Eight hurt in head-on crash on Highway 38 north of Muscatine
News events recap reports eight people injured, one seriously, in a head-on collision two and a half miles north of Muscatine on Highway 38. Dora D. Upton of Weeping Water Neb. treated at University Hospital in Iowa City. Fair opened at Columbus Junction with entry day observance. Pellet gun damage noted to eight windows. Lawrence Ahlgren of LeClaire received a 55 day jail sentence after a police chase that ended in an accident injuring a 13-year-old Lynn Holtz. Joseph Maher, assistant police chief, retires August 31 after 32 years. Bob Rada reports attempting to incubate alligator eggs at Weed Park Zoo. Tomato processing underway at Heinz Muscatine plant. Sam Dye installed as American Legion post commander. Temperatures dropped to 48 early morning. Two Wisconsin families traveling on a large homemade...
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Weeping Water
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Towa City
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LeClaire
Lynn Holtz
Joseph Maher
Bob Rada
East Ninth Street
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Weed Park Zoo
H.H. Heinz Co
Thermice Presses On Semi Automation at Dry Ice Plant
Thermice Corp officials describe gradual semi automation at the Muscatine dry ice plant where carbon dioxide is produced. The facility, opened in 1964 on Muscatine island, runs two shifts in winter with 22 workers and supplies liquid CO2 and dry ice to meat packing and beverage industries.
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Thermice Corporation
Mgr
Robert Tomfeld
Middle West
Thermice
Publicker Industries
Monsanto Company
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