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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1968
Page
1
The county courthouse and offices will shut Friday October 11 as staff attend the annual state school of instruction in Des Moines. First day community chest collections in the business district reached 4363 dollars, with final reports due Wednesday.
Des Moines reports 1968 fiscal year totals show 1,147,781 tax returns filed, up 151,744 from prior year, with no pay returns rising to 361,221. Iowans paid 91.5 million in state income taxes, while adjusted gross income climbed from 5.6 to 6.2 billion as withholding and a sales tax rebate boosted filings.
Washington based space expert Dr. George E. Mueller of NASA said at a UPI editors conference that the Soviet Union will inevitably move ahead in space exploration due to higher spending, noting Russia has increased its space program expenditures.
A decrypted note references a potential greeting if meeting Dick, with Hubert addressing Nixon. The memo, labeled intercepted, includes a terse salutation and a signature line noting WEJ.
Thousands gathered near De Montarville Street field drawn by six schoolgirls who promised a vision from the Virgin Mary. Police report the event caused a historic traffic jam as pilgrims from Canada, the United States, Mexico and California filled hotels and roads. The six girls aged 7 to 13 led prayers by the cross, but no apparition appeared and they departed after two hours.
U S infantry and paratroop reinforcements battled North Vietnamese veterans near Trang Bang, 25 miles northwest of Saigon, with 147 Communists reported killed and eight Americans dead. U S warplanes and artillery supported the fight, as B52 bombers struck North Vietnam and ships faced shelling near Da Nang.
In Ocean Hill Brownsville Brooklyn a racially charged district administrator assigns 83 union teachers to non instructional duties amid a looming resumption of the citywide teachers strike. Union leader Albert Shanker rejects a settlement plan and calls for honoring existing agreement to avoid a new walkout.
Farm belt congressmen charged the administration seeks to finance welfare via planned food stamp expansions. They urged cutting requested funds from 90 million to 20 million, hoping for a compromise above 20 million. Apollo 8 spacecraft mounting described as preparation for December lunar mission with Borman, Lovell, and Anders.
Hubert Humphrey outlined new foreign policy aims at the UPI Editors Conference including annual top level talks with the Soviet Union to ease Middle East tensions. He urged allied coordination and Israel's state recognition, while criticizing Nixon and Wallace as campaign tactics. He also cited Muskie and Agnew on responses to the election, with Wallace facing hecklers in Baltimore.
Mostly cloudy tonight with occasional showers or thundershowers likely across the state, cooler in the west and central regions. Lows 45 to 50. Wednesday remains mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, cooler in the central and eastern areas. Highs 50s to low 60s, extreme northwest to southeast.
Dubuque County authorities recovered the bodies of a man and a woman from a light plane wreckage on a Mississippi River bluff about 12 miles south of Dubuque. Identified as David and unnamed Mrs. Epperson of Independence Missouri, the couple disappeared May 26 during a flight from Davis City to Madison. The Stinson single engine aircraft struck the ground at a steep angle, with parts found up to 300 yards away after a lengthy search, ending with discovery Monday night by hunters. The couple had attended Graceland College graduation in Lamont and planned to refuel in Iowa City before vanishing.
Probate of a will and appointment of an executor are noted for the estate of Sylvia G. Bartholomew. The filing lists the deceased as Sylvia G. Bartholomew and designates the appointed executor per the county probate records. Legal actions proceed in the usual court process with notices to interested parties.
Ed Bean and Bob Lewis remind workers and captains to finish all contacts by Tuesday night. A coffee and roll rally at the YMCA Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. urges attendance. cards must be turned in. Preliminary reports are encouraging as Red Feather Days progress and 100 percent attendance is hoped.
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