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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1968
Page
4
Mexico City remains largely quiet as students clash with troops and criminals in spots near Olympic venues. Despite Wednesday night fighting that killed dozens and wounded hundreds, officials say the games will open in a week with security tightened and curfews for visiting teams.
Crest on Police Chief denounces dropping of marijuana possession charges against two Tacoma men after guilty pleas for illegal possession. County attorney says dismissal in best interest. judge cites insufficient case. Suspects face trespass charges. 20 days jail ordered.
A Friday blaze at a national guard armory in Huntsville Alabama tore through sections of the facility. Firefighters reported rifle shells popping like popcorn but said no injuries were reported. State and military officials investigated the cause and assessed damage to the building and equipment.
A college dean jokes that to prevent student protest it should be made a required course. The remark raises concerns about free speech and campus governance while prompting discussion on curricular mandates and student activism.
The Gazette presents the sixth county-by-county election survey in Eastern Iowa. Cedar County issues comments and election information are compiled for readers on page 8.
Richard Nixon declares to Southern audiences that George Wallace is not fit to be President while acknowledging Wallace could rival him. He argues for home policy focus and questions Wallace’s insistence on violent protest. Nixon also says he would debate Wallace only facetiously and favors two way debates with Humphrey.
Hubert Humphrey declares a 15 day push has turned the corner amid large crowds in San Francisco and Charlotte. He acknowledges Nixon leads, cites canceled ads due to money, but wins endorsement from the Teamsters and gains party support in eight states.
Cedar Rapids United Community Services reports 51.9 percent of its campaign goal raised to about $500000. Campaign leaders emphasize the deadline next Thursday and urge reporters to file completed accounts, noting divisions like Major firms and Small Business show varied progress and 1791 accounts completed to date.
In Vietnam near Hue and Saigon, 24 Americans died in a helicopter aircraft collision. Four crewmen perished aboard the Chinook and Caribou. eleven died on the helicopter and thirteen on the Caribou. Initial reports suggest pilot error.
The Navy reports a nine month review of submarine steel inspection found no evidence defective plates are used in subs and no link to the loss of USS Thresher or USS Scorpion. Ultrasonic checks in over 40 in service subs show plates meet safety standards under government supervision.
A B 52 Superfortress on a routine landing crashed into a hayfield near Minot Air Force Base. Four crewmen died and two survived after the fuel line failure caused a spin from about 3200 to 3600 feet. Survivors Lt Ronald G Horter and Maj Jerry W Jamison reached a nearby farmhouse. Chutes were found nearby.
In New York City at Seward Park High School on a Friday, about six students demanded the principal release 3400 pupils for a racially charged demonstration. A 20 minute outbreak followed with police attacked by rocks bottles and ash cans. Seventeen arrests and multiple injuries reported.
Police storm a remote Shropshire farmhouse and John James, 28, surrenders after a 17 day siege. Police carried out the family, a wife Joyce 27 and four children, with no injuries to either side. A shotgun and a fireman were involved in the standoff’s early days.
Freezing temperatures swept nearly all of Iowa on Friday with record lows in Cedar Rapids and other cities. Elkader 22 degrees Waterloo 26 Mason City 26 Oelwein 27 Decorah 27 Cedar Rapids 29 Dubuque 30 Ottumwa 32 Des Moines 29. Forecasters expect a warmer night and a weekend with increasing clouds and possible afternoon showers or storms and highs in the 60s.
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