Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current, December 27, 1968, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextGriffin Daily News 1968 IN GRAPHIC REVIEW Bk 5* «t Bi liiggaM ~s ■ jslib «|B|g|jiM US IN A PHOTO FINISH, Republicans Richard M. Nixon and Spiro T. Agnew were elected president and vice president. What promised to be an uninteresting election year brought many surprises, such as the drop out of LBJ from the presidential race, a Democratic convention marred by riots and violence, a last minute push that almost carried Hubert Humphrey to victory and the astounding Nixon comeback. j K »J yTfflnrw^^wmt ! ' ; R>7®m| *JLml|!|| >-V ? y'" " 4 •«■ L tfe ’4f %a? ■gM® •;* Lb Wjtl r g* >~ *Mr MfeMT MhSllb L.''*\r.-y ~ r ./ w%iw&j&'ft ww*f &* Isl - - ** - ~W»> > ■ >!> f&tfftF* WK *vi ■W' InwCT isl' WR& l*r • v- fvi- m Egfe IrtiCTEy < Ji a wa^y wMit -A^' 4 £/' Z ' z J J>z„ *v- 'wjy k■■ gB < -z/.a ■ . . . ■’ »' - gar ■ Ww STUDENT PROTESTS swept campuses here and abroad; in Paris, expanded to a mini-revolution. In photo above, Mark Rudd. 21-year-old student leader, exhorts a crowd on campus of New York City’s Columbia University. ■ F--'' Wgill -.< •■■■ ■ i *■■ vIM r HI tal> "11 f i ,:..... • ? ■ ASSASSINATION of prominent Americans Dr. Martin Lu ther King and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy stunned supporters and critics alike. James Earl Ray, upper right, is accused in the King slaying and awaits trial in Memphis. Sirhan B. Sirhan, lower left, is charged with the RFK murder. 7 Friday, December 27, 1968 iWm *** tji * 'mwiffi |wh * a/ww r i l ♦ ■ ,-gh >*- > Miif W z v. '> ■sßy .'" ? *7 • Mt MPWE3M? .- f l VI I I I rKJ EKF wßt h • • IMk i; « Rffi a.IjA ; fjggj| ■nSe wMrO. wi >?'< jy* ■ .'•• ■ / /. / •-■■ ’•''- 'V. , WEDDING OF THE YEAR took world by surprise. Jac queline Kennedy, 39, married Aristotle Onassis, 62, on his private island off the coast of Greece. Here, they leave chapel for a reception aboard Onassis’ luxurious yacht. I WUrV 4 W a. wig ljhklb ' ,Tlte«oW wMia hiiH iriiiiii w RUSSIAN TANKS rolled into Prague as the Soviet Union and four allied satel lite nations invaded Czechoslovakia and seized control of the government. Czech citizens defied Moscow in acts of passive resistance. Invasion prompted second thoughts by NATO nations losing interest in the organization. E* 1 j. .gm w iMirt iu_. c :’-?:.“' r’: ' ■• • ■’SwftraMMK 1*» • MffMßifc - n - • / •Wwww - “11 1 ® $• bH * f W HLANr ■ ■IIJIFIiA i ly UH fc 1; | m!^^Ul|K^SU film H VIETNAM WAR, heretofore limited for the most part to rural areas, exploded in the cities with the Tet offensive early in the year. After fierce fighting in Hue, above, and Saigon, Communist forces were driven back with heavy casualties on both sides. Peace talks were begun in Paris, but war’s end seemed a long way off to observers. n • ' 1 it •> s >. -:?x>y - .ygHaMlKff .- -*jgsa * !► kJh “^' > < o' *■ ■ i ' . ' ■'"■□tft. WQi. jflß^' - jß^F^Colb' r 41 jSmjr /xU..; -’:; Me* ■£ BBjEjOL SuSfflll lelol®£F i. ’ * - Ajt-Yi »• ■&&:>’ RESURRECTION CITY, a community of tents and plywood buildings, rose alongside Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., after a Poor People’s March led by the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. >z V 7 7’" ’f r J ? "yMMHjEWio wWi *^sfF k " ?; T i IMEw T** » • . u (> AMERICAN PRESTIGE hit a low when North Korean naval force of patrol boats seized the USS Pueblo, an intelligence ship operat ing in the Sea of Japan. As MIG fighters circled overhead, the Pueblo was forced by Communists to put into port of Wonsan. I jk9!S ' r ■&.SBSSvEt&!S!fSr v.. s m iJySssffcJi a&iJSE&A ■ 4 v',". ; Ti ■ k > v wy CHICAGO was not a town for toddlers during the Democratic National Convention., While delegates cheered, made speeches and marched in the aisles of the convention hall, police and demonstrators mixed it up outside in a shocking display that brought strong criticism of Mayor Daley and his methods of controlling, the city. l|< If □r3l -1 UPI I i tjtf ' : - G*waW ' ' It : I i w|B| ■ HEARTS were in—and out—as transplants were conducted around the world. Here Dr. Philip Blai berg, longest living human heart recipient, leaves Cape Town, South Africa, hospital with his wife. ■■■■K77 •flawEga i -',. : tr- yt-zMa [YwHmMF HsJwOrl ? . » SSSSffisS: s< >;z< MMskK wfew ’■ j • Hv war - ■f. ‘ 't>W' I.® ■ • ‘ . ■--■ APOLLO 7, America’s first manned spaceshot in nearly two years, was termed flawless, opening way for manned lunar orbit. Photo shows ex pended Saturn IVB as seen from spacecraft. '.■ M «w Bv -1 ' •• < i ■:■??>:;-> <a < HEMISFAIR—this year’s world’s fair—was held in San Antonio, Tex. Here are the Peacock Foun tain and Tower of the Americas.