29 Mar 1968
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1968
Page
1
North Vietnam says it shot down a U S F111A over Ha Tinh Province near the Laos border. The broadcast did not mention the crew fate. In Khe Sanh, a Marine CH46 helicopter was damaged but the crew was rescued.
Washington officials warn the loss of an F111A may leak about $1.1 billion spent on research and development. The aircraft and two crewmen were reported overdue in Southeast Asia and later believed shot down in Ha Tinh Province, North Vietnam.
Rioters clash with police as 6,000 strong march led by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Beale Street devolves into chaos. Fire alarms trigger 148 downtown calls, firefights with firetrucks, and looting. One 16-year-old, Larry Payne, dies. 50 injured. 150+ arrested amid curfew and National Guard involvement.
Israeli jets bombed Jordanian artillery nests along a 50 mile Jordan River front from Jericho to near the Syrian border. Artillery, mortar and machine gun exchanges continued with no troop penetrations reported, following recent Israeli incursions and a guerrilla mine that killed four Israelis and wounded an American volunteer.
The forecast covers Southwest Ohio and the Miami Valley with weekend temperatures in the 60s to 70s. Today will be fair and warm with light winds, and tonight dip into the 40s with a small chance of early morning showers. Saturday repeats the pattern with similar conditions.
In bygone days dating lore included practical tests of a girl’s knock-knees as a measure of suitability. The saying reflects how flirtations and courtship norms shaped social judgment and movement in public and private spaces.
SAIGON AP US officials announced three North Vietnamese sailors were released Friday to North Vietnamese bases in Vientiane Laos. They had been among 19 captured in the Tonkin Gulf in July 1966 and were flown to Vientiane with a Red Cross escort. The release followed Hanoi freeing three American pilots in February and aims to prompt further prisoner exchanges.
In Panama City a silent march by 2,000 women sparked rioting and looting as tear gas and gunfire accompanied police efforts. The 4,000-strong National Guard retains control, backing deposed president Marco A. Robles while Max Delvalle remains blocked from power amid a looming May election. The crisis centers on a split government coalition and the rival Arnulfo Arias bloc advancing in 1964 party lines.
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