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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1968
Page
1
U S and South Vietnamese forces killed 181 Viet Cong in four Mekong Delta battles near Saigon. The 9th Division hit a Viet Cong battalion, with 104 killed, 13 prisoners, 36 weapons captured. U.S. casualties were 15 dead and 30 wounded.
A humorous line from a daily chuckle notes that teenagers often overestimate their knowledge while also poking fun at their occasional silliness.
Dr and Mrs Charles Dunn of Monroe plan a year or more abroad after he accepts a teaching post at the University of Maryland. He has taught at Northeast Louisiana State College and will enable the couple to travel Europe. Barbara Dunn has been a Monroe News-Star reporter for two months and will leave with her husband.
A two car collision north of Monroe at the Old Sterlington Road and Finks Hideaway Road killed Andrew J. Bridges 65 of Sterlington and John M. Spencer 71 of Farmerville. Glenn W. Savage 25 suffered lacerations and was listed in fair condition at St Francis Hospital. Troop F Louisiana State Police investigated. bodies taken to Mulhearn Funeral Home.
Three American fliers released by North Vietnam earlier this month flew quietly out of Washington for a 30 day leave pending new Air Force assignments. The Pentagon did not announce the departure in advance.
Fort Lauderdale police hunted a man who directed them to the bodies of an 11 year old girl and her wounded mother by telephone while promising more killings. The woman, Dorothy A Clark, 42, of Clarkston Georgia, was found at the airport with five bullet wounds. her daughter Marilyn lay dead on a Hollywood roadside. A third victim was sought as investigators warned the public the caller was mentally disturbed and may strike again.
Israeli forces relocated two Syrian air force MIG17 jets that landed at an Israeli airfield to a secret base overnight. Troops cleared road obstacles as the jets were hauled away, with no official explanation from Israel 24 hours after the arrival.
Police in Saigon announced the capture of a six member saboteur cell including two Viet Military Assistance Command dispatch drivers at Tan Son Nhut tied to an assassination and bombing plot. The group seized nine Chinese pistols and explosives on the outskirts of Saigon. The drivers were Nguyen Van Nga and Dang Hiep Thanh.
Weather update indicates showers and thundershowers persist in Northeast Louisiana, especially afteroons. Cast calls for 50 percent rainfall chance in afternoons, 30 percent other times, total rainfall near half an inch, with highs 86 to 90 and lows 70 to 76. In Monroe, 89 high and 73 low plus 2 inches of rain on Monday. Delta forecast notes drying conditions to poor through Wednesday, with dewpoints in 60s to 70s and limited sunshine. Winds 5 to 15 mph variable.
Highway officials announced about 2 million dollars set aside for the Monroe Expressway bridge phase and bids for Phase 2 estimated at 280 thousand dollars will open Aug. 21 at 9 30 a m. Phase 2 covers from Breard Street to Louisville Avenue along North Fifth Street. Phase 3 aims to link I-20 with U S 80, with 45 parcels of land involving 40 owners, and final recommendations sent to Baton Rouge for approval. Phase 1 from Quachita Avenue to Wood Street was completed last year.
A federal three judge panel in New Orleans delayed the trial of Clay L Shaw charged with conspiring to assassinate President John F Kennedy pending Shaw's appeal to the U S Supreme Court The delay follows Shaw notice of appeal filed August 1 and opposition from the Orleans Parish District Attorney Jim Garrison Office of the District Attorney argued the appeal cannot be resolved before September 10 1968 the ruling stated to avoid mootness.
River elevation readings show Camden at 268.8 with a 1.0 rise and Monroe at 14.6 with a .1 rise. Flood status indicates locationwise stage changes and present levels in the current period.
Arkansas voters head to a runoff for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination between Virginia Johnson, the first woman candidate, and Crank Crank, as turnout runs light. Johnson, from Conway, and Crank of Foreman led a primary where Crank had 107000 votes to Johnsons 86000, setting up a May 5 general election against Gov. Rockefeller. Johnson, a segregationist, has campaigned on reforms while Crank emphasizes regional rallies and moderate positions.
Miss Lena Strong 85 retired Monroe City School educator after more than fifty years, died today at Shady Oaks Nursing Home after lengthy illness. Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday Mulhearn Monroe with Dr. H. L. Johns and Rev. W. T. Wayland officiating. Burial 2:30 p.m. at St. Maurice Cemetery near Natchitoches. She native to St. Maurice, long resident of Monroe, retired 1950. Survivors include sister Mrs Theo Terzio and brother Fred H. Strong. Pallbearers named.
The American auto industry moves toward a new class of smaller and cheaper cars led by Ford’s 1970 model set for sale in eight months. General Motors and Chrysler tease similar efforts while American Motors previews an untraditional design stance amid rising foreign imports.
An assassination attempt aimed at Prime Minister George Papadopoulos occurred on a road near Athens as his car passed. A suspect, George Panagoulis, 30, a former commando lieutenant, was seized as security forces combed the coast for accomplices and others involved in the attack.
Hurricane Dolly was 700 miles off the North Carolina coast moving seaward with 75 mph winds near the center and gales extending 175 miles. By noon it stood 460 miles northeast of Bermuda and 700 miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras, moving east-northeast at 25 mph with no expected change in course or intensity for 24 hours.
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