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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1968
Page
4
TV coverage of Martin Luther King Jr. death shows a national shift toward dignity and restraint amid mourning. Networks face critique for ads and violence ties, with funeral plans, Oscar delay, and industry moves including Aubrey's exit and Golden Globes probes.
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President Johnson urges congressional leaders to swiftly pass his civil rights bill amid rising urban violence. He orders 2,000 troops to Baltimore and deploys troopers in Washington and Chicago. Johnson, with Westmoreland, meets with advisers and plans possible address to Congress as Ford signals early action after open housing provisions.
TV listings change as Oscars are delayed to Wednesday night in tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King. ABC and KCRG reroute programs from Monday and Wednesday nights, with news specials and a Bob Hope hosted Academy Awards to conclude the night. Widespread unrest and curfews follow in several cities with National Guard mobilizations.
The riot violence left six dead with potential rise to eight, nearly 1,000 injured, over 4,000 arrested, and more than 730 fires. Chicago reported nine deaths and widespread homelessness as stores were looted or closed. Detroit remained tense with guardsmen and an 8 pm to 5 am curfew, while New York’s Harlem and Bed-Stuy faced unrest.
4,000 army air cavalrymen begin moving in as Marine Colonel Lownds plans to hold Khe Sanh post for days. Casualties reach 2,613 enemy killed and 1,?04 Americans dead with 904 wounded. Saigon reports draft age raised to 40 and recall order signed by Premier Nguyen Van Loc.
Israel reports guerilla buildup near Arvava with regular Arab forces including the 141st Egyptian Fedayeen Battalion under Egyptian embassy orders in Amman. Israeli charges say raiders linked to guerilla groups attacked targets such as Elath fuel tanks on Jan 14 and a Tel Aviv area bus near Be'er Ora earlier.
Tulsa AP reports Don Miller 58 president of Skelly Oil Co died Sunday at his home apparently from a heart attack.
Russian poet Yevgeny Yeviushenko, in Mexico City, published a newspaper poem memorial to Martin Luther King. The ode claims the king's killing transformed the poet, stating the bullet entered him and he was reborn a Negro as whites with black souls killed him.
Cochairmen Steve Jackson and Dave Gonnerman of the Linn County Kennedy for President committee announce an organizational meeting for 16 o clock tonight at the Montrose hotel. The meeting is open to all interested in the election of Robert Kennedy as President of the United States.
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