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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1968
Page
5
Kmetz aged 27 from Nyack New York enlisted in 1958. Kenneth Griggs 21 from Boise Idaho a South Korean born naturalized American adopted by a U S family enlisted in 1964 at Fort Ord California.
Six American servicemen, including Santa Ana's Sp4 Edwin Carl Arnett, fled to Sweden seeking asylum after denouncing U S actions in Vietnam on Soviet TV. They were held for interrogation at Arlanda Airport and will apply for asylum with Sweden's aliens commission. Other deserters hail from West Germany bases and ships offshore.
Basel based Blick reports American infantry private James Franks sought asylum in neutral Switzerland after leaving his unit on February 27 to protest U S involvement in Vietnam. U S Army records list Franks as absent without leave from North Carolina and assigned to a Basel hotel as a waiter with a temporary permit.
Mayor Sam Yorty said on Saturday that call-ups of trained policemen into military service are jeopardizing law enforcement in Los Angeles. He warned the shift could weaken city safety and affect crime response locally.
Modesto Chiari a former national guard sergeant and bodyguard to Panama's minister of government was shot outside the El Sol newspaper plant in a Panama suburb and died within an hour. The minister, Joaquin Franco, was inside the building. This marked the fourth post election death in two weeks as Panama awaits the presidential result.
A bomb explosion badly damaged the British government’s Welsh office in Cardiff early Saturday. No one was in the building, but about 50 windows were shattered.
Houston report shows offshore drilling growth far surpassing forecasts with federal waters off Louisiana California and Texas drawing at least 5.7 billion for exploration programs since last June. Three federal lease sales total bids of 1.7 billion and high bids set records in June February and February Santa Barbara Channel.
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