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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1968
Page
2
General Creighton Abrams rejected claims that the United States lost the military initiative in Vietnam. He praised South Vietnamese forces’ performance during the Tet offensive, noting they fought far better than a year ago and defended plans to strengthen their equipment and leadership.
Nixon said he will issue a statement on Vietnam and discuss diplomacy at the highest level with the Soviet Union. He noted the speech will cover military recommendations and pacification of South Vietnam, directed at top-level diplomacy. He spoke in Madison after meeting Gov. Knowles while campaigning in Wisconsin’s April primary.
In Sacramento a Marine life refuge bill faced a setback as a bare five-member quorum prevented a full vote. Assemblyman Robert Badham presented the measure to protect Newport Beach and Laguna Beach shores with permit requirements for removing small marine life. Senator Ralph Dills voted no, keeping the bill in committee. Meanwhile Milwaukee police identified a missing couple found shot in a Glendale grave, with their two sons, aged 17 and 20, being questioned.
A heat spell with temperatures reaching 90 degrees or more is forecast for the Southland today and Friday. Dense coastal fog should fade after midmorning, easing port closures and traffic, though onshore reversal may bring smog in the Los Angeles Basin.
The New York Republican State Committee launched a draft Rockefeller movement naming Gov. Nelson Rockefeller as its favorite son candidate for the presidential nomination. The push, supported by Sen. Jacob Javits and Mayor John Lindsay, aims for a strong New York delegation at the Miami convention.
Senator Eugene McCarthy told about 500 business executives in Chicago that the nation may need wartime economic controls if Vietnam War costs rise. He urged new taxes but opposed a 10 percent surtax and warned wage and price controls may be needed if costs climb to 50 billion. He spoke at a Paperboard Packing Council luncheon before returning to Wisconsin for a campaign stop.
Atty Gen Ramsey Clark calmly accepted draft cards from two war protesters during a news conference in Madison Wisconsin as he campaigned for President Johnson He said he expected the nation to avoid wide scale city rioting this summer and would turn the matter over to authorities. The two students Robert Weiss and Richard Atlee handed him the cards and spoke against the Vietnam War noting their protest was illegal immoral and unconscionable
The State Board of Equalization heard that friendly GPs are slipping cartons of cigarettes to friends and relatives to dodge California taxes with little recourse. Officials discussed repealing the military post exchange exemption, but retaliation by shipments from out of state could negate any gains.
An 11 year old boy from Los Angeles drowned Wednesday while swimming with teens at Pud dingstone Reservoir near San Dimas. Authorities withheld his name pending kin notification.
Sen. Thomas Kuchel of California urged expanding trade with Japan calling the Japanese people one of our staunchest allies. He spoke after a 30 minute discussion with a three man Japanese parliamentary delegation led by Hajime Fukuda, former minister for international trade and industry, in Washington.
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