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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1978
Page
11
An OCR slice lists many shows across hours from 6 to 1 a.m. including news, game shows, dramas, movies, and public affairs. Notable items include The Big Sleep on Iowa and Smokey and the Bandit on Times stage, with film and TV lineups across channels and time blocks.
Richard Sipes alerted police after spotting a man outside Orville Sharpe’s home and the suspect, William Davis, confronted by a golf club. Patrolman O’Neill described the tense moment as two men emerged from darkness with Davis charged with attempted housebreaking and burglary tools. Davis, USC student from Union, was released on personal recognizance after authorities noted no prior criminal record. ON THIS DATE in 1924, Leopold and Loeb were sentenced for the Bobby Franks murder.
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