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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1969

Page

4

Sergeant Jansen Arrives for Duty at Clark Air Base Philippines

Master Sergeant Robert D. Jansen, son of Fred B. Jansen of Muscatine Iowa, arrives for duty at Clark Air Base Philippines as a refrigeration and air conditioning technician in a Pacific Air Forces unit. He previously served at Charleston AFB South Carolina and in Vietnam. A Kerrville Texas native, he is a Tivy High School graduate. His wife is Herm a Robinson, daughter of Martha Rhodes of Airy Kentucky.

Robert Jansen Philippines Robert D. Jansen Fred B. Jansen Sixth St Muscatine Clark Air Base Phillippines Jansen Pacific Air Forces Charleston Afb 8. C Vietnam Tivy High School Kerrville Texas Herma Robinson Martha Rhodes Airy, Ky

Senators Hear Police Officials in SDS Probe

A Senate subcommittee investigating campus upheavals has summoned major city police officials to testify on radical groups like Students for a Democratic Society and their role in campus violence. The chairman declined to release witnesses’ names publicly to protect identities. Meantime the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on a bill to curb unrest by tying federal aid to colleges’ approved action plans.

SDS Washington Senate Big City House Education and Labor Committee Oregon Edith Green Republican Committee

Congress Fights Cigarette Ad Warning Reform Battle

Five Democratic congressmen from the Commerce Committee push for stricter federal regulation of cigarette advertising on the House floor. The plan would stiffen warnings on packages and extend six years the prohibition on new agency warnings, amid a 1965 bill set to expire this month.

Congress Washington House Commerce Committee Brock Adams John E. Moss Lionel van Deeriin California John D. Dingell Michigan Robert O. Tiernan Rhode Island

Radio repair specialist completes course at Fort Gordon

Gary S Gregory 23 son of Mr and Mrs Albert W Gregory Route 2 West Liberty completed a 21 week field radio repair course at the Army Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Georgia. Training covered electrical fundamentals servicing and repairing radio transmitters receivers operation of testing equipment including tube testers signal generators and frequency meters. Gregory entered the Army September 1968 completed basic training at Fort Polk Louisiana and was last stationed at Fort Benning Georgia.

Gary S. Gregory Albert W. Gregory Route 2 West Liberty Army Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Spee Gregory Army Fort Polk Fort Benning

Steve Garmon Enters Naval Submarine Training

Mr and Mrs Arley B Garmon of Grandview announce their son Steve is in submarine training at Groton Conn for approximately six to twelve months. His mailing address at the Naval Sub School is Steve C Garmon B 651652 USN Box 224 Sec 432 Class 323 Naval Sub Base Groton Conn 08340.

Arley B. Garmon Grandview Steve Groton Donn Steve C. Garmon USN Naval Sub School Naval Sub Base Groton Conn

Old Clifton Club plans 50th anniversary event

Mrs Robert Griffin hosted the Old Clifton Club meeting with 20 members two guests and five children present. Plans were made for the 50th anniversary celebration on Thursday July 17 at Peoples National Bank community room with a noon potluck dinner. Members and former members invited. Next meeting July 10 at Mrs Jean Jones home.

Columbus Junction Robert Griffin Old Clifton Club Thee Corrine Hargraffen Mary Carlisle Rose Mohnseen Marie Rutt Peoples National Bank

United Fund Names Committees for Columbus Junction Year

The executive board of the United Fund of Columbus Junction names the campaign committee chairmen and members for the coming year. Miss Margaret Diller and Mrs. Jean Rutt chair the campaign, with Mrs. Mary Heler Snyder, Charles Garrett, and Bill among the named members.

Columbus Junction United Fund of United Fund Lon Margaret Diller Jean Rutt Mary Heler Snyder Charles Garrett Bill

Letts honor roll list by grades nine through twelve

LETTS The following students are on the honor roll for the final second semester. Ninth grade names include Douglas Bell Maureen Carroll Leslie Gifford Jerry Lowe Debbie Martin Jennifer Morris Susan Morris Richard Paine Stuart Perkins Sherryl Schlutz Mike Terrill and Steve Westbrook. Tenth grade lists Sue Bailey Debbie Bender Jackie Brown Rich Carroll Charles Clark Kathy Crull Linda Graf Kristy Howard Barbara Knapp Ted Petersen Brenda Roehs Joan Sywas sink Dolly Volks Rhonda Werner and Chris Ziegenhorn. Eleventh grade names Tracy Bell Connie Harvey Debbie Kemp Peggy Lee Kent Pittman Jackie Reed Anita Thomas Nancy Wells Betty Zizkovsky. Twelfth grade: Noel Angerer Anne Carroll Mike Della Penna Bill Hargrafen Donald Howard John Johnston Patricia McCormack Kim McNeal David Perkins Nancy Rowe Kathy Siefers Moore Marian Sywas sink Roberta Tomfeld and Patty Watson.

LETTS Douglas Bell Maureen Carroll Leslie Gifford Jerry Lowe Debbie Martin Jennifer Morris Susan Morris Richard Paine Stuart Perkins Sherryl Schlutz Mike Terrill Steve Westbrook Sue Bailey Debbie Bender Jackie Brown Rich Carroll Charles Clark Kathy Crull Linda Graf Kristy Howard Barbara Knapp Ted Petersen Brenda Roehs Joan Sywassink Dolly Volks Rhonda Werner Chris Ziegenhorn Tracy Bell Connie Harvey Debbie Kemp Peggy Lee Kent Pittman Jackie Reed Anita Thomas Nancy Wells Betty Zizkovsky Noel Angerer Anne Carroll Mike Della Penna Bill Hargrafen Donald Howard John Johnston Patricia McCormack Kim McNeal David Perkins Nancy Rowe Kathy Siefers Moore Marian Sywassink Roberta Tomfeld Patty Watson

United Fund meeting set for late June

Austin and Stanley Carey head the group with co chairmen William Fulton Robert Merritt and committee women Mary Helen Max Vannice Fran Morrison and Jane Gabriel handling publicity Jocelyn Federsen Alice Huston and Craig Howell. A meeting of United Fund members will be scheduled the last week in June.

Buttgen Family Details Highlight Local Church Ties

The Charley Buttgen family at 625 Maple Ave includes Charley a Hawk Motors sales manager and assistant Sunday school superintendent plus wife Clara active in church circles. Daughters Carol 15 Cindy 13 and Diana 6 attend West Junior High and Grant School with choir, plays, piano and athletics noted. Two married sons live in California with families.

Charley Buttgen Maple Ave Buttgen Hawk Motors First Baptist Church Carol West Junior High B.Y.F Cindy West Junior High School Ronald Hudnall Glendora Calif Gary Hudnall Iives Lakewood

Muscatine Rescue Unit Searches River for Henning Body

Members of the Muscatine rescue unit shove their boat off a public launching area south of Port Louisa Sunday evening to begin the search for the body of Bill Henning of Muscatine. He fell into the river in a boating accident.

Muscatine Port Louisa Bill Henning

Old fashioned 4th set for Washington

Wilton-William Bert Leming of Wilton Junction announces an old fashioned 4th of July picnic rally at the Washington County Fair grounds in Washington. The event aims to recreate a traditional celebration with games prizes a major speech and all the trimmings. Tickets cost $5 per family and sales begin with serving at 2 p.m. Contact Bert Leming Box 124 Wilton Junction for tickets.

Wilton William Bert” Leming Wilton Junction Washington County Fairgrounds Washington Leming General Tickets Sales Bert Leming

Mark Gillett Wins Honors at Shattuck School Commencement

Mark Gillett of Muscatine received one of the two top scholastic honors at the 111th Shattuck School Commencement in Faribault Minnesota. He earned the Derry Gardner memorial award with a $100 prize and won departmental prizes in Latin English and ROTC. His name will be inscribed on the school's permanent honor board.

Shattuck School Faribault Minn Mark Gillett Frank A. Gillett Shady Lane Muscatine Derry Gardner

Local attorneys attend medical school for lawyers

Jon Pearce and John Stevens led five Muscatine attorneys to a program at the University of Iowa College of Law titled Traumatic Medicine for Lawyers. U I medical specialists spoke on injuries to nerves muscles spine eye face and other anatomy relevant to personal injury cases. Reconstructive plastic surgery and scarring were also discussed. The UI professors included William Rieke, William Metcalf, Richard Johnston, Bruce Spivey, Leslie Bernstein, and Earl Rose.

Jon Pearce John Stevens Muscatine University of Iowa College of Law U of I William Rieke Department of William Metcalf Richard C. Johnston Bruce Spivey Leslie Bernstein Earl Rose

Naval testimony backs Australian in Evans inquiry

In Subic Bay Philippines three American officers backed Australian captain John C Stevenson’s account of the collision between the US destroyer Frank E. Evans and HMAS Melbourne during SEATO maneuvers off Vietnam. The hearings largely supported Stevenson while contradicting Evans officer Lt James A Hopson’s deck course claim. The Evans was cut in half, 74 crewmen died.

Subi. Bay Philippines U.S Frank EB. Evans Melbourne U. S Australia John C. Stevenson Evans J.g James A. Hopson Richard E. Newby Kyes Stevenson Hopson Southeast Asia Treaty. Organization Vietnam

Boy Scout picnic moved to June 22 near Letts

The Boy Scout picnic scheduled for Saturday June 14 is postponed to Sunday June 22. It will be at the Lloyd Crumly pond near Letts from 1 to 5 p.m. Also notes from Columbus Junction list local visits by Mr. and Mrs. Eric Holdcroft and others, with relatives in Rochelle and Greenville.

Columbus Junction Lloyd Crumly Letts Verlee Cassabaum Greenville Ill Tom Holmes David Holmes

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