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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1968
Page
1
In Saigon reporter Jack Walsh notes heavy North Vietnamese casualties as Marine outposts near Khe Sanh face renewed attacks. Marines report 131 enemy dead Tuesday in the same area where 186 were killed earlier, signaling possible continued fighting through the summer.
Tornadoes ripped through northern Lacrosse Kansas injuring at least nine and damaging trailers as another funnel cloud count rose across Kansas. Severe weather lingered with hail near Marysville and Wyomore while heat and storms affected the central plains and Gulf Coast.
President Johnson faces party strife after Democratic leaders announce convention staff selections that favor Humphrey backers. McCarthy aides cast the moves as Johnson regaining control, while Inouye Boggs and Albert secure key posts to lead the August conclave amid internal war policy tensions. O'Dwyer defeats RFK faction ally Nickerson in New York Senate primary.
A 16 year old boy received the liver of a younger victim who died in an automobile accident. Doctors offered few details on the rare operation but said the transplant aimed to save him from a fatal cancer.
The House extended debate on an election reform bill tightening absentee voting rules to speed vote counts and curb court challenges. An amendment removing medical certification for absentee ballots passed. Shafer's $1.7 billion general appropriations bill advanced with $720,000 added for Cheyney State College, lifting the total to about 1.713 billion.
Thousands join Coretta Scott King and diverse participants at Resurrection City near the Washington Monument for the climactic procession to the Lincoln Memorial. Residents and government workers link arms in a testament to Dr. King's last dream as the march advances.
Governor Shafer signs controversial bill making Pennsylvania the first state to use tax funds for cash aid to church related and private schools. The law, effective July 1, faces likely court challenges and provides about 4.3 million dollars in state aid to around 1,200 schools. Opponents may seek injunctions, but officials expect no immediate block to implementation.
Suffolk County Sheriff John Sears orders 200 deputies to lay down firearms except in rare cases. He aims to prove weaponless policing can work and emphasizes preventive tactics. Some deputies oppose the move while two black belt experts train others in self defense.
About 450 children have enrolled for the city’s first kindergarten, with expectations of up to 600 by September. The program aims to make early learning pleasant, stressing attitude and social development, not reading, and will span 11 areas in elementary schools with half day sessions and certified teachers.
Weather today shows scattered showers and thundershowers with highs near 80 in the south and 70s elsewhere. Clearing from the north as showers end, tonight's lows in the 50s. Thursday to be fair to partly cloudy and cooler. 24hour stats show max 75 and min 58 with no precipitation. last year’s figures are 90 and 62 respectively.
The notice lists several deceased individuals including John Jopek 85 of 1513 South Jefferson Street Anna Blanche Young 95 of 2145 East Brook Road Carl J Carlson 70 of Ellwood City John L Shaw 78 of 10 West Leasure Avenue and Peter Sokoloski 74 of Ellwood City with dates from June 1968.
The House plans a July 1 vote on a bill approved by the Education and Labor Committee to provide free or reduced price school lunches and free breakfasts for about five million needy children. The measure would spend $100 million over three years using unused USDA food program funds.
In London, angry Labour MPs vow to abolish the House of Lords after the Lords narrowly vetoed a government order to ban all trade with Rhodesia. The motion failed to reach the required majority to dissolve the Lords, while the Commons had backed the ban 319 to 246.
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