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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1969
Page
2
Washington AP reports former President Eisenhower was still very weak at Walter Reed after pneumonia and heart surgery complications. Doctors said no further pneumonia progression, cardiovascular status stable, and the airway tube had been removed.
East German soldiers halted traffic on the main West Germany to West Berlin route at Helmstedt from 7 to 9 am, signaling Warsaw Pact maneuvers. The West, led by the United States Britain and France, reaffirmed access to Berlin while denouncing Soviet charges of West German military activity as groundless.
Motorists reported a shellfire barrage on 17 miles of Illinois 48 Saturday. State police stopped a truck that laid a carpet of booby traps. Its back doors popped open and cartons of shotgun shells spilled along the road. Shells exploded when run over. no injuries reported.
In Raton New Mexico policemen arriving at a two car collision found Police Chief Charles Towndrow in one car and Fire Chief Emery Moore in the other. Both chiefs were en route to a fire with lights flashing and sirens blaring when the collision occurred at an intersection.
Five young Filipinos were machine-gunned to death in a sugar cane field miles north of Manila on Saturday. Police said communist guerrillas were suspected of carrying out the massacre.
A humorous quip notes that a woman may forgive but refuses to forget what she forgave, delivering a lighthearted take on memory and reconciliation.
National guardsmen used tear gas at University of California Berkeley to disperse about 75 student pickets and 200 onlookers at the main gate. The action followed a February alert by Gov. Ronald Reagan as guardsmen also patrolled the campus with bayonets sheathed.
UPI reports Presidents Nixon and De Gaulle spent six hours in Versailles discussing world issues in a friendly mood. Police blocked a massive Paris rally as thousands of protesters shouted anti Nixon slogans while signs supported Vietnam liberation.
Saigon reports the seventh day of the spring offensive as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese rockets and mortars strike over 50 towns and bases. Elections proceed Sunday in 3,500 hamlets and villages despite Viet Cong activity. U.S. officials note significant enemy movement from Cambodia and DMZ incursions. Six miles southeast of the DMZ, Fifth Cavalry claims about 60 enemy killed. U.S. losses total one dead and eight wounded. Allied tallies: roughly 6,600 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed, 538 ARVN, and over 300 Americans. Three American helicopters were shot down Thursday. crews unharmed.
New Orleans jurors unanimous not guilty on Clay Shaw charged with conspiring to murder President Kennedy. Verdict delivered at 1:02 a.m. after deliberations. Shaw embraced attorney Edward Wegmann as courtroom reactions ranged from applause to shocked cheers.
Doctors pronounced the Apollo 9 crew much improved after a cold and gave the green light to proceed with plans for a Monday liftoff. David R. Scott was clear, James A. McDivitt and Russell Schweickart were better, off meds, and the trio resumed light activity as they prepared for a spacecraft trainer rehearsal.
Washington AP A Democratic commission studying convention reform heard that the system remains valuable but needs open procedures. Senator Harold Hughes urged minority representation at all stages and timely delegate selection. Senator Fred Harris called for Republican participation in reform.
In Damascus Defense Minister Hafez Assad is seen as the winner of a bloodless intra party dispute with President Atassi and Gen. Jadid facing marginal influence. No arrests confirmed and no military action reported. Assad seeks stronger action against Israel and less Soviet reliance.
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