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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1968
Page
1
In Raleigh guards atop the central prison fired on about 400 rioting inmates in a courtyard after a sit down strike. Five prisoners were killed and about 75 wounded. five guards injured as authorities halted the uprising within minutes.
Jefferson County sheriff Mel Bailey told UPI evidence suggests Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was likely killed in a Birmingham based conspiracy. He cited a suspect Eric Starvoalt possibly in Birmingham in October and November and said King faced potential danger during a 1963 Birmingham visit.
Secretary of State Rusk urged Hanoi to avoid propaganda and miscalculation as peace talks approach. He noted no official reply to the U.S. site proposal and stressed that the United States would not accept a fake solution. Leaders discussed possible venues including Rangoon Jakarta New Delhi and Vientiane. There was talk of U.N. Thant's role and Paris as a potential breakthrough site.
Defense Secretary Clifford said he sees no indication of de-escalation since bombing was curtailed. He noted Hanoi may be shrinking its Khe Sanh forces under pressure from U S air and firepower. He added no plan to return more troops from Europe beyond the 34 000 scheduled this year.
Izvestia reports five American military attaches and a Royal Canadian air attache were detained near a Soviet army camp and a Leningrad shipyard for collecting intelligence. The United States and Canada dispute the charges, protest notes have been filed, and the incident awaits corroborating details.
In Khe Sanh four miles southwest a heavily entrenched North Vietnamese unit mauled a U S patrol. Nineteen Marines were killed and 56 wounded with 14 missing as fighting raged near Saigon and B 52s attacked the A Shan valley. Pentagon plans to triple M 16 production to about 100 000 monthly by November 1969 to equip South Vietnamese forces.
Mrs Primrose gave birth to a daughter in a Fry and Holland ambulance en route to Cedar Rapids about 6 30 p m Tuesday. The six pound girl, delivered by Edna Daughheree of Vinton, was reported well at St Luke s hospital in the Wednesday morning update. The Primroses had recently moved back to Vinton after living in Ohio.
South Vietnam's House defense committee rejected President Thieu's general mobilization bill, citing fears of unlimited powers. The measure seeks a declaration of mobilization but leaves specifics to later full-house and senate consideration.
The Pentagon disclosed that the United States plans to supply South Vietnamese troops with lightweight rapid firing M-16 rifles ahead of American soldiers manning the defense line in South Korea.
A satirical note mocks taxpayers who might accept free rides for officials if those officials visited the writers' preferred destinations. The 1968 caption reflects public sentiment on government perks and travel.
Four people were found dead near a Texas highway in what authorities called an apparently mass murder. Two young children survived with serious injuries. victims were a man, two women, and a baby, all from Piedras Negras Mexico. Green card work permits were found. survivors were a year and a half old and about two years old, both injured. The car, a stalled vehicle, was located on US 277 near the Whitehead ranch entrance, eight miles north of the car. The scene stretched across a road, a pasture, a ditch, and nearby land as officers investigated. The two surviving children were treated in critical condition.
Attorney General Ramsey Clark warned that orders to shoot rioters risk escalating racial violence. Chicago Mayor Daley defended his "shoot to kill" stance, while critics warned of a cycle of violence and police overreaction amid widespread riots in over 100 cities.
Iowa's 14 of 24 GOP delegates to the 1968 national convention were chosen after district caucuses. Barney Danielson of Polk County and Stanley Redeker of Boone led a mix of uncommitted and leaning delegates, with key clashes over control of at large delegates and the nominating committee. The convention in Miami Beach will finalize the delegation.
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