August Weather in Muscatine Turns Hotter and Drier
Muscatine posted a hotter August than a year ago with nine 90 degree plus days and a peak of 97. August 1967 reached 90 degrees on just one day. Rainfall totaled 2.26 inches versus 4.05 normal. heaviest rain 0.95 inch on August 31. The month had 13 clear, 11 partly cloudy, and seven cloudy days. Low was 49 on August 11, one degree above 1967’s low. Precipitation last August was 3.63 inches.
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Muscatine
F.J
Bud) Bauerbach
Speedboat Escape Bank Robbery In New York
Three gunmen used a speedboat named Chetah to flee Long Island Sound after robbing a City Island bank of up to 70 000 dollars. Police captured a crime accomplice, while two armed men herded tellers and customers to the floor as 40 000 to 70 000 dollars were taken.
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New York
Long Island Sound
Pelice
Campaign Team Cited By Stanley
State Senator David M. Stanley of Muscatine praised his campaign team for the Republican primary victory. He said 44,000 members of Iowans for Stanley were active and predicted defeating Gov. Harold E. Hughes in the November general election.
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David M. Stanley
Muscatine
U.S. Senate
Iowans For
Sen
Jack Miller
Washington
Stanley
Ray to Discard His Crutches For Campaign
DES MOINES AP Republican Robert Ray of Des Moines says he will discard his crutches in his gubernatorial bid against Democratic State Treasurer Paul Franzenburg after his brush with death. Ray defeated Donald Johnson and Robert Beck in the Republican primary. with 54 precincts unreported the count showed Ray leading. Franzenburg ran unopposed in the GOP Nomination for lieutenant governor, while Roger Jepsen and Andrew Frommelt were chosen as party nominees for lieutenant governor.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Paul Franzenburg
Ray
National American Legion
Donald Johnson
West Branch
Centerville
Robert Beck
Johnson
Beck
Franzenburg
Roger Jepsen
Davenport
Andrew Frommelt
Dubuque
Dale Awtry
Muscatine County
Maurice E. Baringer
Harold Hughes
U.S. Senate
Retail Meeting Here Thursday
AL. Tinkham, chairman of the retail committee, reminded chamber members of a special meeting scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the civic center to discuss Christmas shopping hours.
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AL. Tinkham
Chamber of Commerce
Civic Center
Ray Wins 310 Vote Lead In Muscatine County
Muscatine county voters gave a margin of 310 votes to Robert Ray of Des Moines in the three man Republican primary for Iowa governor. Ray led with 1719 votes in Muscatine county while Donald E. Johnson had 1409 and Bob Beck 1721. Roger Jepsen carried Muscatine county for lieutenant governor with 2606 votes.
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Muscatine County
Robert Ray
Des Moines
Iowa
Ray
Paul Franzenburg
Franzaburg
Donald E. Johnson
West Branch
Bob Beck
Centerville
Roger Jepsen
Davenport
Max Milo Mills
Donald Bowin
Waterloo
DeWayne Smith Promoted to Sergeant in Vietnam Duty
Mrs. Helene Smith of 207 Clinton Street announces her son DeWayne Smith has been promoted to sergeant. He has served since February 1968 at Phu Cat air base in Vietnam. His new unit is the 37th Transportation Squadron APO San Francisco 96368.
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Helene Smith
Clinton St
DeWayne
Phu Cat
Vietnam
DeWayne E. Smith
Apo
San Francisco
Calif
Gary Glenney
Merle Glenney
Muscatine
Fort Bliss
Texas
Glenney
Fort Lewis
Washington
U.S.A. Arctic Test Center
Fort Greeley
Alaska
Fort Greeney
Richard Leach
Dwight Leach
Iwo Jima
FPO
Cars Damaged In Accidents On Tuesday
Six cars were damaged in three minor traffic accidents on Muscatine streets on Tuesday. Robert Lee of 613 S 5th St and Almeda Logel of 600 E 8th St were involved in a 6:05 p.m. crash at Washington and Grand. Gail Susan Shepley of 34 Colony Dr and Marie Calderone Lindsay of 3229 Mulberry Ave had bumper and front-end damage in a 5:40 p.m. collision on Mulberry. Larry Shipley of rural Davenport and Dale Miller of rural Iowa City were in a 1:55 p.m. crash on US 61 at Clay St.
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Muscatine
Robert Lee
S. 5Th Street
Almeda Logel
E. 8Th Street
Washington Street
Grand Avenue
Gail Susan Shepley
Colony Drive
Marie Calderone Lindsay
Mulberry Ave
Larry Shipley
Davenport
Dale Miller
Iowa City
Clay Street
City Lets Contract for Pool Work at Weed Park
Muscatine park officials accepted a $1900 bid from Allison Co. to repair Weed Park pool in October. Total maintenance cost reached 2525 after postwork painting and expansion-strip replacement. The city had approved up to 4000 for a major repair after a broken bottom section froze and leaks persisted. The final cost reported was 3120 including street department work.
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Muscatine Park
Park Commission
John Robinson
Mission
Allison and Co
Public Invited to Hear School Board Candidates
The Muscatine League of Women Voters will present four candidates Don Ager William Fahy Noel Hoopes and Herbert Sywassink at a Know Your Candidates meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Franklin elementary school on Taylor Street.
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Muscatine League of Women Voters
Franklin Elementary School
Taylor Street
Don Ager
William Fahy
Noel Hoopes
Herbert Sywassink
Muscatine Community School
Serious U S reply urged on Pueblo incident
Japanese Communist leader Kenji Miyamoto said a serious U S response to North Korea's Pueblo seizure could advance the release of the ship's 82 captive crewmen. He described the capture on Jan 23 as accidental and not a bid to widen the Vietnam conflict.
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Tokyo
Communist Party
U. S
North Korea
Kenji Miyamoto
U.S
Hughes Sees Tough Senate Battle Ahead in Iowa
Des Moines AP Gov Harold Hughes warned the Senate race could be harder than his past gubernatorial campaigns as national Republican trends loom. He noted he won the governorship by about 10,000 votes amid a GOP tide in 1966 and expects Humphrey to campaign in Iowa.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Senate
Hughes
U.S. Senate
Muscatine Journal details and AP rights notice
The Muscatine Journal publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. It is a Lee Enterprises member, incorporated at 204 E 3rd St Muscatine Iowa, postal matter since 1873. The Associated Press has exclusive use for publicizing its local news and dispatches.
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Muscatine Journal
Lee Enterprises
Muscatine
Iowa
Associated Press
Pews
Subscription rates for Muscatine daily newspaper
Delivery options set at 2.00 monthly for Muscatine residents and 0.40 biweekly for other carriers. Mail rates list 15.00 per year within 50 miles, 18.00 within towns with carrier service, and 20.00 beyond 50 miles. Subscriptions payable in advance with office hours 2 PM to 3 PM daily, Saturday noon. Missed paper delivery service runs until 6:30 PM daily and 4 PM Saturdays. Dial 263-2341.
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City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Dial
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