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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1969
Page
1
A Sunday fire wrecked Savage Lumber Yard at Coggan near Cedar Rapids causing smoke damage to a nearby grain elevator. Some offices were saved while remaining structures burned. hoses across rail lines delayed freight trains.
Iowa Commission on Aging chairman Robert D. Blue testified before a U S Senate committee on aging in Des Moines, warning that inflation threatens elderly welfare. He criticized federal inflexibility and fragmentation across five to six agencies administering elderly building projects, urging broader, coordinated care programs and flexible loan use beyond nursing homes or custodial facilities. The hearing opened amid Dirksen’s death, with Sen. Jack Miller requesting the session proceed.
United Press International reports generally fair weather in Iowa tonight and Tuesday. Cooler conditions in the north, east, and south with overnight lows near 40 to 50 degrees and daytime highs Tuesday in the 70s to low 80s. Outlook for Wednesday calls for fair and warmer skies.
Senate mourns Everett Dirksen after his death at 73 from heart stoppages following lung cancer surgery. Nixon called him a giant in Congress while tributes poured in from leaders. funeral plans include lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda before burial in Pekin. Dirksen, born January 4, 1896 in Pekin Illinois, served 35 years in Congress rising to Senate minority leader and party whip.
A cryptic intercepted memo from Des Moines notes pricing pressures and purse effects. It hints at a message from a figure labeled Bob Blue and signals fiscal concerns impacting a public or private fund.
Notice of election issued by Pekin Community School district appearing on page 6. Also includes notice of expiration date for tax sale redemption.
Mourners pass Ho Chi Minh’s glass bier in Hanoi as Soviet Premier Kosygin joins leaders from the Communist bloc and non Communist nations in paying tribute. Moscow Radio criticized Chou En-lai for leaving Hanoi before the funeral. Ho is praised by Mao and Lin Piao in wreaths to the North Vietnamese embassy.
Interior Secretary Walter Hickel warned against piece meal pollution control and urged a 30 year forward looking program. He touted a 7 percent return on Red Rock Dam while stressing case by case environmental action and state led programs with federal research support. The dedication drew about 600 people with other speakers including Sen. Miller Gov. Ray and Rep. Smith.
Ex Episcopal Bishop James A. Pike 56 died of exhaustion after going missing in the Judean desert. His burial was announced for Saint Peters Protestant Cemetery in Jaffa at 5 p.m. local time. His widow Diana and brother planned burial as autopsy confirmed death from heat and exhaustion.
Story County Civil Defense Director Curtis Baur said tornado like winds caused nearly a million dollars in damage. He noted many county roads were blocked by trees and branches with no injuries. The storm damaged the Ames airport, Hillsdale mobile home court trailers, seven planes and an airplane hangar. Power outage hit Kelley from an Iowa Electric substation but restoration was expected by late Sunday. Hail damaged crops west of Ames and through Kelley and the Huxley Slater area.
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