This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1968
Page
3
Memphis construction crew spot James Earl Ray across street as he is moved to Shelby County Jail from a secret London flight. He rests in a four cell suite with steel plating on bars. Security remains tight while preparations for trial over Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. killing proceed.
Shelby County Sheriff William Morris announced at a Memphis press conference that criminal court Judge Walter Battle will preside over the James Earl Ray trial. Judge Battle imposed strict ground rules for press coverage. Ray arrived from London under unprecedented security in the area.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower endorses Richard M. Nixon for the Republican presidential nomination. He spoke from his Walter Reed hospital suite where he is recovering from his fifth heart attack.
Richard Nixon stood before a portrait of Lyndon Johnson at the state department after receiving Eisenhower’s endorsement for the Republican nomination. Nixon then toured the briefing on world affairs offered to candidates by Johnson.
In Paris Anatole Litvak plans a film with Ingrid Bergman Yves Montand and Tony Perkins. A dinner at the Plaza Athenee with Sam Taylor follows a press party. The mother-in-law boasted of meetings claiming a dinner with Ingrid Bergman and James Stewart. The next day Mrs. Kessler confronts her son-in-law about the claims causing strain.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.