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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1968
Page
5
In a dark hotel corridor in Los Angeles, a gunman opened fire on Senator Robert Kennedy after California victory celebrations. Roosevelt Grier restrained the attacker as Kennedy collapsed on a steel serving table amid screams and chaos.
In Des Moines the Republican biennial convention adopted a rule forcing the platform committee and all convention deliberations to be open to newsmen and delegates. Evan Hultman of Waterloo promoted the open meeting rule, while law partner William Ball ordered a committee room cleared earlier. The platform plank was withdrawn amid liberal criticism.
President Johnson and leaders world over react to the shooting of Senator Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles. Johnson orders increased security for other candidates as FBI and federal marshals take charge. Reaction from lawmakers highlights fear and shock at escalating political violence.
The Cedar Rapids board of review weighs a city reassessment study amid downtown landowner discrimination claims comparing core area versus outer loop valuations. Attorney Lynch pressed the case for 20 members of the Greater Downtown Association, while members noted prior recommendations and urban renewal concerns. Continued on page 3.
Robert Kennedy leads McCarthy 46 to 42 in California as gunfire interrupts the contest. Humphrey and McCarthy scale back campaigns returning to Washington while Kennedy eyes 174 delegates. In South Dakota Kennedy wins decisively. other primaries push party split, with Hughes slate winning in New Jersey and Babcock leading in Montana.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy was critically wounded by a gunman after a California primary victory rally in Los Angeles. Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, 24, of Pasadena, identified as the suspect, was restrained by aides as Kennedy underwent four hours of surgery.
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