22 May 1968
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1968
Page
1
President Johnson told the American Bar Association that democracy suffers when fear and threats blur the line between freedom and license. He urged law and freedom to unite for strength and elasticity amid dangerous times and promises for society.
U S intelligence cites maps and captured documents showing about 80 000 North Vietnamese combat troops in South Vietnam supported by Viet Cong units. Divisions nominally based in the North operate across the Central Highlands and along the DMZ with large artillery, while routes via the Ho Chi Minh Trail and A Shau Valley feed forces toward Da Nang Cam Ranh Bay and Saigon.
A damaged clipping mentions delivery services and a Sunday postal reference in Long Beach California. Names and details are unclear, with fragmented phrases about carriers and adjudication, referencing March and a local street scene without clear outcomes.
The Air Force grounded 42 of its F111 Aardvark fighters including five on duty in Thailand due to a defective part in a six year TFX program. Repairs will take several days with flights expected to resume next month. Wreckage from two Thailand planes remains unfound while official causes point to radar and hydraulic issues.
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