Winona State University OpenRiver Winona Daily News Winona City Newspapers 3-31-1969 Winona Daily News Winona Daily News Follow this and additional works at: https://openriver.winona.edu/winonadailynews Recommended Citation Winona Daily News, "Winona Daily News" (1969). Winona Daily News. 873. https://openriver.winona.edu/winonadailynews/873 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Winona City Newspapers at OpenRiver. It has been accepted for inclusion in Winona Daily News by an authorized administrator of OpenRiver. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Chance of Light Read By More Snow or Freezing Than 90,000 Drizzle Tonight People Every Day Kings, Commoners in Final Tribute to Ike WASHINGTON (AP) - The The leaders of American gov- fectionate line moved. By mid- der the soaring gothic arches of common people of this silent ernment and representatives of morning full y half its numbers Washington National Cathedral capital trudged in shuffling, most of the world's nations were children. Schools were would be over and a funeral ever-lengthening lines past the would be there this afternoon at closed and government offices train would be carrying the soldier's casket of Dwight D. Ei- the start of his funeral proces- excused on this day of national one-time Kansas farm boy back senhower today while ' world sion. mourning; to the plains of Abilene for buri- leaders assembled to pay their Among them: President At the other end of Pennsylva- al. final tribute. Charles de Gaulle of France, nia Avenue, De Gaulle, here to Among the throngs that cams The funeral day of America's the Shah of Iran, King Constan- mourn a World War H comrade to the Capitol to pay their per- 34th President dawned radiantly tino of Greece, King Baudouin in arms, conferred privately in sonal tribute and murmur their clear and the file of mourners- of Belgium, West Germany's the White House with President private prayers were thousands two double lines, moving de- Chancelor Kurt Xiesinger and Nixon on the problems of a of the Negroes who make up liberately but steadily—quickly dozens more. world not yet made safe for de- three-fourths of Washington's grew. The march of mourners halt- mocracy. population. Soon it stretched from ' the ed briefly while King Baudouin, Other presidents, prime min- But most were the white, mid- hushed Capitol Rotunda, where clad in air force uniform with isters, kings and chancellors dle class Americans who made the hero general of World War purple sash, presented a white were to be received formally by Ike the most popular figure of H lay in state, down the broad floral wreath. He placed it gen- President and Mrs. Nixon in the his era. out into the Capi- tly, then stood at sharp atten- early evening. ¦ steps and far They blinked in the harsh ^^m^^m^^mimsii ^mm ^^^M^^^mm ^Mgm^f^m^m^m^xmmsm ^^ tol Plaza where he twice took tion and saluted. By then the invitation-only fu- wreath lights of television as they came A FALLEN HERO .. The body of former President At left of flag-draped casket is President Nixon. The the oath of the presidency. Again the quiet, tearless, af- neral for the hero-president, un- Dwight D. Eisenhower lies In state in the Capitol Rotunda. was placed by Nixon. (AP Photofax) in from the cold to the place where their Ike lay in state. Inside, their ranks parted to file by on either side of the plain Nixon Meets Gl coffin where it lay on its Israel Digs in bier, draped in the Stars and d Stripes of toe country Ike s Family Compose he had Services for fought for in war and led in As Settlement De Gaulle peace. V/ASHINGTON (AP) - There, President Nixon had During Eulogy Service French President Charles de said in eulogy earlier, lay "that Ike Scheduled Gaulle arrived a few minutes WASHINGTON (AP) Ma- Nixon The four grandchildren have rarest of men, an authentic — Dwight D. Eisenhower, WASHINGTON (AP) — This is the day-by-day program ahead of schedule at the White hero. mie Doud Eisenhower's eyes said, spoke these words to his attended the public services, as Is Rejected " of honors to he paid former President Dwight D? Eisenhower. House today for a meeting with There lay a man whose last never left the flag-shrouded cas- wife just before he died last Fri- erect and composed as their JERUSALEM (AP) -Israel The body lies in state in the Capitol rotunda. President Nixon. ket of the husband whose last day. grandmother- words to his wife were just the was digging in today for a criti- 3 p.m.