05 Nov 1968
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1968
Page
1
A Milwaukee bank robbery tied to Wisconsin Adtv coverage drew a crowd including Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gen Bronson La Follette. A note demanded $11,000 and the robbers fled with a large envelope. La Follette and aides handed out campaign literature as news spread.
Stanley Williams, 50, blind and father of seven, named outstanding student at Wednesdbury College of Commerce in Staffordshire. Williams, an accountant, placed first among 4,500 students and earned a Bachelor of Law with honors. He studied from books read by his wife Connie who helped by reading questions and writing his answers in the exam.
Mrs. Rayfield Scroggins of St Paul Minnesota heard a crane moving as a demolition list put her home on the block for a low cost housing project. An authority spokesman later said about 25 homes lacked signed agreements and she pressed for an apology as her house was spared for now.
Nixon spoke from a telethon about a report that thousands of tons of supplies are moving along the Ho Chi Minh trail into South Vietnam. He based the claim on an unidentified Air Force general. an aide later said he had no personal knowledge. He criticized Johnson’s bombing halt, pledging a new diplomatic team if the war isn’t ended by January 3. He defended Agnew and urged arms to Israel amid a tense Middle East climate.
Humphrey accused Nixon of trying to scare the American public with claims that Communist supplies move along the Ho Chi Minh trail into South Vietnam during the bombing halt. He called the charge irresponsible and unfounded while praising President Johnson’s bombing pause and urging Saigon to attend Paris talks.
New York UP I reports the Norwegian tanker Etnefjell battered by fire explosion and storm south of Newfoundland with 20 of 33 crew unaccounted. Coast Guard cutter Absecon stood by as gale winds and 30 foot seas hampered rescue, lifeboats burned and some crew reportedly abandoned ship.
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