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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1968
Page
2
Allied troops fought Viet Cong on three fronts within reach of Saigon and claimed 194 Communist soldiers killed during a day of heavy combat 28 miles southwest of the capital as U S warplanes provided close support to the South Vietnamese army.
Reports describe Marine units near the DMZ using Communist weapons as supplies ran short. South Vietnamese and Popular Forces block a Viet Cong main force near Saigon while U.S. air strikes pound the communists. Other clashes northwest and northeast of Saigon yielded confirmed kills. Parallel dispatches cover Paris student riots, Nazi war crimes sentences, Prague and Moscow political moves, and gold price shifts tied to Vietnam talks.
President Johnson warned of inherent dangers in the massed march toward Washington as Dr. Abernathy leads caravans and a shantytown plan persists. The alert follows sit ins at Northwestern University and Columbia University amid broader campus protests and laboring funding debates in Congress.
An 11 year old traffic victim’s family donated his kidneys spleen and skin to four recipients. Chester Garbacz and Herman Holloway received kidneys while Janet McClane got skin grafts. Doctors reported both kidney recipients doing well while the fourth patient’s status was not disclosed. The story and background are explored by Mary Neiswender in Sundays Independent Press Telegram.
Harvey Pepper 19 of Los Angeles walked free from Clark County jail after charges of defrauding an innkeeper were dropped. Pepper posed as Dustin Hoffman at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas claiming the actor was in New York. autograph seekers and red carpet treatment followed before hotel officials learned the truth. Pepper remains liable for the bill.
Elizabeth R. Blodgett, 41, a 212 pound high school gym teacher, disappeared Thursday while facing possible job loss over her weight. She left a note to her attorney saying she could no longer bear the constant strain and that she was an ordinary human being.
Superintendent Jack P. Crowther announced he may resign next spring after five years of budget cuts and amid tax override and bond elections at the school district. He earns about 45000 dollars annually and says he is tired of the dispute and its limits.
Superior court judge dismissed F Lee Bailey as defense counsel in a Patterson New Jersey double murder trial accusing him of gross unethical conduct. Bailey claimed prosecutors pressured witnesses to lie and asserted the letter circulated among Gov Richard Hughes and other officials. Pope Paul VI reportedly tired but recovering well after surgery with doctors satisfied.
A month after the MLK assassination, the FBI pursued James Earl Ray alias Eric Starvo Galt, an ex convict who spent almost a year forging a false identity. No imminent break in the manhunt, which had at times focused globally, was reported.
Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in March Air Force Base hospital after a mild heart attack. A Friday condition report says he is in excellent spirits and visited periodically by Mrs. Eisenhower.
Saturday May 4 1968 indicates a periodical issue. Entry shows publication details with office location at Sixth Street and Pine Avenue Long Beach. The record notes printing class and post office filing status.
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