Muscatine Radio Upgrades for Police and Sheriff
Muscatine adds point-to-point radio for police and county sheriff to boost range and reduce interference with 153.370 megacycles. Fire department to adopt later on 370 megacycles. Local cost around 2300 dollars shared by city and county. FCC mandates a March 1 deadline for the new band. Rep Schwengel visits are noted for late December across district towns.
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Muscatine
Federal Communications
Commission
Omer
Reney
Muscastine
Dubuque
Burlington
Fairfield
Maquoketa
Davenport
Bettentort
Iowa
Rock Island
Sterling
Bud Blake
Cherry Street
Ralays
Sheriiff
FCC
Lea
MeKpe
Neve
Klebe Named To Engineers Honor Group at State University
Ames-Donald Klebe of Mus icating was initiated Monday into Eta Kappa Nu electrical engineering honor fraternity at Town, State University. The selection recognized scholarship, character and ongoing electrical engineering studies. Klebe was one of two men admitted.
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Donald Klebe
Musicating
State
University
Inla
Eta Kappa Nu
Electrical Engineering
Klebe
Indiana Man Charged on OMVI Here
An Indiana man, Anette Downham of Thornton, charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a Muscatine crash near Main Street and Here Shey Avenue. His wife Belly Jane Miller faces an intoxication count. a collision at East Eighth and Wal Hut streets caused over $50 damage. Police said Downham fled the scene but later turned himself in.
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Anette Downham
Thornton
Ind
Muscatine
Downham
East Eighth
Wal- Hut
Pnn
Main Street
Hereshey Avenue
Belly Jane Miller
Stone Street
Heer
Warrant Issuance Planned for Parking Fee Defaulters
Chief of Police Rnd Flake announced that warrants will be issued at once against about 200 motorists who failed to respond to letters demanding payment of over time parking fines.
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Rnd
Flake
Stanley Engineering Workers Boost United Fund Pledges
Stanley Engineering Company employees recanvassed their pledges and added more than 1,000 dollars to the Muscatine United Fund budget. Carl Walter, campaign chairman, says the effort raised by the Development committee after pledges were short of the 98,150 dollar goal. Officials urge all campaigners with prospect cards to report to United Fund headquarters at the Civic Center for a new tally.
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Roy Gjertson
Stanley Engineering Comployes
United Fund
Carl Walter
Ken Bright
Larry Wilson
Keith Hultquist
Glen Ternberry
Jim Gage
Cliff Bower
Nadine Carlisle
Muscatine United Fund
Stanley Engineering Company
Carl’ Walter
Ay Ranizal
Turnt Liemin
Civic Center
Towboats Stay Operating Amid River Ice
Officials at Lock No 38 report towboats still moving upstream past Muscatine No 16 as ice about two inches thick floats downstream. A boat bound for Bettendorf was observed this morning, with no downstream tows noted yet. A year ago the last downstream tow cleared Lack No 16 on December 24.
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Formu An Pool No
Muscating Dam
Mississippi Civer
Ai Lock No
Bettendorf
Muscatne
Lack No. 16
Muscatine
Pershing Missile Achieves Second Straight Launch Success
At Cape Canaveral the Army logged a second straight Pershing missile launch success. The two stage solid fuel 34 foot rocket carried a simulated warhead about 1400 miles down range. Brig. Gen. Richard M. Hurst called the test a complete success.
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Cape Canaveral
Pia
Athe Army
Richard M. Hurst
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Soldier Home on 30 Day Furlough Before Germany Transfer
Pfc Michael J OLeary returns to 1006 Robin Road Muscatine on 30 day leave before duty at Fort Dix New Jersey and transfer to Germany. He completed basic training at Fort Ord California in March then joined Hunter Liggett California. He speaks of enjoying Army duty and looks forward to the Germany assignment with U S Army recruiter Sgt Hoyt Kestner of Muscatine Louisa and Washington counties.
