Four-car weekend collision injures four in Muscatine
Four persons sustained injuries in three weekend accidents investigated by Muscatine Police. A 5 20 p m Sunday four car crash in the 600 block of Clay Street involved a 1972 Ford driven by Helen Woods a 1969 Chevrolet driven by Henry Smith a 1970 Ford driven by Marcia Bunch and a 1987 Pontiac driven by Gregory Lindle. Lindle was charged with loss of vehicle under control. neck pains and a head injury were reported among the others who were treated by their own physicians. A second mishap near Fulham Avenue involved a 1967 Chevrolet driven by Thomas Drake colliding with a parked 1963 Chevrolet registered to Terrill Reinier resulting in no parking zone charges for Reinier. A two vehicle crash on E 8th Street involved a 1970 Jeep station wagon driven by Robert Blanchard and a 1965 Chevrolet driven by Eugene Fitchner after Blanchard slid into Fitchner’s path.
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Muscatine
Clay St
Helen Elizabeth Woods
Grandview Ave
Henry Earl Smith
Grand Ave
Marcia Juanita Bunch
Dillaway St
Gregory Alan Lindle
Route 4
Bunch Auto
Smith Auto
Woods
Ruth Starkweather
Kindler Ave
Henry Smith
Marcia Bunch
Lindle
Fulham Ave
Iowa Ave
Thomas Rodney
Reinier
E. 8Th St
Spring St
Robert Edwin Blanchard
Liberty St
8Th St
Eugene Emery Fitchner
Conesville
Blanchard
Fitchner
Plane wreckage searched after United jet crash in Chicago
Investigators sift through charred pieces of a United Airlines Boeing 787 that crashed in a Chicago residential neighborhood to determine the disaster’s cause. The identification of 45 victims ended, with relatives sometimes failing to recognize bodies and the coroner relying on dental records and fingerprints. Twelve of the 18 survivors remained hospitalized, including Margaret McCausland, a flight attendant in critical care.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
Margaret McCausland
Muscatine Records 16 Below Zero For December Early
Muscatine logged a record low as temperatures dropped to 16 below zero during the night surpassing the prior December low. Fr Bud Bauerbach noted the first half of December produced the new mark, with earlier record lows cited from 1958 and 1963. A developing snowstorm in the southwest threatens another system tonight or Tuesday, per the National Weather Service. Lows Sunday ranged from 16 below at Clinton to 2 below at Sioux City, with highs from zero at Mason City to 1 above here. Extended outlooks show little or no precipitation Wednesday through Friday. lows 5 to 16 above, highs 16 to 26.
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Muscatine
Bud) Bauerbach
National Weather Service
Clinton
Sioux City
Mason City
Traffic signals planned for Muscatine Bridge intersection
Members of the Iowa Highway Commission indicated traffic signals would be installed at the intersection of Highway 61 and the Muscatine Bridge after city requests. The meeting followed the bridge dedication and discussed traffic problems at Highway 38 and 61 with possible light systems to reduce accidents.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Highway 61
2Nd St
Muscatine Bridge
Muscatine
Richard Drake
David Stanley
W. R. Rachedeaux
Drake
William O. Gray
Gray
Chamber of Commerce Or
Jaycees
Les Holland
Iowans among weekend wreck victims across states
Iowa traffic toll rose with six killed in weekend crashes. Andrew Dierksen of Humboldt died after a two car crash near Humboldt. others include Dean Lewis of rural Bayard in a single vehicle crash near Guthrie Center, Robert Cook of Waterloo struck by a car, Theresa Huff of Davenport after a Friday collision, Dolly Hazen of Ainsworth in a snowbound three car crash near Washington, and Gordon Brown of Maquoketa in a two car crash near Clinton. Dr. John Dain of Ames died when his car collided with a freight train near Lisco, Nebraska. Authorities report charges for drivers in several crashes. A separate note: New Jersey crash killed Leonard Parry and his wife Kathryn Parry after a semi from Iowa detached and struck a median.
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Nebraska
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Andrew C Dierksen
Humboldt
Fort Dodge
U.S. 169
Daniel J. Mamsen
Emmettsburg
Dean Lewis
Bayard
Guthrie Center
Robert J. Cook
Waterloo
Cook
Calvin’ Jones
Jones
Theresa’ Huff
Davenport
Leonard Carlson
Weyer
Ainsworth
Dolly Hazen
Washington
U.S
Wiston
Gordon Brown
Maquoketa
Brown
Charles Mendell
Clinton
Raymond Bailey
Moline
Dain
Jowan
Marilyn Marting
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Prairie du Chein
Westley Martin
Garnayillo
Dennis Ebersheiser
Eagle Grove
Weather Across Regions Brings Ice Storms and Cold
The Associated Press reports a widespread ice storm glazed the southern plains and south east with freezing rain and drizzle stretching from Texas to Tennessee and across coast regions. Below zero readings appeared in the central Rockies, plains, and Mississippi Valley while snow fell in western mountain states. Hazardous driving and gusty lake winds added to travel woes as fog hugged southern coast areas. Temperatures before dawn ranged from 30 in Winnemucca Nevada to 77 in Palm Beach Florida.
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Associated Press
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Arkansas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Atlantic Seaboard States
Central Rockies
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
Middle
Atlantic
Ton
Montana
Florida
Winnemucca
Nevada
Palm Beach
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Driver injured in county wreck near Muscatine
A 1964 Ford driven by James Fred Wade, 22, of 2117 Wallace St, crossed highway 61 and plummeted into the north ditch, ending against an embankment. Wade was treated at Muscatine General Hospital and released. Weather forecast: mostly fair and cold with little or no precipitation.
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Muscatine
Muscatine County
Wade
Muscatine General Hospital
Crime Commission Meeting Rescheduled in Muscatine
The Muscatine Crime Commission has changed its meeting to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Muscatine County Court House due to conflicts with district and local meetings.
Kiwanis hears Muscatine coaches and parks official
Muscatine High School basketball coach Tom Snyder and wrestling coach Ron Tope joined Muscatine city parks official John White at the Port City Kiwanis breakfast. Snyder praised the team’s potential, Tope noted about 40 wrestlers, and White highlighted Silver Skates and shelter improvements for community service. The club will staff Silver Skates on Feb 11 at Weed Park and ring Salvation Army bells Thursday evening. Next week features a Reading Theatre by Muscatine High students.
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Muscatine
Tom Snyder
Ron Tope
Muscatine City
White
Port City Kiwanis
Port City
Weed Park
Salvation Army
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