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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1972
Page
1
The forecast shows cloud cover and a colder trend tonight into Tuesday with snow likely. Lows reach the mid 20s, highs in the low 30s, and precipitation chances near 70 percent tonight and Tuesday. Sunday highs around 34 with nighttime lows near 23 and a trace of precipitation by 8 am. Sunrise Tuesday at 7 33 and sunset at 4 44.
In Fort Dodge Iowa security guards from the Iowa Women's Reformatory at Rockwell City recaptured two women prisoners Joanne Wallace 18 Des Moines and Luann Kingland 20 Waterloo after they reportedly attended church services and did not return.
AP report details five fires on Sunday and early today killing seventeen people including twelve children. Victims include four California boys, three Kansas City youngsters, a Buffalo grain mill worker, and a Vista California family. Parents suffered burns as fires burned homes of undetermined origin.
In Buffalo two explosions and a blaze at a mill left two workers presumed dead and a 28th man crushed under debris. Ten hospitalized, five in critical condition, as 175 firefighters fought the flames. Nearby a trailer fire near Pulaski killed three adults and left five children dead from the McDonough family. The tragedy follows suspicions about welding equipment versus conflicting claims from Pillsbury and local officials.
New York police say a slick gang used a black limousine to gain entry to the Pierre Hotel and ransack 47 safe deposit boxes, fleeing with more than 1 million dollars in cash and jewelry. Detectives note the raid may become the city’s biggest hotel robbery. A guard and guests were tied up as workers and security staff were gathered in the executive area. One guest, Haelio Fragga of Rio de Janeiro, was briefly detained during the escape.
In Dunedin Florida a mother, Mrs Gerald Gartley, objects to President Nixon's reply about POWs and argues the US will never withdraw from Vietnam. Her son, Navy Lt. Mark Gartley, was shot down in 1968. In Forest City Iowa, an explosion at Winnebago Industries injures no one and heavily damages a paint and glue storage area. Firefighters from several towns assist amid repeated blasts from 55 gallon drums. Also reported are two newborns at Muscatine General Hospital, Kimberly Lynn Ryan and Regina Annelie Ryak, with families listed and siblings noted.
President Nixon gestures from the White House as he confirms plans for another U.S. troop pullback in South Vietnam well before February 1, calling the move part of ongoing progress. The interview aired Sunday night and outlined anticipated changes in the American military posture.
President Nixon spoke on CBS with Dan Rather outlining plans to announce by January 14 whether he will seek re election and likely keep Spiro Agnew as running mate if he does. He said he will avoid public partisan activity until after the Republican National Convention opening August 21 in San Diego. He also discussed Phase 2 economic controls, summit timetables, and Vietnam troop drawdown with a possible acceleration before February 1 depending on prisoner situations.
President Nixon, in a national TV interview from the White House, signaled plans for re election with Spiro Agnew as running mate. He outlined a peace strategy with a gradual troop withdrawal from Vietnam and a focus on cutting wage price and rent controls if inflation eases, while keeping a residual force until POWs are freed. Nixon pledged a pro growth platform for 1972, with a stance on Moscow and Pe king talks and continued efforts to free POWs, and he said he would announce his decision by January 14.
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