B52s Step Up Assault North Vietnam Hue Threat
B52 bombers intensified attacks on North Vietnamese supply lines in the A Shau Valley with seven missions early today. U S planes stayed north of the 19th parallel for a fifth straight day hitting bridges trucks and troop concentrations near the DMZ. In Khe Sanh Brig Gen Oscar Davis warned North Vietnamese forces were doomed as around 650 Communists were killed in a week of fighting.
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Supreme Court ends death penalty under Lindbergh Law
The Supreme Court ruled the death-penalty provision of the Lindbergh Law unconstitutional while keeping the federal kidnapping statute intact. Justices held that mandatory death jeopardy unless a jury trial is waived violated the right to trial by jury. The decision did not affect similar provisions in other federal crimes or state analogs. NAACP launches nationwide drive against violence led by Roy Wilkins criticizing militant rhetoric. Severe wind storms and snow sweep the Midwest with gusts up to 63 mph and heavy rainfall reported in several states. Longshoremen across eastern ports and the Gulf, plus the Great Lakes, will strike 24 hours in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Humphrey to Seek Democratic Nomination for President
The New York Times Service reports Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey has decided to pursue the Democratic nomination. A campaign organization is forming, with a formal committee likely to be announced soon. Officials say the timing reflects focus on Vietnam and civil unrest after Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s slaying.
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Case Dropped in Sinatra Jr Kidnapping Case
Los Angeles attorney Gladys Towles Root had charges dismissed by the federal government for lack of evidence after being indicted on five counts connected to her defense of a defendant in the 1964 Frank Sinatra Jr kidnapping trial. She was accused of fabricating a tale that the kidnaping was a publicity stunt and hoax.
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