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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1968
Page
1
Enemy troops invaded Tay Ninh City with strong force and heavy fighting raged early today for control of the 200000 population city on a major invasion route to Saigon. The assault signaled intensified operations in the region.
Reports from Saigon describe heavy shelling as forces threaten Tay Ninh while U S 25th Division bases come under attack at night. In Czechoslovakia Soviet actions spark diplomatic strains as Oldrich Carnik and Zdenek Mlynar reveal anti Communist forces and Moscow agreements on gas pipelines. The dispute over a nuclear treaty stalls as Congress hears of surplus arms sales while unrest grows on campuses with 300 Negro students arrested at Illinois University Union lounges.
Voters in nine states picked party nominees for November contests. In Vermont, Sen. George D. Aiken won renomination in the Republican primary and also the Democratic write‑in, Deane Davis secured the GOP governor nomination. Arizona’s Barry Goldwater faced no opposition for reentry to the Senate, while Roy Elson aimed to challenge him. Other results included Sen. Norris Cotton in New Hampshire and Rep. Fernand J. St. Germain in Rhode Island, with several races for governors and Senate seats shaping the fall slate.
A tentative two day strike settlement was reached in New York City. The United Federation of Teachers delegates voted overwhelmingly to accept the agreement, signaling a return to normal school operations.
Rev Ralph D Abernathy and 70 demonstrators including Andrew Young were arrested at a city garbage substation while blocking trucks in Atlanta. Police released most on 25 bond as the civil disobedience effort to end the week-old garbage strike continued.
Abe Fortas was asked Tuesday to return before the Senate Judiciary Committee for further questioning on his nomination to replace Chief Justice Earl Warren. The promotion, recommended by President Johnson on June 26, faced requests from some committee members for additional testimony.
Queen Mary Yeanis, 58, died in a Wilkes-Barre hospital less than 72 hours after abdominal surgery approved by a tribal vote. Yeanis fell ill while traveling through the city last Wednesday and remained opposed to medical aid on Thursday. More than twenty tribesmen approved the operation, performed Saturday morning. Actress Ginger Rogers signed to star in Mame in London’s West End for a record fee. Viscount Percy Mills, 78, Britain’s power minister 1957-1959, collapsed and died Tuesday.
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