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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1968
Page
12
Special pre election coverage airs views of many candidates for the two U S Senate seats. Lorain County sections note Lois Hurst of Birmingham as Single Parent of the Year, plus items on business, health, churches, and theater.
Soviet broadcasts feature six deserters from the United States Army Navy and Marine Corps charging genocide and torture by American forces in Vietnam. Names include Marc Shapiro Kenneth Griggs Edwin Arnet Terry Whitemore Philip Andrew Kallicott and Joseph Knots with hometowns listed for several. The men say they witnessed killings bombings and brutal acts by U S troops.
A cloudy day with cooler air and local fog in the forenoon. Highs near 50 to 60, tonight partly cloudy with low around 35 to 40. Tomorrow should be fair and cool with sunset at 8 28 and sunrise at 6 20. A high of 74 was recorded at 3 30 p m yesterday and a low of 42 at a.m. today. Details on page 14.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains stable five days after his third heart attack at March Air Force Base Hospital. A spokesman said there has been no change in his recuperative state for 24 hours and hospital reports are reduced to once daily.
The Soviet Union ratified a treaty allowing consular offices in each other's cities, with effect to begin 30 days after exchange of documents. It broadens diplomatic presence and immunity for officials, amid debate over espionage risks tied to the Vietnam era and Cold War tensions.
Heavy fighting at Dong Ha near the DMZ saw 8,000 North Vietnamese attackers repelled by outnumbered American and South Vietnamese units. Allied casualties included 75 Americans and 27 South Vietnamese dead with hundreds wounded. Communist losses exceeded 850. The key border post and nearby Saigon actions marked the war’s fiercest four day clash.
The saying notes taxation is simple: you can burden a resource repeatedly by extracting value, but you cannot exhaust or convert it beyond a single ultimate stripping. It contrasts ongoing levies with a final encumbrance.
A Braniff Electra Flight 352 crashed near Dawson Texas after encountering severe storms. All 84 aboard including 79 passengers and five crew died. FBI help arrived to identify victims and National Guard controlled the scene as townspeople aided recovery.
North Vietnamese and U S diplomats discussed venue options with the French Foreign Ministry as Paris hosted anticipated talks on the Vietnam War. Possible sites included Versailles, Champs, or a Melun prefecture within an hour of Paris.
A four year old Elyria girl named Elyna died at 2 55 p m after severe injuries when she ran into a car on April 16 at Elyria Memorial Hospital She was previously listed in critical condition in the hospital ICU Lisa Jackson is noted among those involved in the incident.
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