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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1968
Page
1
Allied forces in Saigon clash with Communist units, reporting at least 375 enemy killed in a sequence of one sided engagements as jets artillery and troops push operations.
Fighting raged across multiple fronts as Allied armor and air power pressed Communist forces in the DMZ near Go Linh killing 112 North Vietnamese regulars. In Prague the Czechoslovak Cabinet acknowledged Soviet education influence while Bonn police hunted a missing defense clerk amid NATO security fears. Israeli Egyptian air combat over Ismailia claimed Israeli losses, and in Washington Arias left the Panamanian Embassy claiming victory as locks were changed by junta supporters.
In New York City a peace proposal to end the 19 day UFT strike was rejected by the teachers union as patrols and fire crews pressed for higher pay. The Ocean Hill Brownsville district offered to reinstate 79 ousted white teachers amid rising racial tensions and union support for rejection.
The grandson of late Vice President Alben Barkley hijacked a small plane to Cuba from Key West leaving wife and three children in a trailer park. William Barkley Truitt 35 chartered the plane for a picture trip to the Dry Tortugas Islands and landed in Havana after radioing the hijack. The pilot Charles Oliveros 28 cited poor weather and lack of instrument flight credentials. FBI escorted Truitt’s wife home as authorities briefed their children.
Dr Christiaan Barnard, famed for the first human heart transplant, was admitted to Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town with a mild gastro duodenal hemorrhage attributed to stress. Barnard has traveled widely since his historic transplant last December.
President Johnson signs promotion for astronaut Donn F. Eisele to lieutenant colonel in the Air Force following spaceflight policy. Eisele previously held major rank during Apollo 7. Salazar could leave Lisbon hospital soon though limited mental recovery expected. Jackie Gleason seeks divorce from Genèveve Gleason after separation. custody of two daughters. Tricia Nixon to serve as queen at the 16th International Azalea Festival in Norwalk Virginia from April 23 to 27.
Howard Hughes will purchase the Landmark Tower, a 31 story hotel casino near the Strip. The building has stood unfinished since 1960s financial problems and has not opened for business. Sheldon Sandler, 50 percent owner, said Hughes agreed to a $17.3 million sale including creditor payments.
Jacqueline Kennedy wedding gift from Aristotle Onassis was a priceless heart shaped ruby and diamond parure. Paris papers cite a value around 1.2 million dollars though no official price was released.
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