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!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1968
Page
2
Former world heavyweight champion Cassius Clay also known as Muhammad Ali asks the Supreme Court to overturn his 1967 Houston conviction for refusing induction. His brief argues constitutional rights violation and seeks exemption or conscientious objector status citing Muslim beliefs.
Norman Levine, father of Paula Levine known as Brandi Perry, confirms his daughter and three colleagues survived an ambush outside Saigon after a June 12 arrival in Vietnam. The group had performed in Guam and Los Angeles before reaching Vietnam and faced gunfire that wounded none of them. Levine described the phone call as reassuring with plans to return home within a week to eight days.
Britain’s two week old railway slowdown neared its end as the Locomotive Engineers Union approved new wage proposals and the National Union of Railwaymen agreed to call off the go slow. The actions end a disruption that had paralyzed commuter traffic for 18 days.
Cloudy this morning then fair and sunny this afternoon. Highs range 80 in coastal areas and 93 to 103 inland. Mountain and desert regions show showers and thundershowers, with heavier activity in southern ranges and deserts. Coastal winds light to moderate, with offshore gusts near thundershowers. Sunrise and sunset times listed. Lifeguard Report notes 67 degrees.
U.N. Secretary General Thant conferred with W. Averell Harriman and Xuan Thuy in Paris amid hopes for a breakthrough in Vietnam peace talks. A Hanoi spokesman said no progress occurred due to U.S. demands for reciprocity on a bombing halt, while Thant cautioned peacemaking would be a long process.
B52 bombers hit enemy troop concentrations near Saigon as Viet Cong flags appeared inside the city and booby trapped banners were found. Four raids targeted the capital area with another strike 175 miles northeast in Khanh Hoa Province.
In Bournemouth England Ernest Clayden left a will asking that all women including his wife and daughter be barred from his burial on Saturday. The unusual provision aims to spare women the torment of funerals and reflects his preference for a male only ceremony.
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.
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!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.