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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1968
Page
1
Paris reports that Education Minister Alain Peyrefitte resigned as student turbulence sparked a nationwide strike jeopardizing France’s economy. Premier Pompidou to assume Peyrefitte’s duties. party and government officials brace for a leadership shift amid ongoing strikes and wage disputes.
National Guardsmen patrolled Louisville as 104 people were arrested for disorderly conduct during a racial flare up. Two people were shot and many injured in looting and arson sparked by protests over a police officer's firing. Curfew could be reimposed. Mayor Schmied sought state guards.
About 60 children were carried out of Booker T. Washington Junior High School in Baltimore after inhaling gas in the cafeteria. More than 40 were taken to five hospitals for treatment as panicked students screamed and fought their way to exits.
Prices rose three tenths of a percent in April and were four percent higher than a year ago, driven by sharp increases in food and clothing. Housing, medical care, and many services also climbed, per the Labor Department. Arthur Okun of the President's Council of Economic Advisers warned the economy faced potential trouble ahead.
Navy ships raced to a reported oil slick along the Scorpion’s presumed Atlantic route two days after its last contact. Capt. John David cautioned the sighting may be routine but the search continued with planes and submarines deployed toward the 800-foot depth shelf off Norfolk.
Forecast notes a mostly fair pattern with a gradual warming trend through Wednesday. Tonight lows are expected to be between 50 and 55 degrees, with Wednesday highs near 60.
AP reports house to house fighting in western Saigon suburbs while Viet Cong shells hit a major satellite communications facility near the U S command post. Casualties are light among Americans. 14 civilians killed in Gia Dinh and surrounding areas as rockets target Saigon and the northern suburb.
President Johnson said Hanoi shuns serious talks and urged shifting Vietnam negotiations from Paris to Washington for concrete peace steps. He noted no evidence of readiness in Hanoi and pledged patience while Paris proceeds, without signaling a bombing policy change. Johnson also announced a Texas ranch conference with General Westmoreland and Australian Prime Minister John Groton for later in the week.
The government rested its case against Dr Benjamin Spock and four others, accusing them of conspiring to aid young men to evade the draft. Thirty witnesses testified over seven days as the state wrapped its case with a film showing Spock at the Whitehall Street induction center in New York City.
Industrial development in Southern Illinois will get more focus from the Illinois Central Railroad IC offering Southern Illinois communities help in seeking industry through technical aid. Aerial photos and brochures will illustrate each community with materials for regional and local development groups. The plan covers about 7,500 communities in 14 states and begins with Tennessee, then Southern Illinois and Kentucky, with local leaders contacted to start gathering data.
Six Southern Illinois University students charged with mob action over the May disturbance near the president’s office are bound for a Jackson County grand jury. One charge was dismissed for John Foster, and Theodore Dawson, Edward Singleton, Richard Walker, Charles Hughes, Craig Thurmond, and Lorenza Bell face trial upon indictment. A June 20 grand jury date and defense moves occurred during the three hour preliminary hearing in Murphysboro chaired by Judge Kunce.
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