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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1966
Page
1
Two Negro transients were killed by shotgun blasts from a moving car in Sacramento skid row near Old Sacramento. Police arrested three white men as suspects. Victims were shot in the neck and groin, found among flop houses, abandoned buildings, saloons, and cheap eateries in the Old Sacramento district.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told governors at the annual conference that U S initiative in Vietnam must remain and that allies have gained momentum after defeats by the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. Governors weigh a resolution backing Johnson's Southeast Asia policy as a nationwide debate on war aims continues. Police report two deaths in Sacramento with no confirmed motive cited amid court inquiries into the shootings. Three suspects, Broderick Fallon Gutierrez Lacenauer, are held in connection with the case as investigations proceed.
AMES AP The Iowa Highway Commission approved printing 10000 more copies of 1966 road maps. The original run of 500000 maps had been nearly exhausted. CRESTON AP Union County authorities probe hog rustling series in southern Iowa. 70 hogs stolen from seven farms in ten days. WASHINGTON AP A Machinists Union spokesman said talks failing to yield an agreement by 6 pm would trigger plans to strike Friday. NEW YORK AP Palm Springs hottest spot at 117. Reno recorded 40 overnight low. LONDON AP Road Research Laboratory finds serious accidents down 13 percent in four months after speed limits on 100000 miles of major roads. LONDON AP Prime Minister Harold Wilson to fly July 28 to meet President Johnson on Viet Nam and world issues. one day meeting July 29, discuss differences over new U.S. bombing policy. DES MOINES AP White helmeted Des Moines police with others raid Good Park on Tuesday night as youths riot. 12 youths charged as others dispersed after earlier violence with rocks and bottles.
Des Moines and southern Iowa faced widespread damage from a fierce wind storm, with at least a dozen communities hit. Des Moines reported about 6 p.m. power outages affecting thousands. two people hospitalized including a man with a broken leg and severe injuries. Multiple towns such as Norwalk, Knoxville, Urbandale, and Ames suffered damaged homes, toppled trees, and ruined property including garages and a drive in theater screen. Weather moved on with a second, lighter round of thunderstorms bringing hail and dark skies.
U S warplanes dodged a heavy Soviet missile onslaught in the Red River Valley as 27 surface to air missiles were fired at U S aircraft. Spokesmen cautioned counts may duplicate and full intelligence would take hours to confirm.
Former Senator Harry F. Byrd is hospitalized with a malignant brain tumor and has fallen into a coma. Family member Richard E. Byrd reported the condition is not consistently improving and noted the coma could persist.
President Johnson said Communists cannot win a military victory in Viet Nam and forecast progress. He outlined two Viet Nam conferences at his ranch with McNamara and Harriman, noted bombing raids hitting Hanoi Haiphong storage, and discussed cutting weapons purchases while planning nationwide travel before the November elections.
Summer wind and rainstorms swept Muscatine causing broken electric and telephone lines, downed trees, and flooded fields. Crews worked overnight to restore service as rainfall measured 2.35 inches east of Muscatine and 0.96 at Fruitland. Power outages reported citywide. major line damage near Cedar and Sixth streets. Most services restored by 2 a.m. as officials assessed the day’s impact. In Detroit, a federal judge voided Kaiser Industries patent claim affecting the steelmaking process, potentially impacting multiple firms. Kaiser plans an appeal.
Heavy rain caused washouts on secondary streets and mud on roads as water receded. Catch basins plugged and Mad Creek surged with high water but no reported damage. An automobile was trapped on West Third Street when live electric lines fell near the vehicle. Two large panes broke at First National Bank drive in on East Third Street, with a smaller lobby glass pane also giving way. A severe thunderstorms watch was issued for parts of Missouri Iowa and Illinois with expected large hail and damaging winds this afternoon and evening.
The Associated Press reports a hot humid spell returning after a night storm. Low temperatures will drop to the 60s tonight with 90s expected again tomorrow. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast Thursday, mainly in southern Iowa. Des Moines recorded 4.5 inches in 24 hours. Pella, Snider, Woodward and Newton also saw over an inch. Muscatine measured 1.71 inches. Temperatures ranged from 68 to 82 across several cities as heat returns.
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