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Newspaper
Wellington Daily News
Location
Wellington, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1968
Page
1
SDS leaders say a planned alliance with workers will be tested by summer jobs in big city factories and residence in blue collar neighborhoods. Carl Davidson notes learning workers' lives to organize. ERAP past attempts failed but the push continues amid campus unrest and France riots.
In Chattanooga Wallace accuses a new federal suit against Alabama agencies of targeting his third party presidential bid. He calls for U S Attorney General Ramsey Clark to resign, citing political motivation behind the discrimination case. Security tightens as nearly 5,000 gather at Municipal Auditorium amid dispersed threats and detentions.
Postmaster Ron Moore announced the Post Office Department will motorize six Wellington City routes after July 1 1968. Carriers will park at designated spots and loop deliver one block both ways, delivering all mail including parcel post to each patron at once. Downtown parcels stay truck delivered. time and bids open at the Post Office.
About forty residents met at the Ramada Inn Wednesday night to hear experts discuss The Process of Urbanization. The Well ington City Council sponsored the first of three sessions to help Sumner County citizens understand urban pressures and planning.
Sen Frank Carlson argues approval of the international grains pact benefits U S wheat growers. Sen Jack Miller contests that negotiators failed to secure guaranteed export access. The plan sets price ranges for wheat among 52 nations and requires 44 percent of annual production to needy countries.
In Saigon the Viet Cong threaten a new ground attack and 100 rocket barrages, warning residents to flee. U.S. officials doubt the ability to sustain 100 rockets, noting possible single-spectacular fires but not a prolonged campaign. Small attacks continue with mortar fire near the capital and shelling of provincial towns.
In Khe Sanh and along the DMZ area heavy fighting continues as shells, rockets, and bombs strike across South Vietnam. Marines report high morale despite losses, with Lt and Cpl Barnes among wounded. many soldiers say peace talks in Paris are a joke and plan to extend tours.
Republicans press President Johnson to act on the crime control bill without delay. Rep. Ford faults the gun provisions as half measures while Dirksen calls for testimony before committing support. They cite FBI crime statistics and urge action to curb mail order long guns and juvenile sales.
United Nations diplomats hail the disarmament pact as progress but many countries remain unhappy. The draft treaty, approved by the General Assembly, is seen as limited and fragile, with key powers France and China not signing and fears that it will not stop nuclear spread. Analysts say its value may lie in creating a climate for future talks rather than blocking weapons.
Presidential proclamation designates tomorrow as Flag Day in Pennsylvania. The Daily News lists flag sales and commemorations including birthdays for Carl Ash Frank Holefelder Kendall Gallemore and others. Notes from families reflect military service and travels from Saigon to Bangkok and back to the United States.
The Berlin story reports East Germany raising travel costs and imposing visa rules for West Germans, provoking U S Britain and France to denounce the move. Tens of miles of vehicles queued for border processing as Kurt Georg Kiesinger urged support.
Hubert H. Humphrey strategists believe they can win over young voters by framing him as not part of the status quo. The pressure at the convention eases, but concerns linger about how he is viewed by young people while McCarthy presses his challenge. Rockefeller tours Watts, warns against world policing and calls for a preassessment of commitments in Vietnam. Nixon declines a televised debate offered by networks.
A weak cool front will trigger scattered showers this evening in western Kansas with the system moving eastward across the state late tonight and Friday. Forecasts say no widespread heavy rain with cooler conditions Friday and highs in the 80s. Western Kansas saw warm to 93 at Goodland, while Topeka and Leavenworth reached 80. Lows ranged 60 to 70 across several cities.
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