08 Oct 1968
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1968
Page
1
Calcutta reports show floods and landslides in Bengal kill hundreds as waters rise. Roofs become escape routes while woods flood, with Jalpaiguri among hardest hit. Shortage of drinking water and cremation space complicate relief as authorities tally the toll.
NATO foreign ministers gathered at Dean Rusk's Waldorf suite for a consultative dinner to review the military threat in Europe after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. The meeting, excluding Portugal and Iceland, was not empowered to decide and will precede the Brussels midwinter session.
Wallace pledges up to 30000 troops in Washington to stamp out crime as he campaigns near the White House. He urges a no win policy in Vietnam and calls for stricter control of foreign aid and trade with Cuba, framing foreign policy alongside domestic security.
In a Buffalo rally Nixon warned that America has shifted from pursuit of excellence to accept second rate. He blamed the Johnson Humphrey administration for military decline, space lag, and eroding law and order, urging new leadership to reverse the perilous slide. Javits Goodell joined him, with Rockefeller later predicting a Nixon win in New York.
American forces uncovered base camps north and west of Saigon containing medical supplies, drugs, plasma, and weapons, amid a day of heavy fighting that killed hundreds of Communist troops. Paratroopers reinforced and artillery supported operations around An Hoa and Thuong Duc siege areas as further caches were found north of the capital.
Diplomatic sources say a Wednesday session between American and North Vietnamese negotiators could be the most significant since de-escalation talks began May 14. No firm details emerge, but concessions on either side are considered possible to move the talks forward. The meeting would occur 27 days before the U.S. presidential selections.
Secretary of the Navy Paul R. Ignatius will visit the Gulf of Tonkin on Monday to inspect four American vessels on station off the Vietnamese coast a UPI report says Ignatius travels to evaluate ship readiness amid ongoing Vietnam War operations.
Saigon President Nguyen van Thien told a joint session the Communist forces have virtually lost the war militarily. He urged North Vietnam to attend peace talks and said a scale down by both sides could end the fighting. Thien noted South Vietnamese troops would take more battlefield responsibility and predicted an American withdrawal by next year.
A late edition survey reports California voters weighing Prop 1a and Prop 4 with secret ballots. Prop 3 proposes $250 million in bonds for colleges universities and urban schools, while undecided voters remain high, signaling potential shifts before the vote.
Respondents across Pasadena and surrounding districts show stronger support for a statewide proposition than opposition, with approval rising among older voters and those with higher education. Data collected near Colorado Boulevard and Sycamore patterns indicate public stance leans favorable with variable regional backing and ongoing official polling.
A fragment discusses mice adaptation to laboratory room temperatures and infection resistance. It notes experiments at 85 degrees and lower tropical conditions, with some mice more resistant to infection. Details are garbled but imply temperature affects survival duration and immune response in lab mice.
Backers of County Assessor Philip E. Watson’s plan to cap property taxes accuse government agencies of aiding opponents. PR firm leaders Elizabeth Snyder and Delwhk Smith label various groups tax dodgers and tax spenders. Snyder says California Teachers Association donated to opponents and targets public disclosure of campaign funding. Batchelder confirms board authorization and aims to donate 1.6 million dollars.
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