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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1973
Page
1
The Mississippi River peaked at 20.84 feet by midnight Sunday and then began to trend downward. By mid morning, the Muscatine plant read 20.80 feet with flood stage at 16 feet. Traffic remained detoured via Main Street hill and nearby routes while officials noted minor seepage behind the levee but not expected to cause problems.
John Gambill recounts $30 in blue money and $10 in change taken from his Climer Street home while away. Keith Calvelage reports a blue Sears go cart stolen from High Street. Mike Hereck says a tape player was taken from his car near W 2nd Street parking lot. Fred Lange reports a Black and Decker 28 inch drill valued at $15 stolen from his back pouch overnight. Carl Broderson says a 10 ply fire was stolen from his camper truck. Mrs Larry Kissel says garage door broken at Hershey Avenue. Dennis Mahoney reports paint sprayed on his car overnight.
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Watergate figure James McCord Jr. begins telling Senate investigators more names linked to the burglary and wiretapping. Senate counsel Samuel Dash says McCord will cooperate, with hearings possible soon, and notes McCord provided prior information on others involved.
More than a thousand well wishers greeted Navy Lt Cmdr Robert Naughton at Cedar Rapids airport after his release from North Vietnam. Crowds, rain, and a grand mother waiting in a camper lent a personal, ceremonial touch to his return.
Two drivers were charged after weekend accidents investigated by the Muscatine Police Department. A 23 year old man, James D Walters, was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence after a collision on West 8th Street at 12 17 a m Sunday. A 17 year old, Robert E Emery, was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control after a crash on Lake Park Boulevard.
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