City Eases Curfew After Quiet Night Across Town
City officials report a calm evening as curfew restrictions ease with no major disturbances. Police note minimal incidents and residents resume normal activities as the curfew relaxes citywide.
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14 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1968
Page
1
Guard Takes It Easy As City Enjoys Peaceful Saturday
Kansas City residents spent a quiet Saturday night with no curfew. A fire on Eleventh and Highland caused $50 damage to a vacant building. Four white adults were found target practicing in a warehouse near Twelfth and Troost. three were charged with carrying concealed weapons. Police arrested 48 people on charges from disturbing the peace to robbery from 6 to 11:30 PM. About 450 officers and 562 guardsmen kept order after rioting earlier in the week. Mayor Illus Davis kept a curfew in place for prior nights until 11 PM. Some guardsmen attended nearby commercial movies, stationed for quick alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Roy Dee Carrier
Reider Road
Shawnee
Jackie Lyn Kirby
East Tenth Street
Turner Bay Woods
Forest Avenue
General Hospital
Negro
Illus Davis
Easter Editorial Calls for Faith Hope and Renewal
An editorial reflects on Easter 1968 in Kansas City, praising faith hope and understanding as catalysts after recent violence. It notes unity between Negro and white citizens and commends those protecting the public while urging continued constructive action and renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Youths Talk About Faith at Grace and Holy Trinity
In a final installment of a Lenten series, Ed Bechhold age 17 shares what his Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal cathedral youth group feels about faith. The piece captures church youth perspectives and the season’s reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Bechhold
Grace and
Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
County Judges Join Sheriff in Forming Temporary Posse
Sheriff Arvid Owsley said he was deputizing three Jackson County judges along with courthouse staff to report for duty at the Kansas City courthouse as part of a civil defense measure. Judge Charles Curry and Judge Petrovic condemned the move noting they had been at the courthouse all week and in contact with the Civil Defense radio center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heriff Arvid
Hip- Spo
Charles E. Curry
Owsley
Petrovic
Curry
Civil Defense Radio Center
Berlin Faces Third Day of Demonstrations Over Dutschke Shooting
West Berlin police clashed with about 2500 protesters along the Kurfuerstendamm as 500 were charged during a march. Peter Brandt among those detained. Dutschke in hospital in critical but improving condition. Bundestag to hold special hearing on the unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Germany
Willy Brandt
Berlin
West Berlin
Rudi Dutschke
Kurfuerstendamm
Peter Brandt
U. S
Bremerhaven
Cologne
Axel Springer
Essen
Springer
Frankfurt
Duisburg
Nuernberg
Vietnam
Dutschke
New Left
Josef Bachmann
Gretchen Dutschke
Bachmann
Martin Luther King, Jr
Bonn
Bundestag
Eugen Gerstenmaier
Interior Committee
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Tanzania Recognizes Breakaway State Biafra
Tanzania granted official recognition to the breakaway West African state of Biafra, the first foreign recognition since its secession from Nigeria. Foreign Minister Cc. Y. Mgonja cautioned that Biafra’s separation is a tragedy for African unity but urged unity through non conquest.
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Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Biafra
Nigeria
Cc. Y. Mgonja
New York City Sets Warm April 13 Record
New York City logged a temperature of 82 degrees at 2 30 p.m. to set the warmest April 13 on record, surpassing the 1945 high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Rioting Escalates In City After Central School Incident
Police log shows over 1 000 dispatches from Tuesday to Thursday amid rioting that left six dead by nightfall. Dr. Edward Fields recalls group disturbances around Central schools with cars from 1949 to 1967 models and Kansas plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Junior High School
Prospect
Junior
Central
Kansas
Freighter Polarland Stuck on Sand Bar Delays Chicago Ceremonies
The Norwegian freighter Polarland carrying 14 000 tons of steel ran aground on a sand bar three miles offshore from the entrance to Navy Pier delaying welcoming ceremonies for Chicago 1968 shipping season. Two tugs freed the vessel after hours of effort.
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Chicago
Polarland
Navy Pier
Lake Michigan
Rusk Finishes Medical Checkup in Washington
Secretary of State Dean Rusk completed a three day medical checkup in Washington with all tests showing him in good health. A State Department spokesman said Rusk quoted, I feel great.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusk
Washington
Dean Rusk
Secretary of State
State Department
Stone RValles Away From Sepulchre Post Entry
They discovered the stone rolled away from the tomb and entered the tomb but did not find the body of Jesus Christ the Lord. The scene notes the absence of the sacred body and implies a resurrection claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phas
Rvalles
Hesus
Czechs Move To Ease Rift With Vatican
Czechoslovakia's new government reportedly opened preliminary talks with the Vatican on church state relations. Discussions may allow exiled Cardinal Beran to return to Prague and cover demands to restore religious freedom, fill eight vacant dioceses, reinstate 1500 banned priests, reopen monasteries and convents, and end religious teaching restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Vatican
Josef Cardinal Beran
City and union near end to long garbage strike
Memphis AP reports city officials and union negotiators met with President Johnson's mediator to seek a settlement of the ongoing garbage collectors' strike. The closed meeting produced reports that a resolution was near as the stoppage entered its 10th week tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Johnson
King's Slaying Puzzles Riddle of Involvement
A high profile killing raises questions about possible accomplices as investigators parse clues and statements. Authorities caution that more than one person may have been involved, keeping the case under tight security.
Doubts on Identity in King's Assassination Probe
Investigators re examine whether multiple people were involved in the King assassination. The FBI has not disclosed updates while checking leads on a possible alias Eric Starvo Galt linked to a Birmingham stay and a 1966 Mustang purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Memphis
Martin Luther King, Jr
King
FBI
Dr. King
Birmingham
Eric Starvo Galt
Galt
Economy Grill
Governors converge in St Louis on Kennedy stop effort
Democratic governors from 14 to 17 states meet in St Louis to discuss presidential politics with debate expected to span Kennedy and Humphrey camps. Missouri Governor Hearnes eyes field, while Docking of Kansas leads 38 vote delegation. no candidate list finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay Gold
the Star
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Kennedy
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri
Robert Docking
Kansas
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
John B. Connally
Texas
Robert Kennedy
D-N. Y
Democratic Party
Lester Maddox
Georgia
George Wallace
Alabama
Phillip Hoff
Vermont
Humphrey
Johnson
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
William L. Guy
North Dakota
Washington
Alfonso J. Cervantes
Cervantes
Chicago
Richard Daley
Hearnes
Kansas City
Missouri Democrats
Paul M. Berra
Democratic City Committee
Berra
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Docking
Mayfair
Light Rain Forecast for Kansas City and Vicinity
The forecast calls for light rain in the morning with clearing skies later. Cooler tonight with a high in the mid 50s and a low in the upper 30s. Precipitation chances are 30 percent today and 10 percent tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Democratic Governors Gather in St Louis Tomorrow
A slate of nation’s Democratic governors will assemble in St Louis tomorrow to discuss policy directions and party strategy ahead of upcoming elections. Organizers expect broad talks on healthcare, climate action, and redistricting as state leaders seek unified messaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mellody McGilley Eylar Funeral Homes Notice
Obituary notice lists Mellody McGilley Eylar Funeral Homes with locations Woodlawn Linnwood Antioch Main and Linwood. Public notice referencing funeral services and related arrangements appears in the Antioch Chapel.
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Mellody - McGilley - Eylar Funeral Homes
Woodl
D & Linn
Antioch Chapel
Main & Linw
Adv
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