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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1967
Page
1
American air cavalry gunships pursued a 600 strong North Vietnamese battalion in Binh Dinh Province as 159 confirmed dead and 61 more Reds reported in earlier reports. Two allied companies blocked inland advance while air strikes and flares supported the running battle.
A Dinwiddie High School bass drummer kept time through a cold night in Colonial Heights Virginia as his instrument failed. He hit the downbeat and stayed in step throughout the parade, earning AP Wirephoto attention.
Washington AP report states a Social Security bill with major cash benefit and tax increases is likely to win Congress. Conferees reached final agreement after marathon sessions and expect to send the measure to President Johnson next week.
Social Security will raise benefits for 23 million recipients automatically under new Congress action. Commissioner Robert M Ball said increases will appear on the next scheduled checks, with March 2 delivery shifting to March 1 or 2 due to a Sunday. Major gains include a 13 percent rise in basic benefits and the lowest monthly payment moving from 44 to 55 dollars.
The Navy plans to discharge more than 30,000 enlisted sailors a month or two early to free key personnel for Vietnam duty, saving about 18 million dollars. Forty nine ships will be laid up or run on skeleton crews as experienced sailors move to Southeast Asia, with 38 ships in the Atlantic fleet affected.
In Paris Gov. George Romney met French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville for 45 minutes and praised the good U S France relationship. He also spoke with Jean Lecanuet and Valery Giscard d Estaing, calling talks friendly and focused on improving Anglo American ties.
Five days after the historic heart transplant Louis Washkansky complains only of lying in bed. Surgeon Christian Barnard says he may rest but sit up. wife Mrs. Washkansky visits and calls him strong and cheerful as doctors report excellent progress in Groote Schuur Hospital.
The Soviet Union has asked the United Nations Security Council to meet as soon as possible to consider a draft resolution approving steps to reinforce the U.N. peacekeeping observers along the Suez Canal.
Taipei reports the arrival of the first shipload of tanks from the United States. The specific number and type were not disclosed but likely include M41 Walker Bulldogs, with hundreds required to replace older models.
President John H. Summer skill faces criticism over his decision not to call police during a campus riot that closed San Francisco State College. Classes resumed Thursday as vandals looted and assaulted on the 18 000 student campus.
Dr. Sherwin H. Raymond aged 44 and his co defendant Jack Stassi aged 49 were each sentenced to six to nine years in state prison in Union County New Jersey. They were convicted by a Union County Court jury on three counts of abortion and one count of conspiracy to commit abortion.
Samuel H. Sheppard of Cleveland, an osteopath with a history of ten years in prison and later acquitted of second degree murder in his first wife’s death, has volunteered for Peace Corps service. A corps spokesman said the application was received late last week and is being processed, a process that typically takes about eight weeks.
An explosive parcel addressed to Cuba shattered windows and injured eight people at a Manhattan post office Thursday night. It marks the second blast in a metropolitan area post office this week, following a separate incident in Elizabeth, New Jersey last Monday that left five injured.
The National Communicable Disease Center disclosed the initial influenza outbreaks for the 1967-68 epidemiologic year. About 3,000 of 18,500 Western Michigan University students at Kalamazoo were affected between October 23 and November 10, with peak cases the week of October 28.
The White House announces that President Johnson approves Navy Admiral Horacio Rivera Jr. as the new commander in chief for allied forces in Southern Europe. The president also accepts the resignation of Graeme Bannerman, 57, as assistant secretary of the Navy for installations and logistics, effective February 7.
Former Republican state chairman L Judson Morhouse, convicted on bribery linked to a New York Playboy Club liquor license, wins a new hearing. The Court of Appeals orders a Supreme Court review to determine if wiretap evidence violated his constitutional rights, noting taps were used in cases against others.
In New York City a fourth Stop the Draft march erupted into a free swinging clash near City Hall as a counterdemonstrator attacked a Viet Cong flag bearer. At least three people were injured and police quickly separated the protesters. Baby doctor Benjamin Spock, arrested earlier, was seen at the rear.
Congress moves toward higher postal charges for first class and airmail items while approving a $2.7 billion annual increase in federal pay over two years. A commission would set new pay scales for lawmakers and top officials, and relatives would be barred from being hired by their relatives in federal offices.
Johnson administration backs dollar defense with a $475 million gold transfer to the Exchange Stabilization Fund the largest single shift in U.S. history. The move lowers the monetary gold stock to a 30 year low while reaffirming a policy to defend the dollar at $35 an ounce with a seven-nation pool.
LBJ participates in final preparations as Lynda Johnson Robb and Marine Captain Charles S Robb prepare for their historic wedding. East Room altar under construction and 500 rice bags ready for guests, with Broadway stars saluting the couple at a rehearsal dinner.
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