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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1968
Page
1
Washington AP reports the Pentagon is rolling enhanced safety measures after incidents and to protect women clerks and secretaries. A new night shuttle, extended patrols, and mobile patrols with flashing lights will operate from 5 30 pm to 10 pm, with pickup options after hours.
Wallace shifted toward a 1968 presidential run as Peace and Freedom Party organizers gathered 86,059 signatures by Tuesday midnight. Morton Vicker described the party’s aims as ending the Vietnam War and advancing black and oppressed peoples’ freedoms, with a statewide organization planned and a San Francisco convention set for February. Wallace noted huge public funding from thousands of contributors and said major parties have yet to show real intent to offer voters a choice in 1968. The plan includes timing conventions in Miami Beach and Chicago to aid telecast coverage.
Researchers trained monkeys to press a lever for food while monitoring heart rate and blood flow. They used light signals paired with shocks to induce fear, causing heart rate and brain activity to rise. Two brain areas were surgically removed to study responses to danger cues.
The plan calls for four airborne brigades in central Highlands and around Sai Gon with possible redeployments to Ist Corps. The Marne command moves Leathernecks south of the demilitarized zone as two new North Vietnamese divisions may join the South this year, adding about 25 000 fighters. The US aims to field new units soon, likely in War Zones C and D north of Saigon during the dry season starting after New Year.
Senator McCarthy discusses visiting Asia with allied senators and Newsmen to assess Vietnam war developments firsthand. He says his campaign will focus on the Vietnam issue and notes farmers may tilt Wisconsin Nebraska primaries toward him, while Minnesota farmers show 3-1 against. He anticipates a chaotic public situation in California and plans to enter a delegate slate there.
A Marine patrol found three enemy dead and collected seven del im rocket warheads after a brief 45 rocket barrage that damaged runways and destroyed two spotter aircraft. Four Marines and 19 others were wounded, while U.S. losses included 17 killed and 135 wounded across engagements near Da Nang. American forces reported 241 enemy killed at landing zones Leslie and Ross, with high casualties and air support from bombers gunships and artillery. Additional reports note raids near Hoi An and Hue, several government posts hit, and increased enemy antiaircraft defenses alongside claimed MiG destruction by Udorn based Phantoms and Thunderchiefs.
A Denver area explosion at the Arsenal killed James D. Fisher, 33, and injured three others. A public information officer said no toxic material was involved. The blast halted production, while an investigating board was appointed. Nearby, Inter-American Stamp vending spark and pricing details emerged for private operators using six column machines in the U.S. Post office rates and private sales created price differences for stamps and meters.
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