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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1968
Page
7
Police court notes show speeding fines and delinquency charges with numerous names and addresses. Additional items report traffic collisions, livestock market results, licensed marriages, divorces, and local grain and commodity prices across Chicago and Muscatine markets.
Obituary notices for Clara J. Catterson 83 held at George M Wittich funeral home with interment at Greenwood cemetery. Herman Heinrichs 68 dies in Davenport. survivors include three sisters and a brother. services at Frick funeral home. Muscatine student Virgil L. Schmitt honored by Ames to Iowa State University with Recognition and Award. $100 upon enrollment in fall term.
Soybeans and most grain futures fell on light trading amid favorable crop conditions. Corn declined after clearing weather and a warm forecast across the Corn Belt. wheat eased slightly while oats and rye moved modestly. Separate obituaries note funeral services for Flora Fischer and George F Thompson, with burial and memorial details, and Raymond Burke, with surviving family.
NYSE noon quotations show mixed performance with Allied Chemical, Deere, Am Can, and Int’l Harvester among notable movers. Large caps such as IBM, General Electric, RCA, Ford, U S Steel, Westinghouse, and Texaco appear with varied percentages, while several utilities and radar stocks show fractional gains or losses.
New York stock market advanced in heavy trading to its best level of the session. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.37 points to 894.97 at 2 p.m. after being up 1.93 earlier. Volume exceeded 9.2 million shares with 90 minutes remaining.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Hahnbaum Jr receive a new address for their son Michael who has entered the army. He is Pvt Michael J Hahnbaum US 67152357 Co EB 2nd and 3rd Tag BC T BD E Fort Bliss Texas 79916.
Detroit tries to reunite Bobby Baun and Carl Brewer the veteran defense pair from the Maple Leafs to shore up a leakiest NHL defense. Sid Abel retires as coach to run the general manager office and a new coach will be named next week. Detroit traded Howie Young Gary Jarrett Doug Roberts and an amateur player to Oakland for Baun and Ron Harris in a second major move this season.
Cassius Clay also known as Muhammad Ali has petitioned the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for en banc rehearing. The move follows a May 6 ruling upholding the trial court which rejected his claim to conscientious objector status as a Black Muslim minister. He was sentenced to five years in prison and fined $10,000 after refusing induction. He remains free pending appeal.
The Pacific Coast League saw Spokane beat Phoenix 2 0 and San Diego defeat Hawaii 7 2 in listed games. In the International League Rochester topped Buffalo 5 0 while Toledo edged Syracuse 3 2 and Louisville defeated Jacksonville 6 0.
Chicago AP Motta, 30, a Weber State veteran coach with a 129-34 mark as a four-year college coach, takes over the Bulls. He vows not to be a loser in the NBA and recalls a locker room motto about luck from hard work. Motta succeeds John Kerr, who shifts to coaching the Phoenix club.
Midwest scores show Dubuque leading at 15-2 while Clinton sits at 5-3. Quad Cities is 2-2, Waterloo 1-1, Burlington 2-4, Decatur 1-5. Quincy and Cedar Rapids games postponed due to rain. Wisconsin Rapids at Appleton also postponed.
Judy Kimball formerly of Sioux City Iowa moves from 13th to 10th among LPGA money winners after a fourth place finish in Dallas Civitan event earning 4212 dollars. Carol Mann leads with 13270 dollars. Also reports boxing results from Milwaukee and other local sports notes.
Wheaton College in Illinois presented 109 major letters and 54 minor letters to athletes across baseball basketball golf gymnastics hockey swimming tennis track and wrestling at the athletic convocation. Mike Nietzel a junior from Muscatine received two major letters for varsity golf during the 1968 winter and spring sports season.
National Guardsmen patrolled Louisville streets in small units as debris from looting and arson was cleared. Schools opened on schedule for Kentucky primary election day. Mayor Schmied said a decision on reimposing curfew would come later after Monday night violence left two dead and at least 20 injured. police reported 104 arrests for disorderly conduct or breach of peace.
City Finance Committee convened in regular monthly session Ald. Howe presiding All members present except Ald. Vischer Bills resulting in expenditures approved from listed funds Carver Michaels Co Audit 2150.00 Engr Supplies 2.16 JL Hintermeister Phone 3.88 Ina Maes Dinners 51.70 IBM Film 12.00 Lawyers Publ Co Book 15.00 Leu Type Ribbon 2.65 Matt Letick Ins 6573.00 Lupton Tayne Suppl 40.20 Masseys Suppl 410.46 KWPC Advg 12.37 3M Co Suppl 30.90 Clk of Distr Court Opinion 7.00 Muse Man Wi& E Pit Power 1814.11
A lengthy expense ledger records numerous payments to suppliers, service firms, and contractors including Natl Inst Mun Law Sub, NW Bell Telephone, Pape Office Supplies, Madison Chemical, Red Paint St Glass, Sherwin Williams, Tri-City Sales, and Del-Chemical. Items cover fuel, supplies, maintenance, repairs, mileage, and equipment, with total private and public sector vendors named and amounts ranging from a few dollars to over a thousand. Continued listing noted as continued on pages.
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