Gatton Murder Charge Hearing Set for July 12
Alfred Lee Gatton the fourth charged with murder after the shooting of Mary Elizabeth Gatton 37 in Muscatine downtown near Max's Steak House on Town Avenue. Police say she was hit by five bullets and died at Muscatine General Hospital. A preliminary arraignment is scheduled before Justice of the Peace Harold Hanson on July 12 as relatives mourn her funeral.
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Johnny) Gatton
Muscatine
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Justice of the Peace
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Iawa
Acula
Accused in Slaying Gatton Struck Five Times
Police identified 32 calibre bullets from the shooting of Mrs. Gatton near Iowa avenue and Second street. Gatton, taken into custody near the Bramway drug store, tossed a revolver into a gutter as officers approached. Bystander recovered the gun, later found in a restaurant. Gatton denied drinking. a struggle occurred during handcuffing. Bond set at 50000 on the order charge.
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Town Avenue
Bramway Drug Store
Butts
Robert Doerres
Davenport
Iowa Fourth of July traffic toll climbs to six
The holiday period ends with Iowa recording six traffic deaths, two eastern Iowa crashes causing five fatalities in Waterloo Evansdale area and Maquoketa head on collision on Iowa 64. Drownings numbered 215 and boat accidents caused 52 deaths as the nation’s holiday toll neared 587. The National Safety Council expected 510 to 410 deaths, with Howard Pyle calling for continued traffic safety effort.
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National Safety Council
Beween
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Lowa
Waterloo
Suburh
Evansdale
Maquoketa
Iowa 64
Heat Eases as Cooler Front Brings Relief to East
Temperatures in New England and the Great Lakes cooled into the 60s this morning with some 50s in higher elevations. The easing heat provides welcome relief to residents across the region as a weather system moves in.
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New England
Great Lakes
Sukarno Power Cut By Congress In Indonesia Move
Indonesia's Provisional People's Consultative Congress ordered President Sukarno to relinquish authority to form a new Cabinet and stripped him of the presidency, elevating Lt. Gen. Suharto to clear command during a two year transitional period. Suharto's power, legalized June 2, was previously granted under military pressure as Sukarno faced pro Communist coup attempts. The outcome hinges on Sukarno's acceptance, which would leave him a figurehead president under Suharto's control.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
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Provisional Peoples Consultive Congress
Navy Air Attacks Hit Torpedo Boats Near Haiphong
US Navy fighter bombers attacked two North Vietnamese torpedo boats 19 miles southeast of Haiphong. One Skyhawk was shot down but rescued. The raid formed part of a record nine one multi plane missions against North Viet Nam with oil storage targets also struck near Thanh Hoa and Da Nang.
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Gulf of Tonkin
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Tonkin Gulf
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Muscatine Mother and Son Hurt in Trailer Blast
A mother Renatta Wessels 30 and her son Michael Haney 13 were injured in an explosion and fire at the Ripley Trailer Court east of Muscatine on Highway 61. The blast tossed Mrs Wessels from the trailer. both were burned and taken to Muscatine General Hospital in good condition. Firefighters and neighbors battled the blaze, destroying most of the home and pets were lost. The blast was blamed on a gas leak from a bottled gas container used to pressurize a water line, ignited by a pilot light on the water heater. Robert Wessels was outside the home and not injured.
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Muscatine
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Ripley Trailer Court
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Mississippi
Davenport
Alex Bender
Bender
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Renatta
Edward, Markin
Enport Times-Democrat
Ripley Court
Heaviest Satellite Is Orbited
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP America’s heaviest satellite a 29 ton rocket stage like that which one day will propel astronauts to the moon vaulted into orbit filled with 10 tons of liquid hydrogen in an engineering test. The 17 story Saturn 1 rocket, most powerful US has fired, 1.6 million pounds thrust, lit a plume over 500 feet. Eight minutes later NASA announced the second stage ignited with 200,000 pound thrust and drilled itself into an orbit about 118 miles up.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Composure Tarnished by Cement Block Hit on Queen’s Car
Belfast report says Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip faced a cement block attack as they rode through the city during the Northern Ireland visit. A dented Rolls-Royce hood was beaten out and painted. One assailant was arrested, smuggled from a building, while a second incident involved a bottle thrown from a building. Police said the two events appeared unrelated to any group. The royal couple resumed their schedule at a WWI Somme anniversary ceremony amid large crowds and a warm reception.
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Northern Ireland
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Rolls-Royce
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Somme
Burglars Hit Aledo Bowling Alley During Break-In
ALEDO The Town and Country bowling alley on highway 17 east of Aledo was burglarized early Monday. Thieves took about 1,200 dollars from a register cash box and the safe. Entry was gained by cutting a hole in the roof. Mercer County sheriff’s office said the investigation is ongoing.
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Highway 17
Mercer County Sheriff's l Office
Weather outlook with chance rain and highs in 90s
Partly cloudy conditions with 10 to 29 percent rain chances. Tonight low in the lower 70s, Wednesday partly cloudy and humid with similar rainfall odds, high in the mid 90s. Monday high around 96, overnight near 75. River stage 6.6 feet.
Kiwanis approve war on smut at convention
In Portland delegates approved a resolution urging Kiwanis clubs to push distributors to remove pornographic material from shelves and seek legal limits on distribution. In Iowa Ronald Staebell, 22, of Le Mars died when his cab truck burned after a rollover six miles northeast of town.
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Towa
Iowa Receives Federal Grant for Arts Agency Study
Washington AP reports Iowa is among eight states awarded up to 25000 dollars by the National Endowment for the Arts to study and plan the development of a state arts agency. The grant was announced Monday.
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Washington
National Endowment For the Arts
State Options Area As Recreation Spot
NEBRASKA CITY Iowa has taken an option on 40 acres across the Missouri River from here for possible development as a recreation area. Rule On Buying Surplus Property DES MOINES AP Surplus state equipment may be purchased by state employees only on bid or auction or with a qualified appraisal the Iowa Executive Council ruled today.
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Neb
Iowa
Missouri River
DES. Moines
Iowa Executive Council
Relief Expected Thursday As Heat Persists In Iowa
A storm front will only slightly ease Iowa heat tonight and Wednesday with scattered thundershowers likely to cool the north briefly. High humidity continues statewide as readings hover in the humid nineties and damage from Monday night’s high winds is reported near West.
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Weather Bureau
West
Warmest Weekend Yet Shatters Muscatine Highs
A dramatic warm spell set a yearly record in Muscatine with temperatures reaching up to 92 degrees on Saturday and Sunday. Other parts of the region report 70s in the morning, while Dubuque, Spencer, Lamoni, and Mason City logged high readings near the mid to upper 90s for the Fourth of July period. A forecast teased cooler conditions and a chance of showers by Thursday.
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