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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1968
Page
7
Officials of the Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant plan to probe an explosion and fire that ravaged the area to determine the cause. The blasts killed two employees, left four missing, and injured nine. Nearby, cab drivers in Chicago staged a strike, reducing fleet operation to about 20 percent.
Two white men charged with murder in Cincinnati shoot ing of a Black woman near her cafe touch off wide spread violence. Rioting, arson, looting erupt in St Petersburg as police report nine injured and ten men and two women, all Black, arrested for looting and weapons charges.
At a Hazleton area rental farm home, seven children aged from 9 months to 14 years died in a blaze that swept the dwelling of Mr and Mrs Doral Latham. Four youngsters trapped behind a locked door perished. bodies found near the front entrance as firefighters battled the two hour blaze. Grounded cause not yet determined, an adult suffered a burn escaping.
Army doctors report former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in critical condition with increasing concern over irregular heart action after his major heart attack on Friday. He has experienced two episodes of fainting but rallied to remain alert after each event.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower remains under continuous oxygen and medication at Walter Reed after a 1:25 p.m. Friday heart seizure. A 10 a.m. EDT statement says irregular heart action episodes alarm physicians. Immediate family stay by his bedside as Mrs. Eisenhower visits frequently. In Saigon, fierce battles flare along multiple fronts with heavy casualties as allied forces repulse attacks and Marines face mortar fire during helicopter operations.
An article details the operation of Muscatine General Hospital led by Helen Weierhauser. It covers patient care from admission to surgery, lab work with the Coulter Counter, and staff roles. It notes 1967 figures: 4,296 admissions, 6,000 outpatients, and over one million dollars in expenses and income, plus newborn care, new isolette equipment, and the Adamason Warewashing system enhancing efficiency.
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