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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1964
Page
1
Hiroshima marked the 19th anniversary of the U S atomic bomb attack with wreaths as some 76 000 people died in the 1945 raid. Attendees included delegates from 40 foreign nations at a Socialist sponsored memorial service.
The Nation reports the 13.5 billion bill moves to the House with 12.5 billion for 26 federal agencies and 5.3 billion for NASA. Senate rejects efforts to cut agency funds while defense appropriation leads. Also notes Salinger seat impasse and Kennedy memorial drive contributions in Dallas. Investigators link a curb chip to the Kennedy assassination scene in Dallas.
A shadowy Vietnamese leader, Ho Chi Minh, is viewed as a central foe to the United States in the Indochina conflict. His Hanoi regime backs the Viet Cong with about 25,000 guerrillas, while regional power balances show a tense split between pro Chinese and pro Soviet factions, with Ho remaining nonaligned amid growing external pressures.
In Saigon and across South Vietnam a US air armada moved into combat readiness after clashes with North Vietnamese forces. Four Canberra bombers reportedly crashed near Bien Hoa Airport with two pilots killed as U S and South Vietnamese units held a high alert against further North Vietnamese strikes.
Nationalist Chinese military sources say about 200000 troops are now in the border area with North Vietnam and the Communist forces have moved air units and submarines to several northern Chinese ports. Officials link the buildup to regional tensions and a recent attack on U.S. warships.
Jackson reports federal and state investigators press the murder case of three civil rights workers. Bodies found near Philadelphia Mississippi after a long search. Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner identified, James Chaney tentatively named. FBI silent on arrests and motives. Gregory claims he alerted FBI earlier and provided a list of suspects.
Tom Smith of Columbus Junction led a Hereford to grand champion in the Louisa County Fair baby beef show. Greg Stone of Wapello with a reserve Angus placed high, while Tim Wolfe of Morning Sun showed the Shorthorn as another breed champion. Evening events included harness races, Chautauqua Memories, and campaign appearances by Rep. Billy Bump and candidates Fulton and others. The dairy heifer show, Conser vation Queen selection, and IMCA stock car races followed, with Friday featuring beef sale prep, tractor pulling, and the Hawkeye Saddle Club show. Saturday closes with jalopy races.
Senate appropriations action delays a $100,000 Army Corps water projects grant for strengthening the Muscatine Island Levee District flank levee. The measure had passed the House. officials warn that failure of the flank levee could threaten the district during Mississippi River floods.
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