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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1968
Page
1
In Washington the tremor stopped a large regulator clock at Logan Jewelry Store. Owner John Logan said the tremor caused the clock to fall silent four minutes after eleven.
Central and western Iowa endured up to 12 inches of snow on Saturday and Sunday causing deadly crashes and heart attacks. Roads clogged, hundreds of cars stranded, and strong pleas to stay home. schools closed in rural areas while urban districts stayed open.
United Press International reports at least eight people died in weekend Iowa highway crashes. Key fatalities include Larry Churchill 19 Bedford and Myra Beach about 19 Ankeny in a three vehicle I-35 collision near Osceola. Other deaths occurred in Vail Denison Des Moines Grinnell and Sioux City area crashes amid snowy roads.
Tass reported the Zond 6 spacecraft was launched from a parking orbit toward the moon. Following Zond 5’s Indian Ocean landing after lunar looping, Western scientists question recovery methods and possible lunar orbit for future unmanned probes. Sir Bernard Lovell notes potential lunar vicinity control before Earth return.
A gasoline leak from a pipeline in Iloilo city sparked a flash fire that killed 14 people, many children, and left 46 others with severe burns. Police corrected initial counts, saying 19 had died earlier reports. Fire raged about four hours, two houses burned, and officials warned the death toll could rise.
In Wilton Junction Iowa a Rock Island Corn Belt Limited derailed near a wreckers track injuring about 16 passengers. The train carried about 75 people and the road remained open with delays as crews cleared the scene.
Arlington honored the unknown dead at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with a wreath and flyover as allied representatives carried freedom torches. Gov Mills Godwin spoke in Staunton. Westmoreland and Bob Hope headlined events in Columbia and nationwide parades drew tens of thousands in San Francisco Chicago and New York City.
A medium quake measuring about 5.5 on the Richter scale struck near Mount Carmel Illinois in the Wabash Valley, felt across Iowa with no injuries or major damage reported. Experts said aftershocks and the chance of a repeat quake could be decades away, recalling the 1811 New Madrid event. Across Iowa many residents reported rattled buildings, shaking towers at Iowa State University and disrupted communications as people checked on family and property.
Intercepted note from a CITY RESIDENT in Washington urges timely storm window installation with a playful quote about snow and a signature WEJ. The message reads Snow time like the present to put on those storm windows.
Famed Texas lawyer Percy Foreman nears taking over James Earl Ray's defense in Memphis with a request for a continuance past year end. He insists on constitutional innocence and declines fee discussion while denying Klan funding, as security drills begin andRay's former counsel Hanes is replaced amid family and sheriff led conferences.
Public notices announce applications to build a pipeline in Washington County. The notice requests public awareness and outlines filing or review steps, published on the public notices page for today.
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