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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1968
Page
1
Moscow hailed the Vietnam bombing halt as a step toward peace but reiterated a call for full American withdrawal. Tass urged a realistic U.S. stance toward North Vietnam and the National Liberation Front, while promising assistance to Vietnam and warning against continued war.
Nixon denounced Saigon's decision to skip the Paris peace talks and urged a halt to bombing. He said peace prospects are dimmer and pressed Humphrey to join a pledge to support whoever wins the popular vote. In New York Harlem, Humphrey taunted Nixon over campaigning in minority neighborhoods.
Leona M. Fricke, 56, of Tama route two, died in a two car head on crash six miles northeast of Grinnell on a county road. Aletha M. Spooner, 36, of Grinnell route three, also involved, and her 7-year old son Gary suffered facial lacerations and possible chest injuries and were admitted to Grinnell General Hospital West.
Washington officials voiced concern over South Vietnam President Thieu boycotting Paris negotiations while ordering total silence. He faced pressure from hawks in Saigon and opposed talks with the National Liberation Front. Johnson’s bombing halt was agreed with Saigon but not Paris attendance.
Wallace denounces federal efforts on narcotics while denying a slip in support. He spoke by telephone to a Joplin audience after weather forced his Missouri appearance and planned a Georgia rally. He accuses the government of focusing on busing children over cracking down on drugs.
Riot police used tear gas to clear a 10 block section of 14th Street N W after a white officer shot two black women, one said to have chased him with a butcher knife. Eyewitnesses describe a volatile scene as crowds of residents clashed with vehicles and buildings burned.
Ho Chi Minh accused the United States of perfidy and urged all Vietnamese to continue fighting until every American aggressor is driven from Vietnamese land. He praised the bombing halt as a victory but said invaders remain and liberation of the South must continue. The speech referenced Vietnam victories that halted U.S. bombing but did not mention new peace talks.
A humorous riff notes if safety pins were a new invention this year they would have six moving parts and require a service man twice yearly. The gag relies on imagining a simple item with complex modern maintenance.
East German party press declares duty to intervene against the Christian Democratic Union congress in Berlin. Western allies fortify air links as RAF maneuvers coincide with the event and public demonstrations loom, with surface traffic likely to face disruption.
Communist gunners blasted My Tho in the Mekong Delta with mortars killing five Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 36 others including civilians. The attack, the first on a city since President Johnson ordered a bombing halt, followed shelling near Bien Hoa and a fire base near Cambodia. Casualties were light elsewhere with 82 rounds hitting seven South Vietnamese targets.
Philip Yohe a 46 year old from Wapello collapsed and died Friday night during a football game in Columbus Junction. The death was attributed to a coronary attack.
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