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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
1
At Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids 21,759 fairgoers attended Children’s day activities marking the second largest in All Iowa fair history. The figure surpasses last year’s 17,782 and the previous second-highest 20,970 from 1960. The record remains 24,067 set in 1961.
A busy program runs Tuesday with Joie Chitwood Thrill Show final at 8 p.m. and SPEBSQSA Harmony Hawks at 9:30 p.m. The day includes garden flower show judging, 4-H demonstrations, and a teen day focus with Sardinia style shows, while attendance hopes rise after large Monday crowds and a 500 pound bear attraction Gentle Ben.
The Gazette straw poll shows Nixon ahead of Humphrey and McCarthy after Monday voting. Wallace and McGovern draw write ins while 961 votes were cast Monday and 2,459 over two days with 59 non voters and several spoiled ballots. Results for other races will follow next Sunday.
Fort Lauderdale police hunted a man who telephoned to direct investigators to two bodies a girl and her mother found near the airport and a possible third victim. The caller claimed he had murdered three people and urged capture. The mother Dorothy Clark and daughter Marilyn were identified, both shot.
A McCarthy for President official accused the Democratic National Committee of failing to keep convention delegates properly informed and of hoarding visitor passes. The DNC denied the charges. Donald Peterson, Wisconsin chairman, criticized the national committee and Chairman John Bailey for vague and unsatisfactory information about the convention.
Attorney General Clark announced $4.35 million in federal aid to states this month under the 1968 Safe Streets act. Grants cover up to 75 percent of riot control costs and must be shared with local governments. applications due August 26.
Greek Premier George Papadopoulos survived an assassination attempt near Athens as a bomb exploded along the coastal road just as his car passed. A suspect, George Panagoulis, 30, a former commando lieutenant and army deserter, was captured as security forces swept the area.
In two incidents along the central DMZ sector Tuesday six North Koreans were killed while South Korean forces reported no casualties. The clashes occurred as tensions ran high between the rivals.
East Germany hailed the seven year anniversary of the Berlin wall as a political and economic victory while West Berlin observed with wreaths for those who died escaping. Kurt Neubauer and officials visited the wall, recalling Rolf Urban and 78 total deaths since 1961. The West prepared rallies as East publications defended border closure.
Police pulled back their post in Watts after 24 hours of saturation patrols aimed at quelling shooting, looting, and fires. Three men died, 48 injured, 35 arrests. a quilting plant suffered $35,000 damage and 22 buildings were damaged in the disturbances.
U S and South Vietnamese forces said they killed 181 Viet Cong in four battles near Saigon with 15 U S and 30 wounded. Ninth Division troops struck a Viet Cong battalion 21 miles southwest of Saigon, took 104 enemy lives, captured 13 prisoners and 36 weapons.
A teenage girl gushes to her mother about a boy she finds dreamy tall and with push-button windows. The line hints at a playful household remark and a light romantic crush reflecting teen humor.
Charles Ferge known as Seldom Seen Slim dies at 86 after living as Ballarat’s last resident for 50 years in Death Valley ruins. Found ailing in his trailer, he died five days after transfer to Trona. Funeral planned Saturday at Boot Hill. first burial in Ballarat in 50 years.
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