28 Feb 1968
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1968
Page
1
Q and A column covers jaywalking applies citywide, draft status shifts for apprenticeship 2-A to 1-A, historic sites address 511 Tenth St NW, rising winter electric bills due to furnace use and metering, and a book versus film reviews note from Robert Marks.
Paris reports that an unconditional halt in U S bombing of North Vietnam is seen as a necessary and sufficient condition to start negotiations. France cites Thant and U S involvement, warning war could spread unless talks begin. The statement notes North Vietnam contacts through Paris and Hanoi as context.
A 4000 strong brigade from the 82nd Airborne Division arrives in Vietnam to reinforce allied forces. They join the Americal Division which reported 148 enemy killed in a coastal engagement, while Saigon and Khe Sanh face sustained Communist pressure and U S air strikes target suspected concentrations.
Gen Earle reports to White House on Vietnam situation after Southeast Asia tour. Wheeler joins President Johnson, McNamara, Rusk, Clifford, Taylor, Nitze and others for a briefing. no formal reinforcements announced. Westmoreland says extra troops could blunt Hanoi gains, while Laos attacks draw caution.
Charles Evers clinched a runoff berth for the Mississippi congressional seat held by Gov. John Bell Williams, defeating white conservative Charles Griffin as a six candidate field split. The runoff is set for March 12 with Evers predicting victory.
U S officials express unprecedented worry about South Vietnam's ability to rally support for the anti Communist cause and combat corruption as Saigon confronts a large scale offensive against 40 major population centers. The mood is that the moment to solidify South Vietnam's government may be passing.
Senator Kennedy calls for a complete Selective Service Act rewrite adding a random lottery to ensure fairness, moving 19-year-olds first and revising deferments for students. Senator Case backs lottery and younger induction while opposing graduate student deferments and urging uniform board standards.
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