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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1968
Page
1
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, age 77, suffered a second heart attack Saturday night while convalescing at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Officials described his condition as stable on Sunday and said no further bulletin would be issued until Monday morning.
West Berlin prepares to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 1953 anti Soviet East German uprising with a rally near the Berlin Wall. Herbert Wehner is set to speak as East German travel restrictions tighten at the border and passport rules loom for July 15.
U S Marines say they killed 310 enemy forces over the weekend in northern coastal battles and along a new supply route near Khe Sanh. The fighting, plus weekend clashes outside Saigon, suggests a renewed cycle of ground engagements.
Paris police order the Sorbonne closed and evict student rebels who had occupied the school for over a month. Riot police used tear gas and concussion grenades as hundreds gathered shouting Free the Sorbonne, with clashes spilling into the Latin Quarter and damage along Boulevard St Michel.
June followers began clearing the Sorbonne after officials said the building would be searched for arms but not arrested. Interior Ministry announced evacuation without incident and closure for several days. Police faced 3,000 to 5,000 students and onlookers in the Latin Quarter while clashes and protests persisted.
Large scale fighting near Da Nang left about 84 Viet Cong dead after an attack on a trench and bunker complex. U S Marines counted seven killed and 15 wounded in the engagement, with other clashes around Sai Gon and along the coast. American losses included three killed and 32 wounded. The air war updated MIG kill totals to 105 and U S losses to 852 planes.
Hugh Vihlen, a airline pilot attempting a 4700 mile Atlantic crossing in a boat shorter than six feet, was sighted 240 miles south of Miami and reported to be in good condition. The Miami coast guard said an unidentified vessel spotted him and that he was in no need of assistance.
A 30 strong marching line gathers at the Department of Agriculture for the Poor People’s vigil in Washington. SCLC reports 25 000 signs prepared for Solidarity Day with Justice Department. volunteers set up hospital tents and medical aids. portable meals offered. showers of rain disrupt event as crowds move toward the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument.
The forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions through Monday, followed by increasing clouds on Tuesday. Chance of precipitation remains under ten percent with highs near 80 and overnight lows around 40.
The House Agriculture Committee report finds little actual hunger in 181 counties across 19 states, but widespread malnutrition linked to parental ignorance about nutrition. It notes past starvationcases were due to neglect and cites welfare clients misreading dietary needs, while contesting that hunger is not caused by food shortages.
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