Snipers Exchange Fire With Police in Memphis
In Memphis, snipers and police exchanged gunfire as fires broke out on the south side. Officer R. J. Wardell was wounded in the leg and treated at Baptist hospital. Police broadcast a description of four to five Black men in a sport type car believed linked to the shooting. Earlier John Ferguson, 20, a Black Power advocate, was arrested for disorderly conduct after a fake rifle incident.
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Memphis
UPI
Mississippi River
Martin Luther King
Baptist Hospital
Joe Gagliano
Gagliano
Wardell
South Memphis
John Ferguson
Ferguson
The
Invaders
August Weather, Deaths, and Obituaries Across Iowa Towns
A large Gazette page lists August weather figures and daily highs and lows for cities like Chicago, Miami, and Washington. It compiles birth notices from St. Luke's, including multiple Marion addresses, and details funeral services or burials for residents in towns such as Victor Guernsey Homestead Iowa City Monticello Olin Oxford Junction Sigourney and Tama.
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Arlington
Myrna Kayne
Lutheran Church
Gleim’s
Guernsey
Eugene H. Mullen
McAninch’s
Victor
Homestead
Clarence G. Rice
Hoover-Valentine
Marengo
Iowa City
Raymond Benz
Oxford
George L. Gay
Oxford Cemetery
Anne Zenishek
St. Mary’s Church
Rosary
Donohue’s
Cascade Cemetery
Sigourney
Phil Alan Killian
Laney Killian
Bethel Cemetery
Holm’s
South English
Frank S. Chittick
Powell's
Tama
Ellis Earl Benson Jr
Minneapolis
Mesquakie
Mason Hand
James F. Doyle
St. Patrick’s Church
Harrison’s. Walker
James C. Sherbon
Sacred Heart Church
Office of the Dead
Murdoch’s. Friends
Wellman
Mary Marie Yoder
Lutheran Church of the Good ‘Shepherd
Powell’s
Hughes Silent on Talk of Speech For McCarthy
Iowa Governor Harold Hughes declined to comment on a report he might nominate Sen. Eugene McCarthy at the Democratic national convention. The Des Moines Tribune cited party sources while a McCarthy campaign aide noted talks but stressed no formal offer. Hughes previously gave a seconding speech for Johnson in 1964.
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Chicago
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Hughes
Des Moines Tribune
Minnesota
Martin Jensen
Johnson
Cedar Rapids Gazette Establishment Details 1883
The Cedar Rapids Gazette was established in 1883 by The Gazette Co. It is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Ave Spencer Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates list carrier and mail options with monthly and yearly prices. No mail subscriptions accepted in areas with Gazette carrier service.
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the Gazette Co
Third Ave
Spccer Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Everreen
Merriaries
Obituary notices for Faulkner and Fidler in Cedar Memorial cemetery
Charles E Faulkner and Sarah E Fidler are memorialized with chapel services led by Rev Roger Patton and Very Rev D A Loferski. Burial for both in Cedar Memorial cemetery follows service. Friends may call at Turner chapel east until 2 p m Monday.
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Faulkner
Charles E
Turner Chapel
Roger Patton
D. A. Loferski
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Iowans See Continued Cool Pleasant Weather Outlook
A cool high pressure dome will keep Iowa under mild, pleasant conditions for a couple more days with similar temperatures to yesterday and cooler readings in eastern sections. Highs will be in the 70s to low 80s, with fair skies, easing winds by Tuesday as the system retreats east into the Ohio Valley.
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Iowa
the Gazette
Mason City
Burlington
Ohio Valley
Bob Hope Press Meet in Des Moines Tours Czechoslovakia Vietnam
Comedian Bob Hope spoke at the Iowa State fair press conference in Des Moines. He addressed Czechoslovakia Vietnam and U S policy, praised morale of troops, discussed wealth rumors, and commented on fellow entertainers golf games.
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Celiene Nord Des Moines
Bob Hope
Hope
Des Moines
Iowa
Dean Martin
Phyllis Diller
Bing Crosby
Georgia Delegations Clash Over Democratic Convention Seats
The Democratic National Committee conflicts over seating Georgia delegates as Maddox and Bond camps press for a split seating plan. The rules would seat 21 seats each with 20 percent votes, plus existing full voting members, amid broader seating rulings including Mississippi and Alabama loyalty questions.
