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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1968

Page

2

Reds unleash heavy attack on Da Nang area

Communist gunners pounded the Da Nang region with 65 122mm rockets and 82mm mortars for two hours, the heaviest barrage there in three months. Casualties and damage were light, while Marine artillery claimed 51 North Vietnamese killed Tuesday and 48 Monday nearby, lifting total enemy deaths in the Da Nang area to about 500 since Sunday.

Saigon da Nang South Vietnam U.S Johnson Hanoi Washington Paris Tran van Huong Vietnam

Prime Minister Leone Resigns as Italy Faces Strikes

Premier Giovanni Leone resigned as Italy’s 28th government in 23 years collapsed amid nationwide turmoil. About one million workers walked out in a 24 hour strike demanding wage increases and better pensions, the second major action in a week.

Rome Giovanni Leone Italy Leone

France Fights to Save Franc in Early Market Shutdown

The French government moved to stabilize the shaken franc by ordering financial markets closed for the day after emergency budget cuts of 400 million dollars. The action follows volatility that threatened devaluation, the first halt since the May-June student labor crisis.

Paris Kurt Georg Kiesinger West Germany

Johnson urges civil rights funds and enforcement in New York

President Johnson spoke to civil rights leaders in New York urging immediate funding for ongoing programs and strict enforcement of civil rights laws. He warned more Vietnam action lies ahead and noted progress toward equality while stressing there is still far to go.

New York Johnson America Urban League Vietnam Southeast Asia White House Paris William C. Westmoreland Westmoreland Army Hanoi

Centrifuge Used on Gun Victim in Brain Surgery Incident

Joseph Barrios of Morgan Hill survived a 20 second centrifuge spin at five to six Gs at NASA Ames after a bullet lodged in his brain moved to a risky area. Doctors failed to relocate it to soft tissue but restored it to a lateral ventricle with no adverse effects. Barrios, a cook, was shot Oct 7 at his restaurant.

Joseph Barrios Morgan Hill NASA Ames Research Laboratory Sunnyvale Barrios

Onassis household prep after wedding and campus pageant wins

Mrs. Aristotle Onassis returns home to prepare for a new master as secretary Nancy Tuckerman denies rumors of staff turmoil. At USC and UCLA Negro coeds are crowned campus queen for the first time, Carolyn Webb and Cynthia Watson. A breach of contract suit involving Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton is dismissed for insufficient evidence. Sen. Everett Dirksen is hospitalized in New Jersey for an undisclosed reason with a brief checkup noted by officials.

Aristotle Onassis Nancy Tuckerman Onassis New York Miss Tuckerman USC UCLA Carolyn Webb Helen of Troy Cynthia Watson Richard Burton Elizabeth Taylor Julian Blaustein Franco Zeffirelli

Sun City man gives up driving after wreck damages nine cars

William Worth Murphy an 85 year old man said he would quit driving after losing control of his car in a parking lot. He backed into two cars struck a third and pushed a fourth into a sidewalk and wall. A nursing home patient was bruised in the chaos. Murphy was cited for reckless driving.

Jefferson Airplane New York Rip Torn Tom Sun City Ariz William Worth Murphy Murphy

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