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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1968
Page
2
Viet Cong bombs kill 10 civilians and injure 22 in Cholon Saigon. A rocket strike in southwest Saigon kills 1 and wounds 11. U S paratroopers in a rice paddy northwest of Saigon suffer 34 dead and 33 wounded after a heavy battle, while 31 enemy troops are killed and 124 suspects captured.
A major blast in the Cholon Chinatown district leveled the information bureau, trapping victims as a Viet Cong female attacker wounded a ward chief. Other Viet Cong actions near My Tho and Giao Duc caused casualties and fires.
President Johnson vocally opposes a minority effort to block Abe Fortas as chief justice. He summoned Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen to the White House for talks, then criticized the filibuster as parliamentary tricks. The exchange followed a wide ranging domestic and foreign affairs session.
National figures favor Fortas for the nations top judicial post while decrying filibuster tactics. Separately, Western Airlines pilots reach a contract after a brief walkout, with two flights canceled at LAX. In Atlantic City Miss Illinois wins Miss America talent, while Alabama deputies use gas to quell whites opposing integration at Tanner Williams school.
The Johnson consumer advisory council urged laws allowing a choice of cash or trading stamps at stores that offer stamps. It proposed retailers disclose stamp costs and offer at purchase either stamps or the actual price paid to the stamp company.
Diane Podkawa the 24 year old schoolteacher planned a tearless wedding to Thomas Schoenith a Detroit nightclub executive after clarifications with church authorities. The couple says hypnotism will not cause actual trance during the Our Lady Queen of Heaven ceremony. The report also notes other notable items: Craig Breedlove faces divorce suit from Lee Ann Breedlove, Sen. Margaret Chase Smith misses roll call due to illness, and Haiti pardons a British officer amid past espionage cases.
Joseph P. Kennedy celebrates his 80th birthday with a party for more than 20 grandchildren at the Kennedy home overlooking Nantucket Sound. Grandchildren bake and present crafts, sing, and perform for the celebrant. Phone wishes arrive from Paris from Eunice Kennedy Shriver. An adult dinner party includes Rose Kennedy, Ann Gargan, Jean Smith, Patricia Lawford, and Edward M. Kennedy with Joan.
Cuba will stay on summer time to save oil used for electricity. The government cited a critical petroleum shortage causing gasoline rationing and other limits. Granma quoted officials that clocks will not return to a normal schedule.
A fragmented 1968 Independent Press Telegram item references a Saturday edition with garbled post and street details. The readable pieces point to a local Beach area with areas around Sixth Street and Pine Avenue, inviting notices or tips from residents.
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