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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1969
Page
1
U.S. forces repelled three assaults north of Saigon during a 14 day guerilla offensive. In heavy fighting at Phu Khuong and other sites, 163 enemy were reported killed while U.S. losses totaled 12 dead and 40 wounded. Barrages into allied camps and towns marked a high one night toll.
Apollo 9 nears halfway through its 10 day mission as the crew attains primary objectives and prepares for possible changes to the moon landing plan. Ground officials say July 1969 moon landing target remains likely, with Ralph Kraft celebrating a successful milestone.
Bangkok reports Field Marshal Thanom Kittakachorn was appointed Friday night to a new term as Thailand's prime minister, signaling continuity in the nation's leadership.
A 63 year old Cedar Rapids resident fell for a staged bank scam losing 1150 while a man posed as her bank official and another as a deputy. Police say three similar attempts were reported Thursday and urge residents to contact authorities if approached in the same way.
Hawthorne Nev AP reports a search for a missing airliner with 35 aboard was suspended Friday. An official said the effort will resume after snow melts in the mountain search area. The plane carried 32 passengers and a crew of three from a gambling holiday to southern California on February 18.
Israeli and Egyptian jets clashed over the Sinai desert with each side claiming to have shot down one aircraft. An Israeli spokesman said four Egyptian Migs entered Israeli air space and were intercepted. one Mig reportedly downed. U.N. observers logged 50 ground incidents in two days along the canal cease-fire line, with Israeli troops firing back 14 times, leaving one dead and seven wounded. Dayan warned Cairo not to escalate, and Damascus power struggles prompted talk of a Middle East settlement.
TEL AVIV AP reports an artillery battle broke out Saturday between Israel and Egypt along the Suez Canal. Details on casualties or scale were not provided in the brief item.
SPACE CENTER AP Ninety seven percent of Apollo 9 objectives have been achieved and the remaining tasks could be wrapped up in a few hours, but officials chose to extend the mission to the full 10 days to gain more data on equipment and crew. Lt Gen Samuel Phillips said the extra time would yield valuable lessons despite early completion.
A dogfight left a pilot wounded who bailed out and was saved, with ground forces capturing him. All Israeli planes returned to base. Egypt acknowledged one Mig downed but claimed an Israeli Mirage was shot down and seen crashing east of the Suez Canal. Egypt said four Arab jets were on a training flight when attacked by eight Mirages, the first such clash since February and the first Egyptian-air battle since October. Saturday's battle occurred during ongoing regional tensions.
In Troy Michigan AP report the school plans to drop the flexible modular scheduling system after four years amid plunging national test scores and rising absenteeism. Principal Clyde Petersen cited the program as not improving academics and noted higher absence than most nearby high schools. The plan follows controversy that led to a former principal's resignation.
London AP reports Glaxo Laboratories plans to market a contraceptive pill for dogs under the brand name Ovarid. The drug will require a prescription from a veterinary surgeon.
Prague marked the 25th anniversary of the Auschwitz liquidation of 3800 Czechoslovak Jews. The observance included wreaths at the Prague synagogue byPresident Ludvik Svoboda and a speech by Peter Colotka, with Svobodne Slovo noting hundreds of children among the dead and urging a democratic, anti antisemitic future.
In LARK Utah rescuers tunneled and drilled toward 61 year old William Jones trapped for a week after a mine cave-in Officials said they were still in the preliminary stage of drilling through 40 feet of rock and efforts to tunnel with hand tools were slow Jones was reported in good spirits.
Petersen favors a flexible modular schedule with proper facilities, financing, staff, and curriculum. Iowa Tests of Educational Development showed Troy pupils scoring lower in eight areas than at start of high school, with reading and social studies down 19 points. The composite score remained 10 points above the 22-state norm, prompting calls for a study into program failures and funding constraints cited by Rex Smith.
A severe blizzard in western Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle blew three intercity buses off highways. Dozens of travelers were stranded as snowdrifts reached three to six feet and temperatures hovered near zero. Rescue workers housed passengers in motels and private homes while crews cleared roads.
Demonstrators in Moscow marched in front of the Chinese embassy for three hours waving banners and shouting anti Maoist slogans. More than 50,000 Soviet citizens denounced China for 31 deaths in a border clash, while police kept order amid a few tossed stones and ink bottles.
Sheridan Wyoming AP reports high winds trimmed snow for a snowmobile race in the Big Horn mountains. Crow Indians performed a rain dance for five hours and an estimate shows about three inches of new snow in the valley and six inches in the mountains, potentially saving the event from cancellation.
A light quote defines a celebrity as one who labors to be famous yet hides behind dark glasses to avoid recognition, highlighting the paradox of public fame. Copyright note suggests the saying is protected.
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