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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1968
Page
1
City council in a brief meeting set standards for natural gas installations and named Lloyd Turnipseed Jr. to the Airport Commission to fill the expiring term of Bill Boshart. Other routine matters adjourned the session early.
DES MOINES UP I Gov Robert Ray opened budget hearings as state agencies seek 1.56 billion for the next two-year period. The general fund requests exceed the last session’s appropriations by more than 500 million, with agencies forecasting larger cuts by the next General Assembly. Ray, campaigning against tax increases, will have until Feb 1 to submit his budget after 10 days of hearings through Dec 10. Major agencies include the State Conservation Commission seeking 18.3 million from general funds and 10.5 million from a trust fund, while Social Services asks 229 million and Public Safety about 32 million.
Special to the Journal reports a postwar marriage surge in Washington County with births expected to rise. In 1968 six months show a 10 percent jump in marriages, and national data project about 2,000,000 marriages nationwide this year. Local marriage rate is about 6.7 per 1,000 with 1,751 residents aged 20 to 25, more than in 1960.
Adair County Farm Bureau was named the top county bureau in Iowa for 1968 at the Iowa Farm Bureau convention in Des Moines. Plymouth County took second place. nine district winners were honored for outstanding county programs. Awards highlighted areas include membership, policy development, legislation, public relations, commodities, and youth. Mrs. Herbert Johnson was recommended for a second term as state women’s chairman.
Dr Shiro Nakagawa of Ueno Zoo Hospital warns cats in northern Japan grow fat from high protein diets and lack exercise, causing diabetes and high blood pressure. He says hungry cats will chase rats and advises reducing meat to spur activity.
Two men, Edgar Wise and Ervin Reschly, were injured in a 5:15 p.m. crash on Highway 78 a mile and a half west of Brighton. Wise, 62, was thrown from the tractor and injured his back and head. Reschly, 62, suffered a broken jaw. Both were hospitalized. Wise at Washington County Hospital and Reschly at University of Iowa Hospitals. Investigators cited Reschly's attempt to pass and the subsequent impact with Wise's tractor, with no charges filed at the time.
Communist forces shelled nine cities and battled south of Da Nang for a fourth day as South Vietnam reports 68 cities attacked since the halt in U.S. bombing. Phu Vinh endured a costly three salvo attack, with 19 dead and 20 wounded. Huong cites increased recruitment and a winter spring plan, while refugees face displacement and forced village loans. Casualties mount, and reports allege North Vietnamese units crossed the DMZ in violation of Paris accords.
An intercepted memo mentions a bumper crop in Washington County with speculation the yield could be cribbed. The note cites concerns among officials about possible shortages and market impact. Local agencies report heightened scrutiny of agricultural outputs and supply chains.
Des Moines police quelled fights at East High School with 13 arrests including four adults and nine juveniles. Officers expect unlawful assembly charges. school officials vow no tolerance for disruptions and possible permanent expulsions for disciplined students. Some pupils left early and parents retrieved children amid racial tension reports.
Paris reports say France's economic crisis deepened as Bank of France tapped shrinking gold reserves to defend the franc against devaluation. President de Gaulle met Premier Couve de Murville and Finance Minister Ortoli as cuts were planned to restore confidence in the economy and currency.
Variable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday with scattered snow flurries mainly northeast. Colder tonight in the central and eastern regions with lows from the upper teens to low 20s. Wednesday not as cold with highs from the 30s in the northeast to around 40 in the southwest.
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