07 Oct 1966
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1966
Page
1
Johnson warns Congress of a possible 35 billion fiscal year spending figure if cuts are not found. House and Senate bills request 5.7 and 6.4 billion for two year and one year aid. Defense spending outpaces estimates due to manpower ceiling lifting and faster weapon procurements.
A one car crash one mile north of Keota kills Philip Stewart 19 instantly and James Hammes 20 dies later at University Hospitals in Iowa City. Passenger Bill Malley 20 is hospitalized with a broken collar bone and injuries. Dean Redlinger 19 escapes uninjured. The car struck a utility pole after loss of control near Jim Palmer corner. Authorities from Keokuk and Washington counties and the highway patrol investigated. Services announced for Philip Stewart and James Hammes with Powell Funeral Home overseeing arrangements.
Gov Harold E Hughes defends state actions amid the Harlan labor dispute stating plans exist for rapid law enforcement response, dismissing Republican gubernatorial candidate Murray’s charges as false. The admin released a Miller report saying violence had ended before National Guard deployment and defended in person investigations.
The Soviet Union ordered all Chinese students in Russia to leave and instructed Soviet students in China to return by Monday. Tass cited reciprocity after China halted Soviet student education. The door remains open for future exchanges if China is willing to resume them.
United Press reports Iowa will see fair skies with mild conditions tonight and Saturday. Lows dip into the 50s while daytime highs reach the 80s, bringing warm but comfortable weather for the weekend.
Allied forces on the central coast of South Vietnam reported destroying a 2000-strong Communist force near Nuoc Ngot Bay 290 miles northeast of Saigon. Major General John Norton credited monsoon rain and air strikes with aiding the operation, while reports noted mass surrenders and ongoing efforts to curb infiltration across the DMZ.
Hurricane Inez slammed the Yucatan Peninsula and Caribbean coastlines with 110 mile an hour winds. Army troops guided thousands of refugees inland as officials warned of potential severe flooding and rising death tolls from the storm’s wide path through the Gulf and Caribbean.
President Johnson outlines a three point program to ease East West tensions while boosting trade with Eastern Europe and modernizing NATO. He calls for Europe to become a partner to the United States in a peaceful world order and urges steps to unify Germany within a broader Western bloc.
India told the United States that North Viet Nam will not discuss peace while bombing continues. The report, conveyed by Indian Foreign Minister Sardar Swaran Singh, was given to Secretary of State Rusk last Wednesday via India as ICC chair. President Johnson planned a UN appearance and a speech at the Carnegie Endowment, drawing mixed reactions from delegates.
Public notice announces the appointment of an executor for the estate of Helen C. with details on probate proceedings and related jurisdiction. The notice indicates a formal request to appoint administer or executor and directs interested parties to follow court procedures and deadlines.
Hong Kong dispatch says Russia and East European allies plan to intervene in China s internal upheaval to back factions opposing Mao Tse Tung s anti Soviet policies. Western diplomats cite Pravda urging a world Communist summit to condemn Beijing s purge and foreign policy as cross bloc tensions rise over Lin Piao and Red Guards.
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