Recreation study prompts Muscatine council hearing on golf course
The League of Women Voters advances a detailed Muscatine recreation study based on surveys of 999 fourth to sixth graders. It cites park usage and activities from picnicking to skating, fishing, swimming, and street play while raising questions on safety and adequacy. The council plans a Tuesday public hearing on buying a 170 acre farm for a municipal golf course at $85,000, financing via a $200,000 general obligation bond, with potential $29,000 in federal aid. terms note the bond cap does not bind expenditures.
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League of Women Voters
Muscatine
League
Duane Keough
Weed Park
Kent-Stein Park
Reservoir Park
Muscatine Island
Geneva Country Club
Muscatine Slough
Park Lane
YMCA
YWCA
Highway 38
Federal Agriculture Stabilization
Air War Losses Questioned as Higher Total Cited
Sources say U S aircraft losses in Southeast Asia may exceed official figures by double, due to excluding nonattack planes. Defense reports only count losses from enemy fire over Vietnam, suggesting total fixed wing and helicopter losses well above 1,700, far beyond the 876 announced.
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Washington
U.S
Southeast Asia
Pentagon
Defense Department
North
South Vietnam
No Place for Jr Gridders At Iowa U
Bud Suter of the University of Iowa says junior college transfers rarely fit beyond limited scholarships. He notes football limits spring practice and risk, while basketball recruits depend on first team skill. He cites Big Ten caps on scholarships and $2,500 per award.
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University of Iowa
Bud Suter
Big Ten
Athletic Department
Suter
Alex Bender
Muscatine
Merle Strause
Mike, Knott
Nick Ratcliff
Frigid Weather Forecast For Iowa This Week
Zero weather to continue across Iowa with frigid conditions likely through the week. The Weather Bureau predicts tonight lows around 10 below zero and temperatures may stay in the teens for most areas Tuesday. Some snow is possible on Tuesday, mainly in the western part of the state.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
John Maxwell Begins Eight Weeks of Army Combat Training
Pvt. John S. Maxwell starts eight weeks of combat engineer training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. He has completed no weeks of leadership school or basic training at the same post. His wife Sandra Maxwell resides at 1002 Cedar Street and his service address at Fort Leonard Wood includes unit and postal details.
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John Maxwell
John S. Maxwell
Muscatine
Fort Leonard Wood
Maxwell
Sandra
Cedar St
Hawkeye Riders Plan June Show at L Bar M
Hawkeye Saddle Club met at President George E. Schmidt’s home to plan an annual horse show at the L Bar M rodeo grounds on June 10. The evening show will be accredited with the Iowa Stock Horse Association and the Girls Barrell Racing Association. A children's show and a fun show will be scheduled on dates to be decided.
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Hawkeye
Shaw Hawkeye Saddle Club
George E. Schmidt
L Bar M Rodeo Grounds
Iowa Stock Horse Association
Girls’ Barrel Racing Association
Presley Serves in Vietnam Airman at Phu Cat Base
Airman First Class Kenneth R. Presley serves on duty at Phu Cat Air Base Vietnam. Presley a fireman has been in Vietnam since November 1966. Before arrival he was assigned to Forbes AFB Kaw. His wife Brenda is daughter of Mr and Mrs Otho Lackey of 1814 Summit Musking.
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Kenneth R. Presley
Phu Cat Air Base
Vietnam
Presley
Forbes Afb
Kaw
Brenda
Otho Lackey
1814
Summitt, Mus
Eating
Money Missing From Storage Under Stove
Ray McGrew of 1233 Dale Street reported to police at 1 30 a m Sunday that 450 to 500 dollars in quarters and half dollars disappeared from a storage space beneath the stove in his kitchen between January 5 and February 5.
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Ray McGrew
Dale St
Three More Iowans Die in 1967 Traffic Toll
Three more names join Iowa’s 1967 traffic fatality list. Randy Lee Gann, 3, of Sioux City, died after being struck by a car. Cecil Harrison, 39, also of Sioux City, and Leonard L. Bessman, 45, of Dumont, were fatally injured in separate crashes. Mrs Floyd Schwarck, 54, of rural Eldora, died from injuries after a two car collision north of Beaman. No charges were filed against the drivers.
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Yowa
Randy Lee Gann
Osey Gann
Sioux City
Cecil
Harrison
Leonard
Bessman
Dumont
Hardin County
Ackley
Floyd Schwarck
Eldora
Beaman
Teen Involved Car Hits Parked Truck on Cedar Street
Terry Eugene Harmon aged 16, driving a car, struck a parked 1951 model truck owned by Leroy Fushman in the 860 block of Cedar Street near East Fourth Street. Both vehicles sustained rear corner damage as Harmon traveled south on Cedar.
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Terry Eugene Harmon
East Fourth St
Cedar St
Leroy Fushman
Harmon
Cedar
James Roaches Acquire Flying Service Here
Muscatine Aviation, Inc., is now the business of James and Baja Roach who acquired the company from Glen F. Heller who founded it after retiring from the air force. Roach has been chief pilot and the firm runs charter service ground school and flying school at Muscatine airport. It promotes the annual Aviation day on April 9 featuring fly in drive in breakfast and airplane rides for spectators. Heller and family will stay until the school year ends and their children finish terms with Heller seeking a federal aviation examiner position.
