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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1968

Page

7

Independent Hermes Page B-2 Editorial Credits

A fragmented text block lists staff roles such as Publisher Daniel Ridder General Manager Bernard Ridder and editors Balak Hy Bemis and Sterling Bemis. It appears to be a masthead segment from the Independent Hermes with names and page designation PAGE B-2.

Hermes Ridder Daniel 1 Samal C. Cameron Bernard J. Ridder Walter Hy Balak Assingat aXe Miler

Friendship Elusive for Big Powers

No sure formula for cementing alliances exists as the United States and the Soviet Union discover. Token help in Vietnam and a fractured Budapest show nations chase own destinies, while ideology proves insufficient for durable partnerships. With East Germany occupied by Russian forces, and new space satellites as uneasy allies, global balance of power erodes. The United Nations may offer a substitute, but fragmentation across nations persists.

United States Soviet Union U.S South Vietnam South Korea Budapest Russia North Vietnam Cuba Moscow Britain France Tize China Joseph C. Harsch The Christian Science Monitor East Germany United Nations

Can We Be That Poor In Spirit

The United States faces a record low birth rate of 17.9 per 1,000 in 1967, sparking debate over whether a declining birth rate signals national prudence or a troubled public mood. Population expert Robert C. Cook links the trend to economic concern among younger couples amid a complex, expensive society.

Robert C. Cook America

Neighborhood views and calls for action in Afro-American Week

In Long Beach letters to the editor Mrs Clinton and local readers urge attention to Afro-American Week themes. The piece cites Mrs Opal Jones and Mary Nelswende as voices highlighting social issues from housing and jobs to policing and judicial accountability amid calls for public action.

Clinton Dale Clinton United States Southland Magazine Long Beach Congressional Record Opal Jones Neighborhood Adult Participation Project P.O. Box Los Angeles Jones

Pressure for Military Vietnam Solution Grows in Pacific

In Honolulu a briefing room at U S Pacific Command highlights intensified aims for more forces and bombing in Vietnam. Photographs of Haiphong show four Soviet freighters and vast supplies. planners want to strike the port, risking Soviet ships and civilians, as monsoon weather nears end of March.

Honolulu U.S. Pacific Command Vietnam U.S.G. Sharp Pacific Southeast Asia Sharp Pearl Harbor Haiphong South Vietnam

Reston on Vietnam War Policy and Pacific Command

James Reston reports officers noting over 42 000 enemy deaths in 32 days and 450 000 refugees, while Viet Cong guerrillas strike cities. Honolulu observers view Soviet arms shipments rising and U S strategy forcing North Vietnam into remote areas. Sharp’s Pacific mission covers 85 million square miles with 250 ships delivering 600 000 tons monthly to Saigon. Washington signs shift toward a military solution, Downgraded negotiation emphasis.

Gamble U.S Honolulu Moscow Washington Soviet Union Sharp Pacific Americas Indian Ocean Aleutian Islands South Pole United States Pacific Ocean Far’ East Southeast Asian Asia Une der Vietnam Thailand Korea Japan Taiwan Philippines Ryukyu Islands Mariana-Bonin Islands Australia Saigon Haiphong Defense McNantra Pentagon North Johnson

May It Displease the Court debate on press and fair trial

Washington Star Service argues over how reporting on sensational crimes may shape juror opinions and affect impartiality. The piece questions the ABA push for reform, noting juror integrity and the complexity of factors beyond evidence that influence verdicts.

Washington Star Service Washington American Bar Association A.B.A

The Press and the Jury System Voice a Free Press Stand

James Kilpatrick argues that peremptory challenges reflect human biases and that trials are adversarial battles where emotion often overrules reason. He defends press freedom against ABA proposals to gag coverage, saying crime and big trials demand timely reporting.

Life of Rufus Isaacs First Marquess of Reading

Book review chronicles Rufus Isaacs born 1860 rising from ship’s boy to lord chief justice 1913 1921 viceroy of India 1921 1928 and foreign secretary in 1931 first Jewish holder of several high offices despite early stock market failure.

Lord Reading Rufus Isaacs First Marquess of Reading H. Montgomery Hyde Farrar, Straus and Giroux Disraeli Rufus Daniel Isaacs Benjamin Disraeli England Torch India Ramsay MacDonald Wellington

Giap Uses Viet Tactics That Worked on French

In Saigon, Viet Cong tactics echo earlier French successes as ambassador Bunker reports cautiously on South Vietnam. He reassures President Johnson with optimistic notes on the war's progress and the stability of leader Nguyen Van Thieu despite escalating clashes near urban centers.

Giap Saigon Ellsworth Bunker Johnson Vietnam Bunker South Vietnam Nguyen van Thieu

Thieu Sees Viet Cong War Strategy and Giap Tactics

Drew Pearson relays Thieu view that Communists seek psychological victory in Washington over Vietnam. Tet losses cited. 37,600 Viet Cong killed per Bunker dispatches. Thieu notes Giap may sacrifice troops at Khe Sanh and Dien Bien Phu tactics aiming to deter Paris and influence Washington. Bunker private reports contrast with Vietnam press.

Bunker Washington Thieu Thieu Washington Vietnam Vo Nguyen Giap Fhieu South Vietnam Giap Khe Sanh Dien Bien Phu Paris Thien

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William We Broom Madeline Epley Cox Obl Big Powers Wendell Willkie Ussr Senate House Town Meeting Lakewood Ruth P. Koshuk Mary Nelswende New York Times Service James Reston Bar Association Mr. Dooley Ledtgert James Kilpatrick Free Press Justice London Stock Exchange Drew Pearson Sixth Street Long Beach Boulevard Sandra Felkenes Los Alamitos Dave Breninger Seal Beach Navy Opal Simpson Atlantic Ave Westmoreland Wilbur Potter Martha Anderson John Martin
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