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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1966
Page
1
Gaylord Holladay of Davenport was awarded 27 305 dollars in damages against Burlington Railroad after suing for 350 dollars, claiming lack of warning about chemical sprays used to control weeds in July 1962. The ruling came from Federal Judge Roy L Stephen son on Tuesday.
Marietta Georgia Lockheed Georgia Co announces sky stations for helicopters in Vietnam using a modified HC130H Hercules. First delivery of the modified aircraft is slated for July. Air to air refueling would extend helicopter range from about 700 nautical miles to many times that distance and allow hover near combat areas to be prolonged.
Explorer 32, a 492 pound orbital science craft, blasted off from Cape Kennedy aboard a Delta rocket to map charged particle concentrations in Earth’s upper atmosphere. NASA plans five more launches in seven days including Gemini 9 rendezvous and a Surveyor moon mission with preliminary OGO timing.
Rioters and Buddhist monks faced riot police backed by paratroopers in Saigon after a ban on a large peace march against Ky's regime. Civil unrest spread to Hue and other cities while forces report Viet Cong losses in ongoing operations. US and Australian troops conduct jungle sweeps near Saigon with fresh casualties.
Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen told reporters he pressed President Johnson for bipartisan White House briefings on Vietnam. Dirksen spoke after visiting Johnson at Walter Reed Hospital, outlining a plan to keep Congress informed as monsoon rains slowed the air war and Saigon faced protests by Buddhist monks and students.
FBI agents arrested 16 men in a nationwide operation from coast to coast for interstate transmission of wagering information using a device called the blue box to avoid long distance billing. Authorities pursued four more suspects as part of the fraud by wire and gambling information case led by J Edgar Hoover.
The forecast calls for warmer weather through Thursday with daytime highs around 73 degrees on Tuesday and a nighttime low near 53 degrees. Noon temperature today is expected to reach about 76 degrees.
Washington reports the House voted 120 to 109 to limit new coverage to retail and service firms with annual gross of $500,000 or more, narrowing the reach of a bill to raise the minimum from $3.25 to higher levels. Supporters seek 1969-70 timing, while opposition warns of farm and small business hardship. bipartisan backing exists for core goals.
Glenn Stewart, 30, captured after a day long manhunt in swampy terrain. He is charged with murder in the Indiana factory worker Larry Schmidt slaying. Edith Schmidt, 27, widow of Schmidt, is also charged after she alleged a lovers plot with Stewart. Police say Schmidt's dismembered body was found in a Marion basement. Stewart reportedly claimed innocence.
Governor George Romney announced plans to run for a third term under a new four year limit in Michigan. The Republican leader, once touted as a potential 1963 presidential candidate, faces no announced GOP opposition.
State Rep. William Price Wilson of Cedar Falls was indicted by a Polk County grand jury on a charge of failure to give aid to the injured. The 28-year-old man is accused of driving the car that struck and killed McKinney Thomas, 65, last March 27 in Des Moines.
Iowa Highway Commission awarded four design contracts to外side firms for major projects. Stanley Engineering of Muscatine will design a 26 mile segment of Interstate 36 with a lump sum of 619978 dollars. Kirkham Michael Associates of Omaha will design a 4 mile segment of U S 159 near the Ringgold County line. Bopp and Saller and Associates of St. Louis will design three bridges in Scott County on Interstate 74 for 19000 dollars.
A playful trick photo from London’s Whipsands Zoo shows four flamingoes appearing to have eight legs. In reality the birds rest one leg tucked beneath their feathers, creating the illusion of extra limbs.
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