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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1968
Page
4
Paris and major cities slowly resume services as a three week general strike weakens. Banks reopen and public transport begins to roll while workers ratify a paused agreement amid French reserves dipping from 906.6 million to 5.72 billion francs by May end.
TEL AVIV AP Israeli warplanes swept the Jordan River front to hit Arab artillery positions on the eve of the war’s first anniversary. Artillery mortars and tanks continued rapid fire from both sides as columns of black smoke rose from several Arab villages.
Reports from the Israel Jordan border describe shelling of four river settlements, mortar and machine gun fire, and casualties as the fight spreads during dawn to afternoon. Separate reports detail U.S. and South Vietnamese casualties in Mekong Delta fighting and air operations around Saigon and Dak To.
Reported remarks discuss resuming negotiations on broader peacemaking issues while U S leaders stall on North Vietnam's demand for an unconditional halt to bombing. Defections in May total 827, lowest in three years, with 4 498 for 1968 to date. South Vietnam saw over 33 000 desertions in four months, while U S and allied forces add volunteers and drafted troops. In Vietnam, Hanoi signals possible endgame moves but warns only a popular front government could emerge if elections fail.
In Belgrade the Yugoslav government bans public meetings at colleges to curb student protests after two days of clashes. Police move to prevent demonstrations while maintaining some parades as authorities try to head off wider unrest.
Mitchell Goodman testifies at the trial with Dr. Benjamin Speck and three others, describing early antiwar protest work dating to spring 1965. He discusses funds raised for opposition to the war, a full page New York Times ad urging letters to Congress, and his view that Johnson planned a draft card turn in October to escalate the Vietnam war.
Abby the hurricane moved from western Cuba into the Gulf then hit Punta Gorda and mainland Florida near Tampa Bay. One death reported in Key West floodwaters and five missing at sea. Coast Guard traced a fishing boat sunk by storm surf. no further details on the missing crew. Goodman, a former New Yorker now in Maine, testifies in a draft evasion case with co-defendants including Coffin, Ferber, and Raskin in federal court.
President Johnson outlined steps toward peace including a space weapons treaty and consular pacts while criticizing North Vietnamese actions in Paris. He urged patience and restraint, urged continued talks, and emphasized that peace must be earned through concrete gestures rather than slogans. He warned that progress in Vietnam and broader Middle East stability requires strong, principled U.S. leadership.
Three officers of Local 562 face federal trial on Sept. 3 charged with conspiring to make illegal campaign contributions. The case links contraction with an alleged kickback in reservoir cleaning. other defendants include labor leaders and a reputed Mafia figure. The proceedings unfold amid campus protests and security measures around the city.
AP report details a two car collision on U S Highway 66 west of Carthage claiming the lives of Donald Weatherer West Jerby Judy Weatherer and Bobby Lee Wilmoth all of Webb City and four others injured Pat Wilmoth James Austin Patricia Austin and Linda Austin were in the hospital in satisfactory condition in Jolyn
The Jordanian shellings struck Neve Or Yardena Gesher Beit Yosef in the Beisan Valley and Ashdot Yaacov in the Jordan, all previously targeted in earlier attacks.
High Ridge Missouri residents vote to keep the no tag no service rule. Fire protection district leaders retain a policy requiring a tag for service with a nominal 87 fee for homeowners to maintain equipment. A proposed alternative would have charged 150 to 250 if a home without a tag responded to a fire.
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