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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1969
Page
1
The Muscatine council will review a draft final report on the odor investigation at the wastewater treatment plant. Stan ley Consultants filed a progress report noting field work is complete on two major odor sources and outlines planned cost estimates and final reporting.
Gregory J. Shaffer a 23 year old Louisa Muscatine High School teacher escaped with minor injuries after his 1968 Camaro slid on snow rain on highway 22 east of Muscatine and struck a utility pole. Police said the car spun veered off left into a ditch and demolished the vehicle. Shaffer suffered a bloody nose and a facial laceration. He resides on route 3 Muscatine.
Garry Woodward was appointed county attorney by the Muscatine county board of supervisors, effective at close of business Friday. He succeeds Jack Burns who resigned after being named judge of the Muscatine municipal court. The board accepted the resignation of assistant county attorney Duane Goodken with regret and Woodward will name a new assistant attorney with board approval.
More than one third of 126 arrests reported for the month ending December 15 result from three charges. A report by Chief Gleon Axel shows 45 arrests from speeding 20 intoxication 14 and failure to pay overtime parking tickets 17. Additional counts include 8 for disturbing the peace with a motor vehicle 6 for no driver's license 6 for vehicle under control 6 for leaving the scene of an accident and 6 for juvenile delinquency. Other categories list curfew violations and minor offenses with smaller totals. Collections totaled 2341.50, mostly meter violations and meter rentals, with minor amounts for insurance reports and bicycle licenses. Axel also recommends certifying Lonnie Rankins as a regular police officer after probation and examinations.
Multiple city boards and commissions submitted monthly reports. Building and zoning reported 174 permits and 522.30 in collections from Nov 8 to Dec 5, plus 24 building, 85 electrical, 12 plumbing, 4 code books permits totaling 414.28. Police court showed 956.00 from 51 cases. Airport finances showed 20,014.12 balance with 5,941.02 income and 10,004.43 disbursements. Greenwood cemetery receipts 9,937.63 and disbursements 2,498.74. Levee Commission recorded 3,877.82 receipts and 11,653.75 expenditures. Humane Society disbursements 308.88, receipts 505.50, net deficit 3.38.
The Iowa State Education Association recommends a 10 percent starting salary increase for first year BA degree teachers for 1970 71 with amounts varying by district. An index salary schedule would grant a minimum five percent annual increment for each year of teaching experience. A MA degree teacher would earn at least 20 percent more than a BA holder in year one.
Receipts documented the county monthly allowance of 120 dollars, city allowance of 125 dollars, and donations of 188.50 dollars for animals adopted out. The commission shows expenditures of 7,088.27 dollars, including 5,694.65 dollars in wages, for November while depositing 12,299.82 dollars with 12,172.9 percent of income from taxes.
Ronald Joseph Kusnik 39 took his own life early Wednesday. Funeral services were pending at Riley Funeral Home. His twin brother Ted Kusnik has been located in California. Kusnik's body was found about 7 15 am by a county road west of the Friends Church with a 30 30 rifle found in the truck.
Muscatine public school students will be dismissed at 2 p.m. Friday for a two week Christmas and New Year vacation. Classes resume on Monday, Jan. YM decorations were created for the YMCA Youth Department this week by Tri Gra Y club members under Dale R. Denny, Youth and Camp Director, who made angels bells Christmas chains and popcorn chains to decorate the department.
Police report 14 accidents since last Saturday blamed on winter conditions. Three crashes occurred between midnight and 2:31 a.m. on Ward Walnut and Oak streets involving 1969 Chevrolet driven by James Griener Bosten 21 of 160 Sherman Island, 1960 Pontiac driven by Ernest Levi Phillips 19 of 507 West 4th Street, and 1969 Chevrolet driven by Gregg Oscar Neal 38 of 601 East 5th Street. Damages exceeded $100. A separate 1963 Chrysler driven by Richard Earl Patterson 33 of 501 Spring Street and a 1968 Dodge driven by Tapper Gordon Glenn 18 of Winfield collided on Mississippi Drive. A hit-and-run damaged Nina Stump’s car. other vehicles at Linn Street between 2nd and 3rd Sts were left with no driver notification.
Troop 167 held a Court of Honor at Grace Lutheran church on Tuesday. Tenderfoot Tom Smith was invested. new Tenderfoots included Pat Lamb Bill Woodhouse Lee Berry Wendel Wright Randy Sturms Ricky Morgan Gary Fuhlman Kevin Hammer and Jeff Pagel. Second Class advancements went to Jon Carlson Dave Norwood Dave Bunn Jim Coder Glenn Stanton Doug Swailes and Eric Whisler. First Class scorers included John Barney Dave Keough and Len Reiter. John England presented the awards. Refreshments followed.
Incidents of vandalism and theft were reported to Muscatine police. Ron Albright of 400 Grandview Ave. said two notebooks were stolen from his car in an HON INDUSTRIES lot. Mrs. F L Webster reported vandalism including car spray withJacquer and antenna damage. John Besler at 1201 Lincoln Blvd. noted five window panes broken in a garage.
Rates cover daily carrier delivery in Muscatine at 7.06 dollars monthly in advance. Other carrier delivery outside Muscatine costs 1.75 dollars monthly. Motor carrier delivery is 2.00 dollars monthly. Mail within fifty miles of Muscatine is 18.00 dollars yearly in advance. Mail to towns with carrier service is 27.00 yearly. Over fifty miles by mail is 24.00 yearly. Servicemen 60.00 yearly. Students 13.50 monthly in advance. Special delivery for missed papers runs until 6:20 p.m. weekdays and 2:30–4:00 p.m. Saturdays. Dial 263-2331.
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