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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1966

Page

1

Chest drive to start for school division in Washington

The Washington School system begins its Community Chest drive October 1 to 6 with volunteers contacting teachers and placing donation boxes in schools. Division chairman Don Oxenford says average gifts rose to about 43 cents weekly per teacher as the campaign expands, while cross filing reduces residential calls by pledging through other divisions.

Washington Community Chest Don Oxenford Eneral Joe Evanovich Cii Evanovich Red Feather Oxenford

Inez Brings Destruction to Cuba As It Aims Toward Florida

Hurricane Inez battered eastern Cuba with 138 mph winds causing extensive crop and property damage and at 6 am EDT was 250 miles southeast of Havana moving west-northwest at 12 to 19 mph. Forecasts warned landfall timing remained highly uncertain with possible shifts toward Florida.

Caribbean Inez Lee Florida Straits Cuba Havana Miami National Hurricane Center Inez

Transmission Petition For Transfer To Erect

Notice appears on page 6 of the Evening Journal for a September 30 statement. The public notice requests transfer action to permit erection of facilities. Details include filing party and location specifics as readable in the fragment.

Evening Journal

Soviet walks out on Chinese Report from prison

Tokyo dispatch quotes captured US Air Force pilot 1st Lt. Burton Campbell as opposing the Vietnam War and urging immediate end. Campbell, based in Thailand, said his F105 Thunderchief was shot down in July over North Vietnam and that the war is illegal and must be stopped with all US forces withdrawn.

Tokyo UPI Air Force Viet Nam Radio Hanoi Burton Wayne Campbell Madeline Riffaud Campbell North Vietnam Ohio Cleveland North Viet Nam U.S North

Jakarta Students Denounce Sukarno Anniversary Protest

About 20 000 university students gathered before the presidential palace in Jakarta to denounce President Sukarno and demand he face a military tribunal for treason linked to the 1965 attempted Communist coup. They called for Subandrio’s trial and tested the guard presence as tanks rolled in the streets.

Jakarta UPS Indonesia Sukarno Subandrio Arno Communist Party

Ali and Ike rally Republicans at Chicago fundraiser

At a McCormick Place dinner, 2345 Republicans heard Muhammad Ali say he might join the party if his faith allowed politics. Dwight D. Eisenhower praised responsible spending as his theme and urged support for Earl Eisenhower, his brother and Cook County clerk candidate.

Chicago UPL McCormick Place Muhammad Ali Cassius Clay Franklin J. Landing Dwight D. Eisenhower Muhammad Eisenhower Earl Cook County

Doctors' bags stolen from Newton parking lots

Five Newton doctors report thefts of medical bags from cars parked behind their offices. Police describe a car with Minnesota plates linked to the incidents. The State Bureau of Criminal Investigation aids the Newton case. Doctors named are Frank Forsythe, Dorothy Forsythe, Dale Onnen, L. D. Norris, and R. F. Frech.

Newton Iowa Dorothy Forsythe Dale Onnen L.D. Norris R.F. Frech

Biggest Viet battle looms near the DMZ

U S pilots hammered North Vietnam with B52s and fighters as 63 Communists were killed just below the DMZ in the heaviest fighting yet. American forces reported 143 missions targeting oil depots, SAM sites, and storage near the DMZ while warning the biggest clash of the war could be building up. A U S Phantom was lost, and a South Vietnamese air base crash killed five locals and left six Americans injured at Tan Son Nhut.

GON VPI North Viet Nam U.S North South Viet Nam US. Navy Air Force Hanoi Demilitarized Zone Dmz 17Th Parallel Saigon Tan Son Nhut

Hope for Peace Talks U S seeks Viet reply

U S remains hopeful for a serious Communist response to latest Viet Nam peace proposals. UN Ambassador Goldberg said Communist radio reactions were propagandistic and urged Hanoi to offer a considered reply after White House talks with President Johnson. The plan proposes halting bombing in exchange for de escalation assurances and phased foreign troop withdrawal under international inspection.

Washington UPD United States U.N Arthur J Goldberg Hanoi Johnson White House U.S North Viet Nam Goldberg New York Andrei Gromyko U Thant United Nations General Assembly Viet Nam

Soviet envoy walks out of Chinese anniversary celebration

Tass reports the Soviet charge d affaires in Peking led a walkout with Poland Hungary Bulgaria Mongolia East Germany and Czechoslovakia in protest during Lin Piao's anniversary speech. Other allied diplomats remained, while North Vietnam North Korea and Albania stayed. Relations remain strained amid Red Guards protests and cultural upheaval.

Moscow UPI Soviet Union Peking China Tass North Viet Nam North Korea Albania Lin Piao Communist Party of the Soviet Union Lin Mao Tse-tung Sergei Lapin Andrei Gromyko United Nations Red Guards Kremlin

Schwengel urges end to riots during Iowa speech

Former congressman Fred Schwengel, Republican candidate for his old House seat, told Henry County Republicans that civil rights legislation is adequate but urged an end to demonstrations and racial unrest. He said both white and black racism exist, called for law and order, and urged strict enforcement of civil rights laws.

Mount Pleasant Iowa UPI Fred Schwengel Schwengel House Henry County Iowa Republican

Weather forecast from United Press International

Towns expect warmer tonight with Sunday partly cloudy skies. Lows tonight range in the upper 30s to mid 40s and Sunday highs reach the 60s. Generally fair conditions forecast across the region.

United Press International

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