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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1964
Page
1
Mario Savio, 21, a leader of a University of California demonstration against disciplinary action taken toward four self-styled free speech leaders, stands among demonstrators in Sproul Hall to advocate passive resistance as a tactic.
In the Congo conflict, mercenary led forces push into northeast territory pursuing rebels believed to hold white hostages. Five more Europeans found dead as government forces near Bunia and Watsa while control of Paulis shifts. Ghent statements clash over who killed whites in Stanleyville as Tshombe returns from Paris with no clear aid pledge.
Burlington residents Thomas J. Oststead and his wife sue the city claiming airplanes at the municipal airport disturb their quiet enjoyment. The case seeks $15,000 in damages.
In Berkeley California more than 80 University of California students staged an all night sit in at Sproul Hall and were arrested by highway patrol officers city police and sheriff deputies. Over 100 officers were involved as they carried away leaders of the Free Speech Movement including Mario Savin after midnight arrests ordered by Gov. Edmund G Brown.
Juan D. Peron resumed exile in Spain after a failed bid to reestablish in South America and return to Argentina. Brazil blocked his plan and shipped him home on the same jet that carried him from Madrid to Rio de Janeiro. Madrid officials signaled temporary stay pending a definite decision while distancing Peron from public attention. The airliner was diverted to Sevilla to keep him away from over 100 reporters at Madrid Airport.
The Iowa Highway Commission approved a bid of 2,168,886 by Hallett Construction Co. for Portland cement concrete pavement on 8.4 miles of Interstate 25 between U.S. 10 near Ames and the Huxley interchange. The commission also approved bids totaling 5,950,778 for interstate and related road work, with Leonard Myers Landscape Contractors winning 6,442 for erosion renni at work on 1.8 miles at No 1 interchange in Scott County.
Detroits East Side home was the scene of a grim double tragedy as a father allegedly shot his wife and four of their six children, then killed himself. One child survived in critical condition, and detectives found six bodies total after a noon report.
In Newark New Jersey a Soviet chauffeur and an American electronics engineer were convicted Wednesday night of conspiring to commit espionage for the Soviet Union. The verdict could carry death. sentencing will be set by District Court Judge Anthony T Augelli who presided over the trial.
John W. Butenko and Igor A. Ivanov, a 39 year old American electronics engineer and 34 year old Russian chauffeur, were found guilty by a Federal jury in Newark of conspiring to relay Air Force secrets to the Soviet Union. They face possible death after being convicted of acting as unregistered foreign agents and conspiracy to violate espionage laws.
President Johnson underwent removal of two small wart-like growths on his right hand today. A local anesthetic was used and an electric needle performed the removal. Johnson described the procedure as nothing and noted having had a dozen similar growths removed in past years.
The Baker probe devolved into a shouting session as Rules Committee counsel Lennox McLendon called Sen. John J. Williams a liar over disputed information on McCloskey Construction Co. proceedings. Williams claimed he offered data on contracts while McLendon insisted the information only mattered if Baker and other figures were involved.
Ambassador Tran Thien Khiem says 30,000 to 40,000 northern infiltrators entered South Vietnam over the past three years with Ho Chi Minh trail routes via Laos as the main route. The former South Vietnamese defense minister and commander in chief discusses stopping infiltration and its potential impact, amid White House statements on continued North Vietnamese support.
The Associated Press reports continued snow and low temperatures across the region. Snow totals of two to four inches are forecast with intermittent flurries, while lows dip into the teens and highs reach the 20s. Road conditions worsen in unsalted areas as slick highways persist.
The State Department said evidence of North Vietnamese support and infil tration into South Vietnam is costly and complex but no figures were released. Khiem cited 0 percent military cadres and 49 percent trained civilians, with infiltration rising from 1962 to 1963 and estimates of 30,000 to 44,000 people sent by North Vietnam.
The grand champion 1,020 pound Angus steer at the International Livestock Exposition sold for 17.50 per pound, bringing in 17,850 for exhibitor Janet Perring, 15, of Leroy Illinois, who sobbed through the auction at the Union Stock Yards.
Pope Paul VI met Hindu, Islam, Buddhist, Zoroastrian and other faith leaders in Bombay and urged joint efforts to build a common future. He called for closer ties, mutual understanding, and shared roads to fulfill humanity’s destiny during his four day Tyasha visit, also meeting Christian leaders.
In Denver GOP governors convene to map a party future amid deep splits. Goldwater loyalists like Gore Tim M. Babcock of Montana attend while influential Rockefeller faction leaders join the gathering and push for changes, including looming shifts in party leadership. Rockefellers plan to bring critics and allied figures, with John Reed and Volpe invited to ride the governor’s plane. The session signals tensions between Goldwater supporters and Rockefeller opposers amid a broader party reorientation.
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