01 Nov 1968
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1968
Page
1
Radio Hanoi pledged the fight against the United States would continue until all U.S. forces are driven from Vietnam. The station offered no comment on President Johnson's announced bombing halt, saying peace comes only with the removal of all aggressors from the nation.
In Saigon the USS Command ordered soldiers to refrain from political comments after President Johnson halted bombing North Vietnam. Many GIs criticized the move as aiming to aid Humphrey, fearing renewed conflict yet noting no slow in the war. Johnson tied the halt to North Vietnam responses and announced talks would enter a new phase.
Ohio politicians react with elation and concern over a North Vietnam bombing pause. Gilligan calls it a step toward peace while Saxbe hopes for complete peace and Lukens questions the reality for GIs. Miller and Brown urge cautious optimism and wider inclusion in Paris talks.
Police probe the murder of Ramon Novarro 69, once a leading silent star in Ben Hur. The nude body was found in his $150,000 Spanish style home with signs of a savage beating. No forced entry or missing items detected as officers search for a male suspect.
AP report from Saigon details President Johnson's order ending all bombing in North Vietnam at 9 p.m. Saigon time while operations in the South pause. In the 12 hours prior, mine damage, civilian and military casualties occurred in Saigon Hue and near Saigon, with ongoing raids on the North's southern panhandle. Admiral McCain announces the halt before the deadline as Pacific Command carries out the instructions.
The Middletown forecast calls for sunny and warm conditions today with highs in the 70s and 80s. Clouds increase this evening with scattered showers possible in the early morning hours. Saturday brings clouds and cooler air with a chance of rain. Yesterday’s high reached 70 and the morning low was 46.
AP dispatch notes the United States dropped about half a million tons of bombs and nearly $2 billion in aircraft while losing hundreds of pilots, yet failed to halt North Vietnam’s flow of soldiers and weapons. Senate and civilian leaders clash over air power limits and risks of wider war.
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