Escape Artists Free After Jail Breaks in Muscatine and Missouri
Two youths escaped from a Muscatine county jail cell on East Fourth Street using a blanket rope from a second story window. Harald “Butch” Sturms, 20, Muscatine, and Cecil Womack, 19, Springfield, Missouri, were later recaptured as authorities issued descriptions and warnings. Womack, a parole violator, faced multiple prior escapes and new county jail terms. Sturms had prior escapes and additional sentencing tied to recent jailbreaks. Police noted an alarm by a jail trustee helped spark the manhunt and that both suspects were in a women’s or juvenile cell prior to their escape.
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Jail Break Escapes Highlight Muscatine County Jail Scene
A jail break on Walnut street ends with Harald Sturms and Cecil Womack fleeing through a window bar and rope made from a blanket. Several youths including George Harris and Nicewanner faced charges of complicity in prior escapes and burglaries. Womack and Sturms were captured nearby after shots were fired. investigations note prior sentences and attempts at escape.
NFO Plans Further Cutbacks at Packing Plants
The National Farmers Organization seeks to tighten meat flow by pressing for farm contracts. Withholdings cut hog, cattle, and sheep shipments, prompting planned plant curtailments and hundreds of layoffs in Minnesota Iowa Kansas and Nebraska. Leaders cite higher prices but aim to secure long term price guarantees. Local markets show varied receipts and price moves as Chicago reports hogs at 19.00 per hundredweight and cattle top at 28.00.
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Mississippi Delegation Fight At Democratic Convention
Atlantic City reports a fierce dispute over whether the Mississippi delegation should be seated as regular Democrats or as the Mississippi Freedom Democratic party. The Credentials Committee will hear both sides, amid threats of Southern walkouts and possible dual seating with 12 votes per group.
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The report notes mostly cloudy conditions with light rain expected in the north and partly cloudy skies with scattered rain in the south before noon.
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