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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1968

Page

3

Newsmen Injured as Police Clash Enters Fourth Night

At the Chicago convention area police and protesters clashed for a fourth night injuring at least six reporters and photographers. Names suits and arrests followed as officers wore name tags and a press corps was created to aid coverage.

Vention James Conlisk UPI Robert Kieckhefer Hansson Ulla Swedish Cooperative News Center Paul Sequiera Chicago Daily News Edwin Kerins New York Caleb Orr Chicago Dave Satter Washington Post John Burnett Washington

Little Progress In Strike Talks At Penick Ford

After the Wednesday afternoon meeting between management and the Penick and Ford Co grain millers union Local 100 little or no progress was reported. No future bargaining sessions were scheduled in the four week old strike. The firm employs more than 1,000 workers. Local 100 represents about 650 employees.

Penick and Ford Co

Odd couple Buckley and Vidal cover Democratic Convention

William Buckley Jr and Gore Vidal pair for a pointed opinion program on the Democratic Convention. The color broadcast airs at 8 30 PM Thursday on KCRG TV 9.

William Buckley Jr Gore Vidal Kcrg-Tv

Linn McCarthy Backers Form New Committee

Linn county backers of Sen. Eugene McCarthy form Citizens for Participatory Democracy. Mrs. Justin Huber chairs. new group includes former McCarthy members and Kennedy supporters. They reject a fourth party but will seek guidance at a Des Moines convention.

Linn County Eugene McCarthy Democratic Party Citizens For Participatory Democracy Justin Huber McCarthy Committee New Citizens Group McCarthy Kennedy Huber Chicago Richard Daley Hubert Humphrey Humphrey Des Moines Ronald Taylor Sally Madden Kenneth Jans Taylor Cedar Rapids Marion McCarthy Organization Democratic Organization Sen

Struggled with Officers Berends Faces 3 Counts

Robert J. Berends, 33, of 2748 J street SW, was arrested early Thursday on charges of malicious injury to a building resisting an officer and intoxication. Officers grabbed him at Fourth avenue and First street SE on intoxication charges. He resisted and threatened several officers during arrest. Berends is charged with malicious damage to a building for allegedly breaking a Coca Cola Bottling Co window at 716 Fifth avenue SE and is held pending arraignment.

Robert J. Berends J Street Fourth Avenue First Street Berends Coca-Cola Bottling Co Fifth Avenue SE

Private survey tallies 265 229 TV sets in Lima area

A private survey reports there are 265 229 television sets installed in the greater Lima area. The survey estimates there were an equal number of sets around the rest of the country.

Lima Peru UPI Greater

Local Briefs Highlight Community Notices and Events

City updates list hospital visits yearbooks and visitor hours at Mercy Hospital and the yearbook office. Community ads promote fur sales hair styling and rummage sales at St Wenceslaus gym and Cedar Rapids events. A note covers a cash theft report and a France study sending Dennis Wachal from Dubuque college.

Lipsky Files for Re election to School Board

Norman Lipsky of 2007 Linden drive SE filed papers Thursday to seek re election in the September 9 school board race. He is completing his first three year term and was the fourth candidate to file. Two seats are open. nomination papers must be filed by Friday noon.

Norman Lipsky Linden Drive SE Ior Lipsky

Workers Return To Cryovac Jobs In Cedar Rapids

About 40 men at the Cryovac plant in Cedar Rapids returned to work for the 11 p.m. shift after a walkout last Saturday over incentive bonuses. Union President Orville Smith said the stoppage was authorized and efforts continue to resolve the dispute.

Cryovac Cedar Rapids Orville Smith

Want Ad Teaser Promises Quick Results

A vintage classified style line urges readers to try a want ad with the claim of a sure performer and provides a phone number 365-1234 for response.

Dial

Liquor Stores To Close For Labor Day and Elections

Cedar Rapids and Marion state liquor stores will close Monday for Labor Day and Tuesday for primary elections. Last chance to buy liquor is 8 p.m. Saturday.

Cedar Rapids Marion

Sky diver with broken leg breaks back in stunt

Gilbert Wieland, 39, a restaurant manager and amateur sky diver from Hagerstown, jumped from 7,200 feet with a leg in a cast and landed in a cornfield. Five weeks earlier he broke his leg on a jump. he then jumped again from 3,600 feet, suffering a broken back but staying in satisfactory condition at Washington County Hospital.

Hagerstown Gilbert Wieland Washington County Hospital

Johnson Deplores Violence As Humphrey Nominated

President Johnson, praising Hubert H. Humphrey’s nomination, reiterated his stance against violence and law breaking. Press Secretary George Christian said Johnson always deplores violence and believes people must abide by the law, including actions by police and National Guardsmen.

Austin Texas Johnson Hubert H. Humphrey Humphrey George Christian Chicago

Want ads help find lost items quickly

Classified want ads offer fast results for locating lost items. Readers post brief notices detailing missing objects and contact details, enabling prompt responses and reunions.

Czech Repression Seen as Sign of Wider Communist Risk

Nyaradi of Bradley University told Cedar Rapids teachers the Czech liberalization crisis signals growing danger from international communism. He warned Moscow’s quarrels threaten Western civilization and urged focus on inflation and education to counter political and economic threats.

Russia Cedar Rapids Nicholas Nyaradi School of International Studies Bradley University Paramount Theater

Maddox Says HHH Means Hell Hell Hell

Georgia Governor Lester Maddox called HHH an epithet for hell on Thursday during remarks in Atlanta denying harsh language, then quickly qualified that he normally avoids such words.

Atlanta UPI Georgia Lester Maddox

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