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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1968
Page
1
Saigon battles ease in parts as Viet Cong halt for a 10 day rest before renewed strikes from June 15. Civilians flee Gia Dinh and Cholon while Marines repel withdrawals. Shelling kills civilians, and U S officials report rising refugees and food prices.
In Paris US Ambassador Harriman accuses North Vietnam of 40,000 troops in Laos a new high while North Vietnamese spokesman Thuy argues Vietnam is one country and its people defend it. Johnson says Hanoi offers nothing substantial to peace and US bombs north while Hanoi sends more troops south.
Senator Robert F Kennedy was shot shortly after declaring victory in California. He underwent more than three hours of brain surgery and was listed in extremely critical condition. Sirhan Sirhan was arrested. five others wounded as chaos followed the attack on a 42 year old New York senator.
The Louisiana Senate approved 74 to 14 to end the Sovereignty Commission after hearings showed the agency had outlived its usefulness. Supporters called it an economy move with a $93 000 budget next year while critics derided it as a nest for dead heads and secret agents.
Twin Cities Oliver Dennis Hensley of 200 Stubbs Ave Monroe will receive his PhD in philosophy at Southern Illinois University Carbondale during commencement exercises Friday June 7. He joins 2500 other graduates earning degrees in various fields and schools.
Witness describes gunfire in the hotel kitchen after a victory speech. Senators aide Rafer Johnson and Roosevelt Grier helped subdue a suspect as two victims, including Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, were attended by doctors and loaded into an ambulance. A reporter recalls blood splatter on his coat amid the chaos.
Warm temperatures persist across Northeast Louisiana through today and Thursday with scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. Skies range from cloudy to partly cloudy as rain chances hover near 20 percent. Dewpoints stay in the 60s and sunshine exceeds 70 percent, with rainfall generally light to a quarter inch locally. In the Twin Cities Selman Field FAA noted a high of 90 yesterday and a low of 67 this morning. Monroe saw no rain Tuesday.
The joke notes that television’s early stage makes viewers get up often to adjust the set, poking fun at the era’s novelty and the need for hands-on tuning.
Former California Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh spoke to a crowd when John F Kennedy was shot in a nearby room. The incident was captured in an AP Wirephoto.
A U S Air Force high altitude reconnaissance plane and its pilot have been missing since Tuesday during a routine training flight. An air and sea search was launched in the Pacific about 600 miles south of Okinawa and 500 miles east of Manila, with the aircraft based in Okinawa.
President Johnson ordered Secret Service protection for all major presidential candidates and their families following the Kennedy shooting. The White House did not name candidates. McCarthy joined the detail while Humphrey already received protection. The move lacks explicit legal authority but aims to be followed by legislation, with Rowley directing agents and talks held with Senate and House leaders about authorization.
Reading data lists canal river stages with Camden and Monroe locations showing falls and rises. details include stage numbers and fluctuating levels indicating changing flood conditions.
In Los Angeles several individuals were identified as wounded in the Kennedy shooting. William Weisel, 30, of Washington, DC, was shot left abdomen. Goldstein, 19, Los Angeles, hit left hip. Elizabeth Evans, Saugus resident, glancing scalp wound. Irwin Stroll, 17, Los Angeles, left shin. Paul Schrade, 43, regional United Auto Workers officer, skull fracture. Two more treated for shock.
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