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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1968
Page
1
A heavy storm drenched Alpine and the Permian Basin on Saturday night bringing widespread rainfall. Minor flooding occurred as waters rose near bridges and streets in several communities, prompting caution from local officials.
In Washington Rev Ralph David Abernathy warned Congress to act on the Poor People Campaign demands or face disruption. About 3000 Puerto Rican supporters cheered as Abernathy pledged to persist until results, while weather battered Alpine with record rainfall and flooding.
President Johnson orders a no stone unturned campaign to press Congress for expanded restrictions on rifles and long guns. Joseph Califano Jr. says the White House will mobilize across federal state and local levels with total involvement to win passage of the pending bill. The drive follows large public support evidenced by over 5 000 letters since Kennedy's assassination. For weather news, droughts, and Tornado Watch updates see related reports.
In Saigon the dock area near Sai Serenee Seid Thaea Wee Hoomal Mann Tinh Gon riverfront was struck by at least seven 82mm mortar rounds early Sunday. A warehouse caught fire and a policeman was wounded as fresh enemy troops were reported on the northern edge of the city and South Vietnamese forces moved in with artillery support.
U S and North Vietnamese negotiators enter week six of Paris talks as Hanoi rejects concessions while U S officials push for de escalation. The failure to agree on bombing limits and troop withdrawals threatens a broader stalemate amid fresh fighting around Saigon Da Nang and surrounding areas. U S Marines and Vietnamese forces report casualties as both sides test boundaries and pressure for a negotiated end to the war.
A quipster urges caution before speaking, warning readers to think before they blurt out remarks. The piece stresses restraint and thoughtful speech as a social habit.
Texas House members divided and bemused prepare to vote on Gov. Connallys mini bottle plan amid lengthy liquor law revisions. The bill would allow on premises liquor by the drink in two ounce bottles only where local option votes permit, with annual state permits and food revenue requirements.
Paris reports that week before a pivotal French election President Charles de Gaulle released former Gen Raoul Salan and 10 wing extremists from prison. Salan once helped topple de Gaulle in 1958 and led the Secret Army Organization in Algeria. Also freed were Col Antoine Argoud and others tied to plots against de Gaulle including the Petit Clamart assassination bid.
Rusk lodges protest with a Soviet official regarding East Germany travel restrictions. In golf news Bert Yancey clings to a one stroke lead over Lee Trevino in the Open Golf Tournament.
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