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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1968
Page
2
Allied troops with tanks and naval gunfire pushed into the DMZ’s southern half and said they killed 158 enemy soldiers in strong positions. The action left four Allied dead and 46 wounded, while Major General Keith Ware was killed in a helicopter crash near the Cambodian border.
The Viet Cong said its forces shot down the helicopter carrying U S Major General Keith Ware and seven other Americans, killing all aboard, including Ware, on Friday near Hong Kong.
South Vietnamese and allied forces launched a fourteenth hour push into the DMZ near Gio Linh, supported by B 52 bombing. The operation, first to combine army marines and South Vietnamese, left Ware and seven others dead after a helicopter crash amid chasing enemy units toward Loc Ninh.
Three youths face marijuana possession charges in Clayton county jail. Terry Collins of Wisconsin, Ernest J. Sumerlin of New York City, and Sylvia Christian of Texas were arrested near McGregor after a farmer spotted them weed gathering along Highway 13. They appeared in Elkader Justice court and bond was set at 2000 dollars each.
Nixon vows action on farm prices and an open White House for agriculture in Iowa. He slams Humphrey and Freeman, calls the Johnson record a failure, and urges market price support reform, stronger export efforts, and cooperative farming while warning against rapid, sweeping changes.
Prague AP reports new censorship rules ban casualty reports from the Soviet bloc invasion while Zdenek Mlynar, a party secretary, says more than 70 Czechoslovaks died under tragic circumstances without weapons. He criticizes Dubcek’s reforms and Moscow's conduct amid occupation.
The Brooklyn Ocean Hill Brownsville district faces a state takeover as administrator Rhody McCoy urges Education Commissioner James Allen to step in to end a deadlock that led to two weeklong teachers strikes. Across the nation, districts from Illinois to Michigan endure protests, injunctions, and stalled negotiations threatening classroom closures.
Waterloo police clashed with youths after East high school tensions flared into sporadic gunfire and fires. Six officers injured and 13 youths arrested as East high school closed. a football game between East and St. Joseph's of Westchester preceded the unrest. Hospitals treated officers with several injuries. one bullet hit a helmet. Fire damage included Shepherd Lumber Co area and a school classroom. authorities cited vandalism and arson amid the disturbances.
Hollywood Florida police officer Robert John Erler Jr. 24 was charged with second degree murder in the August 12 death of 12 year old Marilyn Clark. Erler resigned September 5 and was named armed and dangerous in a nationwide bulletin after the warrant was issued.
The item notes a playful saying about adolescence describing a stage teens endure rather than a fixed state. It characterizes popular culture usage and hints at the humor in youth milestones without naming individuals or events.
Officials praised both East High Waterloo and Westchester Westchester players for exemplary conduct during a Friday football game. Cedar Rapids referees noted no crowd disruption and that a late clock-running decision followed talks with coaches. East High won 65 to 20.
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