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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1968
Page
1
U S Americal Division reports 111 North Vietnamese regulars killed in a coast battle 16 miles northwest of Chu Lai with three Americans wounded. The clash ends at dusk as Viet Cong withdraw toward jungle near the Cambodian border.
Former Marine Commandant David M. Shoup told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that a real U.S. victory in South Vietnam cannot come to pass. He argued North Vietnam can match U.S. troop gains and that victory requires defeating the North Vietnamese forces, not the South, and questioned whether the United States can meet all possible military emergencies under treaties.
House Rules Committee votes to hold the Senate passed civil rights bill until April 9 delaying a floor vote before King led Poor People’s March on Washington set for April 22. House leaders fear timing. Easter recess complicates action and possible vacation postponement is considered. The scene includes a SIU Arena high school basketball moment and cheerleaders.
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan suffered chest and spinal injuries in a cave-in at an archaeological site near Azor on Tel Aviv's outskirts. Hospital bulletin says Dayan's condition improving with good prospects that no operation is needed. He was an amateur archaeologist working at the Azor dig when the cave-in occurred.
Sen. Carl T. Curtis said arrest and conviction records show too much leniency in Detroit after last July’s seven day riot. Sen. John L. McClellan noted only 22 of 666 riot felons were sentenced to prison, with many felonies reduced to misdemeanor counts.
A several hundred student mob at Howard University occupied the administration building and telephone switchboard to protest disciplinary actions arising from a March 1 Charter Day program disruption. The group demanded the administration dismiss the proceedings.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue tonight with a low near 40. Rain will change to snow flurries Thursday with a high in the 40s. Weather details and map are on page 1.
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller will announce his immediate and future political plans at a 1 p.m. news conference in the West Ballroom of the New York Hilton Hotel. The press secretary said the event will reveal whether Rockefeller seeks the Republican presidential nomination.
President Charles de Gaulle urged reviving the gold standard and opposing plans for paper gold as few nations push a SDR based world currency pool. He warned France will resist reforms not grounded in gold immutability and universality and cited the dollar and pound crisis as justification.
Carbondale Community High School earned a spot in the Elite Eight after upsetting Mt. Vernon 68-66 in the supersectional. Mayor Keene will escort the team out of town, pep rallies drew 200 fans, and ticket sales for the Champaign trip began with plans for student and staff departures early Friday.
Washington area Democrats seeking re election fear Robert F Kennedy's presidential bid could split the party. They doubt unity after a three way contest among Johnson Kennedy and McCarthy and worry Kennedy may oppose Johnson if renominated. Some say McCarthy's Vietnam critiques are less damaging.
Former President Harry S. Truman endorsed President Johnson and predicted a smooth Johnson victory at the Democratic nomination race. He warned against party splits, said Kennedy would not draw votes away, and refused to comment on Vietnam beyond supporting the Southeast Asia policy.
Democratic State Chairman John Burns said a Kennedy family member is seriously ill with pneumonia and in an oxygen tent. The aide informed Burns that Matthew Kennedy, age three, is the stricken boy, prompting Kennedy to cancel a New York City appointment.
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