Corvette crash injures two on Iowa 22 edge
Early today a 1956 Corvette disintegrated on the eastern edge of Muscatine near Iowa 22, sending driver James Wellens, 35, and passenger Edward Desmier, 22, to local hospitals. Sheriff Oppelt said the car swerved to avoid a small animal, veered off the road, rolled, and tore through a fence before stopping in a corn field. The car belonged to Gary Diercks.
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Muscatine
James Wellens
11Th Street
Edward Desmier
Lincoln Blvd
Richard Oppelt
Wes- Tons
Iowa 22
Oppelt
Wellens
Desmier
Gary Diercks
Sterneman
Committee Seeks Voter Approval of Amendments
DES MOINES AP Five mayors three state university presidents and 21 legislators joined a bipartisan committee for Iowa constitutional amendments. The 68 member group forms Iowans for Better Government and urges approval of five amendments including annual sessions and home rule. Co chairs are Lt Gov Robert Fulton and William G Murray.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowans For Better
Harold Bowen
University of Iowa
W. Robert Parks
Iowa State
J. W. Maucker
University of Northern Iowa
Loren Hickerson
Iowa City
William McKinley
Cedar Falls
Maurice A. TePaske
Sioux Center
Lloyd L. Turner
Waterloo
Harold Gartner
Titonka
Robert Fulton
William G. Murray
Ames
Fulton
Muscatine Journal masthead description
The Muscatine Journal published daily except Sundays and holidays by The Muscatine Journal, a Lie Enterprises company. Located at 301 Be. 3rd Bt. Muscatine Iowa 52761. Entered second class matter March 1 1879. AP has exclusive rights to local news and dispatches.
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Muscatine Journa
Lie Enterprises
Muscatine
Iowa
Associated Press
Subscription Rates for Muscatine Daily Paper
Subscription rates show daily carrier delivery in Muscatine at 2.00 per month in advance. Other carriers 0.40 per week. Mail within Muscatine 15.00 per year. Towns with carrier service 13.00 per year. Over fifty miles 20.00 per year. Office hours 8:00 am to 6:00 pm daily, Saturdays 8:00 am to noon. Special delivery for missed papers until 6:30 pm, or 4:00 pm on days. Dial 263-333.
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City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Dally
Adance
Dial
Area Educators Attend Ninth Annual University Seminar
Area educators join the ninth annual seminar for school administrators hosted by the University of Iowa College of Education from July 9 to 19. Participants include Jack Brase of Muscatine Community Schools Roger Langer of Durant District Robert Bostwick of West Branch High School and Id Schrieber of Wilton Junctions. Candy Sweetened With Marijuana At Iowa Jail. A West Des Moines man Gary Lee Morelock, 26, faces narcotics charges after attempting to smuggle marijuana laced candy bars into Polk County jail for two inmates. He pled not guilty and is held on $5,000 bond. two prisoners are connected to the incident and another suspect awaits grand jury action.
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University of Iowa College of Education
Jack Brase
Muscatine
Roger Langer
Durant
Robert Bostwick
West Branch
Id Schrieber
Wilton Junctions
Iowa
Des Moines
West Des Moines
Polk County
Gary Lee Morelock
Finlay
Grand
Nathan Backstrom
Morelock
Backstrom
Daniel Morelock
Daniel
Lana
Gary Morelock
Smallest federal post office built by locals in Happy Jack
A 9 by 14 foot home made post office stands in Happy Jack Arizona after a December 1966 fire wiped out the store and post office. Residents volunteered to construct the new facility, making it one of the nation's smallest federal buildings while serving the community. In Kentucky, lobbyist pay drew attention as cosmetologists funded a 1968 Legislature appointee with a 3500 salary and 515 expenses for a single month.
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Happy Jack, Ariz
Arizona
Jor
Lowan Slated For Promotion
SIOUX CITY AP Lt Col Gordon Brodie of Merrill head of the Sioux City based Third Battalion 14th Artillery will be promoted in August to full colonel in the Army Reserve. A veteran of over 25 years, he is among the Army Reserve's most decorated field grade officers with four silver stars and two bronze stars from World War II with the 1st Infantry Division. The 14th Artillery has firing batteries in Cherokee Garner Sac City and Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Sioux City
Gordon Brodie
Merrill
Brodie
Army Reserve
1St Infantry
14Th Artillery
Cherokee
Garner
Sac City
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Bromwell
House of Representatives
House Committee On the Judiciary
House Committee On
Bramwell
David Stanley
Muscatine
Rainy Iowa Weekend With Scattered Showers
Showers scattered across Iowa left more than an inch of rain in some places with hail reports. The Weather Bureau forecast warm humid weather through Sunday with scattered thunderstorms. Northern and central Iowa recorded the heaviest rain with 1.54 inches at Charles City and 1.12 at Kanawha. Polk City reported hail near Des Moines. Highs reached 83 to 97 on Friday. lows ranged from 64 in Dubuque to 75 in Sioux City.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Kanawha
Woodward
Polk City
Des Moines
Mason City
Lamont
Dubuque
Sioux City
Bromwell Calls Himself Special Pleader for Iowa
United States Senate hopeful James Bromwell spoke at a noon Muscatine luncheon, saying his campaign represents a special pleading view for Iowa. He highlighted Iowa as an agricultural, one crop state and urged attention to state issues over national ones. Bromwell, Cedar Rapids native and former congressman, contrasted his stance with opponent David Stanley.
