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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1962

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Moslems Return to Work as Peace Broadens in Algiers

Authorities report near full resume of work in vital services, with Moslem workers returning to private companies and police. Street cleaning resumes, restaurants reopen, and authorities push Moslem police to ease independence transition. Western Algeria sees cautious optimism while Oran notes no truce change amid sporadic violence in Bone and a gas installation blast.

Algeria Algiers National Liberation Front Oran Bone

White Takes X15 To Altitude Beyond 47 Miles

At Edwards Air Force Base California Maj. Robert M White piloting the X15 rocket plane reached more than 47 miles into space, surpassing the altitude goal and setting a new record while clocking about 3682 miles per hour. The X15 is designed for 50000 feet altitude. Earlier pilot Joe Walker flew the X24 to 245700 feet in a similar mission.

Edwards Air Force Base Calif Air Force Robert M. White Space Agency Joe Walker Lis Rogers Dry Lake

Stock Mart Falls Again New York market slides near May lows

The stock market extended losses with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 6.89 to 856.29 at noon, slipping below last month’s closing level of 561.00. Brokers blamed investor uncertainty amid conflicting Labor Department signals on a possible recession next year and noted traders testing support levels while awaiting a clearer direction.

New York Maonth Labor Department

Castro Friends Enemies Battle Outside Palm Gardens

Several hundred Cubans split over Fidel Castro clashed for three hours outside a Manhattan meeting hall on Wednesday night. Molotov cocktails were thrown but caused no damage. A dummy Castro was trampled and burned as six men were arrested for unlawful assembly and related charges amid protests by Cuban Americans regarding the Castro government.

New York Fidel Castro Castro Palm Gardens West 52Nd Street

Bell Workers Win 8.63 Cent Hourly Hike Across Four States

The Communications Workers Union District 7 and Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. reach a new wage agreement for 17,600 workers in Iowa Nebraska Minnesota and the Dakotas. Workers ratify the deal by nearly six to one vote. K. Gordon district director AFL-CIO notes the gain averages 0.63 cents per hour.

Omaha Communications Worker's Union of District 7 Northwestern Ball Telephone Co K. Gordon Afl-Cio Union Iowa Nebraska Minnesota The Dakotas

Possible new Atlantic Pacific canal study eyed for Panama and Colombia

Washington learned Kennedy plans to ask Congress for authority to study the feasibility of a canal to link the Atlantic and Pacific. Ambassadors Arango of Panama and Sanz de Santamaría of Colombia were summoned to discuss formal authorization for surveys, with earlier talks touching Nicaragua and Mexico as possible sites.

Washington United States Panama Colombia Augusto Guillermo Aranga Carlos Sanz de Santamaria State Department Congress Budget Bureau Roberto Chiari Sald Kennedy Nicaragua Mexico

Khrushchev predicts Soviet steel to overtake U.S. in 10 years

Premier Khrushchev told 30,000 Hunedoara steel workers that the USSR would overtake the United States in total industrial production within ten years and aim to produce about 23 million tons of steel annually within twenty years, framing Romanian Soviet ties as a strengthening steel band binding nations. He admitted Russia faces difficulties but stated overall progress is strong.

Hunedoara Romania Khrushchev Soviet Union United States Hunedorata Sadium U.S.S.R America Russia

Barbour Begins 3 Year Federal Sentence Asks Questions

Des Moines reports barbour, a southern Town grain dealer, starts a three year federal sentence. Officials planned questions about income from government corn. U S Referee in Bankruptcy involved in a $248000 claim. Barbour, former operator of the Hawkeye Mill at Knoxville, pleaded guilty to converting government corn. Agriculture Dept officials say 766000 bushels stored with him later disappeared.

Des Moines Alex V. Barbour Southern Town U. S Barbour Knoxville Agriculture Department

Wall Speech Frames Berlin Wall as an affront to dignity

Secretary of State Dean Rusk toured West Berlin amid the Wall crisis calling it an affront to human dignity. He pledged to pursue negotiations with the Soviet Union to find a basis for Berlin’s future while signaling readiness to push for the wall’s breakdown. He signed the visitors’ book during a 24 hour stay behind the Iron Curtain as hundreds watched from Potsdamer Platz to Brandenburg Gate.

