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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1968
Page
1
In Saigon the Long Binh military jail riot left 59 injured and one American prisoner dead from head injuries. Pvt. Edward C. Hasket of St. Petersburg, Florida, was identified as the deceased. Two suspects were tentatively named.
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River stage readings show LaCrosse 4.8 fall with Lansing 7.7 fall and Guttenberg 4.0 fall. Dubuque 74 NG, Davenport 2.8 NC, Muscatine 4.90 fall 18, Keokuk 12.2 fall 4, McGregor 6.6 fall 1. Dam No 9-12 rise .1.
Survivors wander among rubble after a major Iran earthquake that devastated 750 square miles in the northeast. Officials put deaths and missing around 11,000 with 3,500 bodies recovered as aid pours in and the Shah and Empress Farah plan to visit.
Labor Day weekend Iowa traffic toll rose to 18 with the death of six year old Jeffrey Thomas of Indianola after a hit and run near his home. The crash also claimed a Vietnam bound Army sergeant, his wife, a brother, and his sister in law in a head on collision. A three year old Bruce Rubenhoff died on a Woodburn bridge when struck by a car while playing with friends. Emma Moore of Sioux City was killed when thrown from an uncontrolled vehicle.
Traffic accidents over the Labor Day weekend killed a record 666 Americans, far exceeding wartime deaths for the period. The prior Labor Day peak was 636 in 1966, while 606 died in 1967. Illinois logged 49 highway deaths, the most for any state, with California and Michigan also high.
President Johnson ends a lengthy stay at the ranch and plans to return to Washington this week. A National Security Council meeting is set for Wednesday to review the East European situation and alleged Soviet troop buildups near Romania. Exact departure time remained unspecified.
In Black Hawk County and Muscatine Iowa voters head to the polls amid reports of voting machine failures. State Sen. Francis Messerly blames local officials for faulty setup as residents cast ballots in Republican and Democratic primaries for sheriff, U.S. Senate, governor, and statewide offices. Leading U.S. Senate contenders include David M. Stanley and James E. Bramwell with Dayton Countryman and William N. Plymar also on the ballot. Republican governor hopefuls are Robert Beck Donald Be. Johnson and Robert D. Ray, facing Paul Franzenburg in November. Sheriff candidates include Richard Oppelt and Bob Miller with Joe Maher in the Republican field. Democratic sheriff candidate Mike Martin Sr. runs unopposed in his primary.
Congress returns to face gun control proposals and the Johnson Abe Fortas nomination to replace Earl Warren as chief justice. Senate actions include a possible delay on ratifying the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and an ongoing appropriations debate for Health Education and Welfare and Labor. House provisions touch equal time rules for presidential debates amid networks proposing face offs between Humphrey and Nixon.
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