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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1968
Page
1
American infantrymen backed by tanks killed 218 Communist troops in a day long engagement near South Vietnam's north coast. The Red force briefly breached a Green Beret camp but attackers were repulsed. Communist troops used flamethrowers and came under artillery fire with heavy losses.
U S troops clashed with a Communist force about four miles southwest of Tam Ky on the second day of fighting. The Red force was estimated at 500, backed by artillery and air strikes. Casualties: Communists about 218 dead. American losses three dead and 18 wounded.
The Paris peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam show no sign of breaking as the weekly conversations continue since mid May. Washington accuses Hanoi of stalling while U S patience wears thin. In Moscow Tass says Czech media remain under unfriendly control as Prague presses to clear obstacles delaying talks with Soviet leaders. Israel reports clashes near the Jordan border and a mine blast near the Suez Canal with both sides accusing the other. Moscow warns of serious consequences from American backed prorogations as Cairo headlines warnings of possible Israeli attacks.
Defense Secretary Clark McClifford rejects Lairds forecast of a 90,000 reduction in Vietnam, stating the U S will maintain the authorized level of 549,500 troops in South Vietnam, with about 15,000 still to deploy. The report also notes Humphrey's suggestion of gradual force reductions.
A two month extortion plot against coin broker Richard Muniz involved letters, threats to his family and a death threat signed with his name mailed to President Johnson. Carol Ann Goskey and Glenn Emerson Morris, both 19, are charged with conspiracy to extort. Muniz’s statements reveal deep hatred and fear as FBI and Secret Service investigate alongside the White House connection. In other news, Beatrix of the Netherlands gave birth to a son by caesarean section at Utrecht hospital, the first Dutch prince born in over a decade.
The U S Supreme Court was urged to spare Richard Speck from execution to allow scientific study of his case. Speck, 26, was condemned for the July 1966 murder of eight nurses in a Chicago dormitory. His attorney argued the mercy would aid mental and legal science and prevent future crimes.
President Johnson appointed 36 year old Tyler Abell as U S Chief of Protocol with the rank of ambassador replacing An gier Diddle Duke who becomes U S ambassador to Denmark The Abells will hold the top protocol posts Abell served as assistant postmaster general from 1963 to 1967 Mrs Abell is the Johnson administration social secretary Marcelo Caetano agreed to become Portugal s second premier joining Lisbon University faculty at age 62 Caetano will replace Antonio Salazar who ruled Portugal for 40 years and suffered a brain stroke on Sept 16 leaving him in a coma President Johnson conferred with Caetano after doctors treating Salazar reported him in a critical condition
Huntley Kin Heatley a retired railroad telegrapher and father of NBC's Chet Stantley died Wednesday at a Billings Montana retirement home at age 79. He served 30 years with the Northern Pacific Railway and retired after a 1960 stroke that led to his departure from work.
Actor Jackie Coogan, 54, was hospitalized with pneumonia and listed in satisfactory condition at Nemore Hospital in St. Charles. He had been starring in the suburban Chicago theater production Make A Million before his illness required his replacement.
The Senate Interior Committee approved a House-passed measure to establish the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in North Carolina near Asheville. It would authorize $1,207,000 for acquisition and development of the 242 acre Sandburg farm south of Asheville.
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