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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1968
Page
7
Amid heavy rain and a city curfew, Miami Negro communities saw violence subside. Gunfire, looting, and missile-throwing ceased as streets cleared and police limited activity overnight.
The AP reports a sequence of disasters nationwide, including a Virginian Piedmont Airlines crash killing 32 with 5 critical survivors, a West Virginia to Texas bus series, a Flying Boxcar crash near Ohio, a train derailment near Middletown, and a forest fire air drop accident near Boise injuring several. The toll spans 10 dead and over 180 injured across six incidents.
The West Liberty fair opened at noon with a pony and light horse show and other features. A 9 10 p m free car giveaway and dancing followed. Sunday includes the Grand Old Opry with the Duke of Paducah and Western Caravan. Muscatine Day is Sunday. Kids Day offers free admission for children under 16 until 4 p.m. The schedule lists cattle, sheep, dairy, hog, and baby beef judging, stock car races, and various variety boxes and dances through Tuesday amid partly cloudy, cooler weather. Kimberley Agnew, daughter of Spiro T. Agnew, spoke from Ocean City about campaign fuss and potential relocation to Washington.
Detroit AP reports insurers and automakers debate warranties on 1969 models five-year or 50 000 mile plans may vanish or cost more. If power train coverage ends the rest of the car warranty could extend, prompting price hikes and congressional concern ahead of early September model introductions by GM Ford Chrysler and AMC.
The piece outlines Sen. George McGovern entering the presidential race amid efforts to unite Kennedy supporters and challenge Vietnam policy. Eugene McCarthy and Ralph Yarborough push for Vietnam debates as Humphrey meets Johnson for briefings, Nixon and Agnew travel for campaigns, and Wallace campaigns in North Carolina promising school control if elected.
In 1925 Muscatine Rotary Club members, led by George W Meerdink, discussed city improvements and endorsed a proposal for an airport. The drive began when S G Stein urged aviation as essential, prompting a fundraising and a private mission to Washington DC to seek government help.
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