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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1968
Page
5
Relief forces landed at Khe Sanh as the siege ended with a 20,000 strong relief column inching within a mile of the base. U S Marines and South Vietnamese Rangers pushed out to clear trenches and ready defenses for a broader withdrawal and offensive moves.
A 23-year-old Cedar Rapids man, Michael Thomas Cummings of 515 Third Avenue SW, died from massive head injuries after a single car crash at Robbins Road and Twenty-sixth Street NW. Patrick J. Walsh, 23, of 1520 Sixth Street NW, the driver, was charged with manslaughter after skidding from the intersection at 3:38 a.m. The car rolled, Walsh had minor injuries and bonded out. Cummings was pronounced dead at St Luke's hospital.
Special to The Gazette Decorah Two girls died in a two car collision Friday at about 7 45 p m on highway 52 three miles east of Ossian. Julie Kay Monroe 17 and Laurie Szabo 9 were killed. The Monroe car driven by Dean Monroe was westbound when the driver lost control crossing the center line and was struck broadside by the Szabo car headed east. Laurie Szabo died later at Decorah hospital and Julie Monroe was killed in the crash. Monroe was taken to Rochester in fair condition. Szabo was in Decorah hospital with facial cuts and possible internal injuries. Dean Monroe is on two week army leave. Bodies were at Schutte funeral home Postville. First traffic fatalities in Winneshiek county this year.
AP report says eight young men died in two crashes on Saturday. Five perished when their car struck a tractor-trailer on a rural road near Pitman New Jersey. Three others died when a tire blew and their car hit a tree at Summit 109 miles north.
A compact note defines a curious term describing a well informed youth who avoids study. The playful definition signals a lighthearted, era tone in a newspaper brief.
US officials report that arrangements with North Vietnam for preliminary discussions on peace talks are moving slowly but are still on track. The State Department disclosed Friday night that Hanoi has been notified that Johnson agreed to establish contact. Officials say the deputy foreign minister’s remarks prompted the inadvertent disclosure.
An explosion in a sporting goods store sparked a blaze that damaged nearly two blocks of downtown including city hall. Police reported one death from a heart attack but feared multiple injuries as blood donations were requested.
Three men were held in the city jail Saturday on $10,000 bond each for forgery and carrying concealed weapons. Kenneth Wilson 33 of East Chicago Sequoyah Colbert 36 of Portage and Louis E Ferguson 29 of Gary were detained pending further investigation. Police responded to Eagle Food store in Lindale Plaza Friday night after two men tried to cash a suspected stolen check. A description of the out of state car was given. officers found one man in the car at the scene and two others left in a Sears service garage jumping into the vehicle speeding away.
In Washington the senate judiciary committee approved a scaled down firearms control bill by 9 to 7 after absentee ballots shifted the margin. The measure would ban interstate mail order pistol sales and restrict over the counter sales to non residents, raising questions about its route to passage.
Memphis AP report says a clean six foot tall man with a sharp nose sought as the shooter of Martin Luther King. The weapon fired from a motel bathroom. reward grows to 150000 dollars as Clark and Memphis police push for a break. Investigations span several states as prints are studied.
A new wave of violence followed the King assassination with 4000 federal troops deployed in Washington and paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne aiding police. Looting, fires, and shootings spread across several cities, with Chicago suffering extensive arson and casualties. Curfews remained in effect as officials reported hundreds of arrests and injuries.
The Polish freighter Wroclaw sank Friday night off the Baltic island of Saarema. All 28 crewmen were rescued.
The Czechoslovak cabinet resigns enabling a broad government reshuffle with Oldrich Cernik named to form a new government. CTK notes plan for education and foreign minister shifts and talks on Non Marxist roles while pledging reforms and continued communism.
Washington AP says smoke rose from fires in seven Northwest neighborhoods and the northeast area after MLK's assassination. The White House area was quiet but secured with car trunk searches and a soldier on gate duty, with only one entry point kept open.
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