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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
6
Viet Cong rockets hit Saigon during morning rush hour killing at least 190 civilians and wounding 106. The heaviest daytime toll yet, rockets struck near government buildings, knocking out international telecommunication lines. Westmoreland left Vietnam shortly after the attack.
President Johnson's push for tougher gun control failed in the House Judiciary Committee on a 16 to 16 tie over immediate reporting of the administration bill. Chairman Emanuel Celler expects a vote again on June 20 with a compromise version likely to pass then.
Heirs of 62 victims seek Supreme Court review over liability caps in the 1962 Air France crash chartered by the Atlanta Air Association. The 5th Circuit ruled Warsaw Convention limits apply, setting $8,291.87 as max recovery for death. The U.S. ratified the treaty in 1934 and the Supreme Court let that ruling stand.
Gov. Claude Kirk announced a special session of the Florida legislature to begin June 2 to finish revising the state constitution. He rejected critics who say a lame duck session is unnecessary and aims to have a revised instrument ready for voter approval in November.
Los Angeles police say Ronald Valentine and Phillip Valentine robbed six banks totaling nearly $14,000 to buy drugs. Detectives say Valentine, 30, was arrested in a sanitarium where he was a patient paying 50 dollars daily for treatment.
Two renowned figures in Washington meet to discuss recent developments and share viewpoints on current affairs, signaling potential policy or public interest implications.
George Wallace heads south on an 11 city swing aided by reports of sufficient signatures to secure ballot space in Illinois and North Carolina. He travels to Memphis for a fundraising dinner and rally seeking support for his third party presidential bid amid his wife Lurleen Wallace’s recent death.
Florida officials weigh retroactive minimum wage costs after a Supreme Court ruling upholding a 1966 act. Budget Director Henderson and Personnel Board head McGion say retroactivity could be costly, especially for overtime pay in hospitals and schools.
The UN General Assembly committee backed a nuclear nonproliferation treaty by 92 to 4 with 22 abstentions and four absences. Soviet Union United States and Britain cosponsored the resolution. France abstained. Albania Cuba Tanzania and Zambia voted against it.
Elizabeth mayor asks grand jury to probe two deaths from a train watching RFK funeral train. Union County prosecutor says witnesses are being questioned and tapes from TV and radio will be sought to aid the investigation.
Four armed inmates seized twenty hostages at the U S Penitentiary in Atlanta. Warden Blackwell said the situation began with twenty hostages and later reduced to fifteen men and five women after one ill inmate was released. No injuries reported. The inmates demanded to see reporter William B. Williams.
In Paris the Latin Quarter saw students riot and build barricades while thousands of Citroen workers moved on the Labor Ministry shouting for freedom to work. Police clashed with strikers at the Sochaux Peugeot plant where a 24 year old unionist Beylot died from a chest wound amid gunfire and arrests.
Georgia moves closer to buying Sapelo Island from the widow of R J Reynolds after the State Fiscal Affairs Committee approves a 250000 transfer. The plan uses 150000 from Game and Fish and a 100000 contract for marsh land use, with federal funds potentially covering 750000 if closed before July 1.
Four prisoners who escaped from the Bossier Parish jail in Benton Louisiana were intercepted at a motel near White Sands National Monument by state officer Robert Rosenbloom. They faced charges of defrauding an innkeeper and carrying a deadly weapon after being found with a loaded shotgun seven knives and ammunition. Among the arrestees are Bobby Chapman and Demmy Elmo Womack. two others were recaptured. The four were held for Louisiana authorities.
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