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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1968
Page
4
A massive aftershock devastated eastern Iran near Khaf after the initial quake. Relief forces including 724 doctors and Sixth Army troops, plus airlifted tents, battled potential typhoid, famine, and cold risks as hundreds died or were injured in towns like Kakhak Dzshtoyaz Minbad and Kalej.
Three fires in Yosemite National Park were managed Sunday night with crews scaled to eighty workers and four aerial tankers plus one helicopter. The Wawona fire covered about 20 acres in rugged terrain and remained partially uncontrolled as firefighters hiked in to attack it. Bishop Creek and Turner Ridge blazes were quickly contained at 15 and about one acre respectively, while Sequoia National Park faced a separate 20 acre brush and timber fire near Giant Forest with 75 percent containment.
In Middletown Connecticut two people were arrested after police broke up a march by African Americans protesting a dance closure. Officers said marchers threw rocks and bottles and some looting was reported, injuring one policeman.
Chi-Chi the panda and An-An from Moscow are 11 and in good health as zookeepers hope for a first successful mating. A London Zoo spokesman says everything is going superbly and An-An is settling down, signaling the start of efforts to breed the pair.
A Sunday fire at Russell Street School on 1200 Firestone Blvd Los Angeles caused about 17000 in damage. Firefighters from five LA County units contained the blaze by 1 p m and extinguished it by 3 p m. The cause is under investigation.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey spoke at a welcome ceremony in a lakeside village, urging peace at home and abroad and denouncing extremist militants. He noted limited U.S. options against aggression overseas, welcomed a calm crowd of about 600, and stressed jobs and education as essential for a "new day" in the nation.
Fire department crews paused Sunday after an explosion and resulting fire left 13 dead in a Gary apartment building. Nine victims were children. Rescue teams had been digging through charred debris to find potential additional victims.
Vice President Humphrey said both parties should back negotiators in Paris and warn North Vietnam against continuing South Vietnam fighting to influence U.S. politics. He said Hanoi should understand that U.S. political campaigns will not yield concessions beyond legitimate negotiations underway.
In Berea Kentucky a gun battle between Negroes and members of the National States Rights Party left two men dead and several injured. About 50 shots were fired near an abandoned car lot after a meeting of the white supremacist group. Thirteen suspects—seven whites and six Negroes—were charged with murder as police confiscated weapons and reduced street activity after dark.
Three policemen were wounded and 10 arrested as clashes erupted Saturday night in St Paul. Fire bombs exploded and rocks were hurled by about 300 youths before police pursued a man who fired a shotgun, injuring three officers. Authorities reported further arrests on concealed weapons charges.
Dr. Donald Wilson of Loma Linda and Dr. Ronald Rothe of Banning lead a Seventh-day Adventist medical relief group to Africa to run a hospital in a secessionist region. They expect further doctors to join, including Dr. Norman Krum at Harvard and nurse Terry Brown from Nashville.
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