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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1968
Page
2
A Montgomery florist said fresh flowers will be placed on Lurleen Wallace's grave twice weekly for the next year, with two deliveries per week from unfilled orders. The former Alabama governor died of cancer, and the florist halted filling orders after her funeral.
Capt Charles S Robb refused to choose between a son or daughter saying he and his wife Lynda Bird discussed both options. He learned of the pregnancy before arriving in Vietnam and had heard the news public via a sergeant. Robb, 28, has been in South Vietnam six weeks, leading an infantry company near Da Nang. The report notes other legal cases involving Maj Gen Edwin A Walker and a Pulitzer Publishing Co libel suit, with the 8th Circuit upholding a district court decision.
Los Angeles news conference reveals Cord, an ex-rodeo rider in his 30s, and Joanna Petter, 23, will marry. Cord says the child conceived out of love and will be born out of love. It will be Cord's second marriage and Petter's first. He hopes their openness helps others in similar situations.
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay joked to reporters about taking control of Albany to secure more state aid as he addressed 500 new police recruits. He noted New York City's 30,000 officers, 12 police boats, and five helicopters and said the city should sail to Albany to obtain needed resources while seeking an extra 80 million dollars in taxing powers.
NASA officials in Houston say astronaut John Bull is grounded for a sinus condition not responding to treatment. Scientist-astronaut Dr. Robert A. Parker suffers a nonserious spinal bone fracture during parachute training at Williams AFB Arizona. Baltimore police promote Doris Sarro to sergeant amid remarks on home life.
The Senate rejected the administrations bid for a total ban on mail order firearm sales by a 53 to 28 vote. Kennedy D Mass led the amendment to curb mail order and restrict over the counter handgun sales by state and raise age limits. Dodd Conn and Pastore Rl also urged passage amid broader gun control debates.
Militant Negro students occupied the University of Chicago administration building to press for segregated housing and higher Black enrollment. About 186 Black students enrolled at the university amid broader campus disturbances across several colleges as strikes and protests continue.
The US House likely will not vote before Memorial Day on a 10 billion dollar surtax and 6 billion dollar spending cut package. House Democratic leader Carl Albert and Ways and Means Chair Wilbur Mills signal a June vote as they weigh possible votes and possible presidential stance on the package. President Johnson has said four billion dollars is the funding limit.
At Miami Beach on Wednesday 15 contestants competed in bathing suit and costume judging. Miss California and Miss Louisiana each won two titles while Miss Hawaii Miss Seymour and Miss New Mexico Miss Tafoya earned notable placements. Several contestants concealed St Jude and St Christopher medals during the event.
Paris negotiations show a real issue over restoring a buffer zone between North and South Vietnam as a step to wind down the war. US and North Vietnamese talks hinge on halting bombing and military actions, with prominent figures like Xuan Thuy demanding U S withdrawal from the DMZ area. U S officials note no bases exist now but warn the military question remains central to any progress.
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