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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1963
Page
1
Henry Cabot Lodge denounces Mrs Ngo Dinh Nhu for calling junior U.S. Army officers “little soldiers of fortune” as cruel and insulting. The U.S. ambassador in Saigon urged restraint while Mrs Nhu defends her remarks amid tensions with Diem’s regime and Buddhist protests.
In Great Falls Montana Kennedy campaigns on water resources proposing about 341 projects and a $4 billion program. On a 19,000 mile Western tour he criticizes past policy of no new starts and argues for federal support for multi purpose water efforts. He cites past promises and notes the political tension with Montana’s Democratic senators ahead of elections.
Washington coverage shows Czechoslovakia seeking a wheat deal with the United States amid debates in Congress and whispers of a possible Soviet bid. Officials say no direct Soviet move has been detected, while President Kennedy asks two House committees to probe with Cabinet members.
A fog shrouded head on collision on U S 67 near race in Mercer County killed Hubert Pelzer 25 and Joyce 22 of Atalissa. Their 11 month old son Perry Patrick was not in the car. Three others including Ted King 43 of Jacksonville were injured and treated at a hospital. King released. The Pelzers were en route to Farm Progress Days in Morton Iowa.
Santo Domingo reports a three man civilian provisional government to take over after the military junta led by former President Bosch is surrendering control. Emilio De Los Santos Ramon Tatia Espinal and Manuel Tavares Espailial will lead. General Tinbert Barrera announced the trio as the new ruling authorities amid anti Communist charges against Bosch. Bosch, 64, faced exile likely to Puerto Rico as stability returns.
Davenport a Vincent Carter son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Carter died from burns after his shirt caught fire while playing with matches near the Carter home. Neighbors and a babysitter attempted to extinguish the flames before he was taken to a hospital where he died.
Edith, a hurricane with 100 mph winds, lashed Puerto Rico’s southern tip with gales and turns toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The storm maintains a nearly straight course since forming in the tropical Atlantic, threatening the Caribbean region.
Hurricane Edith, a 100 mile per hour storm, churns in the Caribbean 175 miles south of Puerto Rico. Forecasters warn dangerously high tides will flood southern Puerto Rico and Hispaniola as residents in Haiti and the Dominican Republic are urged to evacuate to higher ground before the storm’s advance.
A series of explosions tore through concrete storage silos at the Alah-idake Company beet sugar plant in Moses Lake Washington killing four workers and leaving a fifth presumed dead. Two others are unaccounted for and seven injured as blasts toppled silos and damaged the factory, sparked by sugar dust ignited by a welding torch. About 73 people were at work when the blast occurred at the company’s largest plant, valued at over 7 million with damage estimated above 1 million.
The Senate approved a 79 to 0 vote on a bill to boost military pay by about 8 billion dollars annually for most service members. The measure, the first raise since 1958, advances to the House for quick approval, with largest increases up to 120 dollars a month for officers and senior enlisted ranks. Pay rises exclude personnel with under two years service.
George Hormel & Co. president F. Grey announced plans for a new slaughtering plant on a 1M acre site in a Bureau County town. The facility will employ between 0 and 100 workers in a community of about 400 residents.
Mobster Joseph Valachi arrived at the Senate office building under tight guard to testify in a private session of the Senate Crime Investigation subcommittee. He is expected to describe La Cosa Nostra and names of leaders, with a public hearing set for Friday as officials weigh immunity and the impact of his testimony.
Washington battles loom as Kennedy’s $2 billion tax cut clears the House. Senate foes led by Byrd threaten delays as Mansfield and others press for quick action. If passed as is, the measure would trim taxes by 100 to 200 dollars annually for most families with larger cuts for higher earners.
British Prime Minister Macmillan readies a radio address as Labour leader Wilson presses for a special session to discuss Lord Denning’s 55 000 word Profumo report. Denning finds no cabinet breach but calls for action on Profumo’s affair and Keeler’s links.
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