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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1968
Page
1
General Westmoreland seeks 206000 additional U S troops for Vietnam angling for support in Washington. The proposal sparks a divisive internal debate among officials and lawmakers as policymakers weigh risks and costs.
U S infantry riding armored personnel carriers killed 129 Communists in a long battle northwest of Tam Ky. Dive bombers and guns supported the assault as B 52s pounded Hue and Khe Sanh while Saigon remained quiet.
Sen. Edward W. Brooke urges President Johnson to mobilize the nation to implement the commission's conclusions. He warns that inaction would delay addressing alarming societal trends and calls for vigorous presidential initiative to prevent the findings from fading into another study.
The forecast calls for cloudy to partly cloudy skies through Monday with a chance of rain late today into Monday. Highs in the 60s and low 40s tonight. Weather details appear on page 4.
A brief note describes a frame house sharing kinship with remnants of SIU ism barracks and other days past, suggesting historic ties and architectural echoes. The fragment hints at timeworn structures and inherited design motifs reflective of a shared past.
A four hour closed session left Carbondale without a resolution to a personnel dispute that sparked a three day city walkout by 97 workers including police, fire, water, street, and sanitation staff. The council discussed Chief Hazel's firing letter and proposed talks with Hazel and officers to resolve the crisis. A court injunction had ordered workers back pending Monday circuit court hearing.
European buyers keep flooding the gold market despite Washington saying no price change. The pound slumped to 2.3914 dollars as rumors of a free market swirl. William McChesney Martin Jr. attends Basel talks as Deutsche Bank and Swiss sources note renewed pressure on gold.
Phelps-Dodge proposed a three year wage and fringe benefits package valued at $1.07 an hour by the company and 96 cents by the unions. Federal officials hope union acceptance will end the eight month strike in the White House negotiations.
Sargent Shriver, director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, told a Springfield audience Democrats could win in 1968 by stressing the poverty program’s gains. He cited praise from Chicago Mayor Daley and noted by name several Illinois political figures, while arguing the poverty effort remains cost effective and largely private-spent.
The federal government will fund more university activity while campuses must maintain intellectual freedom and take the lead in formulating policy. At Illinois, speakers including Charles Frankel and Don Price urged stronger university involvement in government and society, with teach-ins drawing thousands during the Centennial Week events.
Johnson and Nixon are favored to win the first presidential primary in an evolving contest. Analysts note strong support across key regions and party factions, with campaign teams pressing early momentum as voters prepare to cast ballots.
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