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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1968
Page
3
Ninety five American B52 bombers dropped 2500 tons of explosives on the southern fringe of North Vietnam over a 24 hour period Tuesday and today. The operation marked the heaviest saturation raids of the war to date.
B52 bombers conducted 19 raids against long range artillery bunkers and storage sites in South Vietnam and the DMZ area to silence harassing artillery and hinder infiltration. U S Marines report new enemy regiments near Khe Sanh while Air Force F105s damaged a surface to air missile complex. A booby trap wounded a Vietnamese civilian at Tan Son Nhut air base.
Gen William C Westmoreland returning to Washington as Army chief of staff says Communists are suffering severe military losses in Vietnam yet token withdrawal likely not before 1969 or 1970. He notes Viet Cong pressure continues and South Vietnamese forces increasingly bear the fight. He emphasizes withdrawal is not imminent.
Europe endures a wild spell as Britain suffers roofs torn off homes and a blackout in Manchester while Alec Rose struggles against gale winds near Portsmouth. Continental heat persists with Vienna and Linz gripped by water shortages and Spain recording record highs.
Premier Georges Pompidou drafted emergency bills to support the Gaullist regime amid strikes. He sought to increase the 1968 national budget for sweeping wage rises of 10 to 20 percent for 1.8 million civil servants and 650000 nationalized industry workers, signaling a possible move as de Gaulle’s successor.
The House Armed Services Committee followed the Senate in withholding nearly all funds for the F111B fighter bomber. It canceled the $460 million requested for further development and 30 aircraft and redirected $170 million to develop the VXFI by 1970 71 into a lighter plane using the F111B engine and Phoenix missile system.
New York District Attorney reveals a major police corruption case with bookies paying over 20 000 monthly for protection. Thirty seven people are indicted including 19 policemen with at least 500 000 in payoffs over 1962 to 1964. Some confessed tips reached a chief inspectors office. The probe spans Wagner’s mayoral years and does not target Lindbergh or current police brass.
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay attacked President Johnson and Congress for cutting summer antipoverty funds, saying riots could resume in cities. He noted Congress approved 6 billion for Vietnam yet only 13 million for antipoverty programs, calling the disparity a betrayal of domestic needs.
Congress approved a $9 billion supplemental measure sending it to the White House. The final Senate vote was 64 to 1 after House passage by voice vote. The package adds $6 billion for Vietnam and $28 million for poverty programs, including $13 million for ghetto job training, $10 million for hot lunches at day care centers, and $5 million for Head Start.
A wildcat walkout by 900 CTA drivers stranded 200000 Chicagoans and blocked roads during the morning rush. By evening one third of the elevated and subway system was idled and officials warned conditions would worsen. The protest targeted the CTA and union leadership.
Howard Hughes through Hughes Tool Co makes a bid to buy 43 percent of ABC common stock at 74.25 a share. ABC stock jumps. ABC plans to sue to block the offer. AT T to cut long distance rates starting Aug 1 in line with FCC order. interstate calls over 506 miles priced lower by 5 to 10 cents for first three minutes, saving about 20 million annually.
A 46 year old Texas contractor Henry Debord received a heart from Maxie Anderson of Lufkin after a 2 hour operation at St Luke’s Hospital in Houston. Debord recovered quickly and Dr. Denton Cooley led seven operations Tuesday in a day of landmark transplants. The donor’s brain had ceased while respiration kept heart and lungs alive until transplant.
Former Senator Barry Goldwater in Phoenix says Earl Warren’s resignation is strictly political. He would be a hypocrite to deny happiness at Warren leaving the Supreme Court.
Singer Judy Garland was admitted to a Boston hospital Tuesday for rest and a routine checkup, a spokesman said.
Novelist Norman Mailer appeals a five day sentence for unruly conduct and unlawful loitering after his October Pentagon protest. His lawyers argue First Amendment protections may limit government restriction of its property. World Bank President Robert McNamara and top U.N. officials travel to Bucharest for three day U.N. coordinating meetings led by Secretary-General U Thant.
Francis Cardinal Brennan known as the quiet man in Rome died in Philadelphia on Tuesday at age 74. The Pennsylvania native rose from coal regions to head the Vatican Congregation of the Sacraments after serving as dean of the Sacred Roman Rota and was named to the post January 15 by Pope Paul.
Luci Johnson Nugent marked her 21st birthday on Tuesday as the only family member in attendance was her one-year-old son, Patrick Lyndon, at the celebration.
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