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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1968
Page
3
James Earl Ray's American lawyer Arthur Hanes met Ray in Wandsworth prison for an hour. Hanes said the interview yielded names and leads for a defense and that conditions limited confidence. he praised the security but noted no private conference.
Benjie Roth offers reward for conviction after 2000 turkeys drowned in a shed at LBW ranch southwest of here. Loss estimated over 2000 dollars as 2000 birds perished while 2000 survived. Simultaneously deputies searched for a missing police car linked to a drive near the Roth farm. a driver later found it in a ditch.
Democratic congressional hopeful John Schmidhauser linked urban civil disorder to rural population decline. He spoke at the Victor Centennial, urging strengthened rural economy to reduce city congestion and criticizing voters’ neglect of rural issues and a 1967 action against rural electric cooperatives.
Two men died early Saturday when their car collided with a milk truck on a rural Lyon county blacktop four miles east of George. Victims were Hans Osterman aged 53 and Herman Roede aged 56, both residents of Ocheyedan.
Local residents advertise used items for quick sale including furniture tools electronics and kitchenware. Buyers are invited to browse listings at the neighborhood swap and contact sellers directly for price and pickup details.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate James S Bromwell of Cedar Rapids launched a bipartisan attack on farm programs. He said presidential contenders have not addressed Iowa's four billion dollar industry with optimism and urged policies to create a viable farming sector to meet a looming food shortage within ten years.
A 17 year old, Crispin Curiel Gonzalez, arrested after a letter about Robert Kennedy’s assassination was found, was found hanged in a Juarez hospital psychiatric ward cell. Police say the body was suspended from a cloth rope. The youth had been under psychiatric observation after being moved from Los Angeles for deportation.
New York state supreme court Justice Joseph Brust rejected General Motors claim that invasion of privacy suits apply only to commercial cases. He noted GM acknowledged many allegations including threatening calls and stalking, and ruled the core issue involves broad constitutional rights, including the right to be left alone.
Rockwell City youth Larry Leonard, 19, found alongside Highway 5 near Manson. Autopsy shows a head blow and four broken ribs. Sheriff Homer Small investigates with state crime bureau help. no skid marks, initial hit-and-run theory ruled out. Leonard married with two young children, employed in Manson.
President Johnson signed a bill imposing penalties for desecrating the flag. The act allows fines up to 1000 dollars and up to one year in prison for knowingly burning defacing mutilating or trampling the flag or its representations.
In person application sought for a dish washer at R. Drive-In Theatre. Must be 16 years of age or over. Apply immediately in Woolworth downtown store.
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