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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1968
Page
7
New York markets fell Friday as precautionary selling rose on fears of post assassination riots. Volume totaled 12.58 million shares, down from 14.34 million Thursday, with American Airlines and Columbia Pictures among the most active.
Prices Saturday eased 25 cents on butchers and held steady on SOWS with Friday deliveries for country and plant hogs 200 to 230 pounds at 18.50 to 18.85. Packing sows under 300 pounds ranged 16.75 to 17.00, with various weight-based discounts for heavier hogs and multiple market corrections across categories.
Memphis witnesses describe a man they identify as John Willard at 422 South Main, taking two rooms before the King assassination on Mulberry Street. Residents recall a clean dressed man paying with a $20 bill and leaving with a rifle before a 6:01 p.m. shot at the Lorraine Motel. A white Mustang linked to out of state plates fled the scene.
Midwest ad trade for Friday shows cattle and hog quotes with steady to firm trends. Feeder cattle mostly 40 to 42.50 per hundredweight, cows around 37.50, pork cuts steady with loins and bellies priced around 40 to 42 per hundredweight and small lots of skinned hams and picnics listed.
Loree Bailey, wife of the Lorraine Motel owner, remained in critical condition in Memphis after a heart attack suffered the evening of Martin Luther King Jr. s assassination. She was found unconscious in the family apartment. doctors cited shock and possible cerebral hemorrhage as factors in her condition.
A Prague poll of 1,444 citizens found “sound development of the national economy” as the top concern at 17.6 percent, followed by housing at 15.2 percent. Only 4.9 percent cited expansion of socialist democracy, with modest support for leadership integrity and Czech Slovak relations.
London officials announce a memorial service for Martin Luther King at St Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday. The service details were released by cathedral officials on Saturday.
Mark Oberreuter a 52 year old resident of rural Watkins is listed in serious condition at University hospitals in Iowa City after a Friday afternoon one car crash on highway 218 thirty miles south of Vinton He was first taken to Vinton hospital then transferred for further treatment.
A lighthearted LAFF A DAY caption recalls a Saturday night lull as a sister sits around and mopes, contrasting the usual weekend activity with a quiet, humorous domestic moment.
Mrs. Myrtle Hall of Stratford died Friday evening in Webster City. Services set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at South Marion Methodist Church Stratford with Hanson Funeral Home in charge. Also notes spring sales and church notices across Marion area.
Washington AP reports key members of Congress expect President Johnson to issue a unity plea and an urgent civil rights and housing push in a Monday night address to a joint session at 8 p.m. CST. Leaders favor House enactment of the Senate-passed civil rights bill with its open housing section.
The Millersburg town council increases the marshal salary from eight to thirty dollars monthly. Ed Gorsch continues in the post. Water system contracts will be set April 24 at 7 30 p m in the fire station. Plans for the project were approved. Gordon Nelson is named civil defense director.
Hollywood AP reports Lois Andrews, 43, former actress and once wife of comedian George Jessel, died Friday after prolonged poor health. She married Jessel at 16 and divorced two years later.
Carl A. Martin, 29, of Cedar Rapids, is jailed in Cedar County on a larceny charge for the theft of two pickup trucks. Bond set at $1,000. He reportedly admitted to staying at St Luke’s hospital under an assumed name after an alleged crash, then was arrested at a Cedar Rapids tavern by city police.
Dale E. Coy a 19 year old Ames resident was jailed on a larceny of a motor vehicle charge. Authorities say Coy took a car from the Wilson and Co parking lot owned by Vernon B. Greiner and drove it to the Urbana outskirts where he crashed. He was treated for minor injuries at St Luke’s hospital and then turned over to Cedar Rapids police.
A marine near Anacortes reports a collie adrift about one and a half miles out in Puget Sound. Sergeant Patrick Miller rescued the weak dog by lifting it from the water and the animal clung to a weed crate. A separate notice records a Dr. Martin Luther King memorial service in Oelwein at 8 this evening at the First Baptist Church.
Iowa prepared a broad tribute as memorials to Martin Luther King Jr. grew with planned services and a 30 block march to the Statehouse led by Des Moines activists. Gov Hughes urged national mourning and flag half staff while religious leaders and civil rights groups called for nonviolence and civil rights legislation.
In Tama county district court Judge M C Farber ordered Daniel Phelps and Dennis Tharp of Vinton to return to their lower court on charges of issuing false checks. The checks were under $20 and the mayor's court information lacked felonious charges. A third 16 year old Vinton youth was sent to the state juvenile home after a teen court appearance and supervision plan.
Classified notices promote broad home listings and bargains. Readers see a wide range of items from furniture to appliances and real estate in the local paper. The column highlights affordable options and quick updates for shoppers seeking domestic goods.
Iowa teachers were urged to take an active political role by state party chairs at a clinic by the Iowa State Education Assn. Democratic Chairman Clark Rasmussen and Republican Chairman Jack Warren urged teachers to be fair and objective while gaining practical political knowledge to benefit classrooms. They noted recent accreditation denials for Mason City and Burlington area community colleges due to state legislation flaws and blamed apathy for errors.
Probate in Linn County Iowa for Herman D. Fugate estate appoints Peoples Bank & Trust Company executor. Creditors must file claims within six months after second publication and debts should be paid promptly. Also notice of Wallack Inc incorporation with 100 shares at $100 each and listed Cedar Rapids directors.
In the District Court of Iowa the Estate of Bernice Brush Deceased. Elizabeth Stubacek appointed executor on March 26. Creditors must file within six months from the second publication or be barred. Attorneys Spangler Hines Pacek for the executor Cedar Rapids Iowa. Second publication date June 6.
Probate in Linn County for the estate of Elmer J Becicka deceased proves a will dated March 23 1967 with Walter J Becicka named executor. Creditors must file claims in the district court within six months from the second publication or be barred. Attorney Eugene J Kopecky Cedar Rapids Iowa files the notice dated March 26 1968.
The District Court admits the last will and a January 1966 codicil of Frank M. Delana deceased dated July 29 1960. Farmers Savings Bank is appointed executor. Creditors must file claims within six months. heirs must present proofs and allowances. publication dated March 29 1968.
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