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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1968
Page
2
The three 16 inch turrets of the USS New Jersey fire a broadside in gun calibration tests off the Atlantic Coast. The ship leaves Norfolk for a training cruise en route to joining the Pacific Fleet where her heavy guns are to fire at the North Vietnamese.
SIX U.S. servicemen fled to Sweden seeking asylum after denouncing U S actions in Vietnam on Soviet television. They arrived at Arlanda airport and were detained for interrogation before asylum requests. Names include Mark Allan Shapiro, Andrew Callivoul, Terry Whitmore, Cal Arnett, Joseph Louis Kmedz, and Kenneth Griggs.
Chicago Daily News reports a top secret Vietnam directive urged field commanders to win within three months to break stalemate and press for a decisive role at the Paris peace talks. The plan allegedly originated with Gen. Creighton Abrams, though Westmoreland’s name appeared in association.
About 100 Arabs chanting and throwing stones took over the main street of Gaza City on Saturday for an anti-Israeli march. Israeli troops broke up the three hour protest after barricades were set and several arrests were reported. Across the Jordan River, gun duels continued with claims of exchanges of fire and accusations between sides.
U S military leaders warn that a North Vietnamese halt to air attacks without a binding agreement could invite renewed pressure from allied forces in the South. Commanders say the curtailment has reduced flows of men and supplies, prompting intensified air strikes in nonrestricted North Vietnam and stronger North Vietnamese defenses as Paris talks proceed.
Fragmentary OCR discusses air operations in Vietnam era, noting Navy carrier strikes in the Tonkin Gulf and Thai based air force missions from Cap Mut Ron Ma to Dong Hoi. It cites Marine Corps airbases in South Vietnam and mentions de escalation orders and high mission counts during the period.
SAIGON AP Fortner sschool teacher Tran Van Huong formally took office as South Vietnam's premier at the head of a new civilian cabinet. He urged factions to unite as the nation faces danger and a swift current threatens if cooperation fails. Huong, a former presidential candidate, presented his 14 national unity ministers to President Nguyen Van Thieu and spoke of safeguarding the country. Thieu called the moment historic and urged action as the country fights Viet Cong offensives.
Obituaries and funeral notices list SILVA Elie M aged 38 a native of Argonne with service plans at the Chapel of the Valley and Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Also listed are TELSON Annis S of Hayward and ATTS Charles Eugene with funeral arrangements in Florida and California, noting family members across San Jose Fremont and Hayward.
Washington AP reports the Poor People's Campaign leader Abernathy in a plywood city campsite amid heavy rain and mud. He says the campaign will intensify nonviolent actions next week as Secretary Freeman defends food programs while ample funds exist to aid the hungry.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Le Thanh Nghi visits Tokyo for economic and military aid talks with Socialist bloc nations. The Vietnam News Agency offered sparse itinerary details amid heavy rain and bustling state venues. In Washington a separate scene shows civil rights figures near a memorial reflecting pool amid police presence.
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