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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1968
Page
1
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky urged arming civilians and expanding the ARVN by up to 300000, saying reliance on American allies could enslave Vietnam. He spoke at a graduation for 462 civil servants and warned the year 1968 would determine the nation’s fate.
Danny Young, 22, of Hendersonville, wrote a stark epitaph after his death on March 2 in Vietnam. Drafted a year earlier, he served after Fort Benning and Fort Polk assignments. His father recalls Young as not bitter, yet the poem expresses anger toward antiwar protesters.
In Saigon area operations led by U S tanks killed 216 communists in suburbs as part of the biggest campaign of the war. Across the coast 330 miles away U S helicopter forces trapped and killed at least 128 in a village dubbed Pink Village. Overall reported communist deaths near 344, with total allied fatalities and progress cited as six days into Operation Resolved To Win.
A 15-year-old LaSalle High School sophomore, Robert Kuhn, is chosen to represent The Gazette April 11 to 23 on the Young Columbus XI Iberian Holiday. Judges cited route excellence school superiority and citizenship traits. Kuhn, a Gazette carrier since May 1964, is an honor student active in glee club track football and Boy Scouts.
The Army tests a new razor edge barbed tape obstacle described as five times more effective than conventional wire barriers. Weighing 40 pounds, the doughnut shaped container feeds tape to form a 76 foot long, 2 1/2 foot high instant barrier. It can be stowed and reused.
Senator Robert F Kennedy walked the Fifth Avenue route on St Patrick’s Day amid cheers and boos. He faced Irish resentment over timing of his presidential bid and was met by police shielding his march past crowds 123000 strong with 153 bands and the crowd urged Rocky for President as Governor Rockefeller watched from the reviewing stand.
Oklahoma teachers avoided a strike, choosing to extend a sanctions alert while warning of possible drastic action next year. The Oklahoma Education Association directors split on sanctions, with a roll call vote ending in favor of maintaining the alert. Dale Smith praised the move as a major concession to secure funds.
An optimist can always see the bright side of the other fellow's misfortune. This brief humor line highlights upbeat outlook and human foible in a simple wry observation.
Vice President Humphrey met Indiana Democratic leaders in French Lick to rally support for President Johnson amid McCarthy and Kennedy challenges. He urged real peace in Vietnam, criticized Nixon for secrecy, and pledged to back the Johnson administration's Vietnam policy and a strong, lasting peace.
In Saigon sources say Washington will cut about 250 American positions from the 3000-strong civilian staff in South Vietnam. The AID alone may trim 250 posts a 10 percent reduction with Bunker directing other agencies to review staffing.
Dublin President Eamon de Valera urged Saturday that prayers to St Patrick bring lasting peace to the world. He appealed during the weekend to the public to seek spiritual guidance in the hope for global harmony.
Four Iowa hopefuls for U S senator say they would have voted for the civil rights bill in the Senate. Gov. Harold Hughes along with James Bramwell William Plymar and State Sen. David Stanley say they would support the measure while Hickenlooper and Miller abstained.
Congressman John Culver of the Second District weighs his position as a Johnson supporter and Kennedy ally in the Democratic presidential race. The column teases whether Culver will seek re election and what stance he may take, previewing his possible split from party lines.
Saigon AP dispatch reports seven American soldiers died and 29 were wounded when a U S marine plane dropped three 500 pound bombs near an army artillery battery Saturday. The incident occurred about noon seven miles southwest of Hue and 400 miles northeast of Saigon. An A-4 Skyhawk on close support was involved and an investigation began.
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