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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1968
Page
7
Five days after Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a third heart attack his condition remains stable with no change in recuperative state for 24 hours. A March Air Force Base Hospital spokesman said hospital reports are being reduced from twice daily to once daily.
The Associated Press reports two Iowa men killed in action in Vietnam. Kenneth C Baxter 19 son of Ronald and Helen Baxter of Council Bluffs died from mortar fire Wednesday. Army Private First Class Joseph A Maag Jr son of Joseph and Mary Maag of Le Claire was also killed in action per Defense Department casualty list.
U S troops report 189 Viet Cong killed in a 10 hour clash 14 miles north of Saigon. Dogface Battalion encircled the force with artillery helicopters gunships and jet bombers. Seven Americans killed 16 wounded. Another action saw a 400 man North Vietnamese force near Swampland northwest of Saigon as US 25th Division troopers pressed the fight. Weather fair and warmer. cooler tonight.
Three men who received heart transplants within 24 hours are closely watched in the United States and London. In Houston 47 year old Everett Claire Thomas Friday morning received a heart from a 1 year old bride. in Stanford 40 year old Joseph Rizor’s condition is fair. in London the 3 year old Ty’s status is monitored.
Muscatine drivers forget to feed meters, incurring 90 cent yellow tickets and 1 dollar red tickets. Patrolman Harold Lane issues overtime tickets while Meter Maid Amy Zybarth handles about 100 daily, 200 on Fridays. Meter maintenance by Boyd Stackhouse repairs jammed meters, reports 19 to 25 calls daily, and attends yearly manufacturer schooling. Zybarth covers a core beat, averages 1632 miles yearly, and cites meters devouring roughly 1400 in change weekly across 52 meters in various time blocks.
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