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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1968
Page
4
Nine of the world’s 10 richest nations agreed on a new form of paper gold to back currencies, while France balked citing concerns about a movable supplementary credit. The text foresees an April completion and a spring rollout subject to IMF approval and global votes.
The post office will not accept puzzles on postal cards. entries go in an envelope with a six cent stamp. One envelope may hold all entries if postage covers it. Clues across and down feature wordplay with pairs like MULE and CROSS and notes on spelling and grammar.
London report says two Radio Caroline ships were towed from their moorings in the English Channel and Irish Sea to Amsterdam for overhaul amid the Marine Offenses Bill. Officials link the move to high running costs and lack of British advertising. The owners vow a return, while seeking to acquire Manx Radio on the Isle of Man.
These contestants had nearly perfect entries in last week's Moneyword Puzzle Contest. They each missed one word and will share the $100 consolation prize. A reader asks about a spring wedding gift and notes 43 750 would make a wonderful present.
The Pentagon announced plans to expand M16 rifle production from 30 000 to 50 000 units monthly to meet rising demand from free world military assistance forces in Southeast Asia and U S logistics. Colt’s Hartford plant and two additional firms will start in May to increase output amid prior jamming concerns and a halt of certain ammunition.
President Johnsons son in law Marine Capt Charles Robb said goodbye to his wife Lynda Bird and left Norton Air Force Base California aboard a Braniff jet for the 1st Marine Division in Phu Bai South Vietnam.
U.S. Marines at Khe Sanh engage a North Vietnamese battalion in a hours long battle 1000 yards from the fortress. Marines report 40 enemy killed while suffering moderate losses. Air strikes and artillery support failed to stop reinforcements as fighting escalated on the plateau. Casualty figures for Marines were not precise but described as significant.
South Vietnamese legislators in secret talks picked the six members to represent the National Assembly on a travel funded visit to the United States. They must be handsome and speak English, not too short or skinny, and specifically not cross-eyed, Saigon Daily News reported.
An outbreak of brown recluse spiders in Illinois marks the first of its kind in years, per entomologist Steve Moore of the Illinois Natural History Survey. The species was found statewide, especially in the south, living in cracks and crevices and spinning irregular webs near shelter. Both genders bite, with venom causing immediate or delayed pain and bites healing over six to eight weeks leaving sunken blisters.
Six people drowned when a boat capsized in a storm on the Gogra River in western Bihar state. The accident was reported by the Press Trust of India via UPI.
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