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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1968
Page
7
A legislative report to the Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee challenges California’s costly correctional system. It says punitive policy has proven ineffective, seeks realistic punishments, and urges judges focus on law over sociology while addressing victims of crime.
Voters oppose appointive tenure for the state superintendent of public instruction. The Constitution Revision Commission proposes appointment in a second revision set, while leaving the State Board of Education appointment decision to the legislature. Assemblyman Carlos Bee argues for election to ensure voter input on educational policy.
Sweden maintains neutrality since 1809 but grants asylum to persecuted individuals including some American servicemen. government and parties oppose U.S. Vietnam involvement while permitting a Royal Russell tribunal in Stockholm. Recall of Ambassador Heath and attacks on the U.S. Embassy fuel divisions. education minister Palme faces calls to resign amid anti American protests.
The piece analyzes Kennedy and McCarthy challenges to President Johnson, forecasting a possible Democratic split that could boost Republicans. It weighs Nixon versus Rockefeller as contenders, noting intra party tensions and strategic timing ahead of both conventions and the November race.
Jack Smith of Los Angeles Times laments centuries of neckwear from cravats to lace collars and vows to join a modern neckwear rebellion while contemplating space travel and personal aging.
United Press International recalls key moments from the past. In 1790 Thomas Jefferson became the first Secretary of State. In 1918 American and German troops clashed in World War I. A 1945 air raid delivered thousands of Allied planes and heavy bomb tonnage. In 1962 Krushchev pledged peaceful space cooperation. A Norwegian poet quote closes the thought for the day.
Gen. William C. Westmoreland reports that Communist forces can strike any of three targets in Vietnam: Khe Sanh near the DMZ, the Citadel areas of Hue, and Saigon itself. Commanders may choose one or all targets depending on strategy.
France plans an uncompromising stance at the March 29 Stockholm meeting of the Paris club nations. It opposes large scale special drawing rights for the United States in the IMF and argues the dollar’s salvation lies in Washington implementing a drastic home program to bolster the U.S. balance of payments.
Military observers in Taipei report U S officials may consider using Taiwan as a base for B 52s to strike Vietnam. The chatter centers on Formosa defense and potential shifts in American bombing strategy amid rising tension in Southeast Asia.
Old Doc Wallace sells his wares as pollsters show 14 percent support, a figure that could swing the 1968 race. The piece notes Kennedy and McCarthy dynamics, Wallace’s unlikely rise, and the risk he poses to Johnson and Nixon, with Wallace campaigning as a persuasive, hustling salesman.
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