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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1968
Page
28
In Gia Dinh Saigon heavy fighting rages as South Vietnamese Marines battle insurgents while a South Vietnamese family of seven overloads a motorcycle attempting to flee the combat zone. The ongoing peace talks contrast with the onslaught on the city streets.
Defiant President Charles de Gaulle departs Colombeys residence to return to Paris as he dissolves parliament and says he will remain in power to fight what he calls totalitarian communism threatening France. In Saigon, a tank moves through Phu Lam district amid rubble and smoke as Viet Cong fire presses from entrenched positions.
South Vietnamese marines and government rangers launched a counter attack using rocket grenades and automatic weapons in a clash that produced heavy fire and resumed fighting in the area.
An unidentified GI stands in silent prayer honoring fallen comrades in Vietnam. Memorial services for American military members were held globally Thursday to mark the 100th anniversary of Memorial Day.
In this Erma Bombeck piece a frail patient named Evelyn evolves during a hospital stay from prim privacy to embracing hospital life. The essay jokes about modesty, shared experiences, and the bond formed among patients as illness acts as a social equalizer.
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