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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1966
Page
1
The speech states the United States will remain committed to South Vietnam until the Communists cease their aggression, signaling a persistent American stance amid the war.
President Lyndon Johnson told Des Moines supporters that North Viet Nam leaders may set the venue and time for peace negotiations and have them within hours, while warning that continued war by Hanoi would meet American pressure. He touted domestic gains, noted rising farmer incomes, and commented on antiwar pickets as he left for the Johnson family ranch for July Fourth plans.
A Mississippi River landing craft ran aground on a sandbar near Princeton while en route from the Quad Cities to Clinton for Riverboat Days. A 32-ton amphibious troop carrier required a crawler tractor to refloat, at a cost of about $200 to tow it free.
In London the Labour government faced a split as left wing members opposed Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s Vietnam policy and demanded an emergency debate. A motion by Labor, Liberal and Conservative MPs pressed for a full debate next week, rejected by government leader Desmond Bowden. In Iowa, Jon B Mackey, 34, was named July 16 director of the Iowa Office of Economic Opportunity, succeeding C Edwin Gilmour who returns to Grinnell College faculty after the office’s creation last June.
DES MOINES AP Gov Harold Hughes praised President Johnson’s Iowa visit as very successful and said Johnson enjoyed the warm reception. Hughes invited the President to attend the National Plowing Matches in Jefferson after the Sept 6 primary, though no commitment was made. About 200 pickets protested Viet Nam war outside Veterans Memorial Auditorium during Johnson’s remarks.
PICAYUNE, Miss. AP The FBI arrested Robert Lee Overstreet 28 in Picayune on unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for murder in Davenport Iowa The murder warrant stems from the death of John Edward Douglas 21 at a Davenport nightclub on April 14 Overstreet a Mississippi native had been in Picayune about two weeks working as a laborer and was jailed in Biloxi on 50000 bond after a US commissioner's appearance
US pilots again struck North Vietnamese fuel storage sites, including the Dong Nham depot near Hai Phong containing about 14 000 metric tons of fuel. American forces reported heavy fighting near An Loc and Saigon, with hundreds of Viet Cong killed as operations extended toward Cambodia. A near-miss incident saw three American jets accidentally jettison bombs on a Vietnamese village, causing civilian casualties. The article also notes a Buddhist institute policy session and Thich Tam Chau's leadership amid political pressures.
Eugene Daniels 34 of Ottumwa died Thursday afternoon while cleaning a farm well due to black damp gas. Authorities note a nonexplosive carbon dioxide buildup at the bottom of wells can suffocate.
Washington AP reports the Medicare hospital insurance for 18 million seniors began at 12 01 a m with 91 percent of general hospitals opening insured care beds 92 percent of beds. Participation lagged mainly in the South due to Civil Rights Act nondiscrimination requirements. federal hospitals may be used in emergencies to prevent death or serious impairment. Mississippi shows only 25 percent participation but public health officials praise overall nationwide desegregation and participation.
An explosion at the Town Army Ammunition Plant near Burlington injured three women and affected two Burlington workers. Donna Etter 21 of Wapello hospitalized in critical condition with abdominal and head injuries. Lola Reynolds 24 of Burlington in serious condition with puncture wounds to chest and back and a serious foot injury. Betty Fouts 33 of Burlington listed in fair condition with puncture wounds in face and back. Sheila Mayo of Dallas City Illinois hospitalized with shock. About 20 others treated for shock. no fire. Officials investigating cause.
Mrs Burnice Geiger is released on parole after serving five years for embezzling 2.1 million dollars from her father's bank in Sheldon Iowa. She plans to settle somewhere in Iowa and will not return permanently to Sheldon. Her reformatory term was shortened by good behavior, reducing a 45 year sentence by two days for each day served.
In the Dominican Republic President Joaquin Balaguer was inaugurated with diplomats from many non Communist nations in attendance. Security was tightened after leftist disturbances began and police clashed with protesters wounding several and causing extensive injuries. Eyewitnesses reported gunfire and rocks causing additional harm.
J Clifford Worst a pioneer button manufacturer in Muscatine died at 7 45 am at his home 515 East Eleventh Street He had been a vice president of the Automatic Button Co for 53 years and was active in Zion Lutheran church Elks and Masonic bodies He survived by his wife two sons four grandchildren and four great grandchildren Funeral services set for Tuesday at 1 30 pm at the Ralph J Wittich funeral home with Rev James Engel officiating Burial in Greenwood Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home starting Sunday afternoon
A bus carrying migratory workers from Orlando Florida crashed near Ozark Alabama nine miles north of town just after 1 30 a m killing at least 11 people all reported as Negroes. A four man medical team from Ft Rucker Alabama aided the injured. The vehicle an old school bus carried about 30 men women and children bound for Missouri to work in corn fields.
A morning blaze gutted the two story frame home at 320 East Fifth Street in West Liberty. Occupants Mr and Mrs William Grenell and two children were away when a 10 18 am fire started, reportedly sparked by a match lit by a 10 year old boy in a downstairs bedroom. Fire crews from the city battled the flames as the interior suffered extensive damage. The house was owned by Lewis Morris and associated with Auer, per initial reports.
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