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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1968
Page
1
Washington AP reports former President Eisenhower, 77, remains in critical condition at Walter Reed with heart irritability and stable vital signs. Doctors note occasional irregular heart rhythms with new lidocaine treatment showing early effectiveness amidst a week-long critical period.
Saigon was struck by rocket blasts for the first time in two months as rockets hit the city center and mortars hit more than a dozen other locations across South Vietnam in a fifth straight day of widespread enemy attacks.
In Chicago on Thursday Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine endorsed Hubert Humphrey for the Democratic presidential nomination, abandoning his prior favorite son bid and joining the Humphrey campaign.
Cedar Rapids officials urge a written urban policy from the highway commission to address competition among Iowa cities for early action on primary road extension projects. City officials want policy provisions on financing parts of the Cedar Valley Expressway and hope to meet with the commission soon.
The Gazette straw poll at the All Iowa fair shows Democratic Rep. John Culver narrowly leading Republican challenger Tom Riley in the Second district with Linn County delivering an 156 vote margin and 3,760 total votes. Gov. Harold Hughes dominates the Senate race with 52.8 percent of 5,990 votes while Nixon leads the President race with 2,856 of 6,403. Other district results include First district Rep. John Schmidhauser leading in that slice as the piece continues on Page 2.
Pope Paul VI lands in Bogota for the first papal visit to Latin America. More than 50,000 greet him as crowds swell along the seven mile route, with police and army cordoning the faithful. He cites concern over Czechoslovakia while urging charity through the Eucharist.
In Prague 20,000 demonstrators masses at Vaclavske Namesti denouncing Soviet led occupation and demanding the release of reformist leader Alexander Dubcek. Fire exchanges were heard while Soviet tanks sealed bridges and the Prague congress warned of a general strike if arrests and occupation did not end.
Washington recalls that U S intelligence failed to read early signs of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Officials say Warsaw Pact maneuvers were mistaken for security pressure and feared by many. President Johnson learned of the action from the Soviet ambassador about three hours after it began.
Senator Mansfield of Montana said the Czechoslovak invasion leaves the United States with no choice but to maintain current troop strength in Europe. He has long favored bringing home most troops and authored a senate resolution to do so.
A playful note observes teenagers today still leave home and marry but not always in the traditional sequence. The author wryly notes continued life milestones despite shifting modern norms.
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