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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1972

Page

8

Old woman declines 1958 dam payment check in pressure dispute

PADUCAH Ky AP An elderly woman whose home was bulldozed for Barkley Dam more than 10 years ago refuses to cash a $6 400 check from the Army Corps of Engineers saying she did not consent to the sale and signed under duress She is past 75 crippled and subsists on 60 a month in Social Security She called for a law to punish those responsible and retained her stance despite the payout offer from the government.

Paducah Barkley Dam Army Corps of Engineers Babe Williams Miss Williams

Belfast protest families camp overnight amid occupation fears

About 4 000 Roman Catholic women and children sheltered in a Belfast football field after fleeing homes in a battle zone, as British troops confronted Irish conflict. The Northern Ireland toll rose with Sunday deaths as unrest continued around Lenadoon and Casement Park.

Belfast Northern Ireland Crossmaglen Strabane Jack Witzsimmons Lenadoon Avenue Irish Republican Army Father Fitzsimmons Casement Park

Inside Page Preview for July 17 Edition

Summary of the July 17 issue highlights across sections with editorials and features. Includes comics, women’s news, sports coverage and daily report, obituaries, and classified listings.

What Women's News Daily

Bomb blast hits Montreal Forum before Stones show

A bomb exploded under a truck loaded with equipment outside the Montreal Forum injuring no one but breaking north wall windows. Peer Rudge of the Rolling Stones said the concert would proceed as planned. Police investigated potential additional devices near the site.

Montreal Montreal Forum Rolling Stones Pe'er Rudge Forum Montreal Canadiens Gaston Lesage Stones

Netherlands coalition loses majority after minister resignations

Two Cabinet ministers Willem Diees and Maurits De Brauw resigned from Barend Biesheuvel's coalition government, plunging the Netherlands into a crisis by stripping the 150 member Parliament of its majority. The resignations come from an eight member Socialist splinter group within the coalition.

WAGUE Barend Biesheuvel Netherlands Willem Diees Maurits de Brauw Biesheuvel

43 major F14 flaws found in Navy trial models

The Navy revealed 43 major flaws in F14 test aircraft during a late last year preliminary evaluation.16 safety related defects noted with corrective action underway and most repaired planes aimed for summer testing. Additionally 10 Phoenix missile system defects were reported, with costs and procurement debates shaping ongoing congressional scrutiny.

Washington Navy House Appropriations

Heavy U S Air and Naval Push Strikes North Vietnam

In intensified operations near the DMZ U S B52s and a large naval task force pounded North Vietnamese positions on both sides of the DMZ. The assault supported a South Vietnamese counteroffensive with aims to crush retreating troops and halt reinforcements.

Saigon Demilitarized Zone Saigon Command Quays Tri Whiels UA. Navy Shelton Quang Tricity Oklahoma City 7Th Fleet Topburn

Heat and beer blamed for big Boston disturbance

Police cited heat and heavy beer drinking after a Puerto Rican Independence Day festival in Boston sparked a riot in Roxbury and the South End. About 2,000 people involved. 19 injured, 34 arrested, six officers hurt, two in critical condition. Firebombs and arson damaged a tavern and a City Hall branch. police used 76 officers and dogs to quell the chaos by about 10:40 p.m.

Boston Roxbury South End Palice Aft

Unclear numeric report with multiple city readings

Data fragment lists multiple city readings and changes such as LaCrosse Lansing Jt Dubuque Davenport Muscatine Keokuk with fall rise or unchanged markers. No coherent event or outcome is stated, making precise summary difficult.

LaCrosse Fall Lansing Dam No McChegor Cutlenberg Jt Dubuque Davenport Rise Muscatine Keokuk

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