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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1968
Page
2
About 600 Viet Cong overran a remote U.S. marine outpost 370 miles north of Saigon, killing 10 American defenders. A radio plea asked for air and artillery strikes on their own position. The base’s ammo dump exploded, thwarting a rescue attempt by local South Vietnamese militiamen.
In Saigon on Tuesday a plastic charge exploded injuring two Vietnamese civilians. A nearby pharmacy sustained minor damage as authorities investigated the blast.
President Johnson told the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention he will not pursue a complete bombing halt in North Vietnam. He warned against a slippery slope toward peace concessions and said the next move must come from Hanoi or future leaders. He spoke after returning from his Texas ranch during an election year.
Nixon defends Johnson's policy of not halting bombing until enemy shows willingness to curb fighting. He urges protecting troops, notes no change in war, and predicts a GOP landslide as he campaigns in Illinois Michigan and Ohio.
AP report from Chicago details Stephen Mitchell McCarthy's spokesman rebutting Humphrey delegate numbers. He pegs McCarthy at 600 800 votes vs Humphrey's claimed 1400 base. suggests convention planning blocked McCarthy supporters and hints at possible delays due to illness or procedural tactics.
The Chicago Tribune reported that the FBI and Secret Service are probing a plan to assassinate Hubert Humphrey and Eugene McCarthy at the Democratic convention. The plot allegedly involved 100 Negro extremists and Southside gangs with plans to attack police stations with explosives and rifle fire. The U.S. attorney general’s office reportedly approved a full scale inquiry to seek enough evidence for conspiracy warrants.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Senator Eugene McCarthy push for a national television debate as equal time issues and format debates unfold. McCarthy seeks an open hour without categories while Humphrey aides propose three segments on foreign policy domestic policy and presidential concepts. Georgia Gov. Lester Maddox urges a four way debate with McGovern and others.
rebellious prisoners seized nine guards at the Ohio State Penitentiary and demanded amnesty for inmates and staff changes plus an outside investigation. spokesman Richard Armstrong said seven hostages remained and warned of killings if demands were not met by 3 pm. guards would not be killed unless an escape attempt occurred.
Army physicians at Walter Reed reported Eisenhower remains in critical condition after a heart attack. They noted a favorable trend with fewer ventricular irregularities but stopped short of promising improvement, citing uncertain long term outcome and declining chance of a transplant.
Pfc. James Anderson, 21, who absorbed a grenade with his body to protect his comrades, will receive the 42nd Medal of Honor for actions in Quang Tri province. He was killed February 28, 1967, during the incident. His act saved many lives at the cost of his own.
An earthquake in central Celebes caused widespread destruction with two hundred fatalities and many houses wrecked. The earthquake triggered large tidal waves, according to the disaster bureau report issued Tuesday.
A light quip notes that saying we move in cycles sounds more dignified than running in circles, with the meaning remaining essentially the same.
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