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Maddox
Bond
Credentials Committee
National Committee
Hughes
Georgia
Hughes’ Committee
John M. Bailey
Robinsons Son Arrested After Gun Incident
Jack Robinson Jr 21 son of Jackie Robinson was arrested in Stamford after allegedly pointing a loaded .32 revolver at acting detective Albert Morris in a hotel room. A 19 year old NYC girl faced loitering for immoral purposes charges. Bond was set at 7000 then reduced to 3000 before he was released after his father posted bond.
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Stamford, Conn
Jack Robinson, Jr
Jackie Robinson
Robinson
New York City
Albert Morris
Stamford
Morris
Allison Scott
Allied Forces Face Rash of Assaults Across South Vietnam
Heavy fighting roared from the Cambodian border to the Mekong Delta with 56 communist assaults in 24 hours. U.S. Green Berets and South Vietnamese troops held Duc Lap as about 1,200 enemy surrounded the camp. Viet Cong struck Vinh Dien near Da Nang, while Dien Dan endured fierce clashes. 409 communists were reported killed in Saturday night battles. The third offensive was not imminent, with a major push expected in early September.
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Saigon
APS
South Vietnam
Mekong
U.S
da Nang
Green Berets
Duc Lap
Dong Tam
Vinh Dien
Dien Dan
Humphrey Plan Sparks Southern Delegates Clash
Georgia chairman James Gray urged Alabama Florida Georgia South Carolina and Texas leaders to deny Vice President Humphrey votes for four or five ballots to punish him for snubbing the South. Frank Erwin Jr. wore an all the way with LBJ button and dismissed Humphrey allies seeking nomination. Humphrey aides said the candidate could win without Dixie support, noting only 83 of 1,474 hard delegate votes came from the South.
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Georgia
James Gray
Alabama
Florida
South Carolina
Texas
Frank Erwin Jr
LBJ
Button
Humphrey
Dixie
South
North Korean infiltrator killed in central truce zone gun battle
South Korean military authorities reported a pre-dawn clash in the central portion of the Korean DMZ left one North Korean infiltrator dead. No further details were provided on casualties or casualties on the South Korean side.
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Seoul
UPS
North
South Korea
Camp Good Health Budget Summary 1968
Camp Good Health records show donations totaling 10158.11 with 14945.00 budget and 4786.89 still to be raised. Multiple in memory gifts include Jessie Ogden Hazel and Bill Stewart Los Angeles Dr Wally Mead Norman university Paul Skip Rowley Max Bromwell Martha Griffith Dave Friedricks and others.
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Jessie Ogden
Hazel
Bill Stewart
Los Angeles
Emily Kerslake
D.W.Y.C. Senior Citizens Club of
Lisbon
Martha Griffith
Jack R. Smith
Ronald
O. O. Ogden
Esther Derscheid
Pearl Derscheid
Dave Friedricks
Dillon Ile Spp
Cubs and Astros Clash at Houston Astrodome Today
Live telecast at 2 p.m. on Channel 9 promises a sunlit showdown as the Chicago Cubs meet the Houston Astros in a midafternoon baseball game at the Astrodome. The broadcast highlights color action from the Dome.
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CUBS
Astros
Houston Astrodome
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ORECA
U.S. Weather Bureau
East Coast
Southern Plains
Pacific Northwest
Great Lakes
Central Plains
R. J. Wardell
Daily Record
Bes Maines
Bismarck
Oneaex Les
L. Anse Miami
Washiington
C.R
Romo Ibe Re Knik
Gazette
St. Luke's
Roger Baldwin
Maplecrest Drive
Marion
John Fuller
Ninth Avenue
Marlin Rasdal
Anamosa
Gerald Eastridge
Twenty-fourth Street
Richard Goldsberry
Vermont Street
Jerry Baird
Springville
Darrell Ealy
Michael Lambert
Monticello
James R. LeClerc
Johnson Avenue NW
Leo C. Barry
Twentyfifth Avenue
James M. Marten
Hiawatha
James L. Wall
Mechanicsville
Dennis Cech
Twentieth Street NW
John DeRycke
DeRycke
Ralph Gearhart
Ninth Avenue SW
Che
Associated Press
Focal
Fessel
Kinsey
3Rd Ave
John E. Lapes
Czechoslovakia
Vietnam
United States
Eisenhower Medical Research Center
Stired
Mississippi
George Wallace
Tay Ninh City
Mekong Delta
5Th Ave
Monique D'nh Dzu
Truong Dinh Dzu
Democratic Party
Nation
Novak Monument CO
14Th Ave
Turner
Turner’s
Turner Service
Turner Mortuary
First Ave
John B. Turner
National
Mrs. Sutherland
Pierson
Ellis
Beatty-Bearle
Waxer
MT. Vernon
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