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Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1968

Page

2

Coma Boy Dies Fulfilling Parents Forsaken Wish

Robert Snyder dies at Palm Harbor Hospital after life support efforts to prolong his heartbeat. Doctors say brain damage was irreversible from a cave incident. parents and medics debate euthanasia and legal restraint while a $200 daily bill looms. Funeral set for 2 pm Saturday at Red Hill Lutheran Church, Tustin.

Lawrence Lewin Pala Harbor Hospital Robert Snyders Snyder Lewin Joe Diaz Jessica Drive Fred Lindsay Stengel Drive Jeanne Nancy Marie Anne John James Elmira Tustin Garden Grove James Irvine Junior High School Red Hnl Lutheran Church Clyde Showalter McDougall Santa Ana

Oregon Gov McCall presses Nixon run for primary

Oregon Gov. McCall urged Dick Nixon to seek Oregon’s May 28 primary, pledging to support the winner through two ballots at the August Miami Beach convention. He criticized secret deals, endorsed Oregon’s open primary, and noted Reagan must campaign in Oregon to have a chance.

Oregon Miami Beach McCall Oregoniaw Dick Nixon California Salem Reagan Ode New York Rockefeller Republican Party

Red Attack Indicated Saigon on Full Alert

Saigon remained on alert as US and Vietnamese troops battled small Communist units in suburbs. Police searched all entering Saigon and reported a junk intercepted near the city laden with Communist rifles. Nine Viet Cong killed in Saigon battles. 10 Americans killed and 92 wounded. US bombers flew 110 missions against southern North Vietnam. President Thieu warned guerrillas lack the force to hit Saigon as in Tet and said he would consider a ceasefire with guarantees. He planned a U.S. visit in late May or early June to discuss war and peace.

Saigon UPI Saigan U.S Cholon Chinatown North Vietnam Panhandle Aew Nguyen van Thieu South Vietnam Long Xuyen Mekong Thieu America Johnson

All But Few States Plan Time Change

News accounts that daylight saving time will start next Sunday amid a largely synchronized clock system under the 1966 Uniform Time Act. Only Hawaii and Arizona exempt. Indiana remains in flux, awaiting a one year moratorium allowing Eastern Standard Time in summer.

Washington UPI Congress Mawail Arizona Indiana Department of Transportation

Russian Fishing Vessel Ordered Out of Rogue River Area

The BMRT class Soviet long trawler about 270 feet was ordered away from off southern Oregon's Rogue River. A Coast Guard helicopter spotted the vessel, and it departed immediately after radio instructions to leave the area.

Seattle Oregon Rogue River Coast Guard Bureau of Commercial Fisheries

Widespread Student Protests Across Campuses

Student protests and class walkouts disrupted more than a dozen colleges and universities in the United States and abroad as part of a one day strike against war and racism. In New York City campuses including New York University and Pace University saw demonstrations while Columbia University remained closed. Similar actions occurred at Wellesley Simmons Harvard and Brandeis with teach-ins picketing and class cuts.

United States Vietnam New York City New York University Albert Einstein College of Medicine Pace Hunter Brooklyn Queens Columbia University Wellesley College Wellesley Mass Simmons College Boston Harvard Brandeis University

Nevada Nuclear Test Draws Protests as Magnitude 6.5 Blow Spooks Area

Seismologists measured the event at magnitude 6.5 on the Richter scale with an estimated force of about a million tons of TNT. The blast near Beatty, Nevada, drew warnings from scientists, labor groups, and politicians who urged delays, citing potential groundwater and air contamination. AEC defended the test as safe and necessary for defense, with plans for even larger Nevada blasts to refine lighter weapons.

Atomic Energy Commission AEC Salt Lake City San Francisco Beatty Ground Zero Exchange Club Elaine Knight Nevada Aleutian Islands U.S Pacific Soviet Union

Goldberg resigns from U.N. post amid Vietnam peace discord

Goldberg quits as U.N. ambassador saying he regrets the current peace process. He cites Johnson’s exclusion from Washington talks and notes Harriman and Vance are well qualified to talk with North Vietnam. He spoke after announcing his resignation at a news conference and opening debate on a nuclear weapons treaty.

Goldberg Johnson Washington Vietnam W. Averell Harriman Cyrus Vance John North Vietnam U.N United States Soviet Union

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