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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1969
Page
6
The daily weather outlook shows five day period from Saturday to Wednesday near normal temperatures with minor day to day changes. Normal lows range from 8 to 13 in the north and mid to upper teens in the south, with highs in the low 30s to mid 30s. Precipitation expected about 0.10 to 0.30 inch as occasional rain or snow.
Explosions Monday and Tuesday targeted Canadian armed forces structures as separatist groups in Quebec raise tension. A bomb near a northern Quebec mining town language dispute site was defused moments before detonation. At the Montreal exchange, a sophisticated device caused extensive damage to the big board and walls, with ceilings collapsing and glass shattering outside a bank branch. Police and witnesses described a chaotic scene as workers evacuated and the trading floor filled with smoke and noise.
Prosecutor David N. Fitts outlined the state's case against Sirhan Sirhan for the Kennedy assassination. He said Sirhan acted alone, that Kennedy was killed during a pre-election celebration at the Ambassador Hotel, and detailed the defendant's alleged movements and actions before and after the shooting.
A compact want ad urges readers to advertise where people look and provides the contact number dial 369-1234 for placing notices. The terse notice echoes classic classifieds inviting inquiries and placements.
The testimony details Sirhan Sirhan's severe wartime flashbacks and delusions, including a memorandum claiming he would be history’s trigger for the last war. His lawyer cites fantasies of heroism and shows Sirhan's lingering affection for Kennedy, noting a 1968 remark about sending 50 Phantom jets to Israel that "did it."
MEMPHIS AP The James Earl Ray murder trial, initially set for March 3, is postponed to April 7. Judge W Preston Battle granted the continuance after defense counsel said they were not ready on the original date.
At the University of Chicago, 22 students were suspended as 82 remained in the administration building demanding the rehiring of Marlene Dixon. White and Black students joined in a tense standoff on the quad, police used tear gas, and 3,000 demonstrators eventually dispersed after officers withdrew.
U.S. lawmakers say piracy off Peru and Ecuador has risen since Velasco Alvarado expropriated $200 million from International Petroleum Co. Garmatz urged tough State Department action as 80-plus ships have been seized since 1954, totaling $534,701 in fines. The latest seizure was a tuna fisher in September, later released after protest.
Testimony in the Linn district court murder trial wrapped with the final rebuttal witness Rick Harkless, son of the defendant’s partner, describing Coffee’s remorse after the fatal shot. The defense rested with Theoria Coffee recounting a late night call about the shooting andCoffee admitting in direct exam to preparing to shoot himself. Closing arguments set for Monday at 9 30.
President Ayub Khan’s government says it will lift Pakistan’s state of emergency Monday but opposition leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto begins a hunger strike in bed. Bhutto’s aide warns the government may back out, while Bhutto is reportedly in poor health and released from house arrest as the emergency ends and other detainees are freed.
In a courtroom the defendant described the 18-year-old victim as a normal, kind person despite problems from age. He stated he never planned to kill and had no idea of shooting the youth, lamenting the negative remarks heard at trial.
Mark J. Fairbanks aged 19 of 1416 Oakland road NE pled innocent in Linn district court to a larceny charge. He allegedly stole 80 dollars on February 5 and 60 dollars on February 11 from the cash register at Zitek's Skelly station on Third Street SE while his car was being serviced at the pumps. Judge Harold Vietor released him on his own recognizance.
Ray G. Davies, 34, of 3918 Crestwood Drive NW, pled innocent in Linn district court Thursday to a county attorney's true information charging him with indecent exposure. Davies allegedly exposed himself to a girl on her way to school Jan. 22 after dressing in women's clothing and being seen near schools in northwest Cedar Rapids.
Oswald's alleged ride to work on the day Kennedy was shot surfaces in court as the state and defense clash over admissibility. Judge Haggerty sides with the state on showing the Zapruder film to shift focus to the Dallas plaza scene where the President is shot. Abraham Zapruder, the film maker, sits among attendees as the spectacle unfolds.
Lettie E Kaiser 211 Fifteenth Street SE died Thursday after a short illness. Born in Jackson County she lived much of her life in Marion moving to Cedar Rapids in 1963 to live with sister Ida M Merkel. Survived by brothers Joseph M Crowley Marion and L E Crowley Los Angeles. Requiem mass Saturday 9 am at Immaculate Conception Church Reverend Roger E O'Brien. Burial Oak Shade Cemetery Marion. Parish Rosary at Brady Mortuary Friday 7 pm. Friends may call at the mortuary.
A. Joseph Hagemann 33 died Thursday after being born December 14 1935 in Hopkinton. He lived much of his life in Cedar Rapids and was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hagemann a brother Marine Pvt Terrance Hagemann in Okinawa four sisters Mrs Bernard Mason Mrs Gary Ellis Christine Loretta and a grandmother Mrs William Hagemann of Edgewood. Funeral arrangements are pending at Teahen's.
Memorial services announced for Mrs. R J Macnamara Saturday at 2 30 by Rev E W Larson of Trinity United Methodist Church Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery Grace Mrs John Saturday at 10 30 am at Immaculate Conception Church Burial St Patrick s Cemetery in Garry Owen at 2 pm Monahan Stew art Funeral Home is in charge
Milton G. Kendall twenty of First Avenue NE was jailed on possession of a narcotic drug after a coordinated search of his apartment by city police state narcotics agents and Linn county deputies. Marijuana was found in the apartment and in his impounded car. The apartment had been under surveillance for a week. The warrant was issued Thursday afternoon. Kendall was held Friday in lieu of a five thousand dollar bond.
Tjelmeland proceeded to mail letters and then saw a white car speeding east on Dows street. He described two men leaving the bank and suspected a third in the car as it passed. FBI declined to confirm how many suspects remain at large and said the matter is under investigation.
Nancy Wilson Rich Little and Herman's Hermits are this week's special guests on THIS IS TOM JONES in color at 6 30 p.m. Friday on Channel 9 KCRG TV.
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