06 May 1968
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1968
Page
1
Federal investigators began reassembling wreckage from a Braniff jet crash amid thunderstorm theories. Officials reported new victim identified, increasing the death toll to five crew and five passengers aboard the Houston Dallas flight 352, with a military standby deployment noted.
An American and Japanese engineering team released a compact hearing aid that automatically removes unpleasant background sounds. The small transtec unit is now available for 449.95 with a guaranty. Write for full information from Hearing Aid Counseling Service at 1243 Myrtle, Manrovia, Baller. Phone 357 2630.
A New York man named Clyde Mentons of Brooklyn offered a life giving kidney dialysis machine to Marianne Baratta a 16 year old high school student at Albany High School Mission Mills. Marianne now has only five percent kidney function and may receive a kidney transplant aided by the machine in the preoperative and postoperative care.
Columbia University President Grayson Kirk defended the use of police to clear campus buildings seized by demonstrators, saying there was no alternative but capitulation. He apologized for injuries to about 138 students and for 720 arrests during a week of protests. Kirk spoke on Face the Nation about maintaining order while addressing demands.
Amid heavy fighting around the Phan Thanh Gian bridge, Brig General Loat is wounded as Viet Cong forces clash with South Vietnamese Marines and National Police. A Western observer notes the assault dwarfs the Tet attack in scale and duration, with Australians among the dead and a British casualty among the slain.
Johnson says his 1969 budget is tight and opposes cuts but stresses urgent tax increase to fight inflation and support war effort. He urges Congress to pass the tax legislation quickly, arguing it protects the poor and elderly and upholds the dollar and the monetary system. Mills plans a Ways and Means meeting to review opinions as negotiations continue.
A fragment from The Independent notes a Pasadena California address and legal advertisement details. The text references a court order, a 5 percent office fee, and various contact lines, all in a partial OCR read with inconsistent spellings and missing dates.
A reader explains how aneroid barometers in vacuum sealed coffee cans respond to weather changes. The can interior stays at a fixed lower pressure while outside air shifts, causing occasional lid movement and popping sounds before storms or weather changes.
Birmingham police clash with immigrant protesters as Prime Minister Harold Wilson exits City Hall. Mounted units and constables push back about 200 demonstrators shouting support for Enoch Powell while racial tensions flare in Victoria Square. Police clear the front of the City Hall amid violence and confusion.
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