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James Bromwell
United States
Muscaine
Hotel Muscatine
Bromwell
Iowa
Bramwell
Tools stolen in break-in at Farm Bureau Service Co
Losses totaled about 500 dollars from a break-in at Farm Bureau Service Co located at 1217 Lucas Street Muscatine occurring before 11 55 p m Friday. About 300 dollars of tools were Larry Brossarts and 200 dollars valued items were from shelves. Entry was gained by removing a rear door lock. Police found lights on and the front door open. This marked the second break-in at the company in two weeks.
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Farm Bureau Service Co
Lucas Street
Muscatine
Larry Brossart
Commodities Distribution Schedule for Muscatine County
The upcoming commodity distribution runs July 16 for rural residents and July 17 18 for city residents in Muscatine County. July 17 serves last names A through L and July 18 covers M through Z. Eligible families must have approved applications by July 8 and can receive items such as dry milk rice flour corn meal lard rolled wheat oats peanut butter raisins beans butter chopped meat cheese.
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Ciy
Muscatiné
Muscatine County
Muscatine
Muscatine Coed To Spend Year At German School
Five University of Dubuque juniors will study abroad at Schiller College in Germany. Students Randy Miller Marcus Jr Tim Tate Paula Siekmann Maribeth Walsey and Suzanne Homeyer join Schiller College, a second campus on the Neckar River, under President Dr Walter Leibrecht. They depart from New York by boat in September for language study and European immersion.
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Dubuque
Iowa
University of Dubuque
Schiller College
Germany
Randy Miller
Marcus
Walter Leibrecht
Heidelberg University
Columbia
Harvard
Chicago
United States
Schiller
University of
New York
Sixth Film Set Monday Evening at First Presbyterian Muscatine
The sixth film in a high school series screens Monday at 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Muscatine. Hemingway Adventures of a Young Man stars Paul Newman Dan Dailey Eli Wallach Davie Baker and Susan Strasberg. Sponsored by COCU churches. After the film a discussion helps viewrs reach the film's heart. All high school people invited.
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First Presbyterian
Muscatine
Hemingway
Paul Newman
Dan Dailey
Eli Wallach
Davie Baker
Susan Strasberg
COCU
Consultation On Church Union
Roelle Wins Culver-Stockton President's Scholarship
Steven Roelle of Muscatine has earned Culver-Stockton College President's Scholarship for 1998-69, a $400 award. The Muscatine High School 1988 graduate qualified with a 3.00 GPA, strong national test scores, and active involvement in cross country and track.
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Canton
Steven Roelle
John C. Roelle
Muscatine
Culver-Stockton College
Roelle
Muscatine High School
City Council Hears Applicant for City Administrator Post
The City Council met Friday with Evelyn Schauland noting the council is one step closer to filling the city administrator position and an announcement is expected next week.
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Evelyn Schauland
Youth 18 Arrested In Break-In At Rural Muscatine Home
Kenneth Hahn 18 of rural Muscatine was arrested Friday in a break in at Donald Everhart s home on U S 61 four miles south of Muscatine. He is charged with breaking and entering and held in county jail. Loot included two televisions two rifles a shotgun two radios two boxes of jewelry and a suit. One color TV recovered. Search underway in nearby slough for remaining items. Two more arrests pending a 13 year old juvenile and a possible accomplice charged with possession of stolen items.
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Kenneth Hahn
Muscatine
Donald Everhart
U.S. 61
Richard Oppell
Hahn
Everhart
Aera
Oppelt
Tunnel Collapse Kills Two Children at Fairmount Park
COUNCIL BLUFFS AP Seven children dug into a hill at Fairmount Park Friday and a cave tunnel collapsed. Police said 11 year old Brian Underwood and 12 year old Janie Thomas died on arrival at Mercy Hospital after being buried under dirt. A 10 year old, Robert Briggs, was rescued and four others escaped with minor injuries.
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Council Bluffs
Fairmount Park
Brian Underwood
Janie Thomas
Mercy Hospital
Robert Briggs
Gerdts New Address Update Post Vietnam Service
Gerdts receives a change of address listing for his son H N Robert M Gerdts Be01858 5 section Hand Co Ist Med Bn FMF FP San Francisco CA 98602 Corpsman Gerdts has served in Vietnam since December 1987 and is currently near Da Nang Cu Lu or Phu Bia providing medical aid to orphans and civilians near Hue.
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Clifford M. Wellens
E.lth
H. N
Robert M. Gerdts
San Francisco
Calif
Gerdts
Vietnam
da Nang
Cu Lu
Phu Bia
Hue
Rockefeller Tells Viet Peace Plan
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller outlined a four stage peace plan for Vietnam featuring mutual troop withdrawals a buffer neutral force and elections allowing Viet Cong participation if it renounces violence He said he would pursue this plan as president to end a war that has divided Americans. Abernathy Released
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Vietnam
Rockefeller
Abernathy
Washington
Ralph David Abernathy
Poor People’s Campaign
Congress
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