06 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1968
Page
1
Nationwide riots spread from Washington and Chicago to Detroit Tallahassee and Minneapolis with looting arson and gunfire. Nineteen people died including youths and a policeman’s misfire while paratroopers and federal troops were deployed to restore order.
Washington AP reports key lawmakers expect President Johnson to link a call for unity with immediate action on civil rights housing and social programs in a joint session address after Dr. King’s slaying. The plan includes House enactment of the Senate civil rights bill, housing measures, tax increase talk, and possible North Vietnam talks.
A widening Memphis manhunt targets a clean cut stranger identified as John Willard after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was killed by a single bullet in a flophouse behind a motel. U.S. Atty. Gen. Ramsay Clark and Police Director Frank Holloman said a break is expected soon. no arrests announced. King had returned to lead a mass march for striking Memphis garbage workers and civil rights advocates planned a major demonstration in Atlanta. Clark said evidence points to a single individual and not a broader conspiracy.
President Johnson, at a White House fortified like a fortress, orders federal troops to shield Washington from violent unrest sparked by King’s assassination. He plans a Congress address, meets civil rights leaders, declares a national day of mourning, and signs orders authorizing federal force as looting and arson spread. Westmoreland flies to DC for talks as Johnson seeks a successor to the Vietnam commander.
Washington officials said preliminary discussions with North Vietnam on peace talks are moving forward slowly and remain on track. The State Department disclosed that President Johnson agreed to establish contact after a Hanoi deputy minister's remarks caused an unintended disclosure. Johnson canceled the Hawaii trip but Westmoreland will join Washington discussions as diplomats expect further moves from Hanoi and possible arrival of Ambassador Bunker.
UPI reports a massive allied relief force landed inside Khe Sanh for the first time, with South Vietnamese paratroopers and U.S. Marines meeting on the fort’s airstrip. Jets bombed northern positions as transports poured supplies, ending the siege as ground forces linked with the Pegasus spearhead.
Fresh outbreaks of looting and arson swept Negro neighborhoods of the nation s capital today and reports said plans were made to boost federal troop forces to 12 500. By early afternoon about 9 640 men were to be deployed with the build-up continuing overnight. Paratroopers joined 4 000 federal troops protecting government citadels at noon.
In Ottawa delegates vote to elect a new Liberal leader to replace Lester Pearson. Front runner Pierre Trudeau is expected to win a first ballot majority of the 2,475 delegates, with rivals John Turner and Paul Hellyer among the cabinet contenders. Pearson plans no open endorsement as the race unfolds toward an April 23 birthday handover.
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