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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1968
Page
1
President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 amid pleas against violence and calls for legal redress of injustice. The act aims to end racial discrimination in housing sales and rentals, echoing memories of the slain Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the recent riots.
American infantry repelled a Viet Cong attack north of Saigon, killing about 120 attackers and losing at least 14 soldiers. The eight-hour fight near Dau Tieng involved air and artillery strikes as U S forces halted the Viet Cong push from rubber-tree stands. B52s bombed North Vietnamese troops around Dak To amid fears of a new major offensive.
Rud Dutschke the firebrand West German leftist leader was shot and critically wounded on the Kurfuerstendamm. Police wounded and captured his assailant after a long gun duel in which more than 20 shots were fired. Both men, 28 and the attacker, were in critical condition.
The President proclaimed pride in signing what he called the promises of a century into law. He recalled proposing the measure at a White House meeting two years prior and said fair housing is now the law of the land, its day having come this afternoon.
Former President Harry S. Truman is honorary head of a Democratic group formed Thursday to get Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey elected president. Sen. Walter F. Mondale announced the founding of United Democrats for Humphrey and that the sponsors believe he will declare his candidacy soon. The group includes Govs. Elington of Tennessee and William L. Guy of North Dakota, AFL-CIO President George Meany, James A. Farley, and various current and former members of Congress.
Episcopal Bishop C Kilmer Myers calls for a global Christian alliance to fight war, poverty, racism, and unchecked technology inspired by Dr Martin Luther King Jr. He suggests rescheduling the Lambeth Conference in London and the World Council of Churches gathering in Uppsala. Ellen McCarthy, daughter of Sen Eugene J McCarthy, campaigns in Los Angeles while discussing her father's presidential run and Vietnam policy. Jack Benny prepares for an Easter parade appearance in New York amid his first nightclub stint in the city. MF Winnehete
Judy Garland’s close friend Thomas E. Green, 29, was charged in New York with grand larceny for stealing rings valued at 311000 from Garland at her St Moritz hotel apartment on March 19. He surrendered after a night court appearance. rings were recovered. Green’s attorney said the two had planned marriage in May and had been constant companions for three years.
Bobby Seale, leader of the Black Panther Party, was convicted in Oakland on a felony gun charge near a jail. Superior Court Judge Redmond C Staats set May 2 for sentencing, with a possible sentence of from one to five years.
Nearly 200 University of Georgia coeds occupied a campus administration building for a second night demanding liquor on campus and later hours. They challenged President Davison while citing women’s rights and curfew concerns. The students sang folk protest songs as they read, studied, and talked.
Jacqueline Kennedy arrived in Florida Thursday night for a brief vacation at a private home about a mile from the Palm Beach estate of Joseph Kennedy, father of the late President. This is her first Palm Beach visit since Christmas 1963, shortly after President Kennedy's assassination.
Pope Paul VI, 70, washed and kissed the feet of two young men from different countries in a Holy Week ceremony signaling his push for racial equality. The act echoed Jesus washing the disciples' feet at the Last Supper. Cardinal Beran may return to Prague as Archbishop after three years in exile, as Czech Catholics petition new leader Bubcek for his restoration and religious liberty.
Abilene newspaper classified page lists entries for Friday. Limited readable items suggest personal notices and small ads with prices and contact hints. Names, dates, or locations are not clearly legible in the fragment.
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