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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1967
Page
5
In Brief: Fatal One Car Crash Near Brighton
BRIGHTON AP Albert Coffin, 67, of Brighton, was killed early today when his car struck a bridge and a railway overpass on a county road. He was alone. Also in brief: federal indictment of Kenneth Gruskey, 35, Cedar Rapids, for threatening letter to his estranged wife. Egypt agrees to evacuate crews from 18 ships stranded in Suez Canal. South Carolina issues perhaps first racially mixed marriage license to Curley Mays and Nieves Gorestiaga. Congress delays rail strike vote amid ongoing negotiations. Dr. William L. Clegg injured in plane crash near Algona. Lucil Johnson Nugent attends fund-raiser ball in Austin. In Pusan, clashes erupt between students and riot police. some injuries reported. Ford Foundation study cites hunger among Southern Negroes, Mississippi highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Albert Coffin
Here
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Gruskey
Loretta
Donald E. O’brien
Sioux City
Gruskey
U S Battalion Hit Hard in Jungle Clearing Attack
Viet Cong launched heavy machine gun fire on a U S infantry battalion in War Zone D near Saigon. 31 Americans killed and 113 wounded after a three hour fight aided by jets and artillery. about 500 men in three companies were hit as helicopters landed gear and troops fought from the tree line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Associated Press
Henri Huet
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Vietnam
Reds Explode Hydrogen Bomb in China
Tokyo based AP report says Peking radio announced a successful hydrogen bomb detonation over the western region. It marks the sixth atomic device launched by Chinese Communists since October 16, 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
China
Peking Radio
Crewmen Claim Liberty Attack Was Deliberate
Senior crewmen of the damaged U S Navy ship Liberty believe the Israeli air and torpedo assault that killed 34 Americans was deliberate. A responsible source in Valletta says their conviction rests on ample time to identify the ship and the intensity of the attack.
Senate enacts many bills before weekend quitting
DES MOINES AP A long session ended at 6 30 p m Friday with the Iowa Senate adjourning for the weekend amid absenteeism after three marathon days. One bill failed with 22 absentees. another licensing eye glass sellers passed the House. The Senate sent to Gov Hughes a tavern license bill, and approved a road vehicle privilege bill. A tax exemption plea for two Burlington churches passed, and a slogan on plates repeal passed both houses. Also a $400 000 appropriation to buy the Valley Bank building from the federal government received approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Senate
Valley Bank & Trust Co
Des Moines
Racial unrest flares in St Petersburg and other cities
In St Petersburg Florida a crowd of 50 to 100 angry Black residents gathered after four individuals were arrested for alleged armed robbery. Police reported rocks and a gas line device used, several vehicles damaged, and no injuries. Similar clashes occurred in Philadelphia and Cincinnati with white youths detained and Dayton creating a youth patrol to prevent further violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Fla
Philadelphia
Tampa Bay
Cincinnati
Ohio
Dayton
Tampa
Plane Losses Now Total 774
SAIGON AP The US Command reports 366 U S warplanes lost in combat over North Vietnam and 188 downed over South Vietnam. An additional 659 fixed wing aircraft were lost from noncombat causes. Helicopter losses not reported this week as figures are adjusted.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
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Lowan
Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Columbia S.C
South Carolina
Columbia
Richland County
Curley Mays
Ft. Jackson Army Post
Nieves Gorestiaga
Memphis
Tenn
Washington
Congress
Senate House
William L. Clegg
Algona
Luci
Austin, Tex
Lucil Johnson Nugent
Seoul
South Korea
Pusan
Mississippi
Ford Foundation
Raymond Wheeler
Kevin LeDroit
North Platte
Neb
Lake Maloney Inlet
Kevin
Wilson
Lane
Mrs. Grimes
Ows Ra. ST
KRAFT
Miracle
Rzizbarws
Grandview Ave
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Burlington
St. Petersburg, Fla
Russell B. Long
D - la
Thomes J. Dodd
D' Conn
Dodd
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