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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1968
Page
3
May rainfall totals and May as normal through May are noted. Obituaries list several local families with service details in Charles City Belle Plaine Manchester Marengo St Wenceslaus Dyersville and Worthington. Ads prompt readers to use want ads for buying or selling.
An F-111 aircraft crashed during a ground display at a Holloman air show. Pilot Voorhies escaped unharmed and was taken to Holloman hospital. Public info officer Maj. Frank Morris said the plane sustained damage and had been among several F-111 crashes in history. Kent Roberts, an Alamogordo broadcaster, described the incident from the ground as the jet came down right in front of his van.
Violent disturbances broke out after a Negro burglary suspect was shot as he fled police outside the headquarters. Stores, cars, and two major plants suffered fires and looting as authorities tried to regain control. Mayor Dallas Truitt met protesters and promised an investigation.
John F. Kennedy Jr., seven year old son of the late president, fractured his left wrist when he fell from a pony in Morristown New Jersey. The accident occurred Saturday and details were released by officials.
Connie Claussen of North Tama is named Miss Eastern Iowa in a tight vote at the 1968 Eastern Iowa Band Festival. Karen Bartachek of Deep River-Millersburg wins outstanding bandmaster. Dysart-Geneseo wins Class A and Cedar Rapids Prairie wins Class B with top honors. other placings listed.
Senator Eugene McCarthy rejects leaving the race for moral victory and vows continued contest. He says the forthcoming battles at Chicago and in autumn will prove the triumph of new principles over old politics.
A friend contributes to Camp Good Health Fund and a lodge urges support for C R Lodge No 251. American Legion Auxiliary and Margaret Bottome Circle honor loved ones including John C Reid and Raymond E McCreedy for milestones. Total sum $5 478 72 reported.
Memorial donations listed for individuals and groups, with amounts ranging from 2.00 to 248.40. A note explains that Memorial Day acknowledgments will appear in The Gazette on May 26, May 30, and June 2, with donors able to choose their preferred date. Financial totals show a budget for 1968 and funds yet to be raised.
Donald E. Strub of the Coralville club was elected governor of the Iowa district of Optimist International at the Cedar Rapids convention on Saturday. James Spencer won the oratorical contest, with Craig Coelho of Council Bluffs placing second.
Daughters of Martha at Central Park Presbyterian honor Pat Maloney from Ed, Jane, and Jodi. The remembrance continues in memory of Dr. Har.
The article notes De Gaulle facing a growing strike wave as thousands protest and Jean-Luc Godard is knocked down in a melee. Le Monde columnist Jacques Fauvet urges Gaullism to recognize youth and worker unrest, while unions push for broader plant occupations but halt a full nationwide strike.
Gov Winthrop Rockefeller released a 63 page report by the Arkansas state police concluding the three skeletons found at Cummins prison farm were not inmates buried in a private prison cemetery and not the bodies of escaped prisoners. The inquiry followed a tip from former prison superintendent Thomas Morton about skeletal remains and rumors of secret burials.
John William Enderes 1883 1965 Cedar Rapids resident for 23 years died in a local nursing home after a long illness. He worked as a carpenter, then lumberyard manager in Littleport and with Freuhaus Trailer Co retiring in 1945. Surviving sons Ivan and Melvin, daughter Fern, eight grandchildren, five great grandchildren, three sisters. Memorial services at First Lutheran Church. burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call Turner Funeral Home east and at the church prior to service.
Obituaries note services for Donald Lee Frost at Turner Chapel East 1 30 Monday with burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery. L Earl Hite at Turner Chapel West 10 30 Monday with burial at Linwood cemetery. Robbie D Scroggins at Turner Chapel West 3 Monday with burial at Linwood cemetery.
All city entrances in Oelwein Iowa are sealed to stop sightseers and casual traffic as cleanup from Wednesday's tornado proceeds. The disaster killed two people and caused an estimated 14 million dollars in damage while a curfew remains in effect.
In Miami Beach Dorothy Catherine Anstett of Kirkland Washington won the Miss USA 1968 title. First runner up was Paulette Beck of Baltimore who earned potential succession rights if the winner cannot complete her term. Finalists included Kathy Landry Las Vegas Kathy Hebert Franklin and Bonnie Tafoya Las Cruces.
A brief classified notice urges readers to place low cost want ads by calling 369 1234 for service and results.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists subscription prices and contact details. It notes mailing options with weekly, monthly, and yearly rates and states that no mail subscriptions are accepted in areas served by Gazette carriers. It also mentions Associated Press republication rights.
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