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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1961
Page
1
Washington reports the United States is preparing to resume atmospheric nuclear tests, with officials saying Kennedy could approve within days or weeks. Authorities note no final decision has been made, but momentum follows Russia ending the moratorium last fall. A task force is being formed to arrange bursts upon approval.
In Memphis Tennessee Penne Anne Perey a 19 year old from Waco Texas was named Maid of Cotton at the Miss America style pageant delivering a long awaited dream for her mother Mrs James A Perey. Perey had long hoped for a tall daughter and pursued the pageant again after a previous finalist appearance decades earlier.
President Kennedy focused on shaping his legislative program for the next session. Present were Theodore C. Sorensen and Lawrence O’Brien. On Capitol Hill, Kennedy worked late at the Oceanfront mansion as he pursued support and awaited word on his father’s health.
Haven in Edward R Hadley 34 Davenport pled guilty to mail theft on Friday in U S District Court and remained free on $10 000 bond Attorney Donald Wine said Hadley allegedly helped a mail truck driver Amie Madiey steal a registered strap containing $10 000 bound for a Montezuma bank The case centers on a ski rowne route and a mail shipment to a bank in Montezuma.
In Oran, two Moslems and a French policeman were killed as rioting erupted after De Gaulle announced most French forces would withdraw from Algeria. European shops closed and radios failed amid mounting turmoil. Algerian nationalists in Tunis hailed the pledge while secret talks with France reportedly continued.
Walter Ulbricht said the presence of the Soviet army made the communist takeover of East Germany possible and cited a 1961 figure of costs above 30 billion marks, about 40 percent of national income. He spoke in Pravda explaining the Berlin Wall kept out Western saboteurs.
Des Moines reports that nonagricultural employment in Iowa declined by 6200 from October to November, exceeding the normal seasonal drop, according to the Towal Employment Security Commission.
Mayor Rabr lev D. Bosch said taverns will set normal closing hours for the weekend. They will close at midnight tonight and remain closed until Monday morning, January.
Three damage suits filed Aug 12 1959 seek 395200 in damages from an explosion near West Liberty that killed Mrs Shirley Windus and injured her husband Laren Windus. Judge Clay Le Grand ordered reinstatement after a long procedural history including dismissals and a shell Oil company defendant addition.
Paul M. Butler, 38, longtime South Bend resident and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, died at George Washington University Hospital. He entered the hospital December 5 with a severe cold, which was not considered serious, but he required more intensive treatment. Butler served as Democratic chairman from December 10 until July 1960 and had been practicing law in Washington since then.
Eight people die in a two car crash near Cordell Oklahoma during the New Year holiday weekend. An entire family of five perishes in a fire in Orinda California on the same day as the national observance.
The Muscatine Journal will not publish on New Year Day holiday Monday and its offices will remain closed all day. No editions will be produced.
The Soviet commandant of Berlin Col. Andrey I Solovyov and his adviser have been barred from Berlin’s American sector in reprisal for Red moves against U S officials in East Berlin. The U S mission said the ban marks the first time a Russian commandant has been barred from the Western sector since the postwar division. Solovyov has not attempted entry to West Berlin since the action was announced.
Marilyn Van Derbur Nady, Miss America of 1958, filed for divorce from football coach Gacy Nady of Parsons College after less than seven months of marriage. She cites extreme mental cruelty and plans to seek alimony under Colorado law, with both parties involved in a campus romance that began at the University of Colorado.
The Muscatine Chamber of Commerce will collect Christmas trees Monday starting at 10 a.m. from front porches. A donation of one dollar is requested to help defray expenses. Gathered trees will be burned in a pile at Weed Park, with the public invited to witness the event.
Des Moines Gov. Norman Erbe reflected on his first year in office saying it was tougher than anticipated. He cited demands on time, patronage concerns, and disappointment with the legislature for failing to pass term limits, consolidate agencies, or pass an anti-obscene literature bill. He noted centralizing purchasing stalled and tax procedures needing improvement, while highlighting the 1961 data processing center as a key achievement and plans to expand the Town Development Commission.
Rep. Coad of Iowa asks Secretary Yyeeman to back a 5 to 10 cent per bushel rise in government corn price support. He says the increase would draw more farmers into the administration's farm program and help its success.
A state court judge issued a permanent injunction that bars the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People from operating in Alabama. The ruling came four days before a Supreme Court deadline after a three day hearing. NAACP attorneys said an appeal would follow if the decision stood.
New Delhi reports approximately 600 deaths across the Ganges plains as a severe cold spell ends. Ill clothed and impoverished residents were affected. many died in the aftermath of near freezing conditions.
Washington says U S government withholds report on Ruben Lopez death at Guantanamo Bay Navy base. A month long inquiry reportedly found no charges. two Marines detained at Camp Lejeune. Defense insists inquiry ongoing. Cuba alleges beating and torture. Military officials provide no public security summary.
The search for David Watson continues near Hills, Iowa after his truck slammed into the Iowa River. Authorities doubt foul play as leads dry up. A hitchhiker report and photos by Watson’s colleagues added little, while rescue crews brace for fresh river-dragging despite frigid conditions.
Dinsado Macapagal was sworn in as the fifth Philippines president after defeating Carlos P. Garcia on November 14. He pledged to fight corruption and communism and said the nation faces a moral degeneration unseen in its history.
Rep Russell Eldred of Anamosa died at his farm south of town after a heart attack. A 50-year-old veteran legislator, he chaired the Roads and Highways Committee and served on the Highway Study Committee, contributing to the 1961 legislative report on road needs. He had been in the legislature since 1920.
Gerald Patterson 14 died from injuries in a rural roadway accident near Swedona and Hilton when struck by a car driven by Leroy Cutler. Funeral services will be Monday at Providence Baptist Church Elza with Rev Gordon Perry. Burial at Drury-Reynolds cemetery. Coroner pending postmortem review. He was a freshman at Edgington High School. He is survived by his parents Rev and Mrs Hartford Patterson and sister Lola Patterson.
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