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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1968
Page
28
Philip J. Klass told Cedar Rapids Public Library that most UFO sightings are hoaxes and that many cases involve electrically charged atmospheric phenomena within Earth's atmosphere. He offers 10 000 for proof of extraterrestrial craft, with a yearly penalty if no evidence appears.
Rep. Gerald Ford predicted there is a better than 50 percent chance Congress would decide the next president. He cited George Wallace entering as a third party candidate in about 45 states and warned that no candidate may reach 270 electoral votes on November 5. Ford spoke to the Iowa Medical Society.
CWA picket lines formed at Collins Radio Co. plants in Cedar Rapids on Monday morning then were withdrawn by 10 am. Local 7101 president Terry Hall called it spot picketing amid questions of legality and secondary boycotts.
Fragmentary report notes Israel plans an independence day parade in Jerusalem despite UN Security Council demands. The article mentions murders near Mattoon and a court appearance, with details about Cox family casualties and a survivor seeking treatment for burns.
Heavy fighting volumes over the weekend yield light casualties on both sides with under 50 North Vietnamese and 20 Americans killed in three days. U S pilots flew 106 missions, B 52 raids continued around Saigon, while 120 enemy troops were reported killed. American forces found fuel drums, Russian trucks, crates of rifles, and mine detectors in the area. Mattoon Illinois related family tragedy noted in narrative.
Monday saw six building trades contracts unsettled with a Tuesday midnight deadline looming. Painters and operating engineers would vote tonight, iron workers Monday afternoon, glaziers and asbestos workers Tuesday. Virgil Gozwell warned a strike vote could follow if offers fail but mediators would be sought first. Three unions already reached two year pacts with cement masons, bricklayers and laborers.
Harold Krentz, a 23 year old blind Harvard Law School student, reclassified 1-A and ordered to a preinduction physical says he looks forward to the eye test. He plans to become a bombardier and has 30 days to appeal after his 2-S deferment was canceled. His father contacted the draft board and was told blindness should not hinder the physical.
Advertisers tout want ads as an easy way to hire help despite higher prices. Readers seek fast results for tasks, from home repairs to errands, with classifieds offering broad reach and convenience.
The crisis plagued Uruguayan government devalued the peso for the fifth time in 13 months to 250 pesos per dollar. The peso had been pegged at 200 in November, up from 99 previously.
Six people were injured in four Cedar Rapids traffic accidents Sunday with two hospitalized. Dale R. Jones and Robert L. Stratton remained in fair condition at St. Luke's Hospital with fractured left legs after a motorcycle collision with a car driven by Lisa E. Morehead who was charged with failure to yield. A 10 year old, Kevin LeGrand, suffered forehead and leg lacerations in a separate bike car crash in an alley. no charges were filed against Sharon F. Franks in that incident.
A Florida man’s appeal to bar a lighted cross on the Dade county courthouse lawn at Christmas time was rejected. Nishan Paul argued the cross is a religious symbol and unconstitutional for government use. Police reported two-car crashes near Forest drive SE and 1000 Blairs Ferry road NE with injuries and fines in separate incidents.
T Wears 75 a retired farmer of Solon died Saturday afternoon in Solon area Born June 25 1892 in Pliny W Va Survived by wife Mary Mattas Wears three sons Dale Marion Clifford Monticello Paul Solon eight grandchildren one great grandchild three sisters and six brothers Services will be at 2 p m Tuesday at the Solon Methodist Church with burial in Oakland Cemetery Solon. Friends may call at Brosh funeral home Solon.
Anna J. Kucera of Solon died after a long illness. Born May 20 1887 in Bertram Linn county she was married to Albert who died 54 years ago. Surviving are son George of San Diego and sister Emma Dvorak of Cedar Rapids. Services at Brosh funeral home Solon 2 p.m. Wednesday conducted by Rev A T Washington burial. Caller may call after 1 p.m. Tuesday.
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