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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1966
Page
3
President Johnson is scheduled to flip the switch for the formal lighting of the tree near the Washington Monument tonight, with AP Wirephoto coverage.
WAPELLO OES No 257 elected officers after a dinner hosted by Mrs Ruth Slusher and Jenning Myers. New officers include Donna Havenhill worthy matron Jim Murphy worthy patron Genevieve Downs associate matron Bill Lofgren associate patron Ethel Askren secretary Gert rude Fish treasurer Helen McKinney conductress Linda Parish associate conductress Installation set for January 6. VEW and auxiliary met with visitors from Muscatine Davenport and Burlington. Williams H Beeck Davenport Jr vice commander spoke. Next meeting January 22 at Wapello VFW hall. Mr and Mrs Ben Mangels and Mrs Lelia Newcomb attended Davenport funeral of Alvin Stock. Edith Cuthamp and Marguerite Allen returned from western states NBC studio visit and Las Vegas Farm Bureau meeting with James Helmick Louisa County attendance.
Troops occupied Venezuela's Central University campus using mine detectors to uncover a large arms cache. Snipers fired as soldiers moved through buildings. one soldier was killed. An arsenal was found and arms confiscated near the midtown apartment. Newsmen barred from area amid security crackdown following waves of attacks. Authorities suspended constitutional guarantees, ordered arrests without warrants, and tightened control. American engineer George Kapp, teaching at the university, was arrested near the campus for his beard appearance. he may be released immediately per officials.
Washington AP reports Biosatellite 1 carries fruit flies beetles wasps and other life plus plants. launched from Cape Kennedy to test effects of weightlessness and space radiation for long space travel. After 47 orbits it will fire retrorocket and parachute to earth with recovery planned in the Pacific Hawaii for study.
The gathering lists Mrs Henry Hogan Mrs Waldo Horn Mrs Carl Jaeger Mrs Henry Lamp and Mrs Arthur Lamp for the Christmas meeting. A 6 30 p m potluck dinner started the event with a silent auction. Lunch was served by a group including Mrs Dwight Fick Mrs Warren Fick and others. Carl Jaeger and Leroy Hamann were named to the auditing committee.
Durant Pythian Sisters elected officers at a meeting in Mordhurst hall led by Mrs. Alice Hansen as Most Excellent Chief. Newly chosen officers include Mrs. Dwight Fick past chief, Mrs. Leo Meineke excellent senior, Mrs. Shirley Wulf excellent junior, and others. Installation is set for January with Mrs. Leroy Hammann officiating. A practice is scheduled for Friday January 6 at 7 pm.
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