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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1968
Page
5
A Harris poll for the Washington Post finds 59 percent of Americans say the South Vietnamese government has hindered an honorable settlement in Vietnam. Forty-four percent see negotiations at Paris as making progress, while 64 percent expect a years long road to any settlement.
Bonn reports the Soviet government urged the United States Britain and France to oppose a plan for a West German president election in West Berlin next March. The protest, conveyed in Moscow by Vasily Kuznetsov to Western ambassadors on December 23, was delivered orally and followed by a written note.
Tass reports American mood on the eve of the new year is pessimistic with despair and despondency. The list of problems includes the Vietnam War inflation taxes urban crisis crime moral decline and political institutions in crisis, despite Apollo 8 success and Pueblo crew return.
A Windsor Hills couple fled their burning home Sunday after neighbors aroused them. John Southall 56 and his wife 45 suffered smoke inhalation. A passing motorist Jerry Boyd 27 of Los Angeles notified neighbors who woke the Southalls. Firemen estimated damage at 4000 dollars. The blaze was blamed on a short circuit in a Christmas tree light.
New York City will use coins treated with a harmless radioactive chemical to deter meter thefts. Finance Administrator Fioravante Perrotta announced weekly placements on selected routes to detect tampering as twenty two collectors face charges for stealing over five million dollars from meters in four years.
Western diplomats say President Johnson ordered a resumption of Vietnam talks before January 20. Saigon hopes Nixon will stall and seek a tougher stance on the Viet Cong while wary of recognizing the NLF. Av erell Harriman and Cyrus Vance lead the U.S. push to restart negotiations ahead of the Nixon administration.
Senator George S. McGovern urged a reduced U S troop presence in South Vietnam and a limited on ground strategy to lower casualties. He proposed concentrating forces in select areas and questioned the effectiveness of the search and destroy approach amid stalled negotiations. He suggested Saigon may be complicating Paris talks more than Hanoi.
A Mobil advertisement argues more highway patrols could reduce fatalities, urging drivers to imitate police presence on the road. It contends 53 000 deaths and 2 million injuries last year show policing is essential and promotes safety by driving as if a cop were behind you.
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