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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1972
Page
8
Super Valu Gloves says no retail price hikes planned despite a federal price freeze lift. Rex Burns, VP, notes increases may be passed on for future supplier items across 231 stores in Iowa and surrounding states.
U N Security Council members near agreement on action against plane hijacking as airlines resume schedules after a one day pilots strike. In Chicago reports two papers said four or five officers are implicated in slayings of at least six black men whose bodies were found in waterways over months. FBI suspects five policemen in an execution ring tied to heroin protection payments. In Bien Hoa Vietnam the last American combat unit in South Vietnam furls its colors and prepares to return home.
The walkout by International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations crippled major lines in over 90 countries. Yugoslavian Council President Lazar Moj Sov reported few remaining points in a proposed condemnation statement as pilots seek tougher anti hijacking actions. Meanwhile ICAO announced steps toward sanctions on nations aiding hijackers, with broad support pending details.
Washington reports the Treasury is studying a plan to reward taxpayers who forgo large refunds next year by accepting a higher yielding bond instead of cash. The approach aims to slow inflation by keeping money in circulation, with about $8 billion in refunds expected in early 1973.
SAIGON AP South Viet Namese marines using light antitank weapons reported destroying five Soviet built tanks and damaging a sixth just before dawn on the northern front near Hue. U S bombers and airstrikes continued across the DMZ as fighting persisted along Highway 13 and in Quang Tri Province with marine forces advancing into the Street Without Joy area.
Four people were hurt at the Town Men's Reformatory in Anamosa when a disturbance by 12 to 15 inmates led to hostages and weapon threats. Corrections Officer Raymond Parsons sustained arm abrasions, and Officer Clifford Reed was unhurt. Three inmates Leland R. Pearson Chester Holtzman and Randall Bennett were treated at University Hospitals in Iowa City. Gov. Ray, visiting nearby inmates, faced demands for improved conditions and media access as guards and staff sought control with tear gas and cutting torches.
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