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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1968
Page
1
A Piedmont Airlines propjet crashed in dense fog at Mountaintop airport Charleston killing 32 of 37 aboard. The F-227 originated in Louisville and stopped in Cincinnati before Charleston with survivors reported in very critical condition.
Heavy rain and an all night curfew brought activity in Miami s major Negro communities to a near standstill ending a period of racial violence that had troubled the city.
Cedar County Sheriff probes July 13 disappearance of James Hollis Hawn 36, Linda 22, and three children from Sunbury trailer. Marijuana in processing stages found. perishable food left, clothing and child’s tricycle present. Leads include Oregon employment letter and merchant marine ties.
Roy Wilkins, executive director of the NAACP, said Friday that the early Negro reaction to Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew’s ticket has been chilly. The remark reflects cautious sentiment among African Americans toward the presidential bid.
A blaze tore through a 15 year old prison in London on Friday prompting guards to move 300 inmates to another facility. Fire crews battled the flames as authorities evacuated wings and secured the site.
About 1 000 head of livestock arrived at Hawkeye Downs as the Alltowa fair opens Sunday with a revised lineup. The 4 H and FFA junior livestock show features over 200 heifers and one steer, the largest in years, alongside market lamb and swine entries. Open beef entries include 200 Angus, Shorthorns and Herefords. Pig congress shows 475 head across 200 pens. The schedule staggers livestock in barns to reduce changeover confusion on a split weekly basis. Peggy Ann Nielsen, former Miss America contestant, is slated to appear next Friday with tele.
Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew met President Johnson at the LBJ ranch after arriving in San Antonio. The briefings. tours in an open convertible followed, while Julie Nixon battled a fever and stayed behind with other women.
Two Greyhound buses arrive in Idaho Falls, one from Butte to Salt Lake City and the other from Salt Lake City to Butte. The Salt Lake bound driver switches to the Butte bound bus, leaving passengers unaware. A state patrolman tracks the bus 30 miles away in the next town.
Four year old Scott Boxwell died after being run over by the rear wheels of a dump truck his father was parking near their home in Iowa City. He died at Mercy hospital about 35 minutes after the incident. Services set for Monday at Trinity Episcopal church.
CAIRO AP Two trains collided near Alexandria on Saturday killing eight people and injuring more than 100. Both engineers died in the wreck.
Soviet Defense Minister Andrei A Grechko watches the final stage of large scale Red Army maneuvers near the Czechoslovak border as reported by the armed forces newspaper on Saturday.
Allied forces report a major cordon and search campaign across Saigon suburbs and northern provinces netting 147 Viet Cong killed and 165 suspects captured. In one operation 25 miles north of Saigon Col. George S. Patton III led tanks to seal a village where 100 Viet Cong hid in tunnels. Seventeen VC were killed and 67 captured in scattered actions through Saturday. Major Gen. Keith Ware awarded Bronze Stars to a South Vietnamese battalion commander and a platoon leader.
Donald G. Kilpatrick, 18, of 727 Tenth Avenue SW, died after the car he rode in overturned into a ditch on C Street SW river road near the city. Ronald R. LeClerc, 18, faced injuries in the crash. Linda Lund, 16, was treated and released. Kilpatrick, a Jefferson high school graduate, left behind six brothers and seven sisters. Services are pending at Teahen funeral home.
Senator George McGovern announced his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, pledging to end the Vietnam War and heal national divisions. He framed his campaign around Kennedy era goals, while signaling a three way race with Humphrey and McCarthy.
Opinion piece argues child development advice by psychiatrists serves as marketing. It claims experts urge parents to spend extra time with children to boost their practice.
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