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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1968
Page
3
Viet Cong guerrillas seized homes around Binh Loi bridge as allied forces launched a major counterattack with tanks and helicopter gunships. Refugees fled to Saigon while battles spread near Tan Son Nhut airport and the Y bridge, with casualties among American and Vietnamese forces.
Geneva reports the World Health Organization concluded its 21st assembly after a three week session. Delegates wrapped up discussions on global health priorities and policy decisions.
A lighthearted look at how risqué titles push sales in the main market as publishers cash in on provocative trends. The note underscores the old adage nothing ventured, nothing gained in publishing.
Communist gunners down four U S aircraft in South Vietnam on Saturday. A Skyraider and a Skyhawk were shot down near Tam Ky. two helicopters were hit and crashed. a cargo plane also crashed with all three crew killed or wounded. One Skyraider pilot died and a Marine pilot was rescued unharmed.
A Russian bomber crashed into the Norwegian sea after a low pass over the U S aircraft carrier Essex. At least three lives were lost. American personnel recovered parts of three bodies but found no survivors. The bomber normally carries seven crew.
Leaders of the Afro-American Self-Educational Organization at Coe College confronted President Joseph McCabe about his earlier assembly remarks on racism. They pressed for a specific statement condemning white racism, while McCabe argued such broad statements exceed his authority and noted both white and black racism exist.
A Cedar Rapids 17 year old, Mark Jon Ladage, was killed in a one car crash at Forest and Linden drives SE shortly after 11:30 p.m. Friday. A passenger, Richard D. Rose, 17, was listed in poor condition at St Luke's hospital. The driver, Kendall Heppe, 17, also from Cedar Rapids, was involved. authorities sought to notify the boy's mother, who was unreachable by 2 p.m. Saturday. The victim's father had a fatal heart attack last month.
Premier Georges Pompidou said the overnight violence in Paris and other cities aimed to start civil war and ordered forces of law and order to crush further demonstrations at once. Two people died and hundreds were injured as police and rioters clashed, with Lyon police commissioner killed by a rock-laden truck.
Bobby Kennedy swept seven Iowa district caucuses to secure 20 delegates while Humphrey and McCarthy trailed in districts Second, Fifth and Sixth. Coalition voting allocated two McCarthy and two Kennedy delegates in one district, with named delegates from Iowa City Davenport Williamsburg and Lee Henry counties. Continued results noted for Second district.
President Johnson addressed the ILGWU convention in Atlantic City, warning against extremists and urging practical political action. He linked unrest to Communist influence while insisting the path to reform lies in disciplined union effort and steady, local decisions by dedicated individuals.
United Press International reports relentless rains and swollen rivers flood Texas Oklahoma Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky and Indiana. Evacuations surge as hundreds seek shelter. Ohio and Parkersburg face near four inch rains in 12 hours while cemented roads shut down.
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