15 Jul 1966
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1966
Page
1
A Hercules Powder Plant blast near Carthage Missouri sent a 200 foot fireball into the air as a tractor trailer ignited near a magazine. Authorities report 135 workers survived by following the whistle rule and responding immediately to the alarm.
The Iowa Medical Society buried a time capsule at its new Des Moines headquarters containing a Medicare law copy and 1866 county medical society minutes. Attendees included Dr. Samuel Leinback and Dr. Robert Hardin as well as Dr. Ben Whitaker.
Bertroche, a Republican nominee candidate for attorney general, accuses Iowa Atty. Gen. Lawrence Scalise of bungling a case over a Minnesota man, Allen Ranstad of Moorhead, who paid for 32 cattle with a $9,770 check that was returned for no account. Scalise pursued civil action after the payment failed, while Bertroche says a criminal charge would have applied pressure to settle.
Public notices announce the incorporation of C & A Inc and probate actions including the will and executor appointment for Cora L. McKee and the administrator appointment for Charles E. Lunning.
Washington County health officials reported strong TB testing outcomes at a Des Moines meeting. 1248 students and 252 others received mantoux tests, 65 nursing and county home residents had chest X rays, 146 X rays were taken, and four new TB cases were found. The group set a fall workshop for November 1 at The Willows and confirmed township chairmen contacts.
Mostly fair tonight and Saturday with cooler air in the extreme south this afternoon. Lows in the 60s. Highs in the 80s on Saturday. Outlook for Sunday calls for partly cloudy skies and slightly warmer conditions with a chance of thunderstorms.
Police across the nation hunted a tall white suspect after a killer strangled and stabbed eight South Chicago Community Hospital nursing students in their town house. Survivor Corazon Amarao, 23, hid under a bed as the assailant murdered comrades. authorities pursued leads including a sweat soaked shirt and a prowler arrested nearby weeks earlier. More than 160 detectives and 200 officers investigated the crime dubbed by officials the century’s case.
State Senator Richard Stephens of Ainsworth told the Washington County Women’s Christian Temperance Union in West Chester that Iowa needs a clear conflict of interest statute. He cited Highway Commission printing for contractors and selling trucks to state bidders, the Dennler case, and a liquor salesman who left a large state-linked estate. He argues such legislation would curb unethical practices and boost citizen confidence as he seeks reelection in the 8th District covering Washington, Louisa and Henry Counties.
Rioting broke out on Chicago's West Side with looting and gunfire as 2,000 National Guard troops were mobilized and 3,000 more prepared. Police fought roving bands of youths. three Black men were killed, seven officers shot, and hospitals treated many. King spoke on nonviolence nearby while guards expected to restore order.
An airline flight over Belgium reported three lions in the cockpit after escaping from a jet en route from Frankfurt to London. Captain Wuhrman requested an emergency landing while the co pilot and two zoo staff tried to calm and remove the animals. A later attempt by zoo staff was planned after reinforcements arrived.
Kansas City report states Don Thomason of the North Central regional OEO center announced Iowa received 15,372,000 dollars to fight the War on Poverty in the just-ended fiscal year.
The air war in North Vietnam intensified with 114 U.S. missions reported and multiple dogfights with MIGs. American planes targeted Hanoi area SAM sites and a key railroad bridge to China while naval and Marine units struck near the DMZ and Chu Lai. One US Skyhawk was lost with one pilot missing, and five South Vietnamese soldiers were injured in a roadside blast at Vung Tau.
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