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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1968
Page
13
A major fire gutted the seven story Normandie Retirement Club hotel housing 923 residents. Firemen, aided by a helicopter for alerting upper floors, evacuated occupants as flames spread to a neighboring hotel and nearby homes. No police reports of mass casualties, minor injuries noted.
SACRAMENTO AP Assembly Republicans moved to unseat Democratic Speaker Jesse M Unruh and replace him with GOP leader Robert T Monagan. Monagan charged Unruh sought to wreck Reagan’s presidential bid. Democrats control the 42 member house, requiring GOP votes to win. Republicans vowed to fight as the 1968 session opened.
U S presidential envoy Chester Bowles arrived in Phnom Penh to press Prince Norodom Sihanouk on Cambodian sanctuary for Communist Vietnamese troops. Sihanouk rejected any U S pursuit of Viet Cong into Cambodia and pledged no military intervention, signaling limited cooperation.
McCarthy Percy and Galbraith call for halting bombing to seek negotiations. Bundy warns a pause could reveal Hanoi's sincerity but risks delaying a wider war. Critics warn a pause may backfire. officials say timing and conditions matter for any talks.
A Fremont family opens a sealed letter from Marine Gary Meredith who was killed in action in Quang Nam during Operation Auburn. The note expresses pride in his sacrifice and faith in country and its ideals.
A 54-year-old retired steelworker, recipient of the first adult heart transplant in the United States, developed internal bleeding and was reported in critical condition at Stanford. Despite a successful 4 hour operation, doctors cautioned the critical period may last months or years due to possible organ rejection and infection risks.
A weather brief notes cloudy conditions and a chance of rain late tomorrow. It lists daytime temperatures around 145.35 and tonight’s readings in the 40s. Details continue on Page 2.
Israeli jet fighters crossed the Jordan River to silence Jordanian artillery that opened fire near pro lecaeli settlements in the Beitan Valley. An Israeli army spokesman said the strikes aimed to stop the shelling as U N envoy Gunnar Jarring held discussions with Jordanian leaders in Amman regarding Middle East settlements.
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