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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1968
Page
4
About 400 North Vietnamese troops waited in thick jungle and attacked 150 U S air cavalrymen 69 miles north of Saigon near the Cambodian border. Twenty five Americans were killed and 52 wounded, the heaviest First Cavalry loss in a single battle this year.
President Thieu told a Vietnamese reporter that South Vietnam does not plan to delay Paris negotiations for Nixon or any future administration. He said the delegation will travel to Paris to begin discussions next week, with early talks focused on procedural matters.
San Francisco State College resumed normal classes after a violent day of protests led by the Black Students Union. Police and demonstrators clashed Tuesday with about 300 students involved. Police made two arrests and 42 arrests occurred over Monday and Tuesday. 14 students were suspended. Hayakawa warned force would follow further violence.
Thirty nine parents filed a circuit court suit seeking an injunction to close Gibraltar schools amid a teachers strike since November 7. Judge James L. Ryan set a Friday hearing as the district faces potential loss of state aid if qualified teachers do not teach.
Francisco Franco Spain's chief of state for 30 years marked his 76th birthday with a subdued observance in Madrid. The event reflected his long rule and public stature.
In an emotionally charged audience at the Vatican Pope Paul VI denounced dissenting priests and bishops, insisting the Catholic Church defends its teachings at any cost. He warned that clerics who shape their own truths erode faith and asked who still speaks of hell. The remarks diverged from his prepared text.
Eastbound Northwest Airlines flight 236 was delayed about an hour in Bismarck North Dakota when a large dog escaped its kennel and pressed a baggage compartment causing a fiberglass panel to be chewed and exposing wiring. crew found no wiring damage and the flight continued.
The Post Office says Christmas mail to servicemen in Vietnam rose 13 percent this year. About 17 million pounds of mail crossed the Pacific in November. The deadline for airmail gifts to reach servicemen by Christmas is next Wednesday.
In New York AP writes Vice President Humphrey declined Nixon's offer to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Nixon named Dr. Paul McCracken to head the Council of Economic Advisers and discussed policy outlooks with lawmakers and aides.
Washington AP The director of the U S bureau of mines warned coal mine disasters will persist without stronger laws and new safety tech. John O Leary said the bureau will pursue miners health and day to day safety and backed legislation to set mandatory health and safety standards with penalties.
Two American lawyers who helped free Francis Powers seek a meeting with Premier Kosygin in Moscow to press for humanitarian action on the Pueblo crew. They want the 8 held sailors freed, not a release of the ship, and say they have support from the U.S. government.
Israeli jets attacked Iraqi artillery sites east and west of Ujraid in Jordan after strikes on Israeli settlements. One Israeli plane was shot down, the pilot died in hospital, and Amman reported several casualties. Israel claimed Iraqi forces fired on Beisan and Jordan valleys targets, with civilian areas hit near Taibyiba.
A Sothebys session set a world record of 1,706,000 pounds for a single sale. Bonnard No Debut fetched 86,000 pounds and Chagall Les Frances 73,500 pounds. The top price was a 155,000 pound Cezanne Maison de Bellevue of the brother in law’s farm near Aix en Provence, buyer unnamed.
A humorous quip notes that four dimensions define everything length breadth thickness and cost. The line offers a playful take on how price shapes perception and choice.
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