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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1968
Page
9
On the Santa Ana Freeway in City of Commerce California a metal object broke causing 25 gallons of strawberries to spill into the roadway. Cleanup took about one hour as crews cleared the jam and wreckage from the lanes.
Near five months after North Korea seized the U S intelligence ship Pueblo and its crew, Republicans flag the affair as proof America's strength waned and use the incident to drum up support for a hard line. Officials report stalled Panmunjom talks and no Red Cross access.
U S sources say misreading radar signals likely caused reports of enemy helicopters near the demilitarized zone triggering mistaken American attacks on allied ships. A patrol boat was sunk and an Australian destroyer hit by missiles. no wreckage confirmed reports. The U S Command will release no official comment until investigations conclude.
Washington AP reports Poor People's Campaign leaders appeal for restraint as demonstrators clash with police near the Agriculture Department. Police arrest 77 during intense confrontations while tear gas and clubs are used. SCLC officials including Rev Ralph David Abernathy plead for discipline at a Resurrection City rally.
Dr Riojun Kinosita at City of Hope Medical Center reports that macrophages trap and analyze disease materials, then instruct lymphocytes to multiply and produce antibodies. He suggests training macrophages to identify some cancers and to reduce organ transplant rejection without radiation or drugs, advancing understanding of antibody production.
Philip Hutchings, a 26 year old Newark organizer, has been chosen to head the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. An informant says the group aims to shed the cult of personality around Rap Brown and Carmichael and focus on grass roots organizing around concrete programs. Hutchings was reportedly elected at a weekend meeting in Atlanta, the group’s headquarters.
Allan Collins reports the Miss Iowa Pageant began at Davenport's Masonic Temple with enthusiasm from a small crowd. Miss Margaret Gene Grove of Davenport won preliminary talent honors and Miss Susan Thompson of Des Moines won preliminary swimsuit honors. Linda Flanders of Muscatine also competed in talent and appeared in the swimsuit lineup as the competition progresses. Ten finalists will be named after Friday's prelims, with one to win the Miss Iowa crown. Tickets available at Muscatine Civic Center and Masonic Temple box office.
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