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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1968
Page
7
A general alarm fire heavily damaged 14 stores and restaurants and a Boardwalk section near the Miss America Pageant hotel HQ before being stopped several hundred feet away. Officials reported the blaze under control after several hours.
Iowans go to the polls Tuesday to select party standard bearers in the Democratic Republican contest for state and congressional offices. Republicans vie for U S Senate governor and lieutenant governor while Democrats pursue lieutenant governor and attorney general posts, with several aspirants in hotly contested primaries. Incumbents face little opposition. two races could require a party convention if no candidate reaches 35 percent.
President Johnson, citing reports of Red troop massing for a Czech style invasion, vows not to appease those who prowl across national boundaries. He cautions aggressors not to misjudge American policy, but stops short of threatening military action against any Soviet border busting.
Gary Indiana reports nine dead and 13 missing after a blaze in Midtown buildings began in a ground floor tavern and spread to adjacent structures. An explosion fed the fire, furniture flew into the street, glass shattered and tires on fire equipment deflated. Montre al reports a heart transplant success as Elie Zaor recovers. Chicago notes Humphrey names OBrien to lead his campaign and head the Democratic party, breaking with precedent.
Fearful of invasion, enemy troops fired mortars on the provincial capital Hoi An in the northern central lowlands, killing 15 civilians and wounding 22 at two refugee camps. Two days earlier, raiders killed 18 in two hamlets, kidnaped 65, and burned 85 houses as regional violence surged amid Vietnam turbulence.
The United Ministry of Muscatine brings together 15 churches to serve the community through Home Improvement, Clothing Center, Transportation, and Bible study. Volunteers run free tutoring for 63 children, model clothing donations, and neighborly visits led by faith groups from Faith United, Grace Lutheran, and United Presbyterian.
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