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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1968
Page
2
Allied units clashed with Communist forces near Da Nang in one of the fiercest battles since the halt to bombing. More than 90 Red soldiers died and at least 16 U S Marines were killed as a three week offensive continued around the Dodge City position with heavy casualties on both sides.
Nuclear test at Pahute Mesa in Nevada, Project Schooner, measured 35 kilotons and left a 725 foot crater, part of an excavation method for a Central American canal linking Atlantic and Pacific. Other briefs include Lindsay settling a Consolidated Edison strike and Coast Guard cutter wreck search updates.
Rep. Melvin R. Laird of Wisconsin emerges as the likely defense secretary designate after discussions aboard Air Force One. The 46 year old is known for his military affairs expertise and hard line on Vietnam. He and Nixon agreed on the choice during a Friday flight from Los Angeles to Palm Springs.
Nath Hiken, an Emmy winning writer for film and television aged 54, died at his Los Angeles home after a heart attack. He had seven or more Emmys and wrote for the Fred Allen Show, Sergeant Bilko, and a Don Knotts film. his career included major TV credits.
Secretary of State Frank Jordan, 80, has been hospitalized in Bakersfield for exhaustion, his spokesman said on Friday. The condition was described as non life threatening and he is under medical care.
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