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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1968
Page
1
Firemen quickly contained a rear frame structure blaze at the button factory on East Seventh Street Tuesday evening. Mrs. Kelly Schlapkohl and her husband reported the fire started near the roof. little damage occurred.
Dr Denton Cooley led a team at St Luke s Hospital in Houston that transplanted a heart into a 54 year old Elmont New York man Louis Fierro the 15th such operation worldwide. The donor Hubert Brungardt from Pasadena Texas died 39 minutes earlier and the recipient s condition was described as highly satisfactory.
An intercepted memo from Reverend Abernathy in Washington DC questions motives and states you expect moral pangs to conquer hunger pangs in a cryptic exchange. The note ends with a terse personal sign off.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis reversed a Iowa City church ruling against Dr and Mrs Joseph E Baker. The 830 member body ordered a new hearing by the permanent judicial commission and will appoint five members to participate. The Bakers had led a long effort to save their church building and were initially found guilty of disrupting peace.
The Bakers faced suspension by the Iowa Synod over opposition to church plans to tear down the old church and build a new structure. A judicial commission upheld the suspension 13-2, but the assembly rejected the judgment after voice and standing votes. They were accused of disrupting the congregation by inflammatory letters and vilifying the pastor and claimed unfair trial by Presbytery officials.
The Rev. Ralph David Abernathy says the Poor People's Campaign may be America’s last chance to respond to poverty nonviolently as 50 marchers head to Capitol Hill for new demands. About 400 poor people arrive at Resurrection City near the Lincoln Memorial after 15 days on the road. Sidney Poitier and Robert Culp attend the send off, joining a campsite cleanup.
Senate moves on the anticrime bill with a likely vote to authorize wiretapping by law enforcement in national security and major crime cases. A separate vote supported upholding a confession standard while another provision barred Supreme Court reversal of state trial decisions on admissibility. Eyewitness testimony rules were also set to be admitted even without counsel in certain identifications.
U S intelligence says Hanoi doubled antiaircraft defense in the southern panhandle after Johnson limited bombing to the area on April 1. Two American jets were shot down Tuesday, bringing 25 U S planes lost in the supply line region since April 1. One Skyhawk rescue, two Marines missing, and U S pilots targeting radar hubs near Vinh as B52s pound Kontum and Saigon areas.
Paris reports indicate a general strike by Communist led unions paralyzed transport, communications, garbage collection, and even entertainment venues. De Gaulle faced a censure motion while Pompidou led the Assembly fight. soldiers cleared streets, markets saw hoarding, and border inspectors walked off allowing smugglers to enter.
U.S. Ambassador Harriman pressed North Vietnam to allow South Vietnam to decide its future freely and to halt public release of closed-session texts. Thuy countered with sharp attacks, warning Washington to bear responsibility if talks fail. He urged restraint and a return to 1962 neutrality accords. Harriman described Saigon as a legitimate government with broad electoral support.
Haiti formally petitions the United Nations Security Council to address alleged bombing and invasion of its soil. In an earlier informal complaint, Haiti said intruders might have originated from the United States Cuba Jamaica the Dominican Republic or the Bahamas.
New York police moved to flush 150 student rebels from Hamilton Hall and then cleared about 2,000 others on Columbia University’s campus. They seized Tuesday and were protesting the suspension of leftist SDS leader Mark Rudd who organized the occupation of five buildings last month. Rudd, 20, faces charges of inciting to riot rioting and criminal trespass. He is campus president of Students for a Democratic Society.
United Press International reports Iowa will have mostly cloudy skies tonight with showers and possible thunderstorms southeast to east. Tomorrow Thursday brings partial cloudiness with a chance of showers and warmer temperatures. tonight’s lows in the 50s and Thursday’s highs in the 60s.
Residents in the Washington area join a campaign to collect food and supplies for Iowans hit by recent tornadoes in Charles City Oelwein and surrounding areas. Robert Wead chairs the effort with the county Red Cross, urging grocery shoppers to buy an extra can this week.
Probate records announce the will of Nancy Mae McCreedy and the appointment of an executor. The filing notes the estate administration steps and the authority granted to manage debts, taxes, and asset distribution under applicable probate law.
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