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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1968

Page

2

Communists Stop Ground Attacks In Vietnam Fighting

The Communist command shifted from ground assaults to shelling in a week of heavy fighting around Pleiku Da Nang Bien Hoa and Hien Hoa. Allied forces reported several skirmishes with enemy casualties while U S Marines and riverine units pressed operations near Da Nang and Long My in the Mekong Delta.

George Esper Bien Hoa da Nank USS da Nang Marble Mountain U.S Hien Hoa Saigon Mekong Long My 9Th Infantry Division Mobile Cal Re Vinh Small Africa

GOP Governor Candidate Promises Economy Task Force

Republican candidate Paul Eggers pledges to form a volunteer bipartisan economy task force as a first act, to cut waste and improve efficiency. He cites savings from Ohio and California and recalls a 1965 Texas Senate defeat by Hardenman and Gov. Preston Smith.

Houston Paul Eggers Egers Lawyers Society Eggers Ohio California Hoover Commission Texas Senate Dorsey B. Hardeman San Angelo Preston Smith

Chicago War Protests End as City Returns to Normal

City of Chicago winds down after two stormy conventions. Yippies and hippies melt away while National Guardsmen and U S Army units prepare to leave. McCarthy supporters clash with police on the Conrad Hilton floor. three protesters and four officers injured. Police arrest three women linked to stench bombs. total arrests reach 583 with hundreds injured.

Bruce Chicago UPI Barricades International Amphitheatre Sinois Forces of Law and Order U.S. Army Samuel Shapiro Richard J. Daley James B. Conlisk Eugene J. McCarthy McCarthy Paoker Michigan Avenue Richard Goodwin Palmer House Conrad Hilton

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