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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1968
Page
1
Learn riot control lessons as Martin Luther King Jr. era trains troops and police with better planning training and communication. Rapid mobilization and restrained firearms mark the shift from Newark and Detroit tactics where many were killed. In Washington since rioting began, no shots fired by troops, scant police firing, eight dead.
Des Moines police and Iowa National Guard placed on standby after firebombings and window breaks tied to a King memorial service. Firefighters faced multiple blazes with damages around $8,000. Arrests totaled 24 for unlawful assembly and concealed weapons as police maintained 12 hour patrols.
About 130 people gathered Sunday afternoon for a low publicity tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The service in Washington featured singing prayer and a sermon read aloud by Rev. Charles Cowell, organized by Rev. Vernon G. Elgin of Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church.
Racial violence surged in at least 85 American cities after the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with 29 killed, over 2,000 injured, and 8,879 arrests. Thousands of federal troops and National Guardsmen patrolled major cities including Chicago, Baltimore, and Washington as fires destroyed property and disorder spread from Memphis to the national day of mourning.
Iowa City Democrat John Schmidhauser told a Committee for a More Responsible Congress he would take a June leave from his University of Iowa teaching post. The group urged him to run again for the House seat he held in the 89th Congress, defeated by Rep. Fred Schwengel, whom he had unseated in 1964.
United Press International reports clearing and colder conditions tonight with diminishing winds. Tuesday brings generally fair skies, lows from the 20s northwest to low 30s southeast, and highs around 50. The outlook for Wednesday is partly cloudy and warmer.
Thousands mourn Dr. Martin Luther King Jr as sobbing crowds file past his casket at Spelman College and Ebenez er Baptist Church. The rites draw national figures and a massive march in Atlanta with Coretta Scott King leading, amid heavy security and rain.
In Richmond Indiana a massive blast and ensuing fire destroyed eight downtown buildings on Main Street. FBI and arson probes focus on Marting Arms while 25 bodies are identified and 21 are missing. National Guard armory serves as morgue as rescue continues with gas line rupture suspected.
Notice to bidders on shower and toilet buildings at Lake Darling. Notice of hearing in estate matter of Marion Godlove.
President Johnson said Hanoi has formally agreed to work at a time and place for U S North Vietnamese talks. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker flies from Saigon to join policy talks starting Tuesday at Camp David Maryland. Bunker to arrive in Washington Thursday as the U S notifies allies of Hanoi note.
UPI reports Army 1st Air Cavalry Division takes charge at Khe Sanh after 78 days of siege by North Vietnamese forces. Marines of the base abandon bunkers and march into jungle, with Col. David Lownds and Col. Hubert S. Campbell noted as leaders. Lance Cpl. Gary Harris from Lubbock comments on seeking revenge.
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