01 Jun 1968
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1968
Page
1
U.S. officials weigh a North Vietnamese bombing notice as hopeful progress in the Paris talks. The disclosure that Tho joined the Paris negotiations sparks speculation of a tactical North Vietnamese shift with new instructions to Xuan Thuy.
Paris government charged leftist led strikes aimed to overthrow the Fifth Republic and install a totalitarian regime around Charles de Gaulle. As tensions eased, Pompidou's new cabinet pledged to uphold wage accords, while elections set for June 23 loom and a broader return to normal life follows gas and transit reopenings.
A reader argues that men should earn more than $25 a week to marry as a woman notes wages have risen and women now expect at least double that amount.
Rome grapples with violent unrest as streets show charred cars shattered glass and signs of blood in the wake of clashes that mirror Paris turmoil. Authorities tighten measures while residents seek safety amid the turmoil sweeping major streets and public spaces.
A yearlong Scotland Yard probe, aided by the FBI, led to the arrest of North London pharmacist Victor Kapur and distributor Harry Nathan for producing and moving LSD valued over $38 million to the United States. Kapur received nine years. Nathan seven. The Times cites Old Bailey court action as the case closes.
Police say Stanley Everett Rice confessed to killing Tim Trask, 8, in Findlay Ohio, detailing the murder and sexual assault. He faces murder charges in Florida and Ohio and police search for corroborating evidence in Canada and elsewhere. Investigators note Rice’s background as an escapee and his travel to Findlay with corroborating details.
The Coast Guard at Cape Lookout attempted to haul a 45 foot whale off the shore with a line and a 30 foot rescue craft. The whale dragged the boat toward shore, then the crew steered their craft against the whale and forced it back into deeper water toward the Atlantic.
The forecast calls for increasing clouds and warmer temperatures with scattered showers today and tonight. Tomorrow expects more showers and scattered thunder, with sunrise at 5 56 a m and sunset at 8 54 p m. Highs around 70 and lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Details on page 18 include a market ad for Red Rooster Farm Market Route 119 Hillside with items and prices.
In Washington activists led by Hose Williams endure heavy rain soaking their 15 acre site at Resurrect ion City. About 550 demonstrators stage a two hour sit in at the HEW building vowing jail if removed. HEW Secretary Cohen meets them with a written reply outlining steps.
Retired World War II soldier Don Muller recalls the unit known as the Inside Black Devils and its remarkable feats. The notes appear in a World War II feature on the Women’s Pages and reference Elyria Memorial Hospital Ward 4 West as part of a broader health services review.
Thirty-four men and one woman began a perilous 3000 mile race from Plymouth to Newport Rhode Island. Entrants include trimarans and catamarans from several countries led by Edith Baumann a 26 year old German secretary sailing a 39 foot trimaran with her dog Schatz. Noted past winners include Sir Francis Chichester and Eric Tabarly.
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