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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1968

Page

2

Two Red Assaults Repelled in Tay Ninh Province

Communist ground attacks on Allied outposts in Tay Ninh Province west of Saigon were driven back after heavy losses. Viet Cong insurgents struck in Saigon district areas wounding civilians, as U S and South Vietnamese forces reported ongoing combat near Tam Ky and near Phu Tho Race Track. General Cao Van Vien proposed an Allied invasion of the lower North Vietnam to curb infiltration along the Ho Chi Minh trail.

Saigon Tay Ninh Red Tay Nin Thien Ngon Tam Ky Phu Tho Cao van Vien North Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Trail

28 211 Yanks Die in Vietnam At Saigon

The report shows 290 Americans killed and 1 762 wounded in the week ending last Saturday. South Vietnamese losses were 473 killed and 1 262 wounded. Cumulative U S deaths total 28 211 since Jan 1 1961 with 176 456 wounded. Allied forces killed 2 867 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong last week, lifting the war total to 398 723.

Saigon Vietnam U.S

Chrysler Rolls Back 1969 Price Increases

Chrysler cut its 1969 price increases after government and industry pressure. the average rise dropped from 84 to 52 dollars, 1.8 percent above 1968 prices, as GM and Ford announced higher increases and President Johnson criticized the move.

Chrysler Corp Chrysler General Motors Corp Ford Motor Co Johnson

Dorothy Malone to quit films and move to Dallas

Dorothy Malone announced she will leave Hollywood to return to Dallas citing health and financial reasons as factors. She seeks increased child support from Jacques Bergerac and permission to move the girls to Texas while Bergerac fights the request.

Dorothy Malone Hollywood Dallas Tex Texas Los Angeles Mimi Diane Jacques Bergerac Bergerac Miss Malone

Vatican holds quiet birthday for Pope Paul VI

Congratulatory letters and telegrams flood Vatican for Paul VI's 71st birthday marked with private audiences and a condolence telegram to Amintore Fanfani's wife. Also notes Padre Pio funeral turnout, Simagin death, Brian Jones drug case, Blaiberg discharge, Agnew capital punishment stance, and Sellers Ekland divorce suits.

Vatican Paul VI Amintore Fanfani

Wallace Wins In The Pen Mock Presidential Vote

A Nebraska State Penitentiary mock election in Lincoln gave former Alabama Governor George Wallace 131 of 419 ballots. Hubert Humphrey received 128, Richard Nixon 118, Edward Kennedy nine, Eugene McCarthy four, and Nancy Sinatra and Cassius Clay one each.

Nebraska State Penitentiary Lincoln Alabama George Wallace Wallace Hubert Humphrey Richard Nixon Edward Kennedy Massachusetts Eugene McCarthy Nancy Sinatra Cassius Clay

Meredith says no basis for Biafra secession during Nigeria trip

U.S. civil rights leader James Meredith wraps a 12 day visit in Nigeria and declares there is no moral or legal basis for Biafra's secession. Meredith, who integrated Ole Miss, spoke as he prepared to depart Lagos for the United States after attending Ibadan University operations in western Nigeria.

U.S James Meredith Nigeria Biafra Meredith University of Mississippi Lagos Ibadan University

Mexican Students Seize National Polytechnic Institute

About 200 students seized buildings at the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico City as troops sealed off the area with roadblocks. The unrest leaves at least seven dead in the capital this week. A small rally near the foreign ministry ended peacefully amid tense calm.

Mexico City National Polytechnic Institute Foreign Ministry

McCarthy May Or May Not Endorse Humphrey

Senator Eugene J. McCarthy returned from a three week Riviera vacation and said he may or may not announce support for Vice President Hubert Humphrey on October 8. He noted a few changes in Humphrey's positions but gave no definite campaign statement until the October rally for Paul O Dwyer for U S Senate in New York. He added he may not have anything to say on that date.

New York Eugene J. McCarthy French Riviera Humbert Humphrey McCarthy Humphrey Paul O’dwyer U.S. Senate

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