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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1968
Page
1
A Viet Cong assault reported near a government army unit occurred around fore dawn today. Details remain fragmentary as reports from Cong Shen Bien Hoa Combined News Services describe the incident and ongoing security concerns in the area.
The account notes three Vietcong attacks including a strike on Ben Hoa, shelling of an American Special Forces base, and rocket rounds near Tan Son Nhut Air Base. It also mentions a South Vietnamese mill school at due and bombs on a port city railyard near the city center.
Report shows American air strikes supporting Laotian forces against North Vietnamese expansion. Advisers on the ground coordinate operations while bombing targets DMZ areas and the Central Highlands amid sporadic fighting.
Canada Parliament sides with Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson as opposition fails to topple the Liberal government. A migration bill clears second reading by wide margin 372 to 62 amid partisan debate. Britain plans to back Concorde with 180 to 240 million pounds for working capital and expects a delayed first test flight.
Defense Minister Pierre French stated on Tuesday that France plans to announce a project to build intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads. The move would mark a fourth generation of French nuclear weapons and represent a major expansion of the country's strategic arsenal.
A government push to stiffen federal penalties for possession of LSD aims at drug pushers rather than students, with Henry N. Giordano stating no high school or college student has been prosecuted under such laws for marijuana in the past. Rep Carter supported the move, focusing on traffickers.
In Mississippi a special U.S. House election saw Negro leader Charles Evers outpoll six white candidates and win a runoff slot alongside white conservative Charles Griffin. The March 12 runoff follows the Williams governorship departure, with observers noting mixed turnout across the district and Evers staking a historic challenge for the Deep South.
Luci Johnson, 20, daughter of President Johnson, campaigned with her father in Dallas at the Memorial Auditorium. She spoke without preparation, saying she prefers to say what she feels, and joined the president on his trip after his command performance.
Lawrence Howards Sr. of EliMante and district attorney Jim Garrison clash over Kennedy assassination claims. Howard says the voluntary trip is to reveal what he knows, while Barnard and others discuss oddities in encounters with seals and a New York waiter, Giordano, who faced a Central Park Pool incident and a $50 fine for irritating the seals.
Broadcasting executive Gordon McLeedon withdrew from the Texas Democratic primary for governor, citing inability to support his fellow candidate. The move signals split lines within the party ahead of the Tuesday vote.
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