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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1962

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Railroad Dispute Settled

Chicago im Some 10000 non operating workers of Utena railroads will receive a wage increase of 10.28 cents an hour under a one year agreement based on presidential board recommendations. The deal retroactive to Feb 1 and May 1, follows initial union demands of 25 cents hourly and rails sought wage class cuts. Union leaders say inflation and policy concerns loom, with thousands potentially losing jobs if funds run out.

Chicago Utenalion James Wolfe Carriers Conference Committee of Western Railways Kennedy

Smith Admits Killings In Martinsburg Farm Case

Sigourney sheriff says Gayne G. Smith, 74, has admitted in jail to killing his uncle and aunt and three cousins at their McBeth farm near Martinsburg last May. He faces five murder charges as investigators seek a written confession. The sheriff reports the ammo case began after Smith was captured following a three day marshal chase.

Sigourney Eakuk County Gayne G. Smith Martinsburg John Wallerich McBeth Smith Wallerich

Parochial School Bus Transport Declared Unconstitutional

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a law funding public transportation for parochial and private school students is unconstitutional. The measure would have taken effect in July.

Madison Wisi Supreme Court

Estes Hearings Open on June 27

The Senate Investigations subcommittee will open hearings on June 27 into the Billie Sol Estes case. Chairman John L. McClellan of Arkansas said about 100 witnesses may be called and that subpoenas are expected, possibly stretching for several weeks.

Washington Senate Investigations Subcommittee Billie Sol Estes John L. McClellan DeArk

Faces Brown in Governor Race Nixon Back in Business

Nixon and Brown emerged as victorious choices of their parties to face each other in California's 1952 gubernatorial race. The primary produced a near one million vote path for both, with Nixon sweeping major population centers while Shell carried only Sacramento and seven northern counties. Brown, with nominal opposition, headed the Democratic ticket as party leaders united behind him. Brown declared a strong fight ahead as Nixon pledged to serve a full term if elected. The piece also notes Republican progress in Congress and other state primaries across the nation.

San Francisco Richard Nixon Edmund G. Brown California Mixon Joseph C. Shell Tos Angeles Lally Nixon Shell Sacramento Brown le State Nixon-Shell Alfred Hamilton Phillip Motte John C. Stuart Thomas J. Kuchel Washington Lincoln John Birch Society Connecticut Atate Insurance Company Tohn Alsop Mississippi Jamie Winsten Rea Frank Smith South Dakota Francis Case Jarho — Gay Robert E. Smit Hié Vernon ¥. Smith John T. Hawley Frank Church Montana Wayne Montgomery Lea Grayhill Jr Arnold Olsen James F. Baltin Tuessday

Kennedy Urges Cadets to Fight and Deter Conflict at West Point

President Kennedy told West Point’s 60 cadets that U S forces must both fight and deter conflict, serving diplomacy as ambassadors of goodwill. He warned that security rests beyond mass retaliation and emphasized responsible leadership in a nuclear era. Cadet John H. Fagan of Northampton was the top graduate.

West Point N.Y Kennedy Wermacks U. S Jigs Odd Wes Globe Gm Hemag Ernie Pyle Pyle Hudson River John H. Fagan Northampton Mass

Industrialist Denies Profit From Stockpiling Mo Co Contracts

Industrialist Arthur H. Bunker denied he profited from molybdenum stockpile contracts with the government. He told a Senate Armed Services subcommittee that the government drove a hard bargain and that Dr. James P. Morgan did not advise the government on the cancelled contracts. Climax Molybdenum accepted a 1.2 million penalty over cancellation, instead of 4.5 million. Bunker spoke amid personal tragedy as his daughter was killed in Kansas. Des Moines reports the primary election cost about 1.72 per vote.

Washington Arthur H. Bunker Molybdenum Co Bunker Sergle Armed Services Stuart Symington Toshmoohon James P. Morgan Climax Morgan Daphne Busker Rhodes Yonoka Kan Sab- Committee

Soviet Bloc Leaders Meet to Address Economic Struggles and Market Pressures

East European premiers and party chiefs gathered to plan responses to domestic economic woes and the rise of the Western European Common Market. Mongolia and China observers attended while Algeria was omitted. Agricultural shortfalls and crop issues in Poland and East Germany loom large as the bloc weighs market access losses to the CME.