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Alett
Robin Road
Muscatine
Fort Dix
N.J
Germany
Hoyt Kestner
U.S. Army
Louisa
Washington
Pic
O'Leary
Ford Ord
Calif
Hunter Liggett
Journal
Lock and Dam Weather Watch Earns 25-Year Award
Three locks in the Rock Island district including Lock and Dam No. 16 Muscatine received Weather Bureau honors for 25 years of daily weather reporting. Lockmen recorded temperatures and precipitation since the 1930s, providing a continuous Mississippi River climate history for a quarter century. Other awards went to Dam No. 16 at Rock Island and Dam No. 18 at Fulton.
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Rock Island
Muscatine
U.S. Weather Burea
Rock and Dam
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
al Rock Island
Dam Na
al Fulton
Temperature Climb Forecast Across Iowa
Weather Bureau reports rising temperatures with south winds and clear skies this morning. Mild outlook for tonight and Wednesday includes 20 to 25 degrees in southeast Iowa and near 40 by Wednesday with seasonable conditions expected Thursday. Monday peak reached 30 degrees.
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Weather Bureau
Iowa
Herter Receives Austere Belgian Reception in Brussels
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter arrives in Brussels to represent President Eisenhower at King Baudouin's wedding celebrations. He will miss the ceremony due to urgent diplomacy in Paris. This is Herter's first Brussels visit since last summer amid strains over Belgian Congo affairs and Patrice Lumumba.
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Belgium
Christian A. Herter
Eisenhower
Baudouin
Paris
Herter
United States
Patrice Lumumba
Washington
Lumumba
Congo
Board Members Hear Salary Request From Teachers Discuss Leaky Roots
Board members consider teachers salary requests as spring budget talks begin. The discussion centers on funding needs amid lingering concerns about school finances and district obligations under the new town law guiding elections.
Rotary club luncheon features Junior College Choir program
The Muscatine Junior College Chorus directed by Mrs. Robert Hanson performed a program of vocal selections at a Rotary Club luncheon. Wayne Eckhardt led introductions for four members James Allen Gene Malhern John B Rigler and Roy Kautz who gave brief autobiographical sketches. William Paots spoke on club activities and impressions of Rotary meetings over the past weeks.
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Muscatine
Swiss Ex-Defence Official Charged With Secret File Theft
The government announced that Alois Dittli a retired mathematics instructor and former chief technical clerk stole secret files three years ago. He allegedly used the information to invent a new gunpowder formula and sought to sell it to private industry. The notice notes he joined the supply office in 1944 after several undisclosed inventions.
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Born
Switzerland
Defense Ministry
Alois Dittli
Stanley Christmas Events Set Two
Stanley Christmas Events Set Two features a Friday night Christmas Dance for Stanley Engineering Company employees and families and a Saturday Kids Christmas Party at the Muscatine Elks Lodge. About 300 employees and spouses will dance to the Dukes of Dancing with a late supper. Santa will attend the kids event with Hari Schnoor and friend performing ventriloquism and magic.
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Stanley Engineering Company
Vaan
Santa Claus
Hari Schnoor
Scchnoor
Santa
Muscatine Elks Lodge
Progress Report on Muscatine School Jobs and Roof Start
Resident engineer Larry Wilson told the Muscatine Board of Education that windows at both schools should start this week and much of the junior high roof should be in place by year’s end to begin heating. Floor slabs at the junior high were 35-40 percent complete after fast weather window work. The Schadler Construction Co. asked for a two day delay on the July 26 target due to rain in November. The board approved bills, balances, and several contractor estimates and authorized new phone jacks and sound speakers for the junior high at an added cost of 268.95. a roofing bill was approved pending itemization.
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Barger
Dahl
Asthalter
Bulldings
Fred Lange
Franklin
Cincohy
Junire
Ermchn
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X Nurses
Lewis
County Board
Area Six Board
Muscatine
Larry Wilson
Schadler Construction Co
Newberry
Schaeffer Construction Co
Iran
Opnell Supply and Electric
Stanley Engineering
Jones Roofing Co
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