Two Migrants Killed in Highway Crash near Muscatine
Two migrant workers from Leonard Howard farm route 1 Muscatine were killed in a head on crash with a truck and 20 ton farm machinery trailer on Highway 52 near Mingis City. Alonzo Martinez 24 of Linton Texas and Ramon Gonzales 45 of Leipsic Ohio died instantly. Russell Lynam 27 of Creston Town escaped with head cuts. The truck hauled dark fertilizer spreaders and the car veered into the truck’s lane then returned into the left lane causing the collision. Rescue crews removed the vehicles and took Martinez and Gonzales to Hodgson funeral home in Rock Island. Martinez left a wife and infant son. Martinez had worked at the Howard farm since May 1.
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Leonard Howard
Route 1
Muscatine
Alonzo Martinez
Linton
Texas
Ramon Gonzales
Leipsic
Ohio
Highway
Mingis City
Russell Lynam
Creston
Lynam
Martines
Martinez
Riley Funeral Home
Hodgson Funeral Home
Rock Island
Gonzales
Howard
Journal
Circus Days at Cub Pack 114 Closing Meeting
About 140 parents Cubs and guests attended the Mackinney school PTA Cub Scout Pack 134 event held May 2 at the school gym. The Circus Days midway featured a Freak Show, Peep Show, Fishing Game, refreshments, and a two headed make believe monster. Den led parades and main ring acts included Who's Zoo pets and Robin Hood. Ricky Skubal won a prize for most tickets sold. Den mothers were recognized and many silver and gold arrows earned in an awards ceremony. Webelos insignias were presented to several scouts.
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Mckiney School
PTA
Who's Zoo
Ricky Skubal
Steven Whacelar
Gene Bus
Fletcherfield
Harry Starkweather
Tia
Cech Houseman
Louie Slanbro
Velma Graham
Clarence Ellis Dy
Ben
Robert Ixing
Webelow
Robert Thomas
Howard Stolley
Airards
Av Syore
Den 1
Steve Cochran
Lion
Denier
Eric Dietrich
Tom Flickinger
Denner
John Stolley
Tractor Upset Kills Local Man Near Bloomfield
Bloomfield resident C J Fresh aged 60 was killed when his tractor overturned three miles south of town on Saturday. The accident occurred in a rural area near Bloomfield, with authorities noting the vehicle's operator died at the scene.
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Bloomfield
C. J. Fresh
Near
Here
Pool hall damaged by fire in Estherville incident
Estherville reported a fire Sunday that damaged the interior of a pool hall owned by Clarence Ballas. Smoke also damaged apartments above the hall. No injuries occurred. Firemen attributed the blaze to faulty wiring.
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Estherville
Copter Starts On First Leg Of Hop To France
A USAF helicopter began a transatlantic journey from Otis AFB with a first stop at Loring AFB Maine. The flight aims for Le Bourget France on Friday after a route change shortened distance by about 500 miles and added a day. The new path mirrors the 1952 Westover to Scotland leg.
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Qts Air Force Base
Mass
France
Loring Afb
Maine
le Bourget
Air Force
Otis
Westover Air Force Base
Scotland
Indonesia Reds Side with China
Jakarta, Indonesia—The largest Communist party outside the Soviet bloc backs China in the Moscow Peking dispute. D N Aidit urged pro China stance at a Sunday rally and denounced Yugoslavia as revisionist, signaling a major Soviet setback as Moscow’s arms and aid to Indonesia total nearly $2 billion.
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Indonesia
Red
Moscow
Peking
D. N. Aidit
China
Communist Yugoslavia
Kremelin
Khrushchev
Yugoslavia
Senate Panel Finds No Fraud in TFX Award
Washington reports that Senate investigations found no evidence of fraud or abuse in the TFX fighter aircraft award. Sen. Jacob K. Javits, a New York Republican, said the subcommittee found no favoritism influencing the General Dynamics contract. Military boards noted Boeing proposed a cheaper, better design.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
Jacob K. Javits
Javits
New York
Senate Investigations
General Dynamics Corp
Military Evaluation Boards
Boeing Co
Bird Motel Opens At Oakville For Migrating Birds
Oakville residents celebrate the Bird Motel near Newport on Highway BL as the Bjork home welcomes martins and other birds. Myrtle Bjork notes the period is the busiest migration time, with multiple martin and bluebird houses and feeders set up by Roy Eriy.
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Oscar Bjork
Morning Sun
Highway 61
Bjork
Journal Phota
Oakville
Oscar ‘Bjork
Newport
Newport Corner
Wapello
Martine
Story Martin
Roy Eriy
Eight scientists back Apollo moon program in push
Washington eight scientists led by Nobel laureates Willard Libby Harold Urey and James Allen defend the Apollo effort against calls for heavier robotic exploration They argue public and congressional support rests on broader welfare and national security benefits Van Allen of Iowa State University chairs physics and helped discover the Van Allen radiation belts
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Washington
U. S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Willard F. Libby
Harold C. Urey
James A. Var Allen
U.S
Congress
United States
van Allen
Department of Physics
State University of Iowa
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