Moscow Soviet Bloc Europe Mongolia Red China Algania Kremlin China Soviet Union Oloe Poland East Germany Czechoslovenia

Rites Arranged For Naturalist William Beebe

Port of Spain Trinidad funeral arrangements completed for Dr William Beebe renowned naturalist author explorer famed for bathysphere dives and ocean descents in the 1920s His Bermuda Atlantic floor dive in 1934 reached depth of lane feet and set a long standing record

Port of Spain Trinidad Finneral Wiliam Beebe Beebe Atlantic Bermuda

Barges Break Loose Drift Against Davenport Dam

Two empty barges broke loose from Builders Sand and Gravel Co. near the Davenport sea wall as a self propelled crane operator Wilfred Ash tried to control them. Carl Dahl on a barge failed to secure lines and rode the drifting craft to safety at the Government Bridge. The loaded barge collided with a roller dam while warning lines kept other boats clear.

Builders Sand and Gravel Co Davenport Ley Wilfred Ash Carl Dahl Ash Dahl Government Bridge

Food shortages admitted in East Germany amid economic summit

Berlin reports the Communist party Neues Deutschland acknowledges serious food shortages in East Germany. The paper calls for increased milk and meat production to meet state targets, a front page admission of failure amid readers gathering in Moscow for a summit on economic problems.

Berlin East Germany Neues Deutschland Communist Bloc Moscow

Local man dies in fiery Iowa crash

A northwest Iowa auto accident near Quimby Tuesday night killed Walter Chase, 20, of near Quimby when his car struck a bridge on a county road just east of Washla and burst into flames. The crash occurred on a county road bridge, and rescue crews confirmed the fatality at the scene.

Washla Iowa Jale Walter Chase Near Quimby

Stock Prices Surge Ahead In Early Afternoon Trade

Stock prices rose again in early afternoon trading as key issues extended gains well over a dollar a share amid heavy turnover. The Associated Press stock average was up 1.90 at 221.20 and the Dow Jones Industrials gained 7.03 to 601.99. notable movers included Ford up 83 at 88, Du Pont 4 at 186.50, IBM 7.87 at 372, Woolworth 2.37 to 63.75, and AT&T up 0.87 to 110.23.

New York Associated Press Ford du Pont International Business Woolworth American Telephone

Two Dead After Accident Near Mt. Pleasant

In southeast Iowa near Mount Pleasant a Tuesday night crash on Highway 34 killed eight-year-old Pearl Goldsberry and 73-year-old Ethel Newbecker, both residents of Mount Pleasant. A three car sequence occurred as Lary Cook of near Fairfield attempted to pass the Newbecker vehicle, another car tried to pass Cook, and the Newbecker car was rear ended. Cook suffered only minor injuries.

Mount Pleasant Iowa Ethel Newbecker Pearl Goldsberry Highway Patrol Lary Cook

Iowa Vehicle Deaths Reported by Associated Press

A brief AP roundup records two vehicle fatalities in Iowa on successive dates. Details note victims' names and locations, with inquiries ongoing into crash circumstances and contributing factors. Authorities urge caution and investigation updates as information becomes available.

Iowa The Associated Press

France weighs clemency for ex general in Algeria

Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle hinted he might spare ex General Edmond Jouhaud for national interest. A government spokesman said Jouhaud pressed Salan to end fighting and accept Algerian independence. Supreme Court had upheld the death sentence, with no clear clemency signs as dawn broke.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Edmond Jouhaud Jouhaud Algeria de Gaulle Fresnes Secret Army No. 2 Algiers Supreme Court Jouhsud France Raoul Salan Salan

Says Bill Not AMA on Trial Amid Kennedy Clash

The dispute over medical care for the aged continues as President Kennedy challenges the AMA about King-Anderson versus AMA positions. Kennedy cites past AMA actions on Social Security and questions its consistency before and after proposed legislation. In related news, Washington sets August draft quotas at 5,000, unchanged from July and 15 below the current month’s allocation.

Chicago American Medical Association Kennedy AMA Leonard W. Larson Congress House AMA House of Delegates Washington Army Defense Department

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