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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1966
Page
1
A fire and explosion destroyed two gasoline tanks and a Storm Lake restaurant, injuring Robert Gaffey of Le Mars with second degree burns. The blast sent a 100 yard wide fireball into the air, disrupted utilities, and drew crews from Storm Lake and nearby towns to fight the blaze for two hours. Authorities pursued no immediate cause.
Senator Jack Miller will deliver the key note at the Iowa Republican convention in Des Moines with Senator Rourke B. Hickenlooper to introduce him. The event opens Friday with 3,464 delegates registering as the GOP gears up for a major session.
DES MOINES AP Gov Harold Hughes stated that Highway Commission Chairman Harry Bradley's bid to print a construction magazine was entirely proper. He released correspondence from his investigation and noted raising conflict questions was appropriate and that the atmosphere may be cleared. Bradley owns a Des Moines printing firm and held a contract to print The Central Constructor, the association's official publication.
Drenching rains from the Great Lakes to Texas killed seven people. Seven boys, including two sets of brothers, drowned near Shreveport Louisiana after a sudden downpour and windstorm. Five died when their 12-foot fishing boat overturned on Caddo Lake. two others drowned in a drainage ditch. Nearly 3 inches of rain fell in an hour at George West Texas. Additional rain flooded U S 385 near Odessa and parts of Arkansas Tennessee and the Ohio Valley. Funnel clouds were sighted but caused no reported damage. Record heat in San Francisco extended cable car service shutdown for an hour.
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with lows around the upper 50s. Wednesday sees continued warmth and a 20 percent chance of rain with highs in the lower 70s. River stage around 3.9 feet.
Police fought more than 1,000 rioters on Chicago's Northwest Side as seven Puerto Ricans were shot and 37 arrested. One man was hit by a fire bomb, others by stray bullets. Reporters and residents faced flying bottles and bricks? looting and store closures followed. A protest march to City Hall was planned with police urging calm. Nine injured individuals were treated at area hospitals, with 40,000 Spanish speakers in the district.
In Saigon security forces with orders to show no quarter sealed off the Buddhist Institute as pistol fire and tear gas broke up dozens of protests. A mob burned three Jeeps and seized two submachine guns from American MPs. Four hundred miles north Thich Quang Duc remained gravely ill on day seven of a hunger strike as U.S. 101st Airborne reported heavy Viet Cong losses and a widening kill ratio in central highlands.
EAST LANSING Mich AP trapped five hours in a rain storm and in a barrel 250 feet up a radio tower guy wire. Buffeting winds and slick conditions left him soaked but unharmed. Sam Schieber 58 of Leslie said he would return to finish the job at WKAR MSU. Bob Finley 30 of Eaton Rapids climbed 600 feet up and freed the steeplejack by untangling hoist ropes from the guy line.
Marine Paul D. C. Alten of Indianola earned the Silver Star for bravery in Viet Nam and was also awarded the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. He is the son of Mrs. Ruby Wilkinson of Indianola.
Mississippi marchers resumed a nine mile walk in Grenada after being reminded of accusations of scandalous behavior during a prior civil rights march. They aimed to boost voter registration and turnout in the region.
Chicago teams shift players to reserve roles as livestock training and ranching terms appear in local sports notes. Old rivals and new alignments reshape the field with rosters and positions shifting under a quiet dissenting tone.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned that Communists rely on dissent in the United States and allies to push Viet Nam policy, but he predicted Hanoi’s aggression will fail and peace will follow. He urged NATO unity and warned against a fragmented Western Europe.
Dallas AP The Jack Ruby murder case moves toward the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals after a Dallas jury ruled Ruby legally sane, clearing a major hurdle to appeal of his conviction and death sentence for the November 24, 1963 shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Tama Packing Co with new financing will complete the Tama plant, after removing former general manager. Abdullah Igram of Cedar Rapids named president, succeeding Richard Loftus. Board approved a $4.4 million loan, $1.6 million for finishing the Tama plant and the remainder for operating costs.
In Chicago, two tough congressional races and a $195 million civic bond tested Mayor Richard J. Daley’s influence amid primary voting. U S Senator Paul Douglas runs unopposed for a fourth term, while Charles H. Percy seeks a token challenge for November.
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