Wreck on Highway 22 Leaves Driver Injured and Bridge Damaged
A semi-trailer crash east of Muscatine on Highway 22 caused extensive damage to a bridge over Sweetland creek and left driver Tom Tilghman of Eagle Grove with only minor injuries after his rig struck the railing and overturned. Two wreckers cleared the scene after about three hours, and fuel slick from a diesel spill required road treatment. A second, side collision near Muscatine involving Shirley Beverlin and Yvonne Curry with a Schwehman Trucking Co. outfit caused no injuries though the car suffered a damaged fender.
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Muscatine
Tom Tilghman
Eagle Grove
Muscatine General Hospital
Highway 22
Wyoming Hill
Charlie Whisler
Sweetland Creek
Whisler
Tilghman
Shirley Beverlin
Yvonne Curry
Schweman Trucking Co
Auto and Highway Safety Bills Pass Senate to Johnson
Senate approved the second part of an auto and highway safety package to reduce road deaths and injuries. House earlier backed the compromise version 360 to 3, after approving a 1968 model safety standard bill 365 to 0. Senate approved that bill by voice vote.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
House
Court upholds Des Moines armband ban at schools
U S District Judge Roy Stephenson ruled the Des Moines School Board may ban wearing black armbands in schools. He denied a injunction sought by three students and their fathers, saying officials may ensure order and discipline. The ruling notes the ban only limits speech on campus, as students may wear arm bands off school premises.
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Des Moines
U.S
Roy Stephenson
Stephenson
United States
Viet Nam
Ohio Guard Units Sent To Dayton Amid Racial Unrest
Ohio National Guard units were ordered into Dayton to assist police in quieting rock throwing and window smashing by Negro youths after a shooting involving white men in a passing car. Police blocked West Third Street as blue helmeted officers guarded surrounding areas amid looting reports and racial incidents. Meanwhile Benton Harbor Michigan faced a state of emergency as National Guardsmen were mobilized to quell scattered unrest without injuries reported.
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Ohio Guard
Dayton
Associated Press
Ohio National Guard
West Third Street
Midwest
Vacationists Victims In Britannia Crash Near Ljubljana
A four engine Britannia charter jet from Luton crashed near Ljubljana Brnik Airport in cloudy night weather killing 95 and injuring many. British tourists on a late summer vacation perished or were hospitalized while 22 survived, most from the rear of the plane. Authorities launched an investigation as Britannia Airways faced its first major accident in five years.
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Ljubljana
Yugoslavia
Luton
London
Julian Alps
Slovenia
Trieste
Ajubljana
Briannia Airways
Brnik
Modernda
Britannia Airways
British Overseas Airways Corp
Tokyo
Britannia
Innsbruck
Austria
Arthur Roweliff
Dunday
Berkshire
Maxgaret
Pania
Thant Declines New Five-Year Term As UN Secretary General
U Thant rejected a second five year term as secretary general of the United Nations. He said he would not offer himself for another term and would leave the Security Council free to advise the General Assembly on the next secretary general. His term expires in November.
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United Nations
U Thant
The
United Naions
Thant
Security Council
General Assembly
Two Muscatine Boys Hurt In Truck Cycle Crash
Two Muscatine youths were injured, one seriously, in a motorcycle and truck collision on Stewart road, about four this afternoon. Denny Swinford, 15, of 204 Reed street, was in poor condition at Muscatine General Hospital.
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Denny Swinford
Steward Road
Swinford
Muscatine General Hospital
Muscatine
Stewart Road
Reed Street
Muscating General Hospital
Mark Colberg
Iarcas Street
Charlie Whisler
Herbert L. Britcher
Former North Dakota Governor elected American Legion commander
Former North Dakota governor John L. Davis was unanimously elected national commander of the American Legion at the 48th annual convention after other candidates withdrew. The roll call was suspended and Davis was chosen by acclama tion amid cheers, band music, and bagpipes.
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Washington
John £. Davis
North Dakota
The
American Legion Today
Davis
William Eugene Galbraith
Beemer
Neb
Bernard F. Gratton
Emmett
Idaho
Weather and Traffic Wreck in Muscatine
The forecast shows cloudy cooler weather with 40 percent showers tonight and 60 percent Friday. lows in the 60s and highs in the 70s to 80s, with a 89 high and 65 low later. In a collision at Third Street and Iowa Avenue two Muscatine youths escaped serious injury. James D. McKinney, 76, posted a $15 bond for failure to yield. Michael Eugene Gray, 18, and Kenneth F. Neipert, 17, were treated and released from Muscatine General Hospital.
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Oneida Avenue
Swinford
Muscatine
Third Street
Iowa Avenue
James D. McKinney
Orchard Avenue
Michael Eugene Gray
First Avenue
Third
McKinney
Gray
Kenneth F. Neipert
Grand Avenue
Muscatine General Hospital
Barbecue Marks 31st Meeting of Iowa Co op
More than 15 000 residents of eight counties attended the 31st annual meeting of the Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative at Wilton. Nearly two tons of ham were served as Kaye Pritchard cut the ribbon. General manager F E Fair spoke on growing farm power use and the need for heavier lines and substations to meet rising demand. He cited a Kuhn Loeb estimate of 9.5 billion dollars in rural cooperative growth capital through 1980, with much of it needed for rural distribution systems.
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Wilton
Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
Kaye Pritchard
Buckingham
Iowa
F. E. Fair
United States
Fair
America
Kuhn, Loeb and Company
Co-op Board Names Officers in Iowa Cooperative
WILTON F. W. Schnoebelen of Riverside was elected president of the Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative, succeeding Ray mond Helble of Princeton. Also elected were Kermit Eland Mediapolis vice president Louis Thorsen Tipton secretary Donald Schtapkohl Stockton treasurer and Kenneth Helfert Sabula on the executive committee. The board urged Congress to create a Rural Electric Bank for a sound financing program for rural electric systems.
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Wilton
F. W. Schnoebelen
Riverside
Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
Raymond Helble
Princeton
Kermit Eland
Mediapolis
Louis
Thorsen
Tipton
Donald Schtapkohl
Stockton
Kenneth Helfert
Sabula
Congress
Bond Refused In Stabbing Case In Burlington
Burlington AP report says Louis Ronaldi 22 remains jailed as authorities decide extradition to Illinois for a murder charge. In Municipal Court Judge Arthur D. Peterson denied a defense request for a $30,000 bond, citing Iowa law prohibiting bond in extradi tion for capital offenses. Ronaldi was moved to Des Moines County jail.
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Burlington
Burington Tan
Illinois
Louis Ronaldi
Fort Madison
Gulfport
Til
Arthur D. Peterson
Iowa
Ronaldi
Des Moines
Tents go up for first annual meeting at Witten grounds
Giant tents were placed Wednesday by workmen at the permanent grounds of the Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative at Witten. Some 15,000 cooperative members from eight counties attend the first annual meeting sessions today. A barbecued ham lunch was served at noon.
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Iawa Light and Power Cooperative
Witten
Journal
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