FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1968Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford said yesterday that a halt in the bomb

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1968Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford said yesterday that a halt in the bombing of North Vietnam required some reciprocal assurance from Hanoi that such a halt would not place American troops near the demilitarized zone in greater jeopardy. At a news conference, he said that the current lull in enemy combat operations, in the absence of some clear signal that it represented an effort toward de-escalation, would be considered only as a pause before a major offensive. President Nicolae Ceaușescu of Rumania was welcomed in Prague, the third leader of a Communist country to visit Czechoslovakia within a week. His arrival coincided with mounting fear among liberals that the Czechoslovak leadership was blunting the point of democratization. Senator Eugene J. McCarthy addressed a rally of 19,000 cheering supporters at Madison Square Garden. He disclosed the substance of the peace plank he had drafted for the Democratic National Convention. Among other provisions, It would affirm “that there must be a new government in Saigon, open to the participation of the National Liberation Front.” Also in New York, a confident Vice President Humphrey was endorsed by the New York City Central Labor Council and then announced that he would open his post-convention campaign on Labor Day here. In Washington, Senator George S. McGovern, the newest candidate, urged an extensive commitment by the Federal Government to eradicate the slums. He saw racist undertones in cries for "law and order.” -- source link

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