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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1968
Page
2
U S troops struck at Communist forces threatening Saigon with artillery machine guns and air strikes as heavy aerial raids and ground battles expanded across the central highlands Mekong Delta and surrounding areas.
U S forces in Saigon vicinity clash with Communist units as elements of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade and the 25th Division push operation Resolve to Win. Reports say Khe Sanh Marines killed 31 NVA while heavy shelling struck around the area. North Vietnamese forces shell Kontum as bombers hit lines near Hanoi and the Bai Thuong airfield. Elsewhere in Asia and the UN, Britain warns of Southeast Asian pullout consequences, the UN condemns Israeli raids into Jordan, and Soviet bloc leaders pledge united policy after unrest in Poland and Czech liberalization. Strong earthquakes strike southern Kyushu causing damage and landslides.
The National Assembly convicted President Marco A Robles of legal political activity and suspended him from office in impeachment proceedings. First vice president Max Delvalle was sworn in as president while Robles pledged to ignore the move and Panama’s National Guard signaled it would still recognize him until the Supreme Court rules on the assembly action.
A flash flood of 12 million gallons caused by a collapsed earthen dam washed through Lee, Massachusetts, destroying two houses, damaging nine others, and killing one person with another missing. Residents sheltered in cellars as the torrent hit a lakeside area, part of a string of New England floods after heavy rains.
Sargent Shriver said he would not campaign for Sen. Robert F. Kennedy due to his ambassadorial post to France. Eunice Kennedy Shriver plans to campaign in the U.S. before departure. The piece also notes reactions from Endicott Peabody and others, plus a digression on archives and a pretrial issue in Spock’s conspiracy case.
Hubert Humphrey described separatism as backward looking during a Bnai Brith Women convention speech in Chicago. Greece’s Andrews Papandreou denounced the junta from the stage in front of 2,000, while small anti-junta pickets gathered. London’s Earl of Cowley died of natural causes. Kelly Grahame, who found the body, said he had asked for tea. Pope Paul VI health rumors were dismissed by Vatican officials. Roy L. French, pioneer of USC journalism, died at 79. Moshe Dayan stated Israel’s attack on terrorist bases in Jordan was essential for national security.
Independent phone exchange listing shows Chesnilled Mengay and Maren 25 in a dated ad for dairy or produce delivery, noting a rare peach item and a 4m delivery option with a price of 25 858. The fragmentary text suggests local classified-style notice or small business contact listing.
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