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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1968
Page
2
A 65000-ton luxury vessel faced machinery trouble and called tugboats to standby as a precaution. The ship returned to anchorage under its own power with no towing required, according to AP Wirephoto.
B52 bombers conducted three raids near Quang Ngai and near Saigon as combat across the northwest border with Cambodia escalated. In one five hour battle, Communist forces attacked a U S armored column, leaving 78 Reds and seven Americans dead. Viet Cong issued orders for a new offensive to destroy U S and South Vietnamese units and pacification teams.
The South Vietnamese government released 140 Viet Cong prisoners in Saigon Pleiku and Da Nang ceremonies marking the largest such release. Among those freed were 130 men aged 13 to 65 and 10 women. In Saigon 85 men and 5 women were released, ending with anti Communist slogans.
Yugoslavia marked 25 years as a Communist state with Tito praising self governing society and workers rights while warning that new crises will arise from powers seeking to infringe sovereignty.
Dr Denton Cooley and his team transplanted the heart of a 40 year old man into Milton Wackstein a 54 year old from Flushing N Y at St Luck s Hospital Wackstein the world s 96th heart recipient The operation lasted about ninety minutes Wackstein had suffered coronary insufficiency and waited one month for the procedure.
Lawrence Peters, 48, of Fort Hunter, underwent a 10 hour operation at Memorial Hospital to free fused jaw joints caused by ankylosis linked to rheumatoid arthritis. Previously he ate by extracting teeth and grinding soft foods with his tongue.
Disappearance of Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver sparks speculation he may flee to Montreal for a Hemispheric Conference to End the War in Vietnam. He faces a Dec. 23 Oakland court appearance on assault charges connected to April shootout that left Bobby Hutton dead.
The Independent Press Telegram lists contact numbers 435 1161 and 432 5959 and notes a Saturday edition dated 1968 with postal class matter at Long Beach California. It shows publication address 604 Pine Ave Long Beach CA 90801 and indicates a Saturday-only issue.
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