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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1968
Page
2
The California Senate approves the budget while rejecting a proposed campus carbon policy. Two houses will reconcile differences on a final proposition for governor approval.
U S military officials reported increased air operations over North Vietnam with higher losses. Two planes were shot down Wednesday, leaving three crewmen missing after 135 missions in the southern panhandle. U S loop losses climbed with 549 Americans killed in combat last week. North Vietnamese anti aircraft fire claimed four planes and captured pilots, while Hanoi accused U S raids of barbarism. The overall toll marks a continued escalation despite curtailment orders and peace talks in Paris.
French police unions press demands amid mass student protests and riots at Sorbonne. Daniel Cohn-Bendit plans return to France. De Gaulle consults cabinet seeking a way out of national paralysis and possible cabinet reshuffle. Smithsonian bill moves tax credit for Lilly collection.
County supervisors on Thursday urged the FAA to ground passenger Sikorsky SGI L helicopters until the Los Angeles Airways crash at Paramount is explained. Supervisor Kenneth Hahn led a motion seeking details on mail and freight added to passenger flights and the last thorough safety check. The motion passed.
Harriman forecasts long negotiations with Hanoi despite ongoing infiltrations and no signs of restraint from the North Vietnamese. He notes potential for a more productive phase, while indicating the talks depend on Washington's position and President Johnson's March 31 statement.
Investigators probe a southward crash at a dairy farm complex in Los Angeles after a large helicopter broke up midflight. Debris and a main rotor blade scattered across rooftops and fields as 23 people perished. Firefighters fought grass fires, while deputies and coroners identified victims, including Hunt Foods officials and several Ohio residents. Federal inspectors examined wreckage to determine a cause amid witnesses recalling a sudden loss of control.
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