21 Nov 1969
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1969
Page
1
Members of the Washington High School Future Business Leaders of America will attend workshops at the University of Iowa in Iowa City and Kirkwood College in Cedar Rapids Saturday.
Apollo 12 spacemen wrap up lunar stay with photo runs over three sites Fra Mauro Lalande and Descartes while the Intrepid landslides cause moon tremors. The crew plans a two day return to Earth with a possible early splashdown in the South Pacific.
The Senate voted 55 to 45 to reject Clement F. Haynsworth Jr.’s nomination, marking the first major setback to President Nixon and the first Court nomination defeat since 1930. Abe Fortas’s resignation left the vacancy, with a renewal search underway.
An intercepted memo from W E J appears to raise questions about who will lead next in Washington. The document hints at succession dynamics around Vice President Spiro Agnew amid ongoing political maneuvering.
Y's Men decide to stage the Broadway musical Mame next spring in Washington. Floyd Woods announces the decision as general chairman. Public tryouts are planned for January with about 30 roles and a large chorus. May 5 to 9, 1970, at the high school. roles and crew positions listed including Dave Elder director and Cal Wolf music director.
Vice President Spiro Agnew, delivering a Montgomery Chamber of Commerce speech, attacked The New York Times and The Washington Post as fat and irresponsible, arguing for awareness of growing media monopolization while denying censorship and asserting a duty to speak out. White House aides said Nixon had not seen a draft.
U.S. and Vietnamese forces endured rocket and mortar attacks for the 25th straight day on Bu Prang and Duc Lap near the Cambodian border. Vietnamese troops reported 50 guerrillas killed around Bu Prang, while Cambodian officials said air strikes and artillery hit border outposts, killing 25 Cambodians and wounding three. U.S. commanders cited the right to defend against attacks from Cambodia and noted cross-border strikes targeted gun positions and a vehicle with red crosses. Separately, a firebombed home charity drive in McKeesport collects items for the Stalder family.
A group of faculty and students from Iowa's three state universities sent letters to the three presidents opposing the presence of social fraternities and sororities. The committee says public support of private campus groups raises equal access concerns and calls for answers on funding and rationale for continued Greek presence.
UPI reports the United States considers proposing a halt to testing all MIRV missiles during SALT talks in Helsinki. Officials say no formal proposal has been made, despite Nixon’s earlier hint of a test freeze, as rounds continue with limited public detail.
President Nixon and Prime Minister Sato announce a basic pact to return Okinawa to Japan in 1972. Nuclear weapons on the island are not explicitly addressed but are said to conflict with Japanese sentiment. details and approval by the U.S. Senate and Japanese Diet remain.
Des Moines UPI report says Ron ald M. Stump a University of Iowa Phi Beta Kappa graduate convicted in 1961 of killing Michael Daly in Des Moines has a delay granted to finish his current school term. Stump 28, free on 25000 bond after serving five years of an 85 year sentence, was ordered retried or released after a 1968 appeals ruling. A Navy date had been set for the second trial.
Fair and warmer tonight with lows near 30 to the northeast and the 40s southwest. Saturday partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the 50s to 60s. Outlook for Sunday calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures.
Minutes of city council meeting and proceedings of the county board of supervisors appear in the public notices. Notices include dissolution of M and M Distributors, application for a franchise to operate electric lines, probate of will and appointment of executor for the estate of Kile Forgey.
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