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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1962

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Bus Crashes Kill Three Troopers On New Jersey Turnpike

Three state troopers died when a Royal Blue Coach bus rammed their patrol car on the New Jersey Turnpike in a multi vehicle crash. Bus driver Raymond Peters Jr. said brakes failed. Injured: five others including bus passengers and the dump truck driver.

New Jersey New Jersey Turnpike Kearny N. J Raymond ©. Peters Jr Easton Royal Blue Coach Inc Public Utility Commission Interstate Commerce Commission Joseph de Frino Lyndhurst Mian Simeak Paramus Arthur A. Abagnale Jr Cliffside Park Peters

Stepmother of Gayne Smith Found Dead in Hedrick

Sheriff reports the body of Mrs. Juanita Smith, 43, believed to be Gayne G. Smith's stepmother, found under a Hedrick house. Smith, 24, is jailed on five murder charges for the McBeth family massacre. Evidence cites a two week concealment and prior marriage to Gayne's father, with ties to Martinsburg before the Hedrick residence.

Gayne Smith Sigourney —l John Wallerich Gayno G. Smith Hedrick Juanita Smith Smith Sigourney Gayne Andrew Smith Martinsburg

Businessmen Launch Balance of Payments Study

A group of top businessmen led by U.S. Steel chairman Roger M. Blough will study Kennedy administration steps to stop the balance of payments deficit and stem the flow of U.S. gold abroad. They met with President Kennedy for an hour and will prepare findings to aid cooperation between government and business as urged by Kennedy in his Yale speech.

Washington Kennedy U.S U.S. Steel Corp Roger M. Blough White House Pierre Selinger Yale University Salinger Everett M. Dirasen

Group Tunneled To West Berlin

A West Berlin newspaper reports that a sizable group of East Berliners crawled to freedom through a tunnel last weekend. Nachtdepesche says the escape reached West Berlin under dramatic circumstances and that details will not be published to avoid aiding East German police.

Berlin West Berlin Nachtdepesche

Rolling Machine Crushes towan Fort Rodge- Melvin Metcalf

Melvin Metcalf 61 of Harlan died Monday when a 0 ton rolling machine he operated on a county road resurfacing project near here overturned and crushed him. Washington The top men of Nigeria's Parliament thanked the United States for Peace Corps volunteers and asked for more.

Fort Rodge Melvin Metcalf Harlan Here Washington Nigeria United States

Bank Robbers Escape From Alcatraz Night Breakout Details

The three inmates John W Anglin Clarence Anglin and Frank A Morris escaped from Alcatraz through a pipe tunnel and skylight leaving behind cut walls and beds arranged to appear occupied The search by San Francisco police FBI and Coast Guard extended to Angel Island and the bay with theories they used driftwood or a raft to reach the mainland The incident follows prior escapes from the Rock with two presumed drowned and others recaptured clarifying the long history of failed attempts at the federal prison on Alcatraz Island.

San Francisco Alcatraz Arthur San Francisco Bay Golden Gate Dollison Dellison John W. Anglin Clarence Anglin Montgomery Ala Frank A. Morris New Orleans FBI Coast Guard Angel Island Anglin Leavenworth Federal Prison Kansas M. Collison Rock Island Marina Green Rock Aaron Walter Bucgett Missour Post Office Ralph Coe Theodore Cole Paul J. Madigan

Belaunde Terry Leads Peru Presidential Contest

Fer nando Belaunde Terry led in unofficial Peru results amid a seven candidate field. Top contenders remained close as Congress could decide the winner if no candidate clears 30 percent plus one vote. Belaunde hovered around 24 percent in most tabulations.

Lima Peru Fernando Belaunde Terry Congress Belaunde

Reds broadcast statement by U S soldier Fryett in Vietnam

In Saigon a Vietnamese broadcast claims captive U S soldier Spec. 4 George F. Fryett Jr. made a resignation style statement denouncing U S imperialism. Fryett, 26, from California, is listed as missing among 6500 U S troops aiding Ngo Dinh Diem's regime. U S Embassy officials said there is no confirmation Fryett made the statement.

Saigon South Viet Nam George F. Fryett Jr California U. S Ngo Dinh Diem Hat Fryett

Hearing On Mississippi River Pollution Held

Public hearing on Mississippi River pollution continued in Des Moines after an early morning session in Muscatine led by the State Health Department. Delegates including Mayor Robert Bosch and City Atty. Robert Jehring attended, with Stanley Engineering Co. aiding. The report cites untreated sewage discharges and industrial wastes as polluting factors, based on tests from 1959 to 1961 conducted along the river.

