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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1968

Page

9

March on Washington rally gathers in Marks area

Field organizers of the Poor People's Campaign recruit volunteers in Marks Mississippi as buses carry marchers from Memphis toward Washington. The group faced plan changes after a King memorial rally and a CBS helicopter being shot at.

Marks Miss Poor People’s Washington Memphis Martin Luther King CBS Larry Pomeroy Aield Ralph David Abernathy Southern Christian Leadership Conference Ney Gore Abernathy King Jeried Abernathy

Bobby Buffeted By Hoosiers and Lilac Blossoms

In South Bend Indiana crowds greet Senator Robert Kennedy during a two hour visit the New York Democrat receives lilacs from residents and shakes hundreds of hands as Indiana primary campaigning focuses on motorcade and personal contact. Kennedy endures a shove from a youngster and displays a puffed upper lip as he interacts with supporters amid traffic hazards and tight security.

South Bend Ind Robert Kennedy Kennedy New York Bobby Indiana

Lafayette Escadrille Leader Parsons Dies at 75

SARASOTA Fla AP Rear Adm Edward Parsons 75 former head of the Lafayette Escadrille and commander near World War I end died Thursday night He flew numerous combat patrols in 1917 18 and received several foreign decorations

Sarasota Fla Edward Parsons Parsons

Cleaner Air Lets Birds Return to London Skies

London observers report a burst of bird life after Britain’s 1956 clean air act. Hoopoes great northern divers waxwings bearded tits house martins and show bunting reappear in urban parks near Buckingham Palace and Primrose Hill. Osprey sightings over Regent's Park and Canada geese in St James's Park underscore the recovery.

London Piccadilly Circus Queen Elizabeth Buckingham Palace Inner Britain Lord Hurcomb British Committee On Bird Sanctuaries Primrose Hill Inner London Regent’s Park Hurcomb St. James’ Park

Iowa utility seeks approval to move giant 403 ton reactor

The Iowa Utilities Board tentatively approves cooperation in relocating a 403 ton reactor vessel for a Cedar Rapids nuclear plant near Palo. Weighing 66 feet long and 17 feet wide, the unit with trailer spans 178 by 23 feet on 160 wheels. Move planned for February 1972 from Ely to Palo, with gravel roads reinforced or rebuilt to prevent damage to highways and culverts. Dennis Eblert backs the plan, citing cost savings of about 500000 by moving in one piece.

Ely Cedar Rapids Mississippi River Davenport Rock Island Palo Dennis Eblert

U.S. Denies Flag Vandalism by GIs in Dalat

The U S embassy in Saigon denies three American soldiers ripped a South Vietnamese flag during a Dalat speech by Vice President Ky. Military police detained the trio. the U S command apologised to the Dalat mayor for any misunderstanding and the matter was accepted by the mayor and students.

Thhe Saigon Song U. S Dalat

Hearing Demanded On Larceny Count

Elmer Daves 37 of 606 Third Street NW was arraigned in municipal court on larceny charges. A preliminary hearing was set for May 7. He allegedly stole 165 dollars from Jesse Harris of Waterloo and 7 dollars from Joe Hoye of 24010 Avenue NW last Friday.

Elmer Daves Third Street Municipal Daves Jesse Harris Waterloo Joe Hoye Avenue NW Hoye

Auto Production Totals From Automotive News

Detroit report shows weekly U S and Canadian auto output by make. Chevrolet produced 16 000 trucks and 15 483 cars this week while Dodge Ford G M C International and Jeep also posted figures. The piece compares this week totals to last year’s cumulative production.

Detroit Mich Automotive News United States Chevrolet Dodge Ford G.M.C Jeep Bate Plymouth Imperial Chrysler Ford Wick Apeccan Motors U. S

Columnist James Marlow Dies at 64 in Washington

James Marlow, 64, Associated Press columnist of "The World Today," died Thursday after an illness that began January 31 with a collapse at his desk. A 41-year AP veteran, he helped pioneer interpretive writing.

Washington James ‘Marlow Associated Press The World Today Marlow

Eichman Aide Sentenced Then Probation Granted

Franz Rademacher, once linked to Eichmann, was sentenced in Bamberg to five years for aiding in the murder of 3,300 Jews but received four years four months credit and four years probation. The court suspended 10 months, and both sides said they would appeal.

Bamberg Germany Franz Rademacher Adolf Eichmann Rademacher Third Reich Legation Foreign Ministry Wilhelm Gottlieb Madagascar Syria Eichmann Hitler Mada Nuernberg Supreme Court

Texas Attorney General Clarifies In-Flight Alcohol Sales

Atty Gen Crawford Martin rules airline staff cannot sell alcoholic beverages over Texas airspace. Jurisdiction rests with the county whose airspace encompasses the offense, complicating prosecution for the Texas Liquor Control Board official’s inquiry.

Austin Texas Texas Atty Crawford Martin Martin C.N. Humphreys Texas Liquor Control Board

Mayor Injured in Skateboard Spill in Chickamauga

CHICKAMAUGA Ga AP Mayor Frank Pierce 44 was hospitalized with a broken leg after a skateboard accident in his driveway. He said he was riding smoothly when he landed and his legs twisted beneath him.

Chickamauga, Ga Frank Pierce

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By Bill Crider Tenn Columbia Broadcasting System Lafayette Escadrille Ron Crane Alside Sherwin: Williams First Avenue S.W Jerry Crane Sheldon U.S Toare James Marlow Israel Robert Kempner America Mark OF Frankie Randall and Jennie Smith
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