29 Mar 1966
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1966
Page
1
U S forces engage North Vietnamese regulars in a three hour clash on the central coast near Quang Ngai City. Marines report about 150 enemy killed after helicopter and air support backed by artillery. Buddhism protests in Saigon prompt warnings from Premier Nguyen.
An Air Force C-130 crashed near Pleiku Vietnam while en route from Saigon to Pleiku. Three of five crew members were killed and two injured as most cargo was destroyed. The incident amid a day of student protests and ongoing Marine operations in Quang Ngai Province. Marine Pfc Alvin Lapointe from Sudbury Massachusetts earned recognition for a daring bunker assault during fighting with North Vietnamese forces.
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, WWI draft dodger, dies at 72 in Westbrook Hospital Richmond. His estate valued at 283000, with Alfred Bergdoll and David M. White Jr. named executors. Bergdoll vanished in 1917, captured, sentenced, escaped, fled to Germany, returned in 1939, then court martialed for seven years.
Early today the market showed selective strength in aerospace airlines and electronics with many stocks up or down fractions. Du Pont slipped while Boeing edged up, and firms like Douglas Aircraft Polaroid Zenith Sperry Rand Radio Corp and Union Carbide posted fractional gains alongside others such as U S Smelting Lorillard and Kennecott. Benguet opened unchanged on 15 000 shares.
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Hagerstown Maryland and nearby communities. Major Robert Wendell Oatey aged 52 died at Ano Arbor Hospital Michigan after a military career and FDA service. Nellie Z Shook died in Baltimore. Cora B Shoulder found dead in Virginia. Samuel Horst Petre died at home in Hagerstown. Genevieve Dunham owned Clearview Nursing Home in Hagerstown. services set at Warren Methodist, Beth Shda Presbyterian, Brethren Church and Rest Haven Cemetery with multiple survivors noted.
Mrs. Beulah May Hammersla died at 146 Woodbury Ave Martinsburg after a period of illness. Survived by husband George C. Hammersla one daughter Belva Tabler of San Mateo California two sons Harald E Hammersla of Keller's Addition and George E Hammersla of East Moler Ave one step daughter and numerous grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at Rosemont Kogelschatz and Coffman Funeral Home officiated by Rev Charles B Weber with burial in Rosedale Cemetery. Friends may call today and Wednesday 7 to 9 p.m.
Beijing's People's Daily says the United States must drop its hostile Taiwan policy before normal relations or exchanges of visitors can occur. It criticizes U.S. pursuit of containment and accuses Washington of trying to isolate China through Vietnam war escalation.
Marines in Viet Nam are testing a new light machine gun from the Stoner system designed to be fired from any position and fitted with a bayonet. It weighs about half of its class, carries lighter ammunition for roughly three times the rounds, and is evaluated alongside four other system variants. General Wallace M Greene oversees the inquiry into the belt-fed model used with bipods and tripods for mobility and rapid deployment on vehicles and terrain.
A weather recap marks 24 years since a Palm Sunday snow in Washington County with 23 inches total. Beckenbaugh records 38 high and 21 low with a 7 am 22 reading and frost. Oswald logs 29 high and 21 low with a 7 am 25 reading.
State Senator George E J Snyder warns that a statewide merit system for clerks could force a county only plan in Washington County if enacted. He argues the bills are politically motivated and favors career offices free from elections. The issue may require constitutional amendment and a statewide or broader scope.
Firemen from Western Enterprise Co. battled a brush fire at 916 St. Clair Street at 1:55 PM. Junior Company firefighters checked a smoke report at the Green Lantern restaurant, 40 North Potomac Street, at 6:59 PM with no serious damage.
In a New York scene Theodore Sorensen, author and lawyer, is noted for joining Saturday Review notes. The piece calls for daily action, prayer, and moral reflection as figures including John F. Kennedy and ministers are cited in a discussion of editorial contributions and spiritual guidance.
Washington Republicans drop a proposal for a party wide conference to craft the 1968 platform after congressional elections. Romney and Laird supported earlier talks but now warn against premature moves. Bliss remains cool to the idea.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey's son Robert 22 will marry Donna Erickson of Hampton Minnesota. The ceremony is planned at St Olaf Catholic Church in Minneapolis. Both are students at Mankato State College with Donna Catholic and Robert Congregationalist.
Firefighters battled a wind fueled blaze Saturday morning that destroyed a washhouse and damaged the nearby home of George W. Riskell one mile north of Leitersburg on Route 418. Deputy Leister Isanagle noted Mrs. Riskell had been burning paper in a fireplace in the washhouse when she discovered the fire around 10:30 a.m. Estimated damage to the washhouse and home ranged from 2500 to 3000 dollars.
A garbled health blurb markets a sequence of laxative and digestive aids claiming daily use prevents aging related slowdown. It touts products like MAUTAN SERUTAN SPRUIAN and NERUTAN, with dubious claims of natural regulation and gentle muscle stimulation.
Sen Snyder faces possible primary trouble as Del Spence hints at avoiding a general election matchup. Snyder denies plans to run. if he runs he would welcome Spence. Hughes and Graham bills pass the Senate. House returns Hughes bill to Senate in original form. Governor Tawes could set sub districts by proclamation for Western Maryland senate elections.
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