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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1966
Page
1
Washington AP report shows unemployment rising sharply last month, the largest jump in two years. A Labor Department spokesman said the overall economic movement remains upward despite the May rate increasing from 2.7 to 4 percent, signaling a slower growth pace.
Caribbean storm Alma strengthens to hurricane force at 75 mph heading toward Cuba. In other news, Labor reports record job opportunities for graduates with starting salaries up to $950 monthly. An escaped patient abducted a teacher in South Bend. a hotel fire in Carthage kills four.
Gemini 9 astronauts Stafford and Cernan conclude a 3 day 21 minute mission circling Earth 45 times in nearly 1.2 million miles. They land one half mile from the aiming point aboard the carrier Wasp off Cape Kennedy.
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard did not receive a fair trial for the bludgeon death of his wife Marilyn. The decision orders the case back to federal and Ohio authorities, with release from custody unless charges are pursued anew within a reasonable time.
In a 40,000 resident city, several trailers in a park were broken open and their contents scattered across a wide area during the storm. Three people sustained injuries, with investigators assessing property damage and safety impacts.
Severe weather swept the central U.S. as the Weather Bureau issued a tornado watch for parts of Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa while severe thunderstorms threatened southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma. Oklahoma endured tornadoes Sunday night causing heavy damage across Enid and Blackwell with multiple injuries but no deaths reported. Dozens of funnels appeared in northern and central Oklahoma as warm moist air collided with cooler dry air moving into the plains.
Philip D. Adler publisher of the Davenport Times-Democrat is named recipient of the 1966 Distinguished Service Award from the University of Iowa. Awarded at a luncheon with President Bowen as speaker Adler is honored for professional achievement and public service including leadership for museum fundraising and support of the University programs.
River stage readings show Davenport at 62 with a fall of 2 while Dubuque rises 5 to 92. Keokuk holds at 65, McGregor at 8.5, and Lansing at 3.2 with no changes noted. Dam No. 9 records 15.7 and fall, indicating fluctuating water levels along the river system.
In Saigon the Ky government named civilians to join the junta but excluded militant Buddhists, signaling a threatened political truce collapse with the unified Buddhist Church. The Buddhist Institute urged Ky and Thieu to resign, saying only superficial changes would worsen opposition. The Electoral Commission debated letting a constitutional assembly govern after drafting a constitution, potentially shortening military rule.
Mostly fair and colder tonight with a less than five percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid to upper forties. Tuesday should stay fair with little change in high temperatures in the seventies. Sunday peaked at 84 with a low of 61 and today noon at 74. Rainfall totaled about .49 inches. River stage stands at 7.2 feet.
Mrs Garbara Cerman wife of astronaut Eugene A Carnan spoke with a Houston Sun reporter after her husband completed a space walk at NASA's Johnson Space Center. She said it is the most exciting thing that's happened so far.
Eleven people died in a string of weekend crashes across Town and nearby areas. Notable losses included Rozan Kay Jensen 17 from Beres siord and Jeffrey Marienau 15 of Treton, with multiple other fatalities and several injuries reported in Des Moines Mason City Cedar Rapids and nearby Montgomery County towns.
A twister four miles north of Keithsburg damaged the James Holliarke and Lee McCaw farms at 2 o'clock. It destroyed a corn crib shed and elevator on one farm and blew out a window in a home. The storm then struck the McCaw farm five miles west, felling trees and wires and damaging a shed. This marks the second hit on the Holliarke farm in three weeks.
The Chicago and North Western Railway and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to merge. They would operate as The Chicago Milwaukee and North Western Transportation Co with a share exchange plan for preferred and common stock among the two lines.
Jowa skies cleared Monday after a weekend of thunderstorms. Temperatures stay mild through the week with highs near 70s from Tuesday onward. Five day forecast shows 5 to 10 degrees below normal, warming by Friday with light rain. Tornado alert in eastern Town ended with no twisters. Severe thunderstorm lookout noted Sunday night. Winterset reported 1.74 inches rain in the 24 hour period ending Monday morning.
About 50 persons were injured, none seriously, when the eastbound City of Los Angeles passenger train derailed two miles west of Templeton near a country road intersection. The Union Pacific train crews reported the derailment as authorities investigated the scene.
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