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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1968
Page
1
Saigon plans to remove six more of its province chiefs amid a drive to curb corruption and inefficiency. The move follows President Nguyen Van Thieu’s dismissal of seven chiefs, part of a broader restructuring in 1968. American officials caution that outcome depends on the new appointees and months of results.
Viet Cong attacked Pleiku in the central highlands killing three infiltrators after shelling the city with mortars. U S jets pounded a North Vietnamese chemical plant at Hai Duong with 750 pound bombs, triggering secondary explosions.
Senators John J. Williams and George A. Smathers seek a Senate vote this week to attach a 10 percent income tax surcharge for individuals and corporations to a House tax bill, paired with a $6 billion spending reduction and a $180 billion outlay ceiling for the next fiscal year. Budget Director Charles Zwick warned such cuts could cripple education health research pollution control and housing.
The British Museum reportedly houses about 150 unlisted cats in its underground areas. An elderly woman is suspected of feeding them milk, while officials call the situation a nuisance. Cats are blamed for disturbances in basements across London, with animal welfare groups noting occasional wire cage roundups.
Alexander Dubcek the new chief of the Czechoslovak Communist Party went to East Germany with Premier Josef Lenart to ease worries among Soviet allies. They traveled by train to Dresden after a request for a meeting amid discontent with Czechoslovakia's close ties to the Soviet Union.
Utah officials say a mist from an Army chemical test likely caused the March 13 deaths of 6,400 sheep in Skull Valley near Salt Lake City. Gov. Rampton adviser Dr. Osguthorpe links the deaths to an organic phosphate component of nerve gas and urges federal reimbursement of about 300000 dollars. The Army admits conducting tests the day before deaths and continues investigation with Dugway Proving Grounds nearby.
Southeast Asian analysts in Vientiane see Laos as a potential key to ending the Vietnam war. Prince Souvanna Phouma and diplomats weigh the International Control Commission, Soviet and Chinese positions, and the Geneva accords as a possible path out of stalemate.
Several hundred students at Howard University ended a five day siege of the administration building after a compromise with the board of trustees. The student government would handle charges against 39 students accused of disrupting the Charter Day ceremony, and no charges would be filed against sit-in participants. The school will reopen Monday and trustees said the matter was remedied without intensification or law enforcement.
Inside The Southern Illinoisan previews its spring into summer fashion section with pages 25 to 34. Brian Duff is profiled as he pursues a rising profile, while business and financial news run on pages 37 to 43 and coverage of the Republican campaign appears on page 6.
A New York Times survey of Democratic leaders across 50 states shows Johnson commanding about 1,725 convention votes to 790 for Kennedy and McCarthy and 61 for Wallace. The president leads in the South and West, trails Kennedy-McCarthy in New England and the Pacific, with Middle West states offering the best anti Johnson inroads. Daley in Chicago appears to hold almost complete control of his slate for Johnson.
The outlook calls for a warmer day with highs in the mid 40s and increasing cloudiness. Tonight will be warmer with low temperatures around 30 to 35. Monday brings clouds and a chance of showers. Weather details on page 7.
Mrs. Dorothy Franchina testified before the Illinois Crime Investigating Commission that high interest lenders terrorized her family for four years. She said her husband Anthony borrowed 300 to 400 dollars in 1962 and was pressured to have their son returned safely after a 1964 disappearance.
Senator Robert F. Kennedy opened his California run urging domestic opportunity and peace in Vietnam. He questioned the value of Vietnam deaths and said the race would continue despite Johnson actions. Kennedy spoke in Stockton and Sacramento after starting in San Francisco.
The U N Security Council received from India Pakistan and Senegal a resolution condemned Israel s Thursday sweep against guerrilla camps in Jordan. Sponsors hoped for a vote at 4 p m but adjourned without discussion after Western nations insisted the text also deplore violent acts by Arab commandos.
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