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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1968
Page
5
Hollywood notes crisis driven TV shifts as Johnson withdrawal and King assassination alter prime time. CBS NBC and ABC plan specials and hires while networks chase in depth political reporting and civil rights era impact on programming.
The Iowa State Board of Regents lifted a long standing ban on beer liquor and wine ads for WOI TV Ames though no ads are expected soon. The policy change allows ads for legitimate products with station discretion to reject unsuitable content. Seven letters opposed the change while four supported it.
National Farmers Organization members shot and buried more than 500 hogs on a farm southeast of Brownsburg Indiana. The group altered the site at the last minute after the farm owner objected to the Clermont location.
Washington AP reports President Johnson’s choice W. Marvin Watson to replace Lawrence O’Brien drew favorable comments from the Senate. Chairman Mike Monroney predicted bipartisan support and Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield forecast unanimous approval.
The 133rd Infantry National Guard unit called to active duty affects about 24 500 troops nationwide. In Iowa towns such as Correctionville Le Mars Sioux City and Mapleton families face weddings delayed departures and altered plans as servicemen report to duty at Fort Campbell Kentucky.
Vice president Humphrey pledged to carry forward the Johnson-Humphrey administration's work and run on its record. He urged national unity, a moratorium on violence, and reconciliation while criticizing administration critics and aiming to announce his candidacy after Easter.
Polk County District Judge Wade Clarke ruled a 1965 Iowa law setting fees for interstate truckers unconstitutional. The decision, if upheld, would cut fee receipts by about 3 million dollars annually, as it contradicts a 17 state reciprocity compact Iowa signed in 1959.
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