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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1968
Page
1
U S soldiers repelled a near 400-man enemy assault on the Pope artillery camp 400 miles northwest of Saigon, killing 131 attackers after an eight hour fight. The action, in a rubber forest route toward Hanoi, followed heavy mortar barrages and a midnight assault.
The nuclear nonproliferation treaty cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for full consideration by a 13 to 3 vote with three abstentions. No debate date set. Sen. Sparkman hopes action this session. Pressure followed Czech crisis and Soviet moves. Nixon urged action. Also: Kennedy allies renominated in Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Washington State races. Evens and Magnuson renominated in Washington. Sniper case in Brooklyn. New York teachers strike settlement seen distant. Farm bill extension advance under Nixon banner.
California Democrat leader Unruh said Tuesday he would not seek re election to the Assembly in 1970. He hinted at future plans, remaining a possible gubernatorial candidate and serving as honorary co chair with San Francisco Mayor Almo for Hubert Humphrey’s California campaign.
Mrs. Sarah Short challenges students to connect reading with practical nutrition in a Syracuse University home economics course. She argues education must be engaging and expands the view beyond cooking and sewing. Her classroom entrance reflects a lively teaching style.
The thief entered Mayor Walter E Washingtons home early Tuesday on the third floor. Washington woke to the intruder coming up the stairs and shouted. The mayor pursued the man to the back door but stopped in his pajamas. A purse from a family member was later found in an alley with no money.
Susan Hayward will make her Las Vegas stage debut at Caesars Palace this year in the role of Mame. The full show at the Strip venue is estimated to cost about $50,000 per week.
A 1500 strong British force joined police and private boats to ferry foot travelers and displaced residents through flooded village streets. Assault landing craft and amphibious vehicles moved through submerged areas, collecting thousands left marooned by high waters.
The parents of actor Mickey Rooney’s fifth wife petitioned Los Angeles Superior Court for guardianship of their four grandchildren Kelly 8 Kerry 7 Kyle 6 and Kimmie 5. Mrs Barbara Ann Rooney 29 died January 30 1906 when Milos Milosevic 25 killed her then killed himself. The children live with grandparents Don and Barbara Thompson of Inglewood. Frances Scully radio personality died Tuesday at Queen of Angels Hospital aged 54 after surgery. She was known for Speaking of Glamour and Your Blind Date on West Coast radio in the early 1940s.
President Johnson attended funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery for Maj. Gen. Keith L. Ware who was killed in a helicopter crash while directing his 1st Infantry Division troops in combat with North Vietnamese forces. Johnson comforted Ware's widow, then greeted his son and namesake, a Marine private, outside the chapel.
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