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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1968
Page
2
President Johnson at an Arthritis Foundation dinner in New York's Waldorf Astoria urged Americans to stop criticizing the country. He challenged critics who view U.S. society as ill and warned against hysteria and despair, noting it feels good to count days rather than votes.
National news notes President Johnson defending U S social progress amid a gap between achievements and expectations. He argues the gap signals health and renewal, while citing high school enrollment and strong health standards. In other items a Baptist manifesto admits prejudices and calls action. A priest federation forms to seek church influence.
Washington lawmakers led by Rep. Jackson E Betts propose allowing citizens to refuse sharing beyond name address age sex and race with census takers. The bill targets government overreach while arguing privacy. In Salisbury Maryland National Guardsmen used tear gas to disperse a Negroes crowd after two nights of racial violence in a town of 16 300. In nearby Princess Anne 400 Negro students marched to demand complete equality with whites, including access to the town bank.
Viet Cong fire struck Saigon and four provincial capitals, killing and wounding dozens. US Marine troops reported heavy clashes near the DMZ as Hanoi and Paris talks intensify with no breakthrough on a DMZ buffer.
McCall's reported Jackie Kennedy undertook a secret mission arranged by Averell Harriman and proposed by Robert McNamara to ease Cambodian American tensions. Marvin Kalb and Bernard Kalb said the trip aimed to open dialogue and avoid headlines. Robert Kennedy approved the effort as worthwhile.
Dick Annotico and Carole Appel, 26, a divorced mother of two, had blood tests Monday and plan to obtain a wedding license soon. Appel’s public expressions and Annotico’s radio ads led to acceptance after a series of romantic gestures including flowers, a telegram, and paid newspaper and radio notices.
An all male jury was chosen in Boston for the conspiracy trial of famed baby doctor Benjamin Spock and four co defendants accused of counseling young men to evade the draft. The 12 jurors and three alternates will be kept under wraps during the trial to shield them from publicity. Also named on trial are Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr. Mitch Ell Goodman Marcus Raskin and Michael Ferber.
Actor Elliot Gould of New York was fined $795 for 63 unpaid parking tickets. Gould is the husband of singer Barbra Streisand.
Mrs Jonas Salk, wife of polio vaccine developer, has been granted an interlocutory divorce decree in San Diego.
Daily newspaper information lists publication at Sixth St and Pine Ave Long Beach California with second class entry date May 27 1943 and adjudication by Superior Court Los Angeles County October 6 1941 Decree No C10280. Mentions mail carrier delivery single copy.
A band of militant students barricaded the registrar at Brooklyn College demanding more Negro students, instructors, and courses. Ohio Governor Rhodes placed 650 National Guard on standby to prevent violence at Ohio University. Roosevelt University students staged a sit-in at President Weil’s office in Chicago over the decision not to hire Prof. Lynd. Over 40 black students picketed Coe College Cedar Rapids for Negro history and culture courses.
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