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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1968
Page
2
A World Today AP photo features President Lyndon B. Johnson, his wife Lady Bird, and daughter Lynda at a ranch house with a 17 month old boy identified as their child. The image captures a domestic moment during the era.
Fierce fighting erupted along the Cambodian frontier on Thanksgiving Day as 255 enemy troops were reported killed in five engagements. U S losses stood at 21 dead and 37 wounded with two helicopters down. South Vietnam and allied forces inflicted heavy tolls near Loc Ninh and Tay Ninh.
London defense sources said NATO may supply weapons and military aid to Tito if Yugoslavia faces a Soviet backed invasion. Hints of Allied backing aimed to deter Moscow from upsetting Europe’s balance.
Americans gave thanks for blessings at family dinners churches and parades as Johnson and his family led the nation in observance. The First Family and a former First Family joined the holiday celebration and reflections.
President and First Family attend services in Fredericksburg and Mass with Luci Nugent as Nixon plans holiday with Eisenhowers in Washington. A massive storm brings snow rain and winds across the nation, widespread damage and travel disruption from St Louis to New York. Musicians end a 28 day strike against NBC ABC CBS while Con Ed workers threaten a new walkout and Long Island Rail car service lags. Hospital workers return to duty as Bronx State suspensions follow alleged violence.
John Lennon faces a fine of about 360 dollars for possessing marijuana after a London trial. Yoko Ono cleared. Enid Blyton, author of The Secret Seven and Noddy, dies in London at an elderly age three months after a heart attack, noted for popular children's tales that libraries once banned for being too sweet.
British singer Adam Faith, 27, will star in a new London production about Christopher Marlowe written for him by Anthony Burgess. He will also appear in Macbeth while the Marlowe play is prepared. In Atlanta, Rev. Ralph Abernathy has pneumonia but is listed in satisfactory condition. Police investigated a threat to kill Prince Charles as Welch extremists oppose his investiture, threatening sabotage of Caernarvon Castle ceremonies next July.
Three Danish artists composer Eric Andersen poet George Brecht and painter Arthur Koepceke propose compounding interest from an initial $12 to reach $800 million by 2253. They plan to deposit the funds in a Copenhagen savings bank and place the bank book in the Royal Library vault for 284 years and 2011 days.
In Plymouth a minister in Pilgrim dress urged gratitude for the Indians who aided early settlers. He denounced white Americans for turning their backs on the Indigenous people who helped ensure survival and Thanksgiving. Also, Princess Margrethe and Prince Henrik expect their second child next June.
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