Short-notice postal holiday draws criticism and possible suit
Des Moines AP reports President Nixon’s four day weekend for federal workers sparked sharp criticism from Iowa publishers led by Robert K. Beck. Beck said the surprise interruption harms daily newspapers and advertisers, and threatened an injunction for longer notice. The Iowa press group urged broader notice before mail service suspensions while the Post Office planned limited Saturday operations and suspended most deliveries on Friday.
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Robert K. Beck
Centerville Sowegian
Town Press Association
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Press Association
U.S. Post Office Department
Post Office Department
Muscatine Studies Boat Ramp Extension Costs
The Muscatine city council reviewed a study on extending the Harbor Dr boat ramp. Barnum estimated 30 by 75 foot and 30 by 50 foot ramps would cost 8706.50 and 5653.90 respectively, based on limited river-bed data and a river stage under six feet.
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Muscatine
Warren Barnum
Harbor Dr
Barnum
YM Tours Begin Monday For Youth Tournament Series
The YMCA youth department sponsors a Monday start for a series of tournaments at 9 am. Events include pool bumper pool ping pong chess and checkers for members from 1st to 9th grades. Director Dale R Denney invites participation and can be reached at 263 4813 for more information.
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YMCA
Dale R. Denney
Stop Sign Crash Leads to Charges in Muscatine
Police charged Margaret Arlene Thaureen, 17, of 328 W Fulham Ave Muscatine after her 1963 Chevrolet allegedly ran a stop sign at Bouser and Cedar, colliding with Connie Gertrude Hargrafen, 44, of Letts, with over 100 dollars in damage. Thaureen faces running a stop sign. A theft report noted lights stolen from a display on 1211 W 8th St.
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Gertrude Hargrafen
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Cedar
Margaret Arlene Thaureen
Fulham Ave
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Hargrafen Auto
Muscatine
Thaureen
DWI convictions rise across Iowa in 1968 69
An Iowa Liquor Control Commission report shows DWI arrests up 32 percent and convictions up 63 percent from the prior year. The decade's trend reflects a jump in enforcement with 2,248 DWI arrests and 1,398 convictions, while intoxication and liquor possession cases also climbed.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Commission
Justices of the Peace
DWI
Subscription rates for Muscatine area daily paper
Rates listed for subscriber delivery in city Muscatine and surrounding areas. Details include in city 3.00 to month, daily by carrier outside Muscatine 1.75 monthly, motor delivery 2.00 monthly, out-of-town mail 24.00 to 27.09 yearly, servicemen 13.00, students 15.50 for five months, plus missed paper delivery policy and contact hours and phone number 943-2300.
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City of Muses
Olal
Heavy snows and winds sweep eastern United States
Heavy snow and strong winds belt the East from the North Atlantic to the Great Lakes and central Appalachians with up to two feet in places. New York City sees six inches delaying transit as Mayor Lindsay coordinates snow removal. power restoration continues in North Carolina after a Christmas night ice storm. A new Southwest storm forms as Rockies snow hits high plains, with travel warnings across the region.
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Great Lakes
Central Appalachians
New York State
New England
Maine
Virginia Beach
Eastport
East
New York City
New York
John ¥. Lindsay
Bahamas
North Carolina Highway Patrol
North Carolina
Rockies
High Plains
Central Plains
Laughter fuels Holiday on Ice success at Rock Island Armory
The Holiday on Ice revue returns to the Rock Island Armory for 10 performances with strong comedy elements led by Mike Bagneris and Dick Raskell. The Fredonia family debuts a new Calling All Cars act with a poodle. Seven production numbers, varied pricing, and multiple matinees and specials draw families across Quad Cities. Tickets available at the armory box office, Sears in Davenport, and Temple Sports in Moline.
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Quad-Cities
Mike Bagneris
Dick Raskell
The
Fredonia
Rock Island
Holiday On Ice
Ill
Armory
Sears
Davenport
Temple Sports
Moline
Medicare premium hike raises costs for seniors to 530 a month
Medicare supplementary insurance will cost elderly Americans 530 monthly next July 1, a 32.5 percent jump from 4. The increase comes as Health Secretary Robert H. Finch announced the change after Nixon signaled support for a tax reform bill with Social Security boosts. The program began in 1966 at 3 monthly and now serves over 18 million people, covering doctors and other medical expenses beyond basic hospital care.
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Washington
Robert H. Finch
Health, Education and Welfare
Nixon
Lutheran Homes 75th year open house announced
Luther an Homes observes its 75th anniversary on Jan 2 with an open house at Valley View Manor on Jan 14. The home has served thousands of children and aging residents across faiths, and the final wing of a three wing addition will allow care for 146 people. Valley View Manor is praised as a top Midwest facility built without government aid as a community gift.
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Lutheran Homes
L.A. Stumme
Valley View Manor
Lutheran Homes Society
Henry Reinemund
Zion Lutheran Church
Stumme
Midwest
Valley View
Muscatine
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