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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1968

Page

5

Paris Riot Ends as Pompidou Reopens Sorbonne

Police used tear gas to disperse about 6 000 students opposing the reopening of the Sorbonne planned for Monday. Prime Minister Pompidou announced the reopening on national radio and TV, while protests spread through the Latin Quarter and across the Seine amid injuries and labor-union sympathy strikes.

Paris UPI Sorbonne George Pompidou Pompidou Washington Hanoi Vietnam Latin Quarter Seine de Gaulle Afghanistan

First Marchers Reach Capital in Poor People's Campaign

The first marchers approached Washington as the Pentagon placed troops in a state of readiness for the mass demonstration. A vanguard of about 100 people from infants to seniors arrived in Arlington Virginia and paused at a church to await the main march.

Washington Pentagon Arlington

Water covers most of Earth in Chuckle line

A humor note states three fourths of the earth is water and a boat pulled by a car appears three times as large as the car. Copyright content appears as a brief joke line in this item.

Viet Cong Shell Saigon and Hue Strikes Escalate

Viet Cong fired mortars and rockets at at least eight Saigon area sites as the battle for the capital entered a second week. Allied forces reported repelling a center-city invasion attempt while also striking Hue and Da Nang bases and a Mekong Delta outpost. In Saigon city fringe fighting, American 9th Division troops repelled a night assault, killing 98 attackers in a flare-lit engagement.

Saigon South Vietnam Hue da Nang Bac Lieu Mekong Delta Hanoi

Senate Report Sees Millions In Vietnam Aid Squandered

A secret Senate report charges kickbacks in U S construction in South Vietnam and says millions are squandered due to inefficiency corruption and foolishness The 75 page document by Sen Ribicoff urges a broad congressional probe of U S operations in the war zone It cites contractor profits and overcharges on projects including the Grand hotel in Nha Trang and calls for GAO review of Pacific Architects and Engineers RMK BRJ and others with suspected kickbacks and misused funds.

Senate U.S South Vietnam Sen. Ribicoff Dconn Southeast Asia Ribicoff Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee Associated Press Vietnam General Accounting Office Pacific Architects & Engineers, Inc Los Angeles Rmkbrj Raymond International Delaware, Inc Morris Knudsen Asia, Inc PAE Nha Trang Hong Kong Singapore

Cedar Rapids Youth Arrested in Shooting Case

Cedar Rapids police charged 17-year-old David C. Gregory with assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury discharging a firearm within city limits and reckless driving after he allegedly fired a .22 rifle at Joseph M. Bearns causing two superficial head wounds. Bearns was treated and released from Mercy Hospital. Gregory remained in custody Saturday night.

Cedar Rapids David C. Gregory Dover Street Joseph M. Bearns Greene Avenue Mercy Hospital Bird Gregory

Clerk error could threaten Speck conviction in Chicago

Chicago Sun Times reports a court clerk error may void Richard Speck's eight murder verdict and death sentence. Speck was indicted for only two murders but tried on eight counts in 1967 and sentenced to death. experts say the error could be corrected by the Illinois Supreme Court under Rule 239.

Chicago UPI Richard Speck Chicago Sun-Times Speck The Sun-Times Illinois Supreme Court

Kennedy outlines broad tax reform to curb inflation

Senator Robert F. Kennedy proposes sweeping tax changes and selective spending cuts to reduce inflation, boost employment, and raise Americans above poverty. He calls for a minimum tax on the rich, review of oil depletion allowances, bond tax exemptions, and targeted incentives for job creation and slum housing, while opposing education and health cuts.

Washington Robert F. Kennedy D-N.y Kennedy America Congress

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