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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1968
Page
2
American jets dropped napalm and 500 pound bombs within 50 yards of U S Marines to support a major Allied offensive near Da Nang. North Vietnamese bunkers with periscopes faced new air strikes in the Song Thu Don Valley as Communist fire pinned down Marine units south of Da Nang.
In the valley fighting tears through the area near Saigon, Marine and Vietnamese and South Korean forces reported heavy losses on both sides. American casualties include 65 dead and 250 wounded with 554 North Vietnamese killed in the valley since Thursday. In Saigon, 92 Viet Cong were killed as rockets and mortars hit the city on Ho Chi Minh's 78th birthday. Six Viet Cong were captured aboard an explosive laden fruit truck bound for the Newport dock facility on the Saigon River.
Voters began the two day parliamentary balloting amid debates over church state ties and divorce legality. Pope Paul VI urged Italians to uphold social moral and religious values in a notably low key appeal. The Christian Democratic party backed by the church faces opposition in the divorce issue. A large turnout of about 35.5 million voters was anticipated.
The National Election Board began counting ballots Sunday. Early figures showed opposition candidate Arnulfo Arias ahead in Panama City province. Eight other provinces would be counted in alphabetical order, with Panama province started first due to readily available votes.
In Paris the American and North Vietnamese delegations took a day off as China criticized the talks and urged all out victory. North Vietnam rejected Humphrey's suggestion to trade Pueblo crew release for progress in the negotiations.
Hundreds of new arrivals joined by college students and volunteers built huts as Resurrection City USA grows to over 2,000. Reverend Andrew Young Jr praised the effort as a moral stir while demonstrations were planned.
Dr. Benjamin Spock and four others face federal charges in Boston for counseling young men to refuse military service. The indictment includes 11 alleged acts as part of a nationwide resistance to the Selective Service System.
Dorothy Didi Anstett from Kirkland Washington won Miss U S A 1968 beating 50 contestants. She earned 5000 dollars in prizes plus a personal appearance contract and will compete in the Miss Universe contest.
The notice lists Long Beach address details and publication facts for a classified ad section. It references a sixth and Pine avenue location, a May 27 1943 entry, and a senior court adjudication in Los Angeles County with decree number C-1.
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