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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1968
Page
3
Hanoi said North Vietnamese forces shot down an F-111 A the controversial U.S. jet. A Pentagon spokesman noted remaining F111As were not grounded as missions continued in the southern panhandle.
STOCKHOLM AP France failed to win support at a private 10 nation conference on gold price hikes and broader monetary issues. US opposition to changes was noted. Michel Debre opened the session urging a system shift to a higher gold price, but Karl Schiller of West Germany politely disagreed after a pause.
Israeli jets bombed Jordanian artillery nests along a 50 mile Jordan river front from Jericho to near the Syrian border as heavy shelling and ground fighting continued. Jordanian accounts claim Israeli fire first sparked the clashes amid fears of broader hostilities.
Liberian President Tubman concluded a state visit to Washington and departed by air for Baltimore on Friday.
Cedar Rapids landmark Magnus hotel at 324 Second Ave SE with 131 rooms, five stories, a taproom and barber shop, changes hands from C C Tschirgi to Mr. and Mrs. Lyle E. Wilson of 1031 Thirty fourth Street SE. Possession April 1. sale includes furnishings. Don Kuhn Co. Realtors handled the transaction.
Vice president Hubert Humphrey has no plans to campaign in Wisconsin before Tuesday’s primary, his office said Friday.
Police and National Guard keep Beale Street area under tight watch after a march by 6,000 Negroes led by Martin Luther King devolved into rioting. Fires flare in downtown wreckage while 148 alarms are logged. Five shots fired near Beale and Hernando. sniper search halted.
Kennedy High School students organize a lunchtime boycott at the JFK cafeteria over service issues. They carry signs such as Dont Buy a Hot Lunch while sacks lunches replace hot meals amid complaints of dirty silverware cold food and no ice cream machine.
The F-111A loss may hand the communists a windfall from U S research and development while officials examine the fate of the aircraft and its two crewmen. If downed in North Vietnam the warplane could expose highly advanced electronics and terrain following radar to enemy engineers.
The Senate rejected a Javits proposal to shield 7.8 billion dollars of Great Society programs from a 6 billion dollar spending cut within a larger bill that also imposed a 10 percent income tax surcharge. A Clark proposal to cut foreign aid, space, and defense spending failed 62 to 17, and many election minded senators left Washington, dimming weekend action prospects.
Fires raged Friday at Carson Pirie Scott Montgomery Ward and Wieboldt s on State street amid police dog searches and evacuations. Fire Commissioner Quinn called arson a distinct possibility as crews contained flames on multiple floors and saved shoppers and workers from the stores.
Governor Hughes and two aides denied charging state funds for hotel stays with their wives during 1966 and 1967 trips. The aide said audit claims misread coded hotel notations, noting Hilton Reservation Service could be mistaken for Mrs. The trips occurred December 14 1966 and January 30 1967.
President Johnson approved naming a U.S. naval station and a destroyer escort after the late Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt. The move honors Holt's leadership and U.S. Australia ties, reflecting wartime era alliance symbolism.
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