26 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1968
Page
1
The forecast covers Southwest Ohio and the Miami Valley with partly cloudy skies and temperatures from 50 to 70 today, cooling to the 40s this evening. Saturday brings scattered showers with partial sun, and highway readings between 60 and 75. Yesterday peaked at 59 and the morning low dipped to 38 degrees.
FBI officials quietly downplay conflicting descriptions of James Earl Ray alias Eric Starvo Galt, the man linked to the King assassination. The probe widens as questions persist about whether two people used the Galt name, while fingerprints, photos, and witness accounts offer inconsistent details on age height and appearance.
In New York, Columbia University eased a three day campus disruption by halting Harlem gym construction and closing the university until Monday. The administration rejected amnesty for demonstrators while police moved against protesters occupying Hamilton Hall and other campus buildings.
A humorous note on the burden of household chores describing a housewife who cannot rest at home when tired. The quip hints at limited options for respite and evokes sympathetic domestic fatigue.
U S B52 bombers struck targets within 26 miles of Saigon as police searched boats and vehicles for arms amid fears of a second 1968 Tet style offensive. Reports cite 10 rifles seized and multiple clashes around the capital, with air strikes on bunkers in the A Shau Valley and forces around Hue on alert.
President Johnson selected George W. Ball to succeed Arthur Goldberg as United Nations ambassador. Ball, a former State Department official and critic of U S Vietnam policy, is seen as evidence of a renewed effort to negotiate an end to the war in Johnson's remaining months.
President Johnson announced Goldberg, 59, will resign as U N ambassador and be replaced by Ball early June after handling issues at the United Nations. Goldberg cited shifting to private life to further Vietnam peace and noted policy differences within the administration did not drive his resignation.
Arthur J. Goldberg says he quit as U.N. ambassador to serve peace in Vietnam as a private citizen. He notes Johnson others focus on talks with North Vietnam, regrets that key moves occur outside U.N. forum and plans to open debate on a nuclear arms treaty.
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