at 8:30 AM.
The Senate entered its 10th week of debate on the House passed civil rights bill, with Negro leaders urging swift passage. James Farmer of CORE warned of trouble this summer without a strong measure, while Sen Russell Long noted continued support amid a narrowed vote. Other items include Pell urging free political prisoner releases in Romania before trade talks, and Nelson proposing national tire safety standards to curb accidents.
Sale of household goods at 403 West Madison starts at 1 p.m. Mrs. Marion Huston. Complete business close-out auction of $20,000 inventory. Discontinued east to Coast store on east side square, Washington, Iowa. Times 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Smerring's Hardware and Appliance Sale every Wednesday at Smylie's Livestock Market, Columbus Junction, Iowa. Livestock sale hogs only every Wednesday, veals, sheep and cattle every Thursday. Kalona Sales Barn, Kalona, Iowa. Sale every Tuesday at Wapello Livestock Auction, Inc. on Highway 61 at Wapello, Iowa. Livestock sale every Tuesday at Ollie Livestock Exchange, Ollie. Sale every Monday at Wayland, Iowa. Starts at noon. Every Friday sale at Washington Livestock Sales Co.
A chaotic TV schedule fragment lists programs and times such as Tell the Truth The Lucy Show Danny Thomas I’ve Got a Secret and The1 Lone Ranger. It mentions Report to ToWs and a 30 Day in Court segment plus films and hospital listings with scattered titles and times.
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