19 Jul 1968
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1968
Page
1
A fragmented report notes Czech groups challenging the wage demands and government resistance. The presidium signals no clear reasons to classify the present situation as counterrevolutionary, amidst upheaval and power tensions.
Democratic National Chairman John Briley said he still hoped for a settlement on the telephone strike and Prague faction tensions as the party faces a split. Daley allies and Prague backers held separate meetings amid limited progress, with a decisive rebuff noted.
The Independent notes no negotiations occurred as the union aided, while Illinois Bell Telephone resisted binding action over a 72 day old walkout by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Statements from Bailey and others reference ongoing deadlock, with details on telecom strike channels and court actions delaying installations.
Tokyo AP reports three U.S. airmen Maj. James Frederick Low Maj. Fred Neal Thompson and Capt. Joe Victor Carpenter were handed over in Hanoi by a Vietnam committee for Solidarity. They are due to depart for Vientiane where American officials will receive them. The pilots were captured last year during actions over North Vietnam. The release involved peace groups and includes associates from Philadelphia Berkeley and Berkeley.
A fast American armored unit fought North Vietnamese regulars in a running battle about 70 miles north of Saigon. U S officers said 34 Communists were killed. B 52 bombers pounded missile sites in the first such raids of the war above the DMZ in retaliation. Marines battled North Vietnamese troops south of the DMZ, with 77 enemy killed Wednesday and 9 Americans dead and 4 wounded. U S casualties Thursday totaled 4 dead and 3 wounded. Saigon gunners fired into a petroleum storage area seven miles southeast, with light damage and no additional casualties.
Carl Rible Jr reports that increased sunspot activity correlates with cold waves on earth and causes disruptions in outer space. Electrical circuits may reverse currents, garble radio waves, and garble telephone and telegraph transmissions.
The House trimmed the foreign aid bill to 1.993 billion dollars, far below the administration request of 2.922 billion. The vote followed nearly nine hours of debate and included language urging negotiations with Israel for the sale of 51 F4 Phantom jets. The measure also limits grants and loans under the bill and aligns with cuts demanded by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Severe storms with funnel clouds moved from the Midwest to the South as a cold front cooled the region. Watches covered parts of Oklahoma Texas New Mexico Arkansas Tennessee Missouri Mississippi and Kentucky with heavy rains, hail, and tornado reports. Flooding occurred statewide and a tornado damaged farm buildings near Waterton. Political notes mention Nixon Rockefeller and McCarthy in the Democratic race without a clear outcome.
Newhall said the hiking party will meet a support group at Radwater while four JPL men drive empty routes across Canada to reach Thursday meetings with union carriers. Rangers warned against the climb to Mante's View due to stranded hikers and hazardous terrain amid a postal wage dispute resolution effort.
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