Muscatine Passes Second Reading for City Administrator
Muscatine city council gave the city administrator ordinance its second reading Thursday night with no changes from the first reading. One more reading remains before it becomes effective. Police and fire chiefs urged exclusions for their departments, but Iowa law holds these are under the mayor, not the administrator. The ordinance would place the administrator over most departments, ex-officio city clerk, reporting to mayor and council, with utilities exempt. Alderman Evelyn Schauland notes anticipated applications for city administrator and city engineer roles.
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Council Approves $6 489 For Control of Mosquitoes
The Ames Applicator Corp. won a contract for aerial spraying of Muscatine to control mosquitoes. Up to seven inspections at 4 487 plus chemical purchases of 2 002 bring the total to 6 489. Mayor Burns opposed spraying this year for reasons not stated.
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E. S. Burns
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Duane Keough
Ames ‘Applicator Corp
Karl Reichert
Frank Anson
Anson
Sertoma Club Hosts League Speaker On Education Study
Elizabeth Coulter of the League of Women Voters spoke at the Sertoma club meeting at Hotel Muscatine noon Thursday. She outlined the league yearly study of education and described a comprehensive high school as expanding outreach for every pupil. Jim Drumm introduced the guest speaker.
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League of Women Voters
Sertoma Club
Hotel Muscating
Fire damage at Muscatine home on 51 W. 6th street
A small fire on an enclosed back porch at 51 W. 6th street Muscatine damaged siding and a basket of clothes. The blaze started about 9 25 a m near an open space heater. Firefighters extinguished the fire. cause cited as proximity of clothing and papers to the heater.
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Dennis Strause
Pentagon Faces Decision on 6th Infantry Division
Pentagon planners and Army leaders debate a civilian proposal to scrap a partially formed infantry division. The move could save about 300 million dollars yearly and aid budget-cut demands in exchange for a tax increase. No final decision yet. About 8,000 of 16,000 planned soldiers are at Fort Campbell Kentucky as division organization stalled.
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United States
Fort Campbell
Man Living Here Is Held In Moline Theft
Shelby F. Legge, reportedly living in a Muscatine motel for three weeks, was arrested at 11:30 p.m. Thursday in Moline and charged with armed robbery of the Target Oil Company at 4201 4th St. He allegedly fled a robbery at the station taking about $40. Leggett, a laborer from San Angelo Texas, was to be arraigned today on the armed robbery charge.
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Muscatine
Moline
Target Oil Company
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Leggett
San Angelo
Texas
Council Seeks Report on Local Anti-Poverty Unit
Muscatine Aldermen asked Iowa East Central Train Office of Economic Opportunity to be named the city’s local community action agency. Center Director Jerry Amestine spoke as the council requests a June 6 report on what the OEO has accomplished since 1966. The Green amendment allows three options: designate C.E.C. or another nonprofit, or drop the program.
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C.E.C
Muscatine Band Boosters Plan First Recognition Banquet
Muscatine High School Band Boosters announce the first annual recognition banquet to be held Monday at 6 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Twenty two seniors will receive special recognition along with awards. The John Philip Sousa award, sponsored by the Sertoma club, will be granted to the outstanding senior instrumental student. Guest speaker will be Tom Davis, assistant band director at the University of Iowa, speaking on marching routines and formations.
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John Phillip Sousa
Sertoma Club of
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Tom Davis
University of Iowa
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Evelyn Woller
YWCA
Muscatine County Association
John F. Kennedy Special Education School
Don Suhl
Nan Waterman
Special Education
Grace Lutheran Church
Hectic Weekend Ahead for Poor People's Campaign in DC
Washington AP reports hundreds of campaigners gather in Resurrection City near the Lincoln Memorial. Housing strains rise as SCLC staging a weekend in the capital, with 700 beds ready in a plywood shantytown and 500 already on site, plus 340 more arriving from Chicago.
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Classified Ads In the Journal Tonight
Local newspaper runs a bundled page of notices and small ads. Listings include homes for sale, job opportunities, and personal notices from residents and small businesses.
