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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1968
Page
1
Viet Cong shells hit Tan Son Nhut air base in Saigon as the ongoing bombardment raises alarm in the capital. 30 rockets struck the city, killing 19 civilians and wounding 116, with 130 killed and 1,000 wounded over 39 days.
Closing arguments loom after Dr. Benjamin Spock and four co defendants rested evidence in the antidraft conspiracy trial. Spock testified he believed citizens must oppose war seen as illegal, with FBI notes under scrutiny and jury deliberation set to begin Thursday.
An Army board of review condemned the handling of Pvt. John J. Lucero Jr.’s case at Ft. Belvoir and reversed his court martial conviction. Lucero was confined after a base altercation and faced a general court martial after delayed formal charges. The board cited unreasonable and oppressive delays from charge to trial. Sisk stated the Army has 20 days to appeal to the Court of Military Appeals.
A 24 year old Communist union militant Pierre Beylot was shot dead at the Peugeot plant in Souchaux as riot police intervened to protect non strikers. More than 50 people were injured. Seine crossing demonstrations and clashes continued in Paris with police arresting hundreds of students.
In Bluefield Virginia voters elected Rev A M Henry the town s first Negro councilman in a six way East Ward race by an 11 vote margin. Henry won 185 of 793 votes and will take the seat Sept 1, replacing mayor W M McGlamery who did not seek re election.
In Richlands voters replaced Mayor W W Fields Sr with Charles A Combs by 387 to 286. Combs also runs the Richlands Army Navy store. Three Richlands Town Council seats went to M H Lowe Wilmer W Lowe and Ovie L Martin, with incumbents J P Royal and J A Robinson defeated. Other local races across southwest Virginia include Narrows Pearisburg Glen Lyn Cleveland Pembroke Marion and related council races with various victors and losers.
Wallace resumes his presidential bid escorted by Secret Service in Memphis. He accuses high officials of indirectly aiding civil disorder and blames the Communist party and criminals for riots. The Alabama candidate presses a fund raising tour after his wife Lurleen's death and predicts shifting votes in the Deep South.
Four inmates at the U S Penitentiary held 18 men and 5 women hostage after a failed escape attempt. A correctional officer was grazed by a bullet but treated and released. The prisoners demanded access to a newspaper reporter to air grievances as the standoff continued.
In Paris the U S and Hanoi delegations faced renewed tension as rocket offensives on Saigon intensified. U S informants warn talks may stall with Washington under pressure over bombing and restraint debates while North Vietnam pushes for an unconditional end to bombing in the North.
A Senate subcommittee reports shortages of major equipment and personnel in the U S Army 2nd and 7th Infantry Divisions in Korea. It cites deficient operating strength and lack of repair parts, with North Korea pursuing unification on Communist terms. The study notes many Korean soldiers serve alongside American units but are not counted in readiness.
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