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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1968
Page
17
Hershey said he has been around the area for 30 years and that remarks he made may have been misunderstood while replying to questions in Cedar Rapids.
Attorneys for five Marion policemen who quit or were fired are studying the possibility of court action to have the men reinstated. Walter McNamara and Allan Kane, lawyers for the men, said they are reviewing options and potential filings.
Marion Independent board sets September 9 as the school election date to decide raising the bond retirement levy from 10 to 15 mills to fund Lincoln elementary construction in 1969-70. Old bonds require 13.256 mills. the 7.21 mill rise would still keep total under 15 mills.
Hubert Humphrey said he would dismiss Draft Director Lewis Hershey if elected president. He noted reports Hershey favored George Wallace as a working partner and criticized selective service reform. Humphrey said the administration would make the needed change and declined to endorse Wallace or others.
A bomb exploded in a washroom of a leading Jerusalem nightclub on Thursday night. No patrons were hurt among about 50 people inside the venue.
Channel 9 report outlines local state and regional developments aired at 5 30 PM from Monday to Friday. Coverage highlights community events government actions and regional issues with color visuals and on scene reporting.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower will speak to the Republican national convention via closed circuit TV from Walter Reed army hospital where he recovers from a heart attack. Barry Goldwater and Gov Dan Evans are also slated to address the gathering with Dewey to follow.
Three pedestrians and motorists were injured in separate Cedar Rapids crashes Thursday. Barry Brecht, 6, was treated at Mercy hospital after colliding with a car at Eighth avenue and Third street SW. George J. Scott, 56, suffered an arm injury when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Kathleen E. Etzel at Ninth avenue and Third street SE. Sandra Lintz, 7, received foot and arm injuries when her bicycle hit a car at Twelfth street and Eighteenth avenue SW. All patients were treated and released. no charges filed.
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