Water main breaks, cold wave strain Muscatine area services
Winter weather drags on as Muscatine and West Liberty report water main breaks from frozen pipes. Utilities log record winter peak demand while Hyinks and Donahoe stations struggle with hundreds of starting problems and 72 calls behind schedule. Police squad car and residents report widespread car starts issues amid arctic temperatures.
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Muscatine
West Liberty
Midwest
Muscatine County
Hyink
E. 2Nd St
Doug Reist
Reist
Police Department
Amy Zybarth
Zybarth
Dan Dipple
Donahoe’s Standard
Muscatine Mall
Severe Cold Grips Midwest as Gas and Power Strain Markets
National Fuel Gas in Buffalo urged industrial customers to switch to alternate fuels as shortages persist. Utilities in Illinois Kentucky and Maryland cut large industrial supplies and asked small users to lower thermostats. Buffalo totals 131.4 inches of snow this winter with 5 inches above 1909-10 record. Indianapolis hit 20 below zero with wind chill near 63 below. Chicago 19 below tied 1933 record. Power outages disrupted Indiana and Chicago suburbs. Kentucky suffered widespread electric outages as demand surged. Temperatures ranged from 70 in California to 29 below in North Dakota.
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N.Y
Illinois
Kentucky
Maryland
New York
Indiana
Iinois
Indianapolis
Chicago
el Toro
Calif
Grand Forks
N.D
Koffee Klub Honors Birthdays at Masonic Lodge Breakfast
The Koffee Klub met at the Masonic Temple with Charles Weber Walter Weber Carl IVETELS and P M Phillips attending in celebration of four birthdays. An extended forecast calls for a chance of snow Thursday with mostly clear to partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures into the period. Highs range from the teens to mid 20s Wednesday and Friday and mid 20s to low 30s Thursday. Lows vary from above to below zero to 15 above Thursday.
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Charles Masonic Koffee Klub
Weber
Walter Weber
Carl the Masonic Temple
Kracht
P. M. Phillips
Public Meeting On Grant Application By Tihwa Health Systems
A public meeting on Minne's second year grant to the Department of Health Education and Walter will be held Monday January 31 1977 from 3 00 to 5 00 p m and 7 00 to 4 00 p m at 1 6th Street Rade biomed The Application weark program and support information will be available for inspection starting January 17 at various listed locations Public comment on the wall application is welcome For more information call 319 376 6744
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Department of Health, Education
Walter
Sheentan Mates
Avenua
6Th Street
Rade Biomed
Weark
Bungat
Sirear
Hamer
Devanper
Ibee
Aletha
Battended
Cambridge
Devenper
East Mi Geneseo
Kewonae
Moline
Muscatine
Bockland
Break-ins in Muscatine Under Weekend Investigation
Muscatine police investigate a series of weekend break-ins with three incidents in the same neighborhood. Police inspector Clifford Bennett said detectives are exploring a possible link among burglaries at homes on Greenwood, Logan, and Newell streets on Saturday night.
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Muscatine
Clifford Bennett
Greenwood
Logan
Newell
Nurses aides course planned at Muscatine CC
Muscatine Community College offers a two week beginner nurses aide course from morning to 430 pm Monday through Friday. Open only to those with no prior nursing aide experience the program includes classroom and clinical work at a Muscatine area home. Participants earn an Iowa nurses aide certificate with a 61 dollar cost. Call 263-8250 ext for details. Gerald Blaesing reports a break in at his home with theft of three rolls of dimes and travelers checks.
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Muscatine Community College
Muscatine
Iowa
Gerald Blaesing
Greenwood St
Felix Calderon
Logan St
Robert Mittman
Newell Ave
Rose Rexroth
Wester Drug
Terry Strause
E. 2Nd St
Terry Reynolds
Poplar St
Muscatine Mall
E. Second Street
Lombard Street
Jacqueline L. Payne
Cedar St
Marcie J. Carter
Victor Kauzlarich
Moline
Channel 17 Breakers Club Meets at Cabin Fever Room
A Sunday meeting at the Cabin Fever Room in the mall welcomed new members into the Channel 17 Breakers Club. Plans include a February 12 Valentine dinner and dance, with the next gathering set for February 20 in the Cabin Fever Room.
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Channel 17 Breakers Club
Cabin Fever Room
Muscatine Journal Subscription Rates and Hours
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Muscatine
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Babe) Yocom
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