27 Nov 1968
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1968
Page
1
Nguyen Than Le, spokesman for Hanoi's peace delegation, protested U S air and naval violations of North Vietnamese territory. He said attacks in recent days violated U S bomb halt commitments.
US officials forecast serious negotiations in Paris soon after Saigon agrees to end a boycott in exchange for leading talks on South Vietnam. Thieu-led Saigon will head the Vietnamese side with US and Hanoi and the NLF to join. Washington stresses a coalition government is unacceptable and pledges continued North Vietnam pressure with a clean slate for new talks.
A Racine Wisconsin fire incident ends tragically as a firefighter carries a child from a smoke filled flat but fails to revive the youngster. Firemen recover the bodies of a brother and sister under a blanket in a bedroom. The mother was blocked from reentering the blaze.
Saigon police detained 85 Viet Cong workers including 15 women with pro Communist records, began Nov 11 after a senior Communist lieutenant tipped off about 16 Viet Cong cells. The sweep recovered 14 Chinese pistols, mines, grenades, and plastic explosives as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces report limited ground fighting and a collision between the Hancock and Camden off the coast.
Eisaku Sato secured a third term as Japan's prime minister at a party convention in Tokyo. He pledged an early return of Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands from the United States and aims to form a new action cabinet. He won 24 votes to secure leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party amid opposition claims of aligning with Nixon.
The Middletown area is slated for cloudy weather through Thursday with intermittent showers. Tonight's low will be in the mid 30s to low 40s. Yesterday reached 56 degrees. this morning was 42. Precipitation totaled 0.9 inch by 8 a.m.
Juanita Mayle, wife of Hartzell Mayle, among 78 miners trapped since last Wednesday in Mountaineer Coal Co. No. 9 mine, keeps faith he will be found alive. She cares for 16 children on a Taylor County farm while groceries are provided to the family.
In Mannington West Virginia families of 78 miners trapped for a week in Mountaineer Coal Co No 9 mine face a sad Thanksgiving with no contact since a 5 40 am explosion. Union members provide food for the stricken families while owners vow to continue rescue efforts.
Le Roi Jong, 33, a Negro poet playwright, convicted in Newark Municipal Court of using loud abusive language toward officers during a bank check. He received 60 days in jail and a $100 fine for resisting arrest, with execution delayed five days for appeal. Jong is free on bail pending an appeal of a weapons conviction from the 1967 Newark riots.
The Internal Revenue Service emphasizes its ability to uncover concealed assets and income through audits and data analytics. Officials note teams across divisions collaborate to identify discrepancies and enforce tax compliance.
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