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Muscatine Journal Publication Details
The Muscatine Journal is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Lee Enterprises. It is incorporated at 301 East Third Street Muscatine Iowa 52761 and entered as second class matter in March 1879. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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Subscriptions Rates for Muscatine Newspaper
Subscription rates listed for Muscatine and nearby areas include $2.00 monthly in advance for city carrier, 40 cents weekly for other carriers, and annual mail prices of 15.00 within fifty miles, 18.00 in towns with distant service, and 20.00 beyond fifty miles. Office hours and special delivery details noted. phone number 263-2391 provided.
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Cost Estimates Received On Street Paying Program
Muscatine aldermen reviewed preliminary cost estimates for the 1968 street improvement program and removed one project at the council meeting. A developer asked to withdraw El Clare addition work for private completion. Supervision will be by a city street inspector when started. Projects include Barry Avenue sections, Oak Manor, Sunrise Addition, and Burmside Drive with Portland concrete and varying widths and thicknesses. The city may bond for its share. bids will follow a public hearing.
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Amhurst Street
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Mulberry Avenue
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Sunrise Addition
Burmside Drive
Gross To Supervise City Sewage System Waste Water Treatment
Frank Gross will assume new duties overseeing Muscatine’s sewage system effective June 1. He will manage the pumping station sewer repairs and improvements and the treatment plant. Former pumping station head Paul Brink and building official Kenneth Dusenberry near departure.
Realtors Week Observed May 19 25 in Muscatine
Hintermeister, president of the Muscatine Board of Realtors, announced May 19 25 as National Realtors Week. He described Realtors as real estate professionals bound by a strict Code of Ethics from local and state boards and the National Association of Realtors. The Code, one of the early American business codes, comprises 30 articles governing real estate transactions to ensure fair treatment and full knowledge by both buyer and seller in contracts.
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Miners rescued to return to Gaulay No. 8 shaft by crew
Hominy Falls West Virginia AP reports six men believed dead were rescued after 222 hours trapped in a flooded coal shaft. Rescued workers including John Moore Jr 46 Buckeye and Larry Lynch 28 Richwood expressed readiness to return to work, while others faced decisions about going back down.
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W. Va
John Moore Jr
Buckeye
Moore
Gaulay Coal and Coke Co
Larry Lynch
Richwood
Joe E. Fitzwater
Rupert
Jennings H. Lilly
Mt. Nebo
Edward F. Scarbro
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Council approves apartment zoning after tie vote
Muscatine city council approved a second reading to rezone land east of Park Avenue and north of Colorado Street from R-1 to R-3A. After an initial 3–3 tie, Alderman Rehwaldt altered the motion to a majority 4–2, with plans for a third reading. Development is slated 23 years ahead and aims to inform potential buyers about future apartment zoning.
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Colorado Street
Muscatine
Art Howe
Duane Kequgh
Eve ‘Lyn Schauland
Lyle Hinman
Charles Rehwaldt
Karl Reichert
Harold Vischer
E.S. Burns
Rehwaldt
Management Homes
Beer Permit Of Blue Note Is Discussed
Muscatine city council asked Police Chief Glenn Axel for a June report on the Blue Note Lounge after the state liquor license was revoked. Aldermen weighed suspending the tavern’s city beer permit but took no action at this session.
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Blue Note
Muscatine
Axel
33 Club Meets Here Tuesday
The regular meeting of the 38 Club will be held at 6 30 p m Tuesday at the Muscatine Hotel Chuck Sabbath will present the paper of the evening The big squeeze The current event How 10 draw dirty pictures will be given by Gil Dietz
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Muscatine Hotel
Chuck Sabbath
Gil Dietz
Pick Up Truck Purchase by City Council
The city council awarded a Chevrolet pickup for 1086.50 with trade-in after considering two other bids from Krieger Motor Co for an International pickup at 1799.28 and M and M Ford Sales for a Ford at 1550 with trade-ins. A dump truck bid from Leaders Chevrolet-Oldsmobile at 3741.32 was rejected. Alderman Rehwaldi urged checking six other agencies for potential bids to avoid narrow specifications and plans to rebid later.
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Krieger Motor Co
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M Ford
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Oldsmobile
Charles Rehwaldi
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