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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1968
Page
1
United States casualties in Vietnam surpassed the Korean war totals with 136,993 Americans wounded or killed since January 1, 1961. The week ended with 542 Americans killed and 2,191 wounded, while Korea recorded 33,629 killed and 103,284 wounded. Ground fighting eased around Khe Sanh as B52 raids targeted Communist positions.
General Westmoreland announced a new headquarters to place U S Marines in overall command of the northern provinces of South Vietnam. Lt General Rosson was appointed to direct operations at Khe Sanh and north of Hue, a change seen as a unique tailoring of U S military organization to the Vietnam situation.
London announced ex journalist John Freeman currently high commissioner in India will succeed Sir Patrick Dean as ambassador to the United States early in 1969. In Ottawa, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson warned Canada would sever relations with France if Paris bypassed Ottawa and invited Quebec to an international conference.
The United States, Soviet Union and Britain announced a treaty framework to shield nations without nuclear weapons from atomic attack. It requires signatories to ban the spread of nuclear arms and pledges immediate assistance if threatened by nuclear aggression.
More than 200 Black youths occupied the South Carolina capitol demanding a meeting with Gov. McNair after the slaying of three Negroes by highway patrolmen near Orangeburg. Six arrests for disturbing the Senate followed as the governor met a group of students. protests continued with a peaceful march later. Nearby in El Dorado Arkansas, tear gas and a curfew were used after teens clashed with police amid a related unrest over a white youth’s acquittal. In Maywood Illinois, 200 students rioted near their high school, four youths were arrested and a teachers strike prompted school closures in the nation’s capital. Washington DC teachers won a holiday for district students as a pay-raise debate continued. In Florida, Governor Kirk supported a $350 million education tax measure amid a 14-day strike, while Pittsburgh faced safety concerns amid a third of teachers striking. The Senate opened civil rights debate, weakening open housing protections by allowing some discrimination if handled without a broker, a setback to the coalition’s aim to keep such provisions intact.
In Watsonville a 43 year old Catholic priest Rev Joseph P Cannon married 34 year old Mary Jane Paxton in Reno, saying he has no quarrel with the church though suspended from duties. The Monterey diocese noted his action and Mora Catholic High School confirmed he is no longer with the school.
Airman 1C Patrick J. Nugent, son in law of President Johnson, said he changed Air National Guard units to go to Vietnam. He claimed Johnson understood but did not assist, and Luci Johnson is supportive. Nugent criticizes his brother in law Chuck Robb as choosing his own path.
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