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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1968
Page
5
A Story county grand jury examined ISU humanities curriculum and accused militant activists of influencing students and faculty. The panel urged the state board of regents to implement corrective policies and consider changing regent membership if the public remains dissatisfied.
A four to six inch snow blanket on icy Cedar Rapids streets slowed traffic Saturday. Public Works crews, called by Commissioner Don Canney at 3 30 am, plowed delays persist as buses run behind and the airport remains closed until further notice.
Brisk northerly winds and 4 to 8 inch snowfall paralyzed travel across Eastern Iowa while city crews in Cedar Rapids and surrounding counties worked with 74 units to clear snow. Hills remain slick and some roads blocked or with one lane.
Iowa highway patrol reports show ice and snow across the state with 75 to 100 percent coverage on major routes and winds of low visibility. The piece also quotes a jury urging stronger education of American ideals and criticizes student control movements while noting Linn county crews mobilized to clear East Post Road and keep main roads passable.
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders underwent a five hour medical exam aboard the USS Yorktown after splashdown in the Pacific. Dr Clarence Jernigan said they were alert in better condition than many space veterans and looked increasingly well as debriefings begin.
Viet Cong broadcast a new offer to meet U. S. representatives on New Year’s day to discuss release of three American prisoners. A U S. spokesman gave no immediate comment while prior talks had failed amid accusations of a propaganda lure. Allies said there will be no New Year cease-fire.
A North Central Airlines flight carrying 45 plunged into a hangar at O'Hare in dense fog. 26 killed, 27 injured, including eight drum boys from Vanguard corps. Causes under investigation as survivors recall the crash and flames.
A humorous take compares a political forum to spectators in chairs while candidates straddle fences. The piece lampoons public debates and candidate distance from concrete positions.
Women demonstrated outside police headquarters in Des Moines to urge stiffer crime penalties against crimes involving children. Police awaited medical reports on Pamela Powers' death as demonstrators planned a second protest at city hall and a meeting with Gov elect Robert Ray. One participant cited a threatening phone call received before the rally.
A Vietnam feature recounts Lt Ski Rykowski and his unit’s March 1967 engagement in Pleiku Province. They faced a North Vietnamese battalion, suffered multiple casualties, and endured a chaotic, deadly skirmish as they attempted to hold a defensive position.
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