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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1968

Page

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Battle for Red Ammo Reveals Large Viet Cong Cache

American infantrymen near Tay Ninh City seized hundreds of ammunition cases in a rubber-plantation hideout northwest of Saigon. The 25th Infantry Division reported 14 Viet Cong killed and 13 suspects aged, with a second arms cache found nine miles north of Saigon. One U.S. soldier was killed and two wounded. A separate U.S. aircraft loss over North Vietnam left two crewmen missing.

Saigon 25Th Infantry Division Tay Ninh Ameri Gans U.S Nouth U.S. Comand North Vietnam

Paris talks drift as Tho says Humphrey promise vague

In Paris, Le Duc Tho dismissed Vice President Humphrey's conditional pledge to halt U.S. action against North Vietnam as no real change. Tho emphasized reciprocity, while U.S. officials avoided interpreting candidate positions, noting no differences in Vietnam policy between candidates.

Paris Hubert “Huimsphrey U.S North Vietnam North Vietnam George Christian Humphrey Doring Yan White House

Rebels Promise Giant Protest In Mexico City

Rebels vow a mass demonstration as students reject government calls for calm and plan to remain active in vocations. Vatican urges Catholics to broaden dialogue with theists though prospects for talks with Communists dim after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. In Tokyo Red China marks its 19th anniversary with a purge deepened to purify the CCP, Lin Piao declares Taiwan liberation, and diplomats from six Communist states walk out.

Vatican Czechoslovakia Tokyo Red China Mao Tse-tung Chinese Communist Party Mao Lin Piao Taiwan Formosa Soviet Union Hungary Poland East ‘Germany Mongolia Bulgaria

Hard Road Ahead for Britons and NATO Defenses

Prime Minister Harold Wilson warned of a hard road ahead for Britain as economic issues persist and labor divisions loom. In Brussels NATO delegates met at ambassador level for the first time since the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia, amid Soviet-led Warsaw Pact influence. The United Nations noted the invasion, with the Soviet Union and three other communist states left off an official invitation list for ministerial receptions hosted by Secretary of State Dean Rusk.

Blackpool England Harold Wilson Britain Labor Brussels NATO Syow Czechoslovakia Warsaw United Nations Soviet Union Sree U.S Bean Rusk

Protesters Bounced From Riot Hearing

Police evicted 14 antiwar protesters and lawyers who tried to disrupt a House subcommittee hearing probing Chicago street battles at the Democratic National Convention. Yippie leader Jerry Rubin, a key figure, was escorted from the building by officers.

Washington House Subcommittee On

Subpoenaed witness cites Vietnam aim at Chicago hearings

Protests in Chicago prompt subcommittee actions as Rubin testimony hints at a one day pause. Gallaghey testified the demonstrations served Hanoi aligned goals. Major groups allegedly plotted disruption and arranged for filming to claim police brutality.

Rubin Chicago James L. Gallaghey Vietnam Hanoi

Wife Pickets Home As Husband Refuses to Negotiate

In Stotkion Sandra Wagner, 23, pickets home with signs such as Un fair to wife and On strike to protest chores and lack of negotiating. She says she simply wants Tom to sit down and discuss better working conditions at home while caring for three children. He refuses to negotiate, joking about a nationwide stir and expecting reactions from male friends.

Tom Wagner Stotkion Tom Sandra Wagner Wagner

White House events and political updates in 1960s notes

A jumble of 1960s White House moments includes Lyndon Nugent’s first haircut in the White House barbershop as President Johnson interacts with the infant, while Luci Johnson marks, Leonard Hy marks will head a US Information Agency delegation for a 1969 satellite conference. Separately a raid on Dr Harry Rudel’s apartment yields $200,000 as his family hid in rooms. Robert Goulet headlines a White House state dinner for Francois Tombal plays. Eisenhower’s wife reflects on his illness and campaign thoughts while doctors allow limited activity.

Lyn White House Lici Nugent Steve Martini Luci Leonora Hy Marks U.S. Information Agency U.S Marks Robert Goulet Johnson Francois Tombaloays

Equal Time ruling sparks TV tax collector bid fallout

A TV personality seeking tax collector lost his job after the FCC ordered equal time for his opponent Donnell Brookins 41 who read news weather and hosted a Panama City morning show Legue In a department store executive remains contesting the commission’s demand for matching time Brookins called the decision stupid Salazar in Lisbon worsened after a stroke left him in a coma Nigerian RFK case Noguchi authorized for Washington trip to discuss Kennedy assassination records with the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology a deputy accompanies to protect sensitive material from the Ambassador Hotel shoaling incident

FCC George Legue Donnell Brookins Panama City Fig RFK Thomas T. Noguchi Los Angeles County Washington Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Robert Kennedy Noguchi Kennedy Ambassador Hotel

Twiggy Returns to New York in Feminine New Look

Twiggy arrives in New York from London for a two week cosmetics film promotion tour. The 19 year old British model shows a shoulder length hair style and discusses adopting a more mature, feminine image in an interview. Her manager Justin de Villeneuve accompanies her.

Twiggy New York London 4 Cosmetics Leslie Homnby Justin de Villeneuve Nigel. Brace Feu A Wep

Cuba releases plant expert Vasudeva after 16 days

The Cuban government announces the release of plant expert Vasudeva who was jailed 16 days ago on charges of introducing a dangerous plant fungus. He is released on the condition that he remains in Cuba while the Castro government continues its investigation.

Vasudeva U.N Cuba

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