—Casket will be carried to the hearse for return Riding in a small French- ones these people who came thoughts and words were for When the eulogy was over, When Eisenhower's body was cal spring and summer after its to Washington National Cathedral. her. taken into the rotunda, the made Citreon sedan that barely through the night might have Mrs. Eisenhower returned to se- Cabinet rejected any Big Four 3:30—Arrival ceremony at cathedral's North Transept, accommodated his tall frame, hoped he would say: Twice she seemed to fight clusion and private grief. grandchildren walked slowly up settlement for the Middle East followed by Episcopal funeral service in cathedral attended De Gaulle drove up to the South "I've always loved my wife. back tears. ..... the steps behind it. by 2,107 persons admitted by ticket. She and other members of the and Egyptian President Gamal Portico at 8:57 H.m. CST to be I've always loved my children. Amid the great assemblage of family have stayed close togeth- David, 21 today, and Julie his 4 p.m.—Casket placed in hearse for trip to Union Station. world and national leaders in wife and daughter of President Abdel Nasser talked again of greeted by Nixon and an Army I've always loved my grandchil- er in hotel suites while leaders 5 p.m.—Approximate time train departs Union Station honor guard. dren. And I have always loved the Capitol rotunda, the former Nixon and David's sister Su- war. for Abilene, Kan. of the world gather for the fu- The French leader, who spoke my country." president's wife of nearly 53 neral. san, 17, went first, all holding Israeli Defense Minister Tuesday: years was calm and composed. hands. Also there were Mary to Nixon in Paris a month ago, A small, bent shadow, Mamie Moshe Dayan told border set- 12 midnight—Approximate arrival of train In Abilene. And so she remained daring Mrs. Eisenhower has sought Jean Eisenhower, 13; and Bar- paid a courtesy call on the chief Dowd Eisenhower, 72, fought tlers the summer would be Wednesday: back tears and grasped the arra President Nixon's 16 minute eu- to restrict this sorrowful part of bara Anne; "19, and her husband, "most critical" because the executive while here to attend logy, through the President's her life to members of her fami- Fernando Echavarria-Uribe of 9:55 a.m.—Casket is moved from train to hearse. funeral services for his World of her sturdy son, John, as her Egyptian regime is under heavy 10:50 a.m. recitation of her husband's last ly, a friend said. Bogota, Columbia. pressure —Funeral services on steps of Eisenhower War II comrade in arms, husband's Vyice president and ¦' to renew the war or Library. eventual successor words. ' ;¦?' . " Through it all, in public, Mrs. Mrs. Eisenhower, John, and abdicate. And Nasser said Sun- Dwight D? Eisenhower. quietly ad- "I've always loved my wife. Eisenhower, 72, has clung to the his wife, Barbara, did not stand day that war with Israel is inev. dressed the solemn gathering of I've always loved my children. arm of her son, John, 46, who at the steps for the ceremony itable "so long as they refuse to dignitaries for 16 minutes before I've always loved my grandchil- has been seen often to give her there but went into the Capitol withdraw from the occupied the Rotunda was opened to the dren. I have always loved rny black gloved hand a reassuring by a door beneath the steps atod jfcrab lands " public- ' ' ¦ '' ¦ Ted Kennedy country." pat? • • , •. left that way. Addressing the national con- Bomb Halt It was Nixon who disclosed to gress of the Arab Socialist Un- Has the world the last words Eisen- ion, Nasser said : "The days hower had spoken to his wife when we could not answer Is- just before his death Friday aft- ' raeli shelling have passed. We Will Resume Firemen s Strike - ernoon. British Flayed now can hit back, and hit vi- Nof Hurt US. Dwight Eisenhower, said Nix- WASHINGTON (AP) olently." However, he said - Pen- 20th parallel to encourage Hanoi on, was Egypt still hoped the tagon officers say the United "one of the giants of our coming Speechmakinq to enter peace negotiations. time ... probabl Ends in Madison four-power talks In New York at States has suffered little mili- Last Nov. 1 y more loved (AP) , with talks immi- by more people in other parts of MADISON, Wis. W — A walk- the United Nations would result WASHINGTON — Ed- tarily from the prohibition nent, he made the prohibition out by Madison firefighters, in some kind of peace settle- ward M. Kennedy is about to re- against bombing North Viet- complete. the world than any president Snub' turn to the banquet circuit after America ever had." For Ike ment.