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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1968
Page
1
President Johnson seeks a 10 percent income tax surcharge with a likely House majority as the Senate plans a Friday vote. The measure accelerates corporate collections and aims to raise about 15.2 billion for next year, while enforcing $6 billion in spending cuts and urging further reductions from carryover appropriations.
Washington AP reports President Johnson signed an omnibus crime control bill expanding police funding and crime fighting tools while lawmakers consider stricter gun laws. Proposals include banning interstate mail order sales of handguns, prohibiting possession by felons and certain groups, and barring federal employment for riot offenders.
Governor Nelson A Rockefeller campaigns with growing effort and crowd appeal but faces skepticism about a real breakthrough in the Republican race. Nixon seems near clinching the nomination while Rockefeller gains limited backing, including support from Cleveland's Negro leadership who favor Rocky as their choice.
Vice President Humphrey called for reexamination of the old policies as he resumed campaigning after Kennedy's assassination. He argued the nation must rethink priorities while avoiding wholesale policy discard, urging turnout by Democrats and independents to seek change with Nixon looming as Republican rival. Rockefeller criticized Humphrey as reliving the past and warned of Nixon’s challenge if Humphrey leads the ticket.
Washington AP judges the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign march a triumph with about 50,000 gathered at the Lincoln Memorial. Speakers demanded end to poverty and war, urging Resurrection City’s stay and a shift of war costs to social programs. Mrs King marked her late husband’s vision, addressing the crowd as dignitaries and supporters listened from the Reflecting Pool area.
In New York State primary results Humphrey and McCarthy camps combined for 62 of 123 elected presidential delegates. Kennedy supporters won 30 delegates in 15 districts, mostly upstate. Humphrey collected 12 pledged delegates, all outside NYC, with 19 uncommitted delegates elected, likely to support him.
Washington AP reports former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 77, remains in a critical period after heart irregularities noted by doctors. No heart failure signs. he is resting comfortably as physicians monitor his condition.
A mentally ill man on his sixth release shot Patrolman Horace Patterson in Graceville Florida then fled with a number of hostages. The 3 year old Francis Lee Fortune was found dead from a neck wound after a long woods chase ending when the suspect Joseph E. McCants was critically wounded by police. Deputies reported McCants also wounded a 65 year old man in a Cottonwood Alabama hold up and took $30 before abandoning the child and fleeing.
In Reading Pa during a thunderstorm a twin engine Cessna 401 crashed into a Berks County cornfield killing six aboard. The pilot was Robert D. Page of Eden NY. Victims reportedly from western New York included a woman and child. The craft originated in Westchester NY and was en route to Dunkirk NY.
Washington AP reports the House Judiciary Committee approved a strict ban on mail order sales of rifles and shotguns, a half day after President Johnson signed a pistol and revolver ban and urged tighter firearm sale restrictions.
Washington AP report quotes Secretary of Defense Clark M Ford as saying there is some movement in the stalled Paris peace talks with North Vietnam. He cautions progress may be slight but notes both sides appear to be seeking a settlement while North Vietnamese troops are being replenished during the talks.
Seoul based Dongwha News Agency cites diplomatic sources saying the United States proposed placing the Pueblo crew in neutral nations for an investigation to determine if they violated North Korean waters. The Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea would conduct the inquiry.
Havana AP dispatch reports Santiago airport officials confirming a Venezuelan airliner was forced to land near midnight possibly amid a hijack. Other Santiago accounts say a young man with a grenade seized Flight 797 from Santo Domingo and threatened to explode unless the plane touched down in Cuba.
In Cleveland the Coast Guard sought survivors or victims after a sudden windstorm on Lake Erie. A score of pleasure crafts capsized or swamped as 70 to 80 mph winds hit with 15 foot waves. Twenty four people were plucked from 65 degree water Wednesday night and there were no reported deaths.
In four clashes around Saigon, U.S. infantrymen killed 93 Viet Cong and captured 33 suspects. The largest engagement, by the 25th Infantry, left at least 44 enemy dead near a helicopter landing zone 12 miles north. Nine miles southeast of Saigon another 10 enemy were killed by the 9th Infantry. Thirty three prisoners were taken southwest of the capital by the 199th Light Infantry Brigade.
New York Mayor John V Lindsay announced a three day Actors Equity strike settlement that shut 19 Broadway houses and nine road shows. The contract runs three years with weekly wages 145, 150, and 155 dollars, pending membership explanation and possible price increases for tickets.
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