Bevlin AP Dean Rusk Red Wall Berlin Wall Rusk Soviet Union West Berlin Iron Curtain Potsdamerplatz Paris Brandenburg Gate Psymbol Rugk

Jail Shoplifting Girl at Fairfield Jail

Farfieda Jnn Safarik, 19, of Des Moines, serving a 30 day sentence in Jefferson County jail for shoplifting. She was sentenced after arrest in a car from which police recovered clothing and jewelry. She admitted taking a blouse from a local store and said she had served a 30 day sentence in Omaha for shoplifting.

Farfieda Jnn Safarik Des Moines Jefferson County Omaha

Cite Favors to Union Official in Hotel Gifts Case

Senate investigators allege union official Jackie Bright accepted thousands in free or discounted board and room at a Catskills hotel. Jerome Adlerman and Sen. John L. McClellan say possible violations of federal labor laws could lead to prison terms. the American Guild of Variety Artists reportedly has labor contracts with Concord.

Washington American Guild of Variety Artists John L. McClellan D- Ark Senate Jerome Adlerman Con Niamesha Lake Catskill Mountains Jackie Bright

County Attorney Lacks Authority on State Tax Returns

Des Moines IPA county attorney says they have no authority to inspect state income tax returns despite welfare concerns. Attorney General Evan Hultman confirmed the limit, outlining the state's jurisdiction and the need for proper channels to probe welfare claims.

Des Moines IPA Evan Hultman

Hulman on Hot Seat Over Judges Salary Hikes

Des Moines report on how a constitutional amendment allows judicial salary raises and whether the state should begin paying Supreme Court justices $16,000 and district judges $14,000. Comptroller Marvin Selden weighs how to fund the increases, with questions about money sources and legislative authority.

Hulman Des Moines Evan Hultman Marvin Selden Hultman Supreme Court Beachet Pye Supreme Cenr Selden Hullman Pest Legislative Interim Committee

Settlement of TWA engineers strike yields cockpit job rights

Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg announced a settlement ending the TWA engineers strike threat after an all night bargaining session. The plan cuts jet crew from four to three, preserves flight engineers rights, and aims to prove noninflationary savings for the airline. The pact, subject to ratification, allows one week of talks with a Feinsinger mediator and sets a framework to avoid grounding flights of major carriers. Kennedy praised the deal as a victory and pledged government mediation to prevent future disruptions.

Washington Trans World Airlines Arthur J. Goldberg Kennedy TWA Pan American World Airways Eastern Airlines Goldberg Flight Engineers International Association Nathan P. Feinsinger

Stover couple contest tax court claim against dep deductions

Rolland S. Stover and his wife of Marshalltown Iowa filed a petition in the United States Tax Court denying they owe an additional 13638 dollars in income tax. The Stovers challenge the disallowance of certain depreciation deductions by tax officials.

Washington Rolland S. Stover Marshalltown Iowa United States the Stovers

Lose Fourth Child to River East Dubuque

On January 5, 1955 in East Dubuque the Eberstein family lost three daughters Barbara Ann six Janelda Florence five Irma three when ice on the Mississippi broke while they walked. Four years earlier they had a son John. While fishing from a float the parents noticed the boy missing and his body was later recovered from the river.

East Dubuque I. A Robert Eberstein Barbara Ann Janelda Florence Irma John Eber Jein

Tractor Topples Kill Webb Farm Boy Dennis Hansen

Dennis Hansen, a Webb County farm youth and Webb High School prospect, died Wednesday when a tractor toppled from a county road near his home. He was the son of Wayne and [mother's name], with two sisters and a baby brother surviving.

Webb Dennis Hansen Mea Clay County Wayne Hansen Webb High School

Man Wins National Flower Arranging Title at Newark Rose Festival

John C. Dowling Jr of Gaffney won the seventh annual Sterling Bowl Tournament at the Newark Rose Festival for a pink sensation and velvet times rose arrangement. Dowling, 48, was the only man among 14 finalists and noted the cost of his entry under five dollars using scrap aluminum spirals.

Newark N. Y Cne John C. Dowling Jr Gaffney Dowling Jon Dowling

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