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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1968
Page
8
The bulletin reports high and low temperatures for Friday and Saturday, precipitation totals for February, and barometer and humidity readings at a Gazette weather station. It lists numerous fire incidents and emergency responses in Cedar Rapids, Coggon, Independence, Oelwein, Vinton, and other towns, followed by obituaries for local residents with service details.
Senator Dirksen, 72, announced he will run again for a fourth term, saying retreat from an unfinished war or unsolved challenges would be against his convictions. He argues the world faces deep crises and he will not forsake colleagues, stressing the trust Illinois voters placed in him.
Major General Charles Stone defends ordering rifles and sidearms locked up when not needed. He cites heavy camp defense and a high accidental gunshot rate prior to his command. He notes 700 men on security nightly and emphasizes layered defense with mortars artillery and air support.
Saigon reports bubonic plague in three cities where fighting occurred during the communist lunar new year offensive. U S officials said Saturday.
Hospitalized Gatto from 1820 Third Avenue SW sent to Mercy Hospital ICU with no visitors. Barbara Petersen joins Deboniare Beauty Salon at 162 Jacolyn Dr NW. phone 3620001. Craig Fry reports $100 radio stolen from his car in Collins Radio lot. Maxine's seeks hairdresser. phone 3652835. Bernard Robuck reports $195 coin collection stolen from his home on Miami Drive NE. Dairy Queen No. 4 opens at 501 16th St NE. No. 2 Dairy Queen opens at 220 3rd St SW. Wilson designate Mark Noll, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Noll of 1200 Twentieth St SW, named Wilson designate at Wheaton College by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Grinnell College dean’s list includes Lynne Hirleman, Carl Martinson, and Carl J. Noe. Senior citizen prescription discount policy at Claxton Pharmacy with free delivery and S H Green Stamps. Jerome’s Rare Coins buying all silver certificates.
U S forces conduct heavy air strikes around Khe Sanh to blunt an expected ground assault. More than 300 air force navy and marine aircraft hit suspected concentrations while B 52s saturate targets. Ground fighting limited with daily shelling and one marine killed while ten are wounded. Enemy tank sightings are rare.
Backers of Nelson Rockefeller announced a write-in campaign in Manchester New Hampshire to win the presidential preference primary despite the New York governor's wishes. The move aims to raise Rockefeller's name on the ballot in the state's primary.
A Marquette trio Roy Anderson William Anderson and Lee Westphal were found alive after sheltering in a hunting camp during a Michigan blizzard. Their two snowmobiles broke down and 11 below zero conditions persisted overnight as state police aided in the search and roads remained closed.
Franklin D. Murphy resigns as chancellor of the University of California at Los Angeles becoming the fourth top official to leave since Reagan took office. Democrats attack Reagan education policies citing $30 million in proposed cuts while Murphy plans to depart by September to join a Los Angeles newspaper.
Ethel E Nelson, 36, was arrested on a warrant charging assault and battery. She posted 110 dollars bond and was released. Judy Rhonberg of Mt Vernon reported the incident at Circle tavern 601 Twelfth Avenue SE where Nelson pulled her wig off and struck her in the face.
The article passages quote Berry urging ballot power for Black Americans and predicting uprisings proportional to the denial of justice by white Americans. He calls for a society where individuals are judged by merit, not skin color, aiming for universal fair treatment and opportunities.
Two Cedar Rapids residents die within days, Esther Garrett aged 66 and Henry Wiegman aged 74. Garrett widow of Otho G. Garrett had worked at Killian Tea Room. services set at Turner chapel east with burial at Linwood. Wiegman member of First Lutheran church and several fraternal orders. services at First Lutheran church with Turner chapel east arrangements.
Louis A Kotron and Kuba Janeba will be laid to rest at Czech National Cemetery after a funeral service Sunday at 1 30 p m conducted by Rev William D Cotton. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Cedar Rapids Printing Pressmen Local 104 voted 35 to 5 to request strike sanction from the international union after a Saturday meeting on a new contract for commercial printing plants. President Marino Pusateri said a decision is expected within a week, with International representative Harry Branscomb in attendance.
Four people were injured in a three car collision Friday afternoon at the intersection of Favenue and Eighth Street NW. Dorothy Armstrong 1323 Sixth Street NW was admitted to St Luke's hospital in fair condition with wrist ankle rib and knee injuries. Peter J Astrosky 915 G Avenue NW was charged with failure to yield at a stop sign. Burgess family treated and released for facial lacerations.
Allen Miller of 1111 Ninth Street SE completed the machine operators course at the Hawkeye Institute of Technology in Waterloo on February 16.
A Boeing 727 crashed on a foul weather emergency landing in Formosa. Twenty one of the 63 aboard died, nine Americans were on board with five known survivors. Yoshinori Fujino and Michael Seale helped rescue others before hospital treatment.
The article describes a sharp weather drop from 40 degrees Friday noon to one above zero as northwest winds up to 40 mph whip dust from barren fields. Dust causes traffic hazards on Sixth Street and fuels grass fires near Marion and Wilton Junction, with no major damage reported. Saturday clears and warms to 13 degrees by noon despite gusts up to 30 mph.
Witnesses describe a blast at the tavern that jammed a door and forced patrons outside. A man named Coleman, with a long criminal record from age 14, is identified as involved, while police note his recent work as a laborer and ongoing arrest history.
The program airs at 7 oclock on Channel 9 in color. Viewers can expect a lively game show format with couples answering questions to reveal their compatibility.
A farm on highway 19 near Manchester suffered major losses Friday night, destroying a 60 by 100 foot barn a machine shed hog house and several outbuildings. Fire officials say high winds sparked the blaze and livestock were likely saved. Separate grass fire near Wilton Junction burned about 600 acres but did not reach farm buildings.
Demonstrators block access to Madison Square Garden prompting rail diversions and a boycott by colleges with white enrollments. Star athletes from Indiana, Houston and others skipped the NYAC 100th anniversary meet amid threats. attendance reached about 16 thousand with more expected.
Prague CTK reports more than 70 000 women in Czechoslovakia sought abortions in the first nine months of 1987.
Harold Lindee, 19, of 629 Fourth Avenue, pled guilty Friday to larceny of a motor vehicle and petty larceny. A suspended six month sentence in county jail followed the car theft charge from Rapids Chevrolet on August 9, and a suspended thirty day sentence for petty larceny from a Cedar Rapids truck theft on January 20.
A special federal panel reported no settlement to the seven month copper industry strike. Washington AP reports the panel could not bridge the gaps between workers and companies as talks ended without agreement.
George Bushnell, former Detroit Bar Association president, warned at the National Conference of Bar Presidents that over reaction to riots could spawn fascism in the United States. He cited proposed vigilante recruitment, training of housewives in Dearborn to use pistols, and described last year’s riots as insurrections of the deprived rather than race riots.
Former CIA chief Allen W. Dulles was subpoenaed to appear before Orleans Parish grand jurors investigating Kennedy's assassination. The subpoena requires Dulles to testify in New Orleans on March 7 and 8 as part of CIA activity questions.
Vatican sources said Pope Paul VI's top diplomat made a secret visit to Paris last month to confer with members of the North Vietnamese mission. The trip signals quiet diplomacy amid ongoing peace efforts.
The Florida Education Association says 35,000 teachers activated resignations citing a $350 million tax bill and a $58.5 million salary raise, risking class closures for 1.5 million pupils in 1,800 schools. Kirk weighs veto as courts and counties react to walkouts and access to federal relief.
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