02 Apr 1968
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1968
Page
1
Dr Francis L Ploult a 66 year old Albuquerque gardener jokes that his backyard garden is meant for kids to steal This year he plans squash and watermelons adding a line about shouting at a thief and how a child can learn by swiping fruit His playful act centers on a watermelon patch punchline and community humor from his home garden in Albuquerque.
One of the world's leading physicists, Landau, Nobel laureate for physics in 1962, died in Moscow at age 60. He suffered a severe brain injury in a 1962 car crash near Dubno and remained hospitalized for years, with lasting disabilities. His death closes a career marked by major advances in liquid helium research and contributions to superconductivity, space, and nuclear science.
President Johnson nominated Henry Cabot Lodge to be ambassador to West Germany. Lodge, 65, former ambassador to South Vietnam and 1960 Republican vice presidential nominee, will replace George McGhee who returns to Washington as special ambassador. McGhee, 58, is a former ambassador to Turkey and ex-undersecretary of state. The announcement came aboard the president's plane on the Chicago trip. West Germany has approved the assignment.
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson discussed her husband’s decision not to seek reelection. She said she was part of it but not a major contributor. Questioned at a State Department ceremony, she appeared relaxed and answered that she was relieved the long discussed decision was finally announced.
Former Congressman Adam Clayton Powell was admitted to Duke University Medical Center in Durham North Carolina after reporting chest pains. Doctors indicated he appeared exhausted and underwent heart tests with results showing no heart abnormalities. Powell had been in Durham at Duke Student Union to address students and hold a news conference before an aide delivered the evening talk.
A Minneapolis woman, Doris Ann Streeter, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of misapplication of PTA funds tied to Barber's Point Naval Base pre-school PTA in Hawaii. She received a one year prison term from U.S. District Judge Miles Lord after admitting writing a $412.50 PTA check with insufficient funds and accusations of more than $1,500 in misused funds. Jurisdiction rested with the federal government due to the naval base, and Streeter was arrested in Minneapolis.
Rep. William L. St. Onge of Connecticut returns to work nine weeks after Cleveland Clinic surgeons transplanted two arteries to boost blood flow to his failing heart. The 53-year-old lawmaker, who suffered his third heart attack last October, says he feels fine though not fully recovered and expects further improvement over the year.
Tanks and armored personnel carriers patrolled Rio and four other cities after student protests marked the fiercest violence since the 1964 coup. One death reported in Rio and another in Goiania amid clashes with police. injuries and attacks on U.S. offices noted. Demonstrators denounced the military government of Costa e Silva as the army asserted control, following the ousting of Goulart in 1964.
Birmingham Michigan, an upper middle class city 10 miles north of Detroit, approved an open housing ordinance by public vote amid a tense referendum. The measure passed 4,205 to 2,822 after opponents gathered 1,900 signatures to force the vote, marking another Michigan town embracing open housing this year.
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Gov Lurleen B Wallace remained in serious condition in Montgomery after cancer surgery with a suspected blood clot in her left lung. Doctors pursued anticoagulant therapy, reporting no clear signs of clot reduction and noting the treatment is standard after surgery. Her husband, former Gov George Wallace, spent much of Monday with her as officials gave brief daily updates.
Memphis faced a slow, tense first night without a 7 p.m. curfew after four riot nights as police pursued troublemakers. Funeral services were set for Larry Payne, 16, shot by a police officer Thursday. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. planned to arrive to help organize a second march this week. Witnesses said Payne raised hands and surrendered when shot, though police report says he drew a knife.
The Supreme Court extends population equality rules from state legislatures to local governments. About 20000 local units elected from districts must reform to equal-population districts, out of some 81000 U.S. local government units including city councils and school boards. Justice White said voters in oversized districts are denied participation, matching constitutional rights to those in state legislatures.
United Press International reports a broad spring storm sweeping rain snow and cold across the nation. Warnings go to travelers stockmen and growers from California to Colorado Wyoming and Montana as moisture moves east from Nevada to the upper Midwest. Snow and rain fall totals reach up to four inches in the New Mexico mountains and International Falls Minnesota sees about an inch. Temperatures dip to 23 F in Bradford Pennsylvania with humid warm Gulf Coast conditions and showers across eastern Texas and Louisiana.
White House asked Joseph Magnin Co to design and manufacture 500 to 600 Johnson Girl campaign uniforms for the 1964 race. Magnin said the White House paused the project after Cyril Magnin spoke with Bess Abell, noting Johnson would not seek reelection.
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