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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1969
Page
2
AP reports rising signals that President de Gaulle may resign if the referendum fails. A Figaro poll shows opponents leading 53 to 47 percent, with doubts about the outcome and the president planning another Friday broadcast.
The United Community Service board overruled a executives group and approved a $1,000 monthly subsidy to the Elizabeth Bender pool until its finances stabilize. The pool, funded by private donors and located opposite Jane Boyd Community House, has struggled with operating costs since opening. Dr. Percy Harris warned the pool may close without aid, while the conference of executives urged no subsidy now and sought clarity on donor arrangements.
Senator Ralph Potter says the campus riots bill, proposing summary dismissal for riotous acts on state university campuses, is dead for this session. He cites constitutional concerns and the broad scope involving students and employees, with the measure having sparked controversy and opposition from board members and legislators.
In Des Moines the house steering committee approved a constitutional amendment granting 1-year-olds voting rights and other majority rights, then reversed to block full house debate. The 9 to 15 initial vote shifted to 9 to 5 amid party shifts, with Gov. Ray backing reducing the voting age and a 19-year-old minimum age previously approved by the Senate.
UCS board votes to fund a $12,000 interim subsidy for known and unknown pool projects and approves an emergency allocation of $3,500 to continue Child Evaluation Clinic operations in Cedar Rapids. The clinic would close without aid, with alternate financing hoped by August 1.
Flood damage in the midwestern flood zone topped $100.4 million with Illinois and Iowa bracing for the Mississippi crest. The Army Corps of Engineers cited northern Iowa eastern North Dakota western Wisconsin and much of Minnesota as hit, while 600 Wisconsin families waited to return home and waters receded in places.
Dubuque faces a wait and see moment as Mississippi River crest forecasts shift. Weather bureau predicted a crest this weekend while the river rose toward measured levels after a forewarned wet period, with page 10 photo coverage and continued notes on page 17.
Jurors held Sirhan Sirhan’s mind impaired but not to invalidate the Kennedy killer verdict. Eight favored death, two life, two undecided, then a unanimous ballot. Sentencing set for May 14, with appeals planned and potential relocation debate in state law.
Saigon AP reports U S B 52 bombers dropped over 2000 tons of bombs along a 39 mile arc northwest of Saigon in the heaviest raids of the Vietnam War, targeting near the Cambodian border Wednesday night.
U S Command reports 216 American deaths in Vietnam for the week, 12 more than the prior period, with 1,602 wounded. The spokesman cites harassment of enemy troops near Zone C to disrupt Viet Cong and North Vietnamese supply and troop movements from Cambodia into Vietnam. Bombing within a mile and a half of the border targeted North Vietnamese First and Seventh Divisions as Viet Cong activity waned amid a broader effort to strike Cambodian border bases. Continued: Page 3, Col. 8.
President Nixon asked Congress for a broad plan to reform the post office and proposed rate increases that would raise over 800 million dollars in the next fiscal year. First class letters would rise to seven cents, postcards to six, with airmail unchanged, aiming to curb deficits and fund a better postal service.
A lighthearted column labels a controversial stance as prejudice wrapped in a helo, highlighting public reactions and questioning underlying motives. The piece references local figures and prompts readers to consider fairness and credibility in humorous discourse.
Washington reports six more destroyers added to the Sea of Japan patrol, bringing the U S fleet to 29 ships. The armada includes three cruisers 16 other destroyers and aircraft carriers supporting intelligence flights off North Korea.
AP reports from Tokyo that the Chinese Communist party concluded its ninth congress on Thursday after electing members to the central committee.
In South Bend Franklin Wike a church singer was identified by a gas station attendant for three robberies over five months. He was jailed and later released after charges dropped when Gordon Ward of Niles admitted to all four holdups. Ward was captured after the fourth attempt. Wike and Dian Copenhaver married in Mishawaka and moved to Elkhart.
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