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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1967
Page
56
A compact image description shows a utility pole with cross arms and insulators bearing a mailbox setup. The scene focuses on the pole’s top structure and the unconventional mailbox arrangement for vertical street delivery.
Canberras strafed a civilian irregular defense group in Binh Thuan Province killing four and wounding 32, with two U.S. advisers. the incident occurred amid broader fighting near Da Nang and Quang Nam, as allied forces reported high enemy casualties over three days since the Christmas truce. An investigation was ordered by Gen William Momyer and air officers were sent to scene.
Fire gutted a two story home at Lac des Wes near Mont Laurier destroying parts of the residence. Nine children perished and the rest escaped with their parents by jumping into deep snow. The 18 person family lived at the Lac des Wes site. Some survivors were hospitalized with unknown injuries. Police did not immediately release ages of the dead.
New studies from the American Association for the Advancement of Science find no sexual revolution, noting trends toward equal treatment of women and ongoing desire for love in first intercourse. Findings from the 1967 Indiana University study show college coeds often link first sex with love, while men remain opportunistic, with modest shifts since the 1940s and 1950s.
Des Moines reports the Iowa Highway Commission ordered initial studies for a new Muscatine Mississippi River bridge despite no state planning funds. Highway Director Coupal noted the Muscatine Bridge Commission offered to pay for planning, while state approval for funding remains pending and the bond-authorization act must pass a court test before selling bonds.
Muscatine marks a year of steady community growth in 1967 and plans for 1968. The piece notes a diversified economy expanding beyond woodworking and buttons, with nearly 1,000 new homes built in 11 years and a need for more rental housing, hospital facilities, school classrooms, downtown improvements, off street parking, and fire department updates.
New York AP reports Muriel Siebert becomes the first female member of the New York Stock Exchange. She will send a male representative to trade on the floor, despite the all male sanctuary. Siebert, described as bubbly and fortysomething, plans to start her own brokerage focused on institutional business and is a Brimberg & Co. partner. She paid about 450000 for a seat to gain entry.
A wind driven snowstorm moved through the Northeast and into New England, burying inland areas in knee deep snow and bringing rain sleet and freezing rain to fringe zones. Up to 18 inches fell in parts, with 8 to 9 inch depths common from the Virginias to Maine. A night plane crash in Muncy Pennsylvania killed three. Thunderstorms and tornadoes lashed the Deep South. Wausau Wisconsin reported 10 below zero.
A car found overturned in a creek on U.S. 6 near Council Bluffs held the body of Joseph M. Peters, 49. A Pleasantville man, Harold Horsman, 66, died in a collision with a Norfolk and Western freight train east of Pleasantville. Des Moines and Omaha received urban improvement and sewer grants totaling 156,287 and 715,000 dollars respectively. Florida Governor Kirk backs Miami Police Chief Headley’s tough program amid civil rights concerns and ACLU opposition. President Johnson to meet Dr. Christian Barnard in Texas. Coast Guard notes Cuban fishing fleet aiding subversive agents in the region. Rail Clerks sign a contract granting over 3 percent yearly raises. A small plane made a forced landing near UTE with three occupants uninjured. Weather: partly cloudy tonight, some snow flurries, low near zero to 15 above. colder Saturday with a high of 27. Temperature at 1 a.m. was 24.
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