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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1968
Page
3
Prime statements from Communist chief Alexander Dubcek announce agreement to deepen economic and military cooperation with the Soviet Union and other socialist nations. He says sovereignty remains intact and Czech forces are strong enough to defend borders.
National Steel Corp announced a selective price increase on tin mill products as President Johnson urged a rollback by pressuring defense orders. Johnson ordered the defense department to avoid firms raising prices and to shift to lower cost suppliers, with Pentagon action echoing earlier attempts to curb inflation and force price relief.
An Italian jetliner from Rome to Montreal crashed in a violent thunderstorm near Milan, killing many and injuring others. Survivors included three Americans among 85 passengers, with confusion at the crash site causing duplicate name reports and hospital records.
California's 86 Republican delegates pledge to stay united through an indefinite number of ballots for Ronald Reagan at the Miami Beach convention. James Halley, Reagan floor manager, says a one or two ballot race is unlikely while Nixon and Rockefeller compete for influence.
The defense department issued a draft call requesting 13,800 men for induction into the army during October. The quota is 1,600 above September’s 12,200, the lowest in 18 months. Monthly calls ranged as high as 48,000 in April and 45,900 in May.
Sirhan Sirhan pleaded innocent in the Robert Kennedy slaying. Superior Court Judge Richard Schauer set November 1 for the trial. Parsons sought delay to consult Jordan witnesses and possibly add co-defense counsel.
Washington API reports Congress approved a bill exempting air traffic controllers from congressional pay cuts and authorizing 2 399 new controller positions to be added to the existing force of about 14 000.
The 8 minute tremor shook Mexico City at 8 05 a m local time causing hotels and offices to crumble and streets to flood with panicked evacuees. Initial death toll reports ranged in the low dozens with many injured as fires and collapsed buildings disrupted communications.
Three American pilots Capt. Joe Carpenter Major Fred Thompson and Major James Low released by North Vietnam arrived in Vientiane Laos aboard an ICC plane. They were met by pacifists Stewart Meecham Ann Scheer and Vernon Grizzard and prepared to travel home by commercial air. All appeared in good health and spirits.
North Vietnamese forces attacked two U S Marine units south of Da Nang, killing 14 Marines and wounding 22. In one dawn assault, a combined Marine and South Vietnamese platoon repelled intruders with nine Marines, three South Vietnamese and 12 enemies killed. A recon team was overrun earlier, with 5 Marines killed and 14 wounded. The battles occurred within about 35 miles of each other as U S forces faced continued ambushes near Da Nang.
A Nixon nomination challenge unfolds at the Michigan Michigan Ohio governors blocs hold to two ballots with Nelson Rockefeller bolstering favorite son support. Nixon publicity says he can win on early ballots with roughly 700 votes elsewhere. Gallup and Harris polls give Rockefeller the edge over Humphrey or McCarthy, while Nixon faces a tight race.
Rescue teams worked through rubble after a major quake hit Manila at 4 21 am with magnitude nine scale six. Officials warned casualty tolls would rise as 200 feared dead across the Philippines and hundreds more missing.
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