European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes Friday March 8, 1968 yanks kill 91 reds in several Battles from a an Saigon . Marines pro bins the demilitarized zone Foi communist infiltrators killed 91 North vietnamese troops in series of Battles All along the Buffer . Spokesmen said thursday the . Command said 17 marines were killed and 35 wounded in the wednesday fighting. Elements of the 1st and 3rdmarine divisions operating near con Elnen on the Eastern endow the my ran into communist forces of unknown size moving South from the Border. Meanwhile Hope was Given upon finding anyone alive in the wreckage of an air Force c123shot Down wednesday with 48 persons aboard while approach ing Khe Sanh. Another c123 hit spokesmen said a second c123attempting to resupply the Marine position was hit by mortar fire on the runway wednesday and was , in another mortar at tack it was destroyed. Otherwise a Lull prevailed Over the Marine outpost for the third straight Day As almost continual Allied air strikes Ham mered surrounding enemy forces under fog shrouded skies. Less than 100 rounds of North vietnamese artillery fire fell within 24 hours causing Light casualties. The marines used the respite to dig deeper into the re soil of the South vietnamese Northwestern Highlands. The United states suffered 542men killed in combat last week one Short of the Vietnam Warr e c o r a american spokesmen sail thursday. