Spanish Teacher Cuban Family Knows Sorrow Of Land
Manuel and Norma Menendez and their daughter Ana Maria fled Cuba under Castro. Manuel teaches Spanish at Muscatine Central and West Junior High. The family recalls fear under a police state, loss of property, and reunions in Miami before finding welcome in Muscatine.
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Helen Weiershauser
Menendez
Cuba
Manuel Menendez
Norma
Pine St
Dalf
Ana’ Maria
Annie
Navel
Central and West
America
Manuel
Chimney Rock
Hendersonville
North Carolina
McDonogh Military Academy
Baltimore
Ruston Academy
Orbassy
Miami
Burkhart Charged With Third OMVI Offense in Iowa
Vern M. Burkhart of Big Rock faced a third offense OMVI charge after a Sunday arrest by an Iowa State Patrol trooper on Stockton gravel road north of Highway 6. He was booked at Muscatine police and posted bond. appearance set for a Justice of the Peace court in Laurent. Council to Install Officers for Knights of Columbus Laurent Council will hold a regular meeting August 4 at 8 p.m. at the K C hall with newly elected officers installed by District Deputy Tack White of Town City. Lunch to follow.
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Vern M. Burkhart
Big Rock' Ik
Iowa
Highway
Stockton
Burkhart
Muscatine
Justice of the Peace Court
Laurent
Council
Knights’ of Columbus
Laurent Council
K. C
Humphrey Wagner Say Johnson Has Not Discussed VP
In Washington, Sen Hubert Humphrey and Mayor Robert Wagner deny Johnson has talked VP with Humphrey or McCarthy as a leading hopeful. Wagner says no discussion occurred during his New York visit, and Humphrey says he has not heard of being Johnson’s choice. Kennedy was encouraged by supporters to seek the nomination.
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Washington
Agency For International Development
Senate
David E. Bell
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Flac
Cuba
Manuel’ Menendez
Castro
Manuel
Batista
Underground
Casetro
Hubert A. Humphrey
Minnesota
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Wagner
Humphrey
Humphhey
Boston
Atty
Gen Kennedy
Thunder shakes street as parked truck rolls downhill
In Sydney a utility truck, parked with its hand brake on and in gear, was jolted by three thunderclaps that rattled windows. The output notes the thunder’s impact, saying it likely knocked the car out of gear and released the brake, allowing the vehicle to roll 200 yards into another car.
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Sydney
T.o'dea
Train Crash Injures 35 in Portugal near Santarem
An electric locomotive plowed into the rear of a passenger train near Santarem injuring 35 people. It followed two other mishaps in eight days on the private Portuguese Railway Co. A July 26 derailment near Oporto killed 89 and a Sunday accident near Guimaraes wounded one.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Santarem
Portuguese Railway Co
Oporto
Guimaracs
Daughter Sarah Marsh Born in New Orleans
A daughter, Sarah Marsh, was born July 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fillingham. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stratton Fillingham of Muscatine.
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Sarah Marsh
New Orleans, la
Robert Filling ‘Ham
Stratton Fillingham
Muscatine
Gasoline theft from Department of Interior truck
A theft investigation is underway after about 30 gallons of gasoline were taken from a soil sampling truck parked near Thayer Lodge over the weekend. Three five gallon cans were reported missing and the truck’s tank drained, with the sheriff’s office handling the case.
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Department of Interior
Thayer
Weather Continues Sweltering Across Muscatine Area
Hot conditions persist as Muscatine residents endure 90 degree heat with recent records in nearby towns. The Weather Bureau forecasts minimal relief tonight with lows in the 70s, while highs reach the upper 80s to mid 90s through the week. Council Bluffs hits 107, Des Moines tops 100 as Iowa endures a prolonged heat wave. Rain chances remain scattered with thunderstorms possible tonight and later in the five day period.
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Muscatine
Weather Bureau
Toway
Iowa
Associated Press
Council Bluffs
Mercury
Waterloo
Des Moines
Dick Co increases with Muscatine plant gains
Walter C. Bass of Valley Forge Pa, president of R J Dick Co, told Rotarians the Muscatine plant's new products boosted material use by about 4100 percent and employment by 30 percent in the past year. He noted the firm, established 1946 in Scotland, evolved from shoes to belting and pulleys and now operates globally.
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Muscaliie
R. & J. Dick Co
Walter C. Bass
Valley Forge
Rotarians
Bass
Barry Pulley Co
Joe Gillespie
Rotary
Alienation of Affection Suit Seeks 200000 Damages
Joab Moore sues Oliver E. Bently in district court claiming the defendant alienated his wife Marion. The complaint seeks 150000 in actual damages and 50000 in punitive damages for alienation of affection.
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Joab Moore
Oliver E. Bently
Ude
Marion
Troop 114 Earns Camp Blue Ribbon
Troop 114 sponsored by McKinley PTA returned from two weeks at Camp Minneyala with Scoutmaster Earl Cochran praised for 80 percent camp attendance and awarded a camp belt buckle. The troop earned a blue ribbon for camping proficiency. Robert Vareus led cooking merit badges with Dave Drumm and Paul Thomas also earning. Jim McKee earned bird study. Several scouts advanced to First Class and Erich Dietrich to Second Class during a Council Fire evening. Parents enjoyed supper and skits.
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McKinley ‘ School
PTA
Camp
Minneyala
Earl Cochran
Cochran
Troop 14
Robert Vareus
Dave Drumm
Paul Thomas
Jim McKee
Robert Vargas
John Staley
Randy Walch
Ed Davis
Ray Davis
Ray Danz
Steve Cochran
Bill Baumgardner
Dave Starkweather
Erich Dietrich
Minnesota
New Peak Demand Here For Power
Muscatine municipal electric plant records a new peak load at noon reaching 34,200 kilowatts, surpassing the prior high of 39,600 kilowatts. Officials attribute the surge to heavy air conditioning use alongside normal industrial and domestic demand. The note also states that more than half the world's 3 billion people live in perpetual hunger.
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Muscatines Municipal
Essex Brings FFA Boys Here on Tour
Fifty boys from Alburnetl Cogan high schools in Linn county visit Muscatine for a two day Future Farmers of America tour led by Melvin Essex. They tour Island experimental farm Tuesday morning and the H J Heinz plant Tuesday afternoon after staying at Island Methodist hall.
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Alburnetl- Cogan High School
Linn County
Muscatine
Future Farmers of America T Our
Melvin Essex
Kent
Island Experimental Farm
H. J. Heinz Company
Island Methodist Hall
Opitz Hospitalized in Chicago Medical Facility
Richard Opitz former Muscatine resident and Thatcher Glass employee is a patient at University of Chicago Hospital 950 E 39th Street Chicago He is listed as Room N 6 The report notes that local governments in these jurisdictions received nearly 21 billion dollars in the previous year.
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Richard Opitz
Muscatine
Thatcher Glass
Chicago
University of Chicago Hospital
E. 39Th Street
Cycle Rider In Hospital After Mishap
Floyd P. Vance, 31, is at Muscatine General Hospital for injuries from a motorcycle crash Saturday. He said a car pulled in front of him at Hershey Avenue and Green Street. the bike skidded on gravel and he braked, causing shoulder injuries and head cuts. The motorcycle is owned by Ronald L. Costas, 14 E 4th Street.
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Floyd P. Vance
Lincoln Blvd
Muscatine General
Vance
Hershey Avenue
Green St
Ronald L. Costas
Cars Damaged In Accident On Grandview Avenue
Police report two cars collided at 6 25 p m on Grandview Avenue. Drivers Jesse L Jarvis 60 and Frank Harris 63 were involved with no injuries. Both vehicles sustained damage. The article notes a separate fact: the federal government allocated 7 9 billion dollars to state and local governments last year.
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Jesse L. Jarvis
Hershey
Frank Harris
Grandview Avenue
Harris
Jarvis
Grandview
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