07 Oct 1968
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1968
Page
1
Baltimore saw hundreds of antiwar demonstrators gather as the Cantonsville Nine face a draft record case. Police were placed on 12 hour shifts amid a weekend of marches and a rally for third party candidate George Wallace in the city.
A brief exchange near Ashdot Yaacov injures five Israeli soldiers and damages a Wisraeli half track after Jordanian troops fire on an Israeli command car following a mine hit. An old Cairo report says Muslims vow Holy War over a tape alleging Jewish desecration of Jerusalem's El Aqsa Mosque. The conference heard the recording played by El Fatah leaders. The mosque, sacred to Islam near Dome of the Rock, is described amid controversy over a supposed desecration. Delegates noted alleged Jewish demonstrators entering with shoes and shouting anti Islamic slogans.
Two hikers Miss Deann Luiz age 23 from Phoenix and Donel Vails age 28 of Burbank were rescued late Sunday after becoming stranded on a high ridge north of La Canada in the Angeles National Forest. Eleven members of the Sheriff's Mountain Search and Rescue Team assisted the pair down a 12 foot ledge near Switzer Falls about 10 miles north of La Canada.
An Emeryville plant worker was killed when a large vat for treating scrap metal, exposed to steam and high temperatures, toppled and dumped him into the hot metal. Floyd L. Kalis of Concord, foreman at Pfizer Mineral and Metals Co., was identified as the deceased. Other workers described the scene and the failed attempt to hear cries for help.
Czechoslovak sources say Alexander Dubcek and three top leaders threatened to resign rather than accept Kremlin terms from Moscow talks. They may reveal the stance at a forthcoming central committee plenary, deciding on resignation after reports from the Moscow delegation. The talks centered on Warsaw Pact troop stations purges and government advisers.
The Weather and You Biographers note that many famed leaders were born in vigorous months. Nixon on January 9, Humphrey on May 27, Wallace on August 25 are cited as examples, with climate theorists arguing weather influences vigor and strength. These are presented as facts, not forecasts.
The third member of the Prague negotiating delegation Gustav Hugak opposed Soviet demands and resisted any resignation scheme. The sticking point in Moscow was a treaty calling for permanent foreign Communist troop stationing in Czechoslovakia, while the communique noted governments would consider and signal on a temporary allied troop presence.
The Independent reports on a restructuring moment as Justice William D. Warren nears resignation amid debates on reservist reprieves and appeals. A new successor remains unsettled while the court faces reconfiguration during wartime tensions and Vietnam era draft controversy.
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