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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1968
Page
6
Karen Likens 7 displays her Poppy Girl merchandise for the Veterans of Foreign Wars annual campaign. Chairman Mrs Joe Gaskill and vice chairman Clete Delheimer are shown at the event to be held September 20 and 21 with local VFW involvement.
Police investigated a man who damaged his recently purchased car with an ax after attempting to return it to the dealer. No charges were filed. The incident occurred in Bainbridge, Georgia. Carolyn learns disquieting news about her father on Peyton Place at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday on KCRG TV in color.
Memphis AP Two newspapermen a lawyer and a private detective were ordered to show cause why they should not be held in contempt for violating a ban on four outside court statements in the James Earl Ray case. Judge Battle set Sept 27 to hear the contempt petitions and Ray’s trial is slated for November 12.
Police uncovered an eight to 10 acre marijuana patch worth about $1 million in a cornfield on a Wilson County farm about 10 miles from Wilson. Two men were arrested and the marijuana was burned.
United Press reports four incumbent Democratic congressmen won renomination in Massachusetts, with Boland and MacDonald near the Kennedy circle and Boland backed by Edward Kennedy. Other winners include Philbin and Donohue, while Edmund Dinis led a tight three way race for the 10th district. Magnuson also won in Washington by a wide margin along with Gov. Van Evans seeking re election.
Washington AP says the housing act allows savings and loan associations to lend on mobile homes, a new major business source. Mobile homes already account for about 10 percent of yearly housing unit purchases, and associations welcome the expansion.
The Film Experience by Roy Huss and Norman Silvester offers a broad look at cinema. It explains how rhythm, images, and visual contrasts elevate film beyond simple storytelling for new readers at Cedar Rapids Public Library.
A wife is surprised when her husband takes the role of lion tamer on a color episode of Truth or Consequences airing on KCRG TV 9 at 6 00 p m Wednesday.
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