Muscatine State Health Department Des Moines Associated Press Robert Bosch Robert Jehring Roger Knott Gerald Powell John Wessels Frank Arson Stanley Engineering Co John R. Shay

Hill Top Plan Faces Setback Slows City Sewer Drive

Landowners balk at easements delaying the last major trunk sewer segment and a Hill Top lateral line. Sheriff’s condemnation proceedings are planned as negotiations fail. Stanley Engineering completed final trunk designs for a citywide sewer expansion expected to serve about 95 percent of residents at a projected cost over 300000.

John Kasbeer Hill Top Addition Robert Jehring Jehring Stanley Engineering Company Papoose Papoose Creek Cedar’ Street Fulham Avenue Cedar Butterville Cedar Street Foster Street Buttervile Trunk Wouser Hill Lop Houser Street Mulberry Avenue Hill Top

Senator Miller Urges Probe of Iowa Grain Theft Case

Senator Jack I. Miller of Iowa urged the Senate Investigation subcommittee to examine alleged mismanagement by the Agriculture Department in the Hawkeye Mill case. He accused owner Alex Barbour Jr. of stealing more than 100000 bushels of grain from the Agricultural Stabilization Service office in Knoxville.

Washington Jacki. Miller Iowa Senate Investigation Subcommittee Department of Agriculture Alex V. Bargour Jr Umill Knoxville Agricultural Stabilization Service Miller Congressional Record Des Moines Sunday Register Barbour

Iowa grain theft case leads to federal sentence

Senator Miller linked an Iowa elevator graft to broader Department of Agriculture mismanagement. Barbour drew a three year Des Moines federal term for stealing 156 785 bushels of grain and corn with a government claim of 240 818 dollars. Miller urged McClellan committee scrutiny and removal of responsible payroll personnel.

Agriculture Department Barbour Des Moines Department of Agriculture Iowa Hillie Sal Estes Miller McClellan

Brother shoots secretary's employer at Manhattan terminal

James Mullooly, 41, shot Taylor Gay, 35, vice president of Phillips Petroleum, at the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad terminal in downtown Manhattan. Gay, married but separated, is hospitalized after abdominal wounds. Mullooly claims he acted because of the affair with his sister, Miss Mary Mullooly, 44. Mullooly was booked on felonious assault and antiweapons charges.

Mary Mullealy New York Hudson Tube Terminal Taylors Gay Phillips Petroleum Co Mary James Mullooly Jersey City N. J AP Photofax Cerminal Taylor Philllips Petrolem Cn Beekman- Downtown Berta Mary Mullooly Mullooly Exclusive Creek Club Locust Valley Long Island Manhasset Georgeanne Mallooly Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Manhattan New York-New Jersey Hudson River

Traffic Free Shopping On Sparks Street Mall Third Summer

Ottawa sparks Street Mall opens for a third summer with three traffic free blocks in the heart of the capital. Merchants split on impact with surveys showing gains against outlying centers while fire apparatus access concerns persist.

Ottawa Sparks Street Canada

Surgeons Labor To Save Badly Hurt Children

Argentine surgeons battle to save many severely injured children after a commuter train crashed into a crowded school bus near a foggy Buenos Aires crossing. The death toll rose to 43 as eighty-one remained injured, with hospitals reporting blood shortages and ongoing patient care. Police questioning focused on the crossing attendant and train crew after the incident.

Buenos Aires Argentina

Spotlight on Laos Shifts To Geneva

Vientiane Laos rivals sign a coalition government for national unity. Avtar Singh Indian chairman of the International Control Commission calls it a happy day for Laos. An IS member cabinet delegation will head to Geneva to sign the Geneva accords within three weeks.

Vientiane Laos Geneva Avtar Singh International Control Commission Singh

Stocks Resume Sharp Slump In Active Trading

New York stocks resumed a sharp slump with the Dow Jones average down 7.95 to 587.22 at noon. Only the gold stocks rose, while steels, motors, oils, chemicals, electricals, tobaccos, airlines, electronics and building materials all declined by several cents to several dollars.

New York

Push Tax Legislation to Boost Investment Incentives

President Kennedy and Democratic leaders pressed for tax legislation in the current session. Senate leader Mike Mansfield cited agreement on incentives for business investment in new equipment and urged passage of the withholding proposal on dividends and interest. He预计 the bill could reach Senate action in July.

Washington Kennedy Mike Mansfield Montana Senate Mansfield

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