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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1968
Page
2
President-elect Nixon announced Herbert G. Klein, a longtime aide and former editor, as director of communications for the executive branch. Klein will coordinate information from all departments to set tone and reduce any credibility gap, reporting directly to the president.
U S forces report the loss of a reconnaissance aircraft and an escort aircraft over North Vietnam. Rescue planes engaged MIGs and came under missile fire as the air war intensifies. Communist missiles also hit Buon Krong near Kontum as ground fighting continues with heavy casualties for the North.
An outbreak of Hong Kong flu crippled the city home for the aged with 263 of 830 residents ill and five deaths. The mid November outbreak stemmed from the new virus type and similar flu symptoms were observed in a children's hospital and two local colleges.
Czechoslovakia canceled permanent exit visas and banned nonconforming foreign travel to curb skilled emigration. Deputy Interior Minister Rybar said 2,067,200 citizens sampled foreign rights in 1968 and 5,000 sought asylum in capitalist countries, many being scientists and technicians.
A U S AID chartered Air America C46 crashed after takeoff from Savannakhet Laos en route to Vientiane killing more than 20 aboard including six Americans. Names identified include Donald S Kobayashi and Harold O Sealok among the victims. five other civilians died.
The European currency crisis eased after France Britain and West Germany implemented restrictive measures. London Paris and Frankfurt reopened trading with calmer activity. The French franc and British pound recovered while West German marks saw selling ease the pressure on its value.
Upton Sinclair, Pulitzer Prize winning author and notable muckraker, died in a Roundbrook New Jersey nursing home at age ninety after a career spanning The Jungle and the World’s End series. His political runs included EPIC and bids for Congress and governor.
Gustave Polter of Detroit attended the Lions Saints game at Tiger Stadium after his wife gave birth to quadruplets. He kept season tickets despite the family event and told reporters he planned to be at the game. Actress Margaret O'Brien filed for divorce from art director Robert Allen Jr in Los Angeles Superior Court on grounds of extreme cruelty. The couple married in 1959 and separated last November. they have no children.
Senate minority leader Everett Dirksen 72 left St Barna Medical Center Livingston New Jersey on Monday reporting top flight condition and flew to Florida. He said no headlines would come from his statements and it would be fascinating to have Barry Goldwater back in the Senate. Also reported: Retired Rear Adm Norman M. Smith known as father of the Seabees died Monday at a Williston South Carolina home at 85 after a long illness.
Brenda Ann Maquar returned home with her parents after a five day cross country chase ending near Topock Arizona. The kidnapper Frank Willis Castile 39 wrecked his car and was arraigned in Needles California on bail of 100000. The FBI said no physical molestation occurred during the ordeal and Brenda was to New Orleans with an FBI agent and a minister's wife for the flight home.
Local Long Beach daily classified notice details for Tuesday November 24 1968 include contact numbers HE 5 116 and HE 2 5959. Publication info lists Vol 31 No 235 with Sixth St and Pine Ave address, Long Beach California.
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