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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1976
Page
7
Davenport pageant organizers announce Debbie’s successor will be chosen at the finals tonight. Miss Towa 1976 is the expected new titleholder, with attendees and contestants preparing for the event.
Charles Wolfe a lifelong Muscatine resident died in a bicycle accident authorities believe occurred earlier today Visitation starts Sunday at Riley Funeral Home services set for 1:30 p m Tuesday Father George Six to officiate burial in Memorial Park Cemetery Wolfe born October 31 1935 in Muscatine worked 12 years at Muscatine Power and Water and led the Muscatine Trades and Labor Assembly He is survived by his wife Kathy father Burton Wolfe and grandmother Josephine Wickey with a daughter and other relatives named in the obituary
City engineer Clyde Wakefield announced a six day downtown beautification project blocking Second Street from Chestnut to Walnut and Cedar Street from alley one to two. Iowa Avenue Sycamore and Cedar streets will detour to the flood route starting at Eighth and Cedar with marked detours.
Peggy Lynn Nopoulos Miss Muscatine County wins the swimsuit competition at the Miss Iowa Pageant held in St. Ambrose College Auditorium Davenport. Jacque Vilmain Miss Fayette won the preliminary talent and celebrates her 22nd birthday.
Ronald Reagan definite visit planned in Des Moines next Friday and Saturday for the Iowa state convention and congressional district caucuses, as Ford may also appear in Iowa or at least consider a stop before the convention. Delegates total 36 from Iowa, with 62 pledged to Ford and 865 to Reagan, aiming to reach 1130 for the nomination. Iowa holds clout as the largest unnamed delegation still to be chosen.
John Otto Sr. works from a suspended scaffold high above Boston on Friday painting the Customs House clock. The scene shows a skilled craftsman enacting a routine maintenance task as city workers maintain historic landmarks.
Elizabeth Ray delayed speaking for almost a year to boost her novel The Washington Fringe Benefit as publisher Dell knew of her relationship with Rep Wayne Hays and counseled timing. Ray, promoting the London release, accuses Hays of payroll payoffs while denying a sex motive. The 33-year-old says she was urged to wait and the book’s publication was rushed after the headlines broke.
Douglas Bell 22, Keota night marshal, was found dead after gunfire near Iowa 77. Investigators link the slaying to break ins at Longbranch and Roost taverns and a stolen car, with no arrests yet. Autopsy results awaited to determine if self defense or foul play occurred. Bell, a former high school star and university band member, served in hospital service and had ties to Letts and Louisa County.
A sharp earthquake struck western Peloponnesus early today near Patras. It registered 6.4 on the Richter scale with an epicenter in the Ionian Sea area. Authorities check villages for damage while residents fled, amid warnings from seismology groups about ongoing global quake fatalities.
Partly cloudy and warm tonight with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Sunday turns partly sunny and a bit cooler with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Friday’s high at the lock and dam reached 92 while the overnight low was 70. Mississippi River level at Lack’s tailwater stands at 3.00 feet.
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