14 Mar 1968
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1968
Page
1
U S and South Vietnamese tolls show 500 American deaths in the week of Feb 11 17, with 1 199 wounded and 98 missing. Allied forces killed 4 335 enemies per U S Command while South Vietnamese claim 5 327 killed and 488 captured. Discrepancies noted.
U S Army convoy on Route 14 near Pleiku faced a siege by North Vietnamese regulars and Viet Cong guerrillas. American tanks and helicopter gunships repelled the attack, with 12 soldiers killed and 8 wounded. The fight drew in jets and bombers as engineers cleared the route linking Pleiku to Kontum and Dak To.
Fidel Castro spoke to a crowd in Havana promising elimination of private bars and clubs and tighter control of private enterprise. He cited economic targets including sugar and income figures while criticizing the Soviet Union and pledging actions to lift Cuba from economic troubles.
A fragment from a church affiliated page bearing a devotional prayer for wisdom among newscasters and educators. It mentions Gertrude Litue from Anderson Indiana, a professor of Christian education at Anderson College, and includes stray cryptic text and unrelated columns. The readable portion centers on a solemn prayer for guidance and unity in reporting and public life.
The husband of a former Hagerstown woman, Marine Sgt. Robert J. Hodal, 42, of Fredericksburg Virginia, was killed March 4 by rocket fire in Quang Nam South Vietnam. A 24 year Marine veteran, he fought in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam and held multiple high decorations including Presidential Citations, Navy Medals, and a Korean Unit Citation. He served at the Marine Corps School Quan Iuco 1960 62 and was with the 4th Battalion 11th Marines First Marine Division in Vietnam.
New York report states Cary Grant recovering well after a car accident. Doctors describe bruises to his face and chest with a hospital spokesman noting improvement. Grant was visited by wife Dyan Cannon at St. Johns Hospital Queens, while nurses remark on the unusual attention and wish him a speedy recovery.
New York trading opened with losses outpacing gains about 3 to 1 on the NYSE. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 8.43 to 633.30 as gold and mining stocks remained strong. Several issues were delayed at the open due to heavy demand. notable movers included McDonnell Douglas, Monogram Industries, Chrysler, Raytheon, and Universal Oil Products.
In Detroit's East Side a gunman entered a tavern shortly before midnight and killed two patrons while wounding three others critically. William Gamache, 27, confronted the assailant, and the gunman fled toward a back room after firing at customers.
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