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Muscatine Aviation, Inc
James
Baja Roach
Glen F. Heller
Air Force
Roach
Muscatine Aviation
Muscatine
Heller
Federal Aviation Examiner
Seven individuals barred from Clinton Street home in Muscatine
Lawrence A. Mills has filed suit in Muscatine district court seeking to bar Hazel Sater Guy Starkweather Pearl Cheney Bernice Nellans Julia Boehler Harry Starkweather David Angel and Leon Igo from entering 300 Clinton Street Muscatine estate property of his deceased father John F. Starkweather who died January 19 1967 without a will The judge granted a temporary injunction and a hearing for a permanent injunction is set for March 6 The defendants mostly are nonresidents and include siblings of the decedent.
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Muscaline
Lawrence A. Mills
John F. Starkweather
Muscatine
Clinton St
R. K. St
Cycle Rider Sues for 30000 in Road Crash Injury
Dennis Swinford 16 and his father Clarence sue Herbert Britcher in Muscatine district court for 30000 damages from a motorcycle truck collision on August 31 1966 at Stewart road near Muscatine. The suit lists hospital costs over 2500 and 13 weeks of lost work. A companion rider was also injured and a jury trial is requested.
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Stewart Road
Muscatine
Clarence A. Swinford
Dennis Swinford
Herbert L. Britcher
Young Swifford
Swinford
Cadet Fahy Named to Air Force Honor List
Cadet Terry Fahy son of Mr and Mrs William Fahy of 2103 Mulberry Avenue has been named to the Commandants List for the past semester at the Air Force Academy. Fahy holds the rank of Cadet Technical Sergeant in the 12th Squadron commanded by Major Gerald P Schurtz.
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Terry Fahy
William Fahy
Mulberry Avenue
Air Force Academy
Fahy
Gerald P. Schurtz
Car collision on Hershey and Green streets injures driver
Correction reports Arthur Robert Alloway age 44 of 607 Liberty street was struck from behind by Wayne W. Wachs age 29 of 210 West Fourth street Friday night at the Hershey avenue and Green street intersection.
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Arthur Robert Alloway
Liberty St
Wayne W. Wachs
West Fourth St
Hershey Ave
Green St
Merrick Promoted to Lieutenant in Navy
R Merrick son of Mr and Mrs Russell of 530 Woodlawn Avenue advanced to Lieutenant in the United States Navy this January. Enlisted 1944 as Fire Control Technician and was Chief Petty Officer before commission in August 1964. From 1962 to 1964 he studied at the University of Rhode Island and 1965 to 1966 in Harvard Extensions. He lives in Pawtucket Rhode Island with wife and six children and serves aboard USS Boston as Missile Repair Officer.
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Russell
Merrick
Woodlawn Avenue
United States Navy
Navy
University of Rhode Island
Harvard University
Pawtucket
Rhode Island
Uss
Boston
Association Sings Tonight at Muscatine High School
The Association, a group of young musicians, will present a program at 8 tonight in the Muscatine high school auditorium. Their music appeals to adults and youths. Sponsored by Muscatine Community College student council, tickets are available at the door or at five downtown stores.
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Muscatine High School
Muscatine Community College Student Council
Band to Give Children's Concert at Muscatine High
The Muscatine High School band will present a Children s Concert at 1 30 p m Saturday Feb 11 in the high school auditorium. Proceeds from the ten cent admission fund a scholarship for a qualified band member to attend State Music Camp this summer. Directed by John Wagner with narrator Vicki Meyer, the program will explain instruments and music stories through skits appropriate for pre school to junior high.
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Muscatine High School
John Wagner
Vicki Meyer
Youth Fined and Two Others Face Court in Muscatine
Police arrested one minor for beer and another for liquor early Sunday in Muscatine. Martin Gregory Carver, 18, 2236 Mulberry Ave, fined $50 and costs by Justice of the Peace Bay Pace for possessing 13 ears of malt liquor at Fifth St and Iowa Ave. Hearings set for Feb 15 for James Spence Sell, 1001 Grandview Ave, age not listed, and Ronald Eugene McCleary, 21, 2614 Sampson St, accused of contributing to a minor. Self freed on $1 bond. McCleary posted $200. Arrests followed a disturbance on East Second St.
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Muscatine
Martin Gregory Carver
Mulberry Ave
Justice of the Peace Bay Pace
Fifth St
Iowa Avenue
James Spence Sell
Grandview
Self
McCleary
East Second St
Muscatine Journal Details and Copyright Note
The Muscatine Journal publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. It is a Lee Enterprises product, located at 301 E Third St Muscatine Iowa 52761. It carries Associated Press dispatches and is registered as second class matter with the post office.
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Muscatine
Subscription Rates for Muscatine Region Daily News
Rates set for subscribers include 2.03 monthly for city delivery, 40 cents weekly outside Muscatine, 12.00 yearly by mail within 50 miles, and 20.00 yearly by mail beyond 50 miles. All subscriptions due in advance. Office hours 3 am to 5 pm daily, Saturday 8 am to 1 pm. Special delivery for missed papers runs until 6:30. Dial 263-2332.
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City of Muscatine
Adual
Muscatine
Olive Boort
Faily
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