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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1966
Page
1
Nebraska lieutenant governor Philip C. Sorensen and West Virginian John D. Rockefeller IV reentered the political spotlight as they prepare for the fall campaign. The Associated Press reports both figures are reshaping family involvement in the race.
Washington reports Johnson's rent subsidy program survives a Congressional test with a 192 to 188 House vote to include 22 million dollars for next year in a 14 billion omnibus. The Senate will consider an emergency measure granting 12.1 million for the rest of the fiscal year. Six Republicans joined 186 Democrats in supporting the funding amid opposition from the House Appropriations Committee. Postmaster General O'Brien and HUD Secretary Weaver spent hours lobbying lawmakers. Tornado watch issued for parts of Iowa Missouri and Nebraska with possible severe storms and large hail. Primary battles also dominated the political scene as Sorensen won the Nebraska gubernatorial nomination and Tiemann a Republican contender emerged.
The Associates Press reports Dubuque received three inches of snow an unusual May event while other northern Iowa areas saw light snowfall. Rain lingered across much of the state with temperatures near record lows, and mois ture totals surpassed an inch in several towns. The Weather Bureau forecast cold, unsettled conditions through Thursday with ongoing rain and cool highs.
William L. Ryan, AP foreign news analyst, told the Iowa AP Managing Editors Association that U.S. fixation on Viet Nam risks neglecting other important global problems. He argued Washington should not be in Viet Nam, citing a long series of mistakes dating to 1945 Potsdam decisions and warning that trouble could flare elsewhere if not prepared.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that political disorder in South Viet Nam has reduced U.S. military effectiveness. He noted a roughly 50 percent drop in Viet Cong and North Vietnamese fatalities in early 1965 and said the political ferment would soon subside as institutions form. He described Viet Cong support erosion due to intensified air and ground operations. He also warned Reservists could be called if a new emergency arises, though he does not expect a callup this year.
An explosion at Wayne Soap Co in Detroit killed worker Joseph Sajewicz 48 of Southgate and injured 15, including eight children at Morley Elementary. A naphtha leak from a machine ignited, shattering windows and sending 74 others to first aid. Eight hospital patients remained after several were treated.
KEOKUK AP Two persons were killed and one seriously injured when two cars collided in heavy rain on U.S. 218-61 seven miles north of Keokuk. The deceased include Henry J. Nehring 69 of rural New London an inspector for the Iowa Ordnance Plant at Burlington and Mrs Margaret Ankron 69 of Liberty Iowa. Dixie Lovely 44 of Lamp Point Ti was listed in critical condition at a Keokuk hospital and is a daughter-in-law of Mrs Ankron.
A Muscatine district court decree awarding custody of 4 year old Margaret Ann Garvin to her aunt Mrs Darlene Leech is appealed by the girl's father Jack Garvin. Judge M Le Sutton noted the child’s long residence with Leech and her evident preference for the aunt while denying a district court stay. The appeal was filed after a habeas corpus ruling in Leech’s favor and concerns temporary custody during the appeal.
The state highway patrol clocked 9 motorists over 100 mph on highway 61 east of Muscatine Tuesday evening. Rock Island youth Thomas Lavern Melton, 18, at 102 mph, was arrested at 8 pm and fined 70 dollars plus 5 costs for speeding and improper registration. Car owned by Dave Wagner. Melton arrested five miles west of Blue Grass. Officer noted dry track.
President Johnson declared that U S power must be tempered by restraint in Southeast Asia and beyond in a Princeton speech prepared for delivery at the Woodrow Wilson School dedication. He questioned which nation has limited objectives or would withdraw military forces after achieving aims and noted scholars play a key role in government.
Secretary Freeman and Ambassador Lodge spent nearly an hour in Washington discussing South Viet Nam's agricultural situation. Lodge, in talks with administration officials, said Viet Nam is an agricultural country. They reviewed U S steps to boost Viet Nam's agricultural economy and Lodge met President Johnson and the National Security Council.
U S ships and South Vietnamese forces ashore a gunrunning freighter near Ca Mau Peninsula in South Viet Nam seizing weapons and ammo, some Soviet marked, after the vessel broke up. Paratroopers clashed with North Vietnamese troops northeast of Saigon, 22 enemy killed, four captured, minor American losses. Air force activity increased both sides of the 17th Parallel with planes downed and one rescued pilot.
In Saigon AP reports fresh Buddhist agitation among troops as Premier Nguyen Cao Ky reiterates he and his military government will stay in power for at least another year. Unconfirmed sources say Buddhist chaplains are stirring troops in the 1st and 2nd Corps areas north of Saigon toward North Vietnam.
Thatcher Glass Manufacturing and International Chemical Workers Union Local 376 announce a new five year contract after a three day strike. The agreement provides a 12 cent raise first year and nine cent second year, a cost of living escalator, one extra holiday, enhanced insurance, sick leave pay, and extension of the apprentice program. Work resumed in two departments at 11 p.m. Tuesday with the third set to restart May 15 and both sides praise the recent negotiations.
A spring snow storm buried parts of the Midwest under up to 18 inches of snow while freezing weather inflicted heavy damage on fruit crops. Ohio reports virtually wiped out cherry and peach crops with losses up to 15 million dollars. southwest Michigan faces up to 10 million. Virginia and Maryland orchards, as well as Southern Illinois peaches and apples, also report damage. Wet weather resumes with cooler temperatures across states and river levels rising to ten feet.
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