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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1968
Page
1
A U S air unit assisting Vietnamese infantry in the Mekong Delta fired near the ground during close support, killing four and wounding an unspecified number of others. The incident occurred as helicopters operated over the frontline area.
Reports describe U S air bombardment on Hanoi and Saigon areas as authorities say jet bombers hit suspected Communist positions. Marines claim 40 North Vietnamese troops killed near Thuong Duc Special Forces camp in two battles. Communists launch frontal charges while main force retreats under heavy air and artillery fire.
Stall Tim Jeanos Paris North Vietnam said Wednesday President Johnson had enough power to end the Vietnam war before his term ends if he would order a complete bombing of North Vietnam. The U.S. clung to reciprocity and America's chief negotiator said there was no progress at will at the 26th negotiating session at the Warsaw talks.
Rhodesian Premier rejected Britain's condition shortly after arriving in Gibraltar as he declared black Rhodesians would not gain majority rule in his lifetime. Britain’s Harold Wilson had demanded an acceptable agreement to the Rhodesian people as a whole, a poll of four million Black Rhodesians and 200,000 whites. The leader rejected the Ural position within 30 minutes of landing.
A 17 year old Von Zurich youth sparked a blaze in a hotel after an argument with a night porter. Ten killed and eight injured in the fire. an American couple from Orinda California died. Two American sailors injured. unnamed victims also among the wounded.
The UFT led by Albert Shanker canceled a threatened citywide strike after the city ordered a school closure in a tense Brooklyn district where violence flared. Shanker reversed an earlier stance calling union members to vote on a strike if no immediate action followed.
Las Angeles industrialist Norton Strow paid 155 million dollars for Renoir Bridge of the Arts, setting a new world auction record and topping a 3.745 million sale price in New York. Pissarro and Picasso pieces also brought hefty sums as Brandeis University items sold, while Nate Cummings and Arthur Murray were among other notable buyers. Separately, John Birch Society founder Robert Welch urged large donations to counter a fiscal emergency, warning Nixon supporters and accusing insiders of steering toward communism.
Prof Rene Cassin, 81, head of the European Court of Human Rights, wins the Nobel Peace Prize with a gold medal and about 70000 dollars. He says he is proud and that many others deserved the prize, notes his life of social work and wartime service.
A New Yorker Robert Lipman on trial for murder in London as he recounts visions of fire breathing snakes during an LSD episode in court. Claudie Delbarte, a French model, was later found dead in Chelsea with injuries after Lipman's alleged attack. Lipman described a sexual encounter prior to alleged flight.
Mrs Vivian Teston gave birth to four girls at Roper Hospital. The babies weighed between 2 pounds and KB ounces each. All four daughters were reported healthy. Lt Gov Robert H Finch marked his 43rd birthday in a brewery as Republican leaders visited Busch Gardens in Van Nuys with presidential hopeful Richard Nixon during his Southern California speaking tour.
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