29 Feb 1968
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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1968
Page
1
A 4.5 inch snowfall coated the Oswego area, lifting the season total to 123.2 inches per Elmer F. Loveridge. Snowy scenes appeared along Gray Road west of Route 48 in Town of Minetto with staff photographer credit to Donald Kranz.
U S fighter bombers attacked Hanoi and Hai Phong for a second day. North Vietnam said U S planes raided Hanoi and suburbs. one American jet shot down. A Marine CH 4 Sea Knight was downed near Khe Sanh with 19 crew killed. Air and naval units pressed 70 missions with weather hampering damage assessment.
George Romney withdraws from the GOP presidential contest with Nixon seen as likely to win. New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller signals readiness to be drafted if governors unite behind him. Romney urges governors to back a consensus candidate while Rockefeller weighs entering the race and awaits coalition support.
President Johnson praises Robert S. McNamara as a brilliant and good man at his Pentagon sendoff after a record seven years as secretary of defense. McNamara departs for Aspen then assumes World Bank presidency on April 1. Clark Clifford to become secretary in his place. McNamara cites Vietnam war as his greatest disappointment while critics question his tenure length and policies. Patti Elaine transitions from a quiet child to a talkative live-wire in Pittsburgh, reflecting personal snapshots amid the broader news.
President Johnson and Defense Secretary McNamara were stuck in a Pentagon elevator as an aerial salute was scrubbed by rain. The malfunctioning public address system and delay marred McNamara’s final defense ceremony and left both men unharmed after the elevator was moved manually.
Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen pushes to end debate and force a cloture vote on a civil rights housing bill. The plan would limit discrimination in sale or rental of most American housing in three stages, reaching about 70 percent of units once fully in effect. Opposition from Southern senators cites time to study the measure and amend it.
Bishop Sheen of Rochester offers St. Bridget's church and property to the federal government for housing the poor in the inner city. The plan seeks quick construction of low income housing, with controversy over tearing down church property amid Puerto Rican and Black neighborhood tensions.
Living costs increased three tenths of a percent in January marking the fourth monthly rise. Grocery prices jumped eight tenths of a percent while doctors and dentists’ fees advanced seven tenths of a percent, the fastest rise in years according to the Labor Department.
Romania pressed for apologies from the Soviet Union and other nations that attacked Red China at the world Communist conference in Budapest. Delegates from 66 Communist parties met as protests and walkout threats loomed over the issue.
SAIGON AP The USS Command said American casualties last week reached the second highest toll of the Vietnam war with 470 dead and 2,675 wounded. South Vietnamese losses were 434 killed, 1,532 wounded and 135 missing or captured.
In dense fog 340 miles off the Columbia River, the Liberian tanker Mandoil II collided with the Japanese Suwa haru Maru, erupting in flames that fed on 300000 barrels of oil. Captain Elias Karavitis and the Greek crew were severely burned. Eight men are reported missing.
A southern Laos military spokesman said two North Vietnamese companies attacked Lao Ngam but were repulsed. The assault followed a barrage of 122mm mortar fire on positions manned by the 802 Mobile Group defending the town. No casualty figures available.
The federal government plans charges against 26 unions after mediation failed to end a 32 week copper strike. The National Labor Relations Board said its Denver regional office will file charges accusing the unions of refusing to bargain with Kennecott Copper Corp amid a nationwide walkout involving about 60,000 workers in 22 states.
Washington AP reports that a rise in U.S. troop levels in Vietnam could trigger a higher tax hike than the current 10 percent surcharge plan. Officials say a major force increase would push administration to seek additional revenue as costs rise, with $40 000 per soldier per year and up to $2 billion annually for 50 000 more troops. Johnson has previously tied surcharges to troop escalations.
Johnson Commission on Civil Disorders plans tax incentives to lure industries to locate plants in slums and to fund training for unemployed residents. Republicans back similar bills, opposed by Johnson administration and Rep. Wilbur D Mills. The recommendation accompanies a lengthy riots report due for release this weekend.
Fort Worth AP Eight crew members are missing after a B52 bomber flew over a Gulf of Mexico bombing range off the Texas coast. Carswell Air Force Base said the aircraft should have returned by 3:30 a.m. The last contact was 11:12 p.m. Wednesday eight miles south of Matagorda Island.
London AP reports critics claim the bill allowing 1500 annual immigrant quota for British citizens born abroad passed the Commons after an all night session. Lords approval expected. Queen Elizabeth II to seal the law. Home Secretary Callaghan’s remark on admitting expelled Britons sparks debate.
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