08 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1968
Page
1
Readers propose a navigational chart of the future lake to help boaters avoid groundings. Officials say lake use will be fairly unrestricted and charts can be produced from existing topographical data.
Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived in Memphis and joined a silent march honoring her slain husband. She rode in with three of her four children aboard Harry Belafonte’s private jet and walked with civil rights leaders as police watched nearby.
Washington braces for a return to normal as cleanup and relief proceed under military oversight. Officials report rising arrests and injuries with total damages pegged near 10 million dollars while a 6 p.m. curfew remains in force and troops shed bayonets as schools and businesses prepare to reopen.
Looting and fires mounted in Baltimore as an eight block area burned. More than 600 loots and 320 injured nationwide. five dead. A 4 p.m. curfew was imposed and extended. National Guard and airborne troops aided efforts as tear gas used on rioters.
President Johnson announced he received a message from Hanoi on peace efforts and will seek a time and place for talks. He said he would travel to Camp David for meetings with Ellsworth Bunker and left the impression that talks are likely, noting steps to notify allies.
Washington report notes the death penalty provision in a kidnapping case is struck down as unconstitutional because it removes the jury’s decision. Justice Potter Stewart and Justice Byron White weigh in on the issue stating a guilty verdict and life option could still satisfy the goals without penalizing defendants who plead not guilty and demand a jury trial.
U S and South Vietnamese forces intensified night and day air missions over the northern border area around Khe Sanh and beyond. The campaign followed the March 31 setting of the 20th parallel as the northern limit while ground units pressed operations in the northwest frontier. Reports say heavy clashes and artillery actions continued with casualties on both sides and ongoing attempts to locate and destroy enemy positions and supply lines in the region.
London AP reports a BOAC Boeing 707 with 126 aboard crashed on a runway just after takeoff. Officials say 103 survived while authorities count five dead and 22 injured in hospitals. 30 more injured were treated at the scene.
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