19 Nov 1968
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1968
Page
1
Saigon signs indicate a delegation to Paris may be formed with Vice President Ky possibly leading. Premier Huong softened his stance while Saigon and Washington seek a compromise on attendance as Hanoi and the NLF shape a broader peace effort.
U S and South Vietnamese troops report 181 more Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed and over 200 prisoners or captives taken in two thrusts about 450 miles apart near Da Nang and southwest of Saigon amid ongoing winter operations. Civilians and soldiers suffered additional casualties from shelling and terror incidents as political moves toward Paris peace talks unfold.
After seven weeks of class disruption the AFL-CIO United Federation of Teachers ratified a settlement ending the citys longest teachers strike. The action followed a controversial dismissal in Ocean Hill Brownsville and prompted a state watchdog to monitor teachers return to eight schools serving 8,000 pupils.
A humorous reflection notes that as children age they stop embarrassing parents by their words and deeds in public, while parents themselves may still react to their offspring’s actions with restraint or irony. The piece underscores generational tension in family life.
Reports from Bamako say Mali's President Modibo Keita was ousted as the army seized control and announced a transition to rule until new elections. A curfew was ordered, public gatherings banned, and Bamako airport closed as the Committee Liberation claimed full political authority.
Rome AP report says Premier Giovanni Leone's minority government resigns to allow a center left majority coalition. Socialists poised to rejoin with Christian Democrats and the Republican party, while a 24 hour government employee strike hampers Italy from the Alps to Sicily, halting trains and communications.
California Supreme Court upholds the death penalty as constitutional affecting about 85 men and one woman on death row at San Quentin. The ruling also sends two appeals back for jury reconsideration on whether death or life imprisonment should be imposed, a move seen as expected by inmates and observers.
Yonkers lawyer Fraser Friedman administers a $1 million fund to free American captive Hugh Francis Redmond in Shanghai. Since 1967 China has blocked news of his status, while callers offering tips range from serious to farcical. Friedman notes deaths and uncertain conditions among other Americans jailed in China and recalls failed diplomatic efforts in The Hague and London.
About 100,000 university students in Bohemia and Moravia occupy classrooms for a second day of a three day sit in protesting limits on press censorship and urging freedom of assembly and foreign travel. Journalists warn that liquidation of free expression would derail socialist reform. Prague newsmen urge talks with government as party leaders publish a resolution to ban leaflets and mass resolutions while pledging to enforce a Moscow and Oct. 18 pact. The Central Committee vows media serve socialism and to strengthen the Communist party amid the Soviet Union alliance and Comecon.
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle held talks with Premier Maurice Couve de Murville and Finance Minister Francois-Xavier Ortoli amid ongoing European dollar and franc pressure. Analysts question the lack of concrete policy steps while Basel bankers meet. The franc hovered near 4.9740 per dollar as pressure on the pound eased little and market uncertainty continued.
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