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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1968
Page
4
AP report details a propane gas truck explosion in Rake when a fueling hose broke. Driver Frank Mischich of Clear Lake evacuated his family before the blast. Firefighters from six rural towns fought the fire, with total damage around 30 thousand dollars to the truck and a nearby building.
A huge Air Force tanker crashed on takeoff from fogbound Minot Air Force Base. Maj Gen Charles Eisenhart and eight other officers died. 12 total perished, one survivor, steward William Wright, burned and hospitalized. Survivors and victims linked to March Air Force Base near Riverside, California. The crash occurred around 9 a.m. and prompted investigation into cause. Wright later transferred to Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas. The second item notes protests in Sasebo and Tokyo against the nuclear carrier Enterprise with 120 extremists arrested and a large Communist Socialist rally of about 1000 in Sasebo ball park.
AP reports local governments may apply for state disaster loans up to two years after a disaster. Atty. Gen. Richard Turner issued the advisory at the request of Adj. Gen. Junior Miller, enabling loans under a new 1967 Legislature program. Several flood and tornado–hit areas sought loans. final payments depend on the Executive Council. The Legislature allocated $1 million for the two years ending June 10, 1969, with questions remaining on fund allocation for future disasters.
Ida Vance six dated Muscatine native died of a heart attack at 1105 Isett. Survived by two sons a daughter six grandchildren. Funeral 1 30 p m Saturday Riley Funeral Home. Lega Cummings 73 Morning Sun dies at Wa pistol nursing home born 1894. Survived by three brothers and one sister. Funeral 2 p m Saturday First United Presbyterian Church. Mrs Mary Wedekind 93 dies at Riverview Nursing Home born 1876. Survived by three sons three daughters 17 grandchildren 29 great grandchildren. Funeral 1 30 p m Saturday Fairbanks Chapel. Francis E McKean 72 dies Muscatine area born 1895. Survived by daughter two sisters and other relatives. Funeral 10 30 a m Saturday Fairbanks Chapel. Nancy Yoder burial Reynolds Cemetery Illinois City Ill. Funeral services held Mediapolis. Mrs Frank Elder West Liberty dies at home. Truman Ricketts Keithsburg dies in San Bernardino Calif from heart attack. Funeral services pending.
ANTHON AP An 11 year old girl, Mary Lou Ketelsen, died after a .22 caliber rifle discharged accidentally while her brother Donald, 18, laid the gun on the kitchen table at their farm home near a Woodbury County town. She was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital as authorities relayed the tragedy to her grieving parents who were at a Sioux City performance when the minister informed them.
Western Sicily earthquakes push death toll toward 400 as more towns suffer damage and over 1500 injured. U S officials report no confirmed American fatalities or injuries while Rome embassy staff assist inquiries. Two survivors found after nearly 60 hours under rubble.
In Davenport two robbers wounded a tavern patron in a Shamrock Tavern holdup late Wednesday night. They took about 600 dollars from the cash register and 150 more from customers, while the wounded man escaped with his billfold left on the floor. The incident left Ronald Burns wounded in the leg.
The Quad-City Music Guild seeks men for singing and dancing roles in its 1968 summer shows. An audition session at Bergendorf Fine Arts Building Augustana College runs 1 4:30 PM. Vocalists should bring sheet music. the Guild provides accompanists. Book directors will cast after reads and reads.
Soybeans and grain futures fell on the Chicago Board of Trade as light demand and absent outside interest limited momentum. Wheat and corn also weakened with mixed late buying. soybeans led losses before closing modestly lower with January at 2.70 1/4.
Chicago cash grain prices list Wheat No 2 hard 1.5654n No 2 soft red 147%n Corn No yellow 4.1254 No 3 yellow 1.0934 Oats No 2 heavy white 8 80 4n Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.7246n Soybean oil 8.65n
Official estimates show Friday receipts of 5,000 cattle 5,000 hogs and 300 sheep in Chicago. Hog prices were 50 cents lower with mixed ranges for 190 to 270 pound hogs. Cattle held few slaughter steers or heifers. cows and bulls listed. Woolled lambs steady with 300 head of sheep observed.
The New York market opened with a strong rally on Johnsons State of the Union, then pulled back. By 2 p.m. the Dow rose 2.43 to 886.21 after an initial surge, with advances leading declines by over 300 issues and heavy volume near 16 million shares. Industries including rubbers aircrafts metals oils airlines tobaccos and drugs led gains.
NY stocks list a wide array of industrials and utilities with mixed quotes at midday. Omaha cattle hogs and sheep markets show steers weaker and lambs higher, with potato and carrot track sales noted.
U S paratroopers killed a Viet Cong battalion commander Lam Hiep 28 of the Dong Hai Regiment Det Battalion 25 miles north of Saigon in an ambush on a trail. One American was killed and another wounded in the exchange a document laden body found on Hiep including his identity. U S planes flew 82 missions over North Vietnam and an F4 Phantom crewman reported the probable downing of a Mig 21.
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