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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1968
Page
3
A wooden footbridge during a fireworks display collapsed into Lake Sacajewea in Longview Washington injuring several and trapping up to 200 spectators. Rescue efforts pulled survivors from the water as dozens more sought medical help.
A holiday outing on Lake Easy ended when a 12 foot outboard boat capsized about 100 yards from shore. Deputy Ray Harrell and William Harrell helped pull survivors but a three hour search recovered eight bodies, including Belinda Clay 12 Cynthia Clay 14 Jimmie Blaine Clay 9 Sheila Jennings 8 Carolyn Jones 11 Cynthia Jackson 7 and Ronda Tucker 10. Only one 11-year-old girl survived.
In Long Beach California a Viet Cong flag flew outside an apartment as thousands displayed American flags. David Granafei said the banner symbolized national liberation and independence. He noted he recently graduated from Long Beach College and may study abroad if his student deferment fails.
President Johnson hosts diplomats and Latin American leaders at his Texas ranch while defending free speech after heckling during a Wallace appearance. He ties independence to diplomacy and urges upholding rights to speak, with a note on the ongoing Central American summit in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. The First Lady and President plan to stay until Monday. a helicopter incident at the fair draws attention.
In Moscow, a UPI report notes a U.S. Fourth of July celebration at Boasso House attended by about 1,200 guests, including Ambassador Llewellyn E. Thompson and Soviet officials. A Red Army general and several Moscow leaders mingled with attendees while Kremlin leadership abstained, signaling cautious cordiality amid disarmament cooperation discussions.
Americans marked the nation’s birthday with parades and pageants while antiwar protests erupted in Sweden and Australia. In Stockholm a small group interrupted festivities at the US Embassy shouting antiwar slogans. In Melbourne about 2000 demonstrators protested Vietnam policy, vandalized the US consulate steps, and clashed with police for an hour.
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