07 Jul 1958
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1958
Page
1
Cautions by millions of home bound motorists kept nationwide July Fourth weekend traffic deaths well under the 410 predicted by the National Safety Council. Early reports showed a fast start but declined after Saturday afternoon, with officials hopeful final counts would not beat the record toll.
Iowa's July 4 traffic toll reached four, far below the 10 forecast by officials. Memorial Day deaths for the 3-day period totaled 371, a new holiday record, with overall first two long weekends tallying over 725. May-early-year deaths averaged 88 daily, while drownings and other accident categories rose.
The Navy announced a partial development of an electronic robot named Perceptron that may match some brain functions. A full pilot model should take at least another year, with potential uses in automatic landings, pilots, reading, translation, and rapid information retrieval.
Audubon officials of the Red Cross emergency fund appeal said pledges of aid poured in Sunday for southwest Iowa flood victims. Dr. Paul James reported domestic losses near 250000 with pledges from Council Bluffs Clarinda and Shelby County. Donations reached as far as Cozad Nebraska and Centerville Iowa with Defiance Legion post sending 150.
Jack Mayer and Mrs. Noye Person played piano for 76 hours straight in St. Petersburg before halting the contest on a doctor’s advice. The effort tested endurance and drew attention to long performance art.
Sharon Murray of Wapello recounts a dramatic rescue when his six week old daughter Peggy trapped under an overturned boat on the Mississippi near Lake Odessa was freed after about eight to ten minutes. Helpers included Vernon Darby Junior Heinigger Bert Matthews Harold Fletcher and others. Peggy recovered and was reported eating normally.
Bernard Goldfine's aides accused. hotel room of his secretary Mildred Paperman burgled. A microphone was found set to listen to aides, and bank records and correspondence were reported missing. Jack Lotto, Goldfine PR man, said police were notified.
Navy machinist mate James E. Stirlen 24 of Muscatine and passenger Richard Gerometta 19 of Detroit died when their Jeep overturned near North Guilford Connecticut. Both were stationed at Groton submarine base. Stirlen’s parents and several relatives survive. His body to be returned to Muscatine for services.
A bulletin reports that rebels have postponed releasing the last 37 prisoners. The delay affects a planned prisoner release schedule and raises questions about the negotiating process and nearby security arrangements. The governing authorities have not yet announced a new timetable.
Congress returns from a long recess with a packed agenda and an Aug. 9 adjournment target. Senate leadership sets five bills for action on atomic energy, public works, housing, agriculture, and minerals. House plans larger program including military construction and small business relief. Both chambers unlikely to finish all items that week. Cuban rebels release three more U.S. captives as talks continue, while 36 Americans and one Canadian remain in rebel hands.
London reports the nine US Air Force crew members from a C118 transport forced down in Soviet Armenia on June 27 were freed on the Soviet Iranian frontier. They were handed to a US military representative at Astara after Soviet fighter aircraft forced the landing. no further details given.
Chancellor Adenauer's Christian Democrats gained a majority in North Rhine Westphalia's Provincial Parliament boosting plans for West Germany's atomic armed forces. The CDU rose to 104 seats from 99, the Socialists to 81, while the Free Democrats fell to 15 as the political impact of nuclear arming dominated the campaign.
Three survivors of the C 124 plane crash near Johnston Island described fighting off a school of sharks after the Globemaster ditched 200 miles east of Johnston Island. One body recovered, five missing, nine aboard, survivors treated at Tripler Hospital.
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