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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1968
Page
1
Southeast Six Conference singers perform in a 7:30 p m concert in Washington High gym as the daylong vocal music festival closes with a guest clinician from Coe College Cedar Rapids.
In Cleobury Mortimer, the local licensing authority allows the village pub to remain open until 2 a.m during the Olympic Games, hoping residents will watch the events rather than overindulge. London coverage notes a nursing exhibit featuring disposable micro-mini uniforms priced at $1.20, highlighting the skimpy designs and material savings.
Detroit Tigers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 to narrow the series lead to 3-2. Orlando Cepeda opened with a first inning homer for St Louis to stake a 3-2 edge after four. Detroit answered in the fourth on a Mickey Stanley triple, a Norm Cash sac fly, and a Willie Horton triple that scored Jim Northrup. Lolich and Briles allowed four hits in four innings as the game shaped the late innings.
A downtown Des Moines office building fire was brought under control after about an hour and a half of fighting by firefighters. The United Federal Savings and Loan building sustained damage to the second floor estimated in the thousands of dollars.
American Marines reoccupied Thuong Duc after a weekend breakthrough ending a 77 day Communist siege. South Vietnamese irregulars reported dozens of Communist bodies in recaptured villages as a Marine column clashed briefly with North Vietnamese guards. U S losses described as light.
Iowa Comptroller Marvin R. Selden Jr. forecasts a 4.9 million dollar surplus for the state treasury by year end, saying he is not worried about running out of money. He notes Rankin’s deficit forecast was within a small margin and cites tax changes and farm income as key factors, with recent higher actual receipts boosting the outlook.
Humphrey conceded he trails Nixon but says support is rising as voters grow tired of Nixon and Wallace tactics. Johnson to campaign for Humphrey nationwide Thursday night. Wallace rejects nuclear use in Vietnam, favors military victory if talks fail. Nixon blames Democratic welfare programs for unrest and cites federal planning.
Washington businessmen urged to participate in a patriotic drive with a red feather emblem to help meet this year’s fundraising goal. The memo calls on local merchants to display the symbol and support community efforts.
UPI reports Democrat Paul Franzenburg outlined a broad crime and law enforcement program in Iowa. With attorney general candidate Dan Johnston and ex Iowa Crime Commission head James Hayes, he urged 5,500 officers, higher police pay, alternative revenue tools, a district attorney system, gun control with permits, and enhanced judicial administration including a state crime lab and medical examiner system.
The Soviet Union launched a Molniya series communications satellite that will circle the earth every 11 hours 52 minutes. Tass said it strengthens internal telecommunication links and will relay telephone, telegraph, and television programs to the Far North, Siberia, the Far East, and Central Asia. The craft includes self positioning equipment and a solar power unit.
The 1968 Community Chest drive began with an early Business Division meeting at the YMCA. Co-Chairmen Bob Lewis and Ed Bean urged Monday and Tuesday calls as Red Feather Days. Larry Duncan spoke as keynote. organizers aim for full division completion in 36 days under the Thirty Six Days Thirty Six Thousand slogan.
Des Moines UPI Lt Governor Robert D. Fulton campaign chairman for Gov Harold E Hughes criticizes Republican rival David Stanley for juvenile tactics. Fulton says Hughes has shifted on Vietnam and gun control due to changing conditions while defending the governor and noting previous vetoes on truck legislation. He praises Hughes for openness and willingness to adopt new positions. The piece also mentions Stanleys Muscatine senate seat and Iowa weather outlook with clouds, possible showers, and highs.
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