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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1965
Page
1
A Marshalltown couple, E. E. Berton aged 70 and his wife 47, were killed when their car collided with a semitrailer on Highway 20 about five miles southwest of Marshalltown. The crash occurred Monday.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The space agency postponed the Tiros 10 weather satellite launch to Thursday night to fix radio frequency problems hindering ground checkout. Weather: cloudy showers storms across the region with 40 to 50 percent odds, temps in 60s to 80s, river stage 3.4 feet and rainfall .4 inch by 3 am.
Des Moines reports a statewide safety drive with 760 law enforcement officers patrolling Iowa highways during the Independence Day weekend. Gov Hughes to sign a declaration of a State of Emergency on state roads from Friday to Monday, enabling use of National Guard and allied officers along with Highway, Commerce, and Conservation Commission personnel to curb traffic violations.
Des Moines reports a July 4 start for new Iowa drag racing penalties including license revocation for one year and misdemeanor status on street racing. Headlight use, turn signaling, stopping rules, and beer age provisions tighten. emergency auxiliary officers to aid patrols. Public safety emphasis follows past holiday fatalities and higher penalties for moving violations. Columbus Junction advances 4000 for sewage plant planning with potential federal funds.
Nolan Ainsworth of Morrison suffered three crushed vertebrae when his privately owned helicopter crashed Monday in Prophetstown Illinois. The craft went down at Elm Court and Highway 172 in front of the homes of Raymond Adolph and Fred Bridgestick.
U S and Vietnamese paratroopers, joined by Australian infantry, launched a large operation about 30 miles north of Saigon. Casualties were light so far. one American paratrooper died, another wounded. Air raids extended into North Vietnam. A U S Air Force jet bomber was shot down near Saigon, with one crewman missing and another recovered.
Denise Winter, 14, told of a boat sinking off La Punta San Fernando Baja California. She swam 14 miles to a deserted Mexican coast and survived after the four other Winter family members were feared dead when their 4 foot cabin cruiser sank Saturday afternoon. The wreck occurred with Warren Winter, 40, the stepfather, Mary Beth Winter, 36, Sheree, 12, and Lance Winter, 2, aboard. a family friend provided details.
Claude Maxwell Stanley, 93, former Iowa senator and War era officer, died at 7:05 am at Oakwood home. Funeral at Fairbanks chapel with Rev. Froliardt. interment Memorial Park. Survived by two sons, four grandchildren. scholarship honors his memory. Born March 5, 1872, in Warren County. attorney. served on Iowa Employment Security Commission 1937–1959. in World War I Rainbow Division. married Laura Stephen, 1902.
Vienna AP report says Communist party chief Janos Kadar remains top leader in Hungary after stepping down as premier to Gyula Kalai. At 53, Kadar kept the party chair, safeguarding control. seven new top executives appear handpicked to secure authority amid the change. The note mentions individuals Buckles and Walsh with their families in a separate line.
In Nebraska heavy rain hail and tornadoes swept the state from Omaha to the southeast. Flash floods closed highways as up to seven inches of rain fell around Humboldt and Nemaha River headwaters. North winds near DeWitt hurled hail that shattered church windows. Over five inches drenched areas southwest of Burchard.
Fort Collins fire chief Clifford Carpenter, 49, was crushed when a department store wall collapsed during a fire fighting effort. Fireman James Wichel was injured. Carpenter, with the Fort Collins department since 193? and chief since 1952, celebrated his 25th anniversary with wife Carol. Previously served five years in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Pan American 707 with 143 passengers and 10 crew diverting to Travis Air Force Base after No.4 engine broke off and one third of the wing shed debris. Captain Charles H Kimes steadied the crippled jet, manually lowered the landing gear, and landed safely despite extensive damage. Passengers evacuated via emergency chutes. nine remained and later flew to Honolulu.
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