Rockefeller declares active bid for GOP nomination
New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, 59, announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, citing the gravity of crises facing the nation. He abandons a previously cautious stance to take a more aggressive role in addressing the electorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Republican Party
Rockefeller
Happy
GOP
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Rockefeller to campaign in Des Moines Cedar Rapids with wife Happy
Governor Nelson Rockefeller plans a Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Iowa City swing Thursday with his wife Happy and a large press contingent. He announces he is entering the 1968 GOP presidential race citing national crises and calls for a program driven campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Iowa
Des’ Moines
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Tom Riley
Rockefeller
Armar
Riley
John Culver
Albany
Gov. Rockefeller
Roosevelt Hotel
Sen
Mrs. Rockefeller
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Miami Beach
University of Iowa
Jack McGrath
Battle Near Hue and Laos Raids Expand South Vietnamese Push
U S and South Vietnamese forces clash around Hue as B 52 raids extend into Laos to shield troops in the A Shau Valley. Reports cite enemy losses and rising U S casualties with early success by South Vietnamese infantry in the Hue area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U. S
Hue
Laos
A Shan
United Press International
South Vietnam
Old
Imperial City
da Nang
Highway 1
U.S
Perriod
Government job target sparks party debate
Democrats warn the government may need to hire 500000 people who cannot find useful work while Republicans argue the program already exists. The remark reflects partisan dispute over employment policy and government hiring.
Urban League helps open camera repair shop in Rochester slum
In Rochester New York the Urban League is establishing a Negro owned and operated camera repair business in a slum area to aid local residents and provide employment opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester, N.Y
The
Urban League
Eisenhower Examined by Heart Specialists at March Air Base
Former President Eisenhower, 77, was flown from Palm Desert to March Air Force Base California for evaluation by two heart specialists from Walter Reed. He spent a comfortable night, was in excellent spirits, and his pulse and blood pressure were normal. Doctors said no heart attack. He canceled plans to greet King Olav V of Norway, citing fatigue from recent busy days and heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
March Air Force Base
Calif
Eisenhower
Olav V
Norway
California
Olav
Hissecretary
Army
Nancy Jensen
Birth Control Pill Labeling Change Urged
The FDA proposed a prompt revision of uniform labeling for American made oral contraceptives after British studies linked pill use to thromboembolic disease and blood clots. The studies report about 1 in 2009 users affected, with strokes possible, though most cases are minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
U.S
French Heart Transplant Patient Dies After First Operation
Europe's first heart transplant recipient Clovis Roblain, 66, died at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday nine hours after a transplant at La Pitié hospital. The nine-hour surgery occurred Saturday night after receiving a heart from a 23-year-old auto crash victim. Doctors cited brain blood shortage and circulatory failure as the causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Europe
Clovis Roblain
Columbia University siege ends as police clear campus
Police moved in at Columbia University early Tuesday seizing five barricaded buildings and ending a week-long sit-in. About 628 demonstrators were arrested, including 100 women, with 15 officers injured. The action followed weeks of protest over campus actions and gym plans in Morningside Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UPI
Columbia U
New York
Columbia University
Harlem
Columbia
Columbia College and University
Columbia Teachers College
Barnard College
Union Theological School
Mark Rudd
Columbia Students For A Democratic Society
Cedar Rapids Milk Prices Rise Penny a Quart
Cedar Rapids milk prices will rise Wednesday by one penny a quart to 27 cents for home delivery and 53 cents for a half gallon. Store milk prices go from 49 to 51 cents a half gallon. Cottage cheese may rise three cents a pound to 40 cents. Prices remain cheaper locally than in other Iowa cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
C.R
Rocky
Frank Nye
Gazette
Thruston Morton
Leonard Hall
William Miller
Hugh Scott
Meade Alcorn
Rockefeller Associates
Martin Luther King
Johnson
Palm Springs
Fairway
Eldorado Country Club
Robert Schulz
Robert Quiriconi
Maurice Mercadier
la Pitie Hospital
Roblain
Mercadier
Roblin
Broadway
Dan Pellegrin
Grayson Kirk
Kirk
Fayerweather Hall
Hamilton Hall
Asst
Eldridge Waith
Morningside Park
H. Rap Brown
Stokely Carmichael
Low Memorial Library
City
William Booth
New York Times
Bob Thomas
Avery
Cedar Rapids News
Today's Index
Marion
Society
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!