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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1968
Page
2
U.S. planes shot down at least one Communist helicopter in South Vietnam marking the first use of helicopters by the Communists there. The event followed the sinking of a U S Navy gunboat in the Gulf of Tonkin by North Vietnamese artillery. Unconfirmed reports said three helicopters aided the swift boat attack.
U S forces report a Soviet built M14 helicopter shot down four miles south of the DMZ near the Cua Viet River mouth. Saigon sees intensified sweeps to flush Viet Cong, B52 strikes on infiltration routes, and tear gas used against about 150 guerrillas in northern suburbs.
Paris riot police stormed the Sorbonne driving out student occupiers who had held the 700 year old university since May 13. Gendarmes ripped down flags and raised the French Tricolor while tear gas and concussion bombs dispersed protesters. Premier Pompidou called the action necessary and said the school would reopen to students and instructors in a few days.
Israel announced a plan to welcome enemies to visit and spend their summer vacations in the Jordan River West Bank territory. The move aims to improve communication between Israel and citizens of several neighboring Arab countries.
A 30 person demonstration at the Department of Agriculture in Washington joined the Poor People's vigil against hunger as 25 000 SCLC signs were prepared for Solidarity Day. Demonstrators staged a brief dance on the department plaza amid near ninety degree heat.
Frank Mankiewicz, Kennedy’s ex press secretary, may run against Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty in 1970. Newsweek notes the possible bid as he plans to resume law practice in Los Angeles to build a base.
Hugo Vihlen the airline pilot in a six foot boat was found 240 miles south of Miami in good condition after leaving Casablanca March 29 to cross 4700 miles to Miami. Coast Guard said the craft at 1.5 knots could reach Miami within a week. A separate heading notes a crew sailing from Scotland tracing Viking routes. Reeves Morrison and Philip Briggs lead Briggs family expedition aboard a 45 foot sailboat.
Nasser plans a Soviet visit with a stop in Belgrade to meet Tito. Pope Paul VI condemns violence while urging hope for youth and a dawning world era. Rev A D Williams King prepares to fill MLK Jr's Atlanta pulpit at Ebenezer after his Memphis death. Mayor Lindsay denies Senate offer rumors after RFK vacancy. Hopalong Cassidy star William Boyd, 73, undergoes surgery in St Wood. Norman Thomas, 83, hospitalized after an upset gezondheids.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk was admitted to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington on Sunday for two or three days of tests tied to a suspected low grade urinary tract infection.
President Johnson and family spent Father’s Day visiting St. Francis Xavier Church and Trinity Lutheran Church near the LBJ Ranch. Luci Nugent and Lynda Bird Robb joined the First Lady in gift giving while engaging in quiet family moments and a lei laden auto ride. The occasion included Luci’s gift of family photos and Lynda Bird Robb’s gift of Roosevelt’s autographed Aesop’s Fables dated 1941.
Public notice from Sixth Street Pine Avenue area in California dated Monday June 2 1968 moves matter filed 1943 with case C 10280 issued by Jester Court Los Angeles County details by mail carrier delivery single copy.
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