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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1968

Page

2

Humphrey Wins Vow as Better Law and Order Candidate

Charlotte campaign crowd hears Hubert Humphrey claim he is a stronger law-and-order candidate than George Wallace. He asserts he would out-waller Wallace on crime policy and order during the campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina.

HHH Wallace George Charlotte N.C Hubert Humphrey George Wallace North Carolina Charlotte Coliseum Law and Order Alabama Minneapolis Washington UPT Democratic National Committee Huber H. Humphrey George C. Wallace Fair Campaign Practices Committee United Press International Associated Press

Sentinel Gets Final Go-Ahead

The Senate endorsed the Sentinel anti-ballistic missile system by 45 to 25 after a secret session. It rejected cuts to the defense bill and moved toward final action, with risks of cost projections up to 70 billion for the full system and ongoing debate over feasibility amid arms talks with the Soviets.

Washington LW Senate Cooper Sentinal Butt Cooper Efense Department Sentinel Clark M. Clifford John C. Pastore Senate House Atomic Energy Committee Senate Appropriations Committee

UCI Professor Faces Row Over Inviting Cleaver Lecture

At the University of California Irvine a faculty dispute erupts over inviting Eldridge Cleaver to speak. Professor Steve Shapiro says Cleaver would lecture, while English chair Hazard Adams says he would not. Dean Samuel McCulloch must decide, though Shapiro claims classroom autonomy. Cleaver spoke at a student orientation, attracting debate.

University of California Irvine Eldridge Cleaver Steve Shapiro Cleaver Hazard Adams Roger Russell UCI Samuel McCulloch School of Humanities Shapiro Dean McCulloch Russell ACT UC Regents University of California At Berkeley Board of Regents

16 Jailed in Fight at School

In Sacramento at John F Kennedy Senior High School about 30 white and Negro students fought in the courtyard. Sixteen youths were arrested Wednesday by 30 police. custodian Henry P Rowe was seriously injured when struck with a tree stake.

Sacramento UPS John F. Kennedy Henry P. Rowe

Cleaver calls for coalition as Wallace rally faces hurdles

Cleaver urged black and white revolutionaries to form a coalition to topple capitalism while denying calls for murdered whites. He warned militants could be portrayed as about to attack white neighborhoods. He pleaded innocent to attempted murder charges from a Oakland police shootout. Wallace supporters canceled a Shea Stadium rally amid political maneuvering.

Humphrey Wallace Cleaver Oakland District Court of Appeal State Supreme Court New York George C. Wallace Shea Stadium

Nixon assails LBJ on Navy buildup and Eisenhower vow

In Norfolk Nixon at a Republican rally denounces the Johnson administration for complacency amid Soviet naval expansion. He charges a nuclear Navy pledge by Eisenhower was abandoned, faults the conventional power on the carrier John F Kennedy, criticizes submarine delays, ship cuts, and the 50 ships and 100 aircraft removal, warning the Soviet merchant fleet could soon outpace the U.S. Navy. He claims civilian defense leaders slowed the Eisenhower pace and warns of grave strategic consequences.

Norfolk Van Richard M. Nixon Johnson Fense Department Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Rickover U.S Nixon Defense Department Defense Robert 8. McNamera Clark Clifford Congress Navy

Board Stand May Return Castro Job

Security guards arrested 33 Mexican-American demonstrators as Los Angeles Board of Education moved to potentially reinstate Sal Castro to Lincoln High School. The board approved a hearing rights proposal for teachers accused of felonies, while language details awaited today’s vote.

Castro Los Angeles CNS City Board of Education Los Angeles Board of Education Sal Castro Lincoln High School East Side Cistro

Kent State High School student killed by lightning

A 16 year old girl Amy Weaver was killed when a single bolt struck 45 students playing field hockey at Kent State University high school campus in Kent Ohio. The others were treated at Robinson Memorial Hospital and released.

Kent, Ohio UPI Kent State University High School Amy Weaver Kent State University Robinson Memorial Hospital

Redwood National Park Becomes Law in Major Conservation Push

President Johnson signed four conservation bills in an East Room ceremony, declaring Redwood National Park a 58,000 acre preserve in Northern California. He hailed the bill as a landmark victory and noted accompanying measures creating North Cascades National Park, a National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and a national hiking trails network. Chief Justice Warren and Sen. Kuchel attended as the president emphasized the era of conservation.

Johnson Abe Fortas U.S California North Cascades National Park Washington Redwoods Thomas Kuchel R-Culif Earl Warren Kuchel Ghout North Cascades Washington State Feather River Flove Point Missouri Rogue River Oregon Rio Grande River New Mexico Croix River Minnesota Wisconsin Wolf River Idaho Cascade Mountains

Rioting and border tensions threaten Olympic Games

A chaotic flare of violence from Mexico to U S border areas sparks warnings from an IOC official that the games could be cancelled by the 10C Executive Committee. Sniper fire and arson eruptions surge as student bands roam seizing and burning vehicles amid a government crackdown. The report links the unrest to President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz and notes potential cost implications and park and trail legislation in separate items.

International Olympic Committee 10C Gustavo Disz Ordaz

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