15 Mar 1968
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1968
Page
1
UPI reports renewed fighting in southern Laos with Communist troops firing rockets and mortars on Lao Ngam on Thursday. North Vietnamese commanders prepared to deploy tanks as battles surge around Thakhek, signaling intensified efforts to seize control of the region.
Washington reports a renewed Democratic battle as Senator McCarthy declares entry into the Indiana and South Dakota primaries to offer a real choice in the race against Kennedy and the party’s war concerns. Kennedy hints at a possible run, while Capitol Hill remains cautious and divided about the impact on November prospects.
The fragmentary OCR item mentions LA TAM GREE GAS and WRAL GPR EE AA, a garbled line likely referencing a gas company or broadcasting group. Details are unreadable. no clear event, date, or names emerge.
California leaders of the McCarthy campaign doubt a direct clash with Senator Robert Kennedy in the June 4 primary. They say both men prioritize ending the Vietnam war, while urging a coordinated transfer of support if momentum shifts. Bi partisan leaders form a committee to show broad backing for McCarthy, with 50,000 to 100,000 youth expected to join in California.
The trial press on as prosecutors seek life or death verdicts while jurors faced extensive questioning about Donlanville s first Pasadena trial and Rexford Lagan. Prosecutors expect about 28 witnesses. Dontanville s elderly father attended briefly in tears as the defense prepared for another day of testimony.
A cold air mass dropped freezing temperatures to the Gulf Coast area with a 28 degree reading in Meridian Mississippi and a low in Huntington West Virginia. Snow fell 1 to 2 inches from central North Dakota to northern Minnesota as a high pressure system moved east. Strong winds in Reno Nevada followed the most destructive wind storm in the city’s history.
Washington factions debate moving an uncharged Senate open housing rights bill to the House. Democrats push for immediate floor action, while GOP leaders Ford and Dirksen urge a House Senate conference to modify the measure. The bill, approved 71 to 20 in the Senate, targets housing discrimination and includes anti riot safeguards and worker rights provisions.
Panama City UPI reports President Marcos A. Robles was impeached by the National Assembly for constitutional violations and a commission was named to prosecute him in an assembly trial.
The piece discusses how the body adapts to cold by increasing internal heat and crouching to conserve warmth, and contrasts it with heat when hot weather can cause sweating and potentially heat stroke or exhaustion. It mentions Minnesota and Pasadena as examples and notes the survival aspect in cold conditions.
Two workers escaped injury Thursday when a storm drain ditch they were in collapsed near Don Julian Road and Seventh Avenue in City of Industry. Juan Arias of Pico Rivera and Art Lopez of Pomona jumped clear as boards and framing tumbled down due to soft dirt after recent rains.
Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley declared support for President Johnson over Senator Kennedy. He rebuffed an overture from Kennedy, signaling party unity as Chicago politics align with Johnson’s White House bid.
The Agency for International Development ordered stricter oversight of aid purchases and shipments. William Gand testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that new steps target abuse by suppliers and consignees in less developed countries. Measures include a dedicated eligibility-check station, penalties for noncompliant deliveries, and mandatory monitoring of all AID financed shipments.
A damaged clipping from Pasadena California provides a public notice for a legal advertisement. It mentions a court pager and an address at East Colorado Boulevard Pasadena with contact details and year 1936.
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