09 Dec 1968
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1968
Page
1
Saigon AP reports the Meade River cordon south of Da Nang concluded with renewed bunker fighting. U.S. Marines say at least 862 North Vietnamese soldiers were killed, with leaders estimating possible losses near 1,600 as final tallies finalize. 95 Marines killed and 51 wounded in the operation.
Two destroyers of the U S sixth Fleet passed through the Bosporus today en route for a five day cruise along Turkey s Black Sea coast The Russian side objected calling the move provocative and demanded restraint from all parties The Turkish authorities confirmed the transit and said the ships would proceed with the itinerary despite protests
Unrest swept several campuses over the weekend as San Francisco State College and Washington University faced student protests. Brandeis security recovered five sticks of dynamite near Mailman's Hall after a group fled, with an AWOL soldier housed nearby.
A fragmented report notes campus rallies at San Francisco State amid student action and calls for control of ethnic studies. It mentions a fire with minimal damage and references Calvin H. Reber Jr and a hearing at Washington University about alleged mistreatment of a theologian.
New Orleans reports say Vice President elect Spiro T. Agnew met with mayors and city officials after President elect Nixon declined to speak at the 45th annual Congress of Cities. Gov Nelson Rockefeller and Seattle Mayor Braman attended as questions centered on federal revenue sharing and urban development.
Rafael Caldera of the Social Christian party edged out Gonzalo Barrios of Accion Democratica after a tense ballot count. The Supreme Electoral Council announced Caldera’s victory at 4 a.m., with 1,082,041 votes or 29.09 percent, to Barrios’s 1,051,870 or 28.24 percent, from six candidates.
In Brooklyn and Elmont mourners buried seven Torah scrolls destroyed in a November fire at the Yeshiva of Eastern Parkway. Some scrolls had survived the Nazi era. The yeshiva seeks 200000 dollars to replace destroyed facilities.
New York doctors favor conservative care for simple piles such as sitz baths and proper medication before more aggressive options. An exclusive doctor tested formula named Preparation H claims to shrink inflamed hemorrhoids, relieve pain and itching, reduce seepage, soothe tissue, and ease bowel movements without a prescription.
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