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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1968
Page
1
U S B 52 bombers launched precision strikes near Saigon in their closest attack to the capital since the Red May offensive, dropping at least 100 tons on fortifications and sampans near Duc Hoa. Ground fighting in the Saigon area waned after heavy clashes Monday and Tuesday.
Highly placed Western diplomats say the United Arab Republic privately seeks to end its 20 year belligerency with Israel through declarations of peace endorsed by the United Nations Security Council and four great powers.
Reports from Louisville describe racial violence in the west end after a Negro church bombing linked to Rev. A. D. Williams King, brother of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Police fired at passing cars, two civilians were beaten, National Guard alerted, disturbances ceased after a light rain.
Maryland Governor Agnew must show cause by Sept 9 why a vacancy in his office does not exist amid a suit by Tax Rebellion Inc led by Robert J Edwards. Agnew returns from the GOP convention and plans limited state presence while delegating routine duties to Secretary C Stanley Blair.
Pfc. Billy L. Lauffer, 20, charged a Viet Cong machine gun nest to save wounded comrades in Vietnam. His Medal of Honor will be presented to Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Lauffer of Tucson, Arizona, by Army Secretary Stanley Resor at the Pentagon. The ceremony marks the 41st heroism medal in Vietnam and the 21st posthumous award. Lauffer served with a company of the 1st Air Cavalry Division in Binh Dinh Province. Roy Rogers files protest over Chatsworth ranch appraisal by county assessor Phillip E. Watson, claiming the property is worth 150,000 while Watson appraised it at 183,000.
The ten Morris children orphaned by last month’s auto accident were named wards of the court after a closed hearing in Madera County Superior Court. A permanent guardian will be named Friday. Guardianship filings came from paternal grandparents and a paternal aunt. A world-spanning trust fund has grown to $50,000 for the children. Actress Darrell Baker was sued for divorce by director Jack Garfein for extreme cruelty.
Hubert Humphrey and Michael Reagan met by chance in Portland on Wednesday. Humphrey urged business leaders to back his father for the Democratic presidential nomination while Reagan, son of Jane Wyman and California Governor, toured as a chain-saw salesman. The encounter included smiles and small talk.
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