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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1968
Page
7
A weekend of disturbances left Owensboro Kentucky and Petersburg Virginia rocked by youth violence. Police used tear gas to disperse crowds after a night of shootings and rock throwing. About 75 youths were arrested in Petersburg and Owensboro, with several gunfire incidents and vandalism reported in the Negro districts.
Disturbances erupted after a Friday dance hall shooting with a crowd of about 100 Negroes throwing stones at a police car and looting in St Petersburg and Owensboro. In Japan, 39 bodies recovered and 65 missing after a bus plunge in the Alps. 104 feared dead, as rescuers work amid floods and wreckage. Police report widespread sniper fire and curfews, with investigations ordered by officials.
BROOKDALE Calif AP story reports 9 year old Mark Painter will stay with his father Harold Painter and his new mother in California after his Iowa grandparents lose custody. The case stems from his mother's death in 1962 and a 1960s custody battle culminating in a Supreme Court ruling favoring the Bannister family of Ames Iowa.
Senator John L. McClellan urged a robust national crime fight during the National District Attorneys Association meeting. He attacked the Supreme Court's decade of unrest, backed the Bus Omnibus Crime Control Bill and Safe Streets Act, and said the next administration will pursue stronger safety and order.
SAN FRANCISCO AP This study by UC professor Dr. Richard H. Seiden argues the city has the nation’s highest death by own action rate due to alcoholism and social geography. Theories address poisoning, alcohol, coroner case-finding, and urban demographics in a 44 square mile city with a higher median age and more unmarried residents.
A grease fire at 1801 Tulane Ave in Union City caused about $3,001 in damage to the home of James Teeter. Teeter left a burning frying pan on the stove and did not extinguish it. The kitchen was gutted, appliances destroyed, and the rest of the house sustained smoke damage.
Prague reports say Czechoslovak leaders met with journalists to urge restraint on criticism of the Soviet Union and its satellite parties. The Bratislava six agreed to curb polemics, while Pravda protested. Leaders aim to reform the party slate without restoring censorship ahead of the Sept nine congress.
In South San Francisco two armed men robbed the White Front supermarket of about $5,000 just before opening. They entered through the back door, forced five employees into the manager's office, and compelled manager Larry Partington to open the safe. After taking the money, one robber forced Hark Matsukawa to hand over his car keys. The bandits fled in the hunter green car later found abandoned nearby.
At Prague with Czechoslovak leaders under alarm, Dubcek seeks to calm reform critics as Soviet officials warn of imperialist propaganda. The Moscow line accuses internal and external forces of undermining the regime, while Oldrich Cernik rebukes park critics and calls for press restraint ahead of the September start.
North Vietnamese spokesman likened talks in Paris to a closed room with doors locked and said only a halt in American bombing would open the room. He denounced U S atrocities in Vietnam and urged the United States to halt all war actions before talks advance. He rejected Newsweek’s report of assurances from Le Duc Tho on staying out of the DMZ.
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