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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1968
Page
4
UPI report from Saigon cites Sidney J. Roche, a U.S. official who resigned in protest of Vietnam policy, now charging that black market profits and corruption taint South Vietnam's leadership. He claims officials profit from illicit markets, undermining military and political aims.
The Senate rejected 74 to 18 a plan by Church and McGovern to levy an 85 percent excess profits tax on corporations earning war related windfalls from 1961 to 1964. The proposal drew support from Mansfield and Long. proponents cited profits rising since 1965 escalation. Also noted are local burglaries and Roche resignation amid corruption probes in Vietnam.
The USS New Jersey, a 45,000-ton battleship, sailed full speed ahead in clear weather on the second day of trials off the Atlantic coast. Recommissioned for active duty off Vietnam, the ship will undergo full power runs and tests of hull vibration radar electronics and fire control systems, with gun tests not planned.
Sen. J William Fulbright proposes a cabinet level post dedicated to negotiating a settlement to the Vietnam War. He urges President Johnson to appoint a person of high international stature to lead the effort, aligning with Foreign Relations Committee discussions.
San Diego authorities seized $220000 worth of marijuana and arrested four Los Angeles County men on smuggling charges after a brief chase. Booked were Homer Lee Green Jr Inglewood George McGee Bennie Smith and Billie Dean Smith.
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