Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Independent in Long Beach, California

Page 1

We have 16,224,693 pages in California

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1968

Page

1

Movie World Picks Finest for Oscar Race

Spencer Tracy received a posthumous nomination for Best Actor for Guess Who is Coming to Dinner. Bonnie and Clyde The Graduate In the Heat of the Night and Doctor Dolittle lead with 10 nominations each. Katharine Hepburn earned a Best Actress nod alongside Anne Bancroft Audrey Hepburn and others.

People IN the News Movie World Spencer Tracy Doctor Dolittle Tracy Warren Beatty Dustin Hoffman Faye Dunaway Edith Evans Carol Channing Mildred Natwick Estelle Parsons Beah Richards Katherine Ross Cecil Kellaway George Kennedy Michael J. Pollard John Cassavetes Gene Hackman Richard Brooks Norman Jewison Stanley Kramer Mike Nichols Arthur Pean

Reds Plea for Uprising in South Vietnam

The Vietnam Communists announced a second general offensive in South Vietnam and urged broad support from Vietnamese and world public opinion. The attacks targeted both military and political fronts, aligning with their established strategy and calling on South Vietnamese people and army to back their aims.

Hong Kong Vietnam South Vietnam

International upheaval and Hue battle indicators rise

Reports cite a general uprising in Saigon and renewed Hanoi pressure as Marines struggle to finish the Hue operation. UPI witnesses recount casualties and a Viet Cong village seizure near Tan Son Nhut. Sealed talks continue at Panmunjom on Pueblo's fate as Canadian uranium rush draws 4,200 prospectors to Ontario claims.

Saigon Hanoi Nhan Khan Hue Nist UPI Alvin B. Webb Jr Étnam Magaq Hugh David Greenv Tanson Nhut William C. Westmoreland Elliot Lake Ont Jioon Monday

Tornado Rips 100 Homes in Miami City

A winter tornado struck Miami causing widespread destruction in a 25 block area injuring at least 14 people. Hospitals treated 14. damage could exceed 3 million dollars as 80 to 100 homes were damaged, many severely, with no warnings issued beforehand.

Miami

Pearson Rule Hit Ottawa Defeat Endangers Government

Prime Minister Lester B Pearson faced a pivotal House defeat as opposition parties united to block his income tax increase. The 84-82 defeat leaves Pearson’s Liberal government at a crossroads with options for a confidence vote or dissolution. Pearson was in Jamaica for an honorary degree, with former PM John Diefenbaker a noted opposition figure.

Ottawa Lester B Pearson House of Common Pearson Jamaica John Diefenbaker Canada

Romney warns U S losing Vietnam war in Milwaukee

Michigan Governor George Romney told the South Milwaukee Jaycees awards dinner that the United States is not winning the Vietnam War as previously stated. He departed from his prepared remarks to emphasize the war’s losses.

George Romney Michigan U.S Romney Milwaukee Jaycees

ACC MusIc Education Grad Killed in Vietnam Sends Final Pay

Marine 2nd Lt Bill Reese, 24, killed in Vietnam, mailed his last $300 government paycheck to Abilene Christian College in Texas. Reese, a ACC music education graduate and former college band drum major, had sent his final earnings home.

Bill Reese Music Reese Vietnam Abilene Christian College Tex ACC

Pershing Kin Killed in Action in Vietnam

Second Lt Richart W Pershing grandson of Gen John J Pershing was killed in action in Vietnam.

Pershing Richart W. Pershing John J. Pershing Vietnam

Independent Phases HET Tuesday Becomes Noted

Fragmented OCR text shows a jumble of phrases including dates like Tuesday and numbers, with likely a misread headline. The readable bits suggest a local or department note about phase submissions, but specifics remain unclear.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Combined News Services Hoffman Newman Steiger Beatty Hepburn Bancroft Dunaway A. Hepburn Evans The N. Korea Seoul North Korea Us. Navy John V. Smith Pak Chung-Kuk Trace Panmunjom Washington Senate Everett Dirksen Illinois Mike Mansfield Montana Dirksen Mansfield Detroit General Motors Chevrolet Flint Mich ABA Chicago American Bar Association ABA House of Delegates Reardon Sheriff's Offices FBI North Vietnam LBJ Bill Washington Johnson Congress White House Narda Zacchino California Western University Western Tide Miss Zacchino la Mesa San Diego William Rust Pearson M. Hall California Gladys Towles Root Frank Sinatra, Jr Los Angeles Joan Dempsey Kirin Kenneth Wils Klein Superior Court Kathleen Parker Bobby Baker Maryland Sawtelle Veterans Center Aidine Josephine LeMoyne Roland Crime Laboratory Mystery Man Harry Missey Plainclothesman Minsey Hollywood H.L. Hunt Dallas San Francisco William E. Thoresen Thoresens Jerry Lewis Sara Jane Baby Gary Lewis Says Romney Eiessic Long Beach Welch’ S San Antonio Atlantic Ave Bullocks Lakewood Center Clark ‘Ave Lakewood
Search Courier

Search the Independent Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Independent?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication