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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1968
Page
3
AP Religion Writer George W. Cornell reflects on Shavuoth the Feast of the Weeks and the giving of the Ten Commandments. The piece frames the ancient event as foundational to public order and moral standards shaping civilization and society.
Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford announced about 24 500 Army Navy and Air Force reservists will be called to active duty for up to 24 months. About 10 000 will go to South Vietnam as President Johnson keeps U S forces in Vietnam at 549 500. Maine units are not affected and 88 units will mobilize with 30 days notice before reporting. Some 14 787 air reservists joined earlier after North Korea seized an intelligence ship.
Miami News editor William C. Baggs reports from Hanoi on life in the North Vietnamese capital. He describes a city with no children on weekdays, private markets alongside a planned economy, and a mix of Buddhism and Catholic presence. The piece notes limited worship in pagodas and relocated Catholic activities, with mass in five languages and a drifting religious practice under communist life.
Congress approved landmark open housing legislation by a 250 to 171 vote sending a civil rights bill to the White House to outlaw discrimination in sale or rental of 80 percent of U S housing by 1970 President Johnson pledged to sign it as soon as possible The measure follows King s funeral amid post assassination unrest and prompts calls for broader federal action on housing and jobs led by the President s Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders with an emergency session planned in New York City
Washington officials study a Tass report that North Vietnam proposed premeeting talks in Warsaw Poland as a first step toward peace discussions with the United States. The idea followed U S rejection of Phnom Penh as venue and suggested talks could begin next week if accepted.
At the 40th Academy Awards in Santa Monica the film In the Heat of the Night earned five Oscars including best picture and best actor for Rod Steiger. Katharine Hepburn was named 1967's best actress for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, while Mike Nichols won best director for The Graduate. George Kennedy and Estelle Parsons took supporting honors for Cool Hand Luke and Bonnie and Clyde respectively.
President Lyndon B. Johnson moves to replace Postmaster General O'Brien and confirms Gen. Creighton Abrams as U.S. commander in Vietnam. W. Marvin Watson is tapped to succeed O'Brien, while Gen. Andrew Goodpaster and Adm. John McCain receive new posts. The reshuffle follows Westmoreland’s move to Army chief and reflects Johnson's lame duck status as he won’t seek another term.
AP survey shows six states moved to clear legal barriers to heart and organ transplants. NAS Board of Medicine urges caution, calling transplantation a scientific exploration. Laws in Virginia and others consider organ transplant ethics, donor death criteria, and recipient eligibility, with debates on governance and oversight.
A lighthearted note jokes about a new cigarette ready for market that includes ear plugs for those who refuse to listen to warnings about smoking. The quip plays on fear of health advice and the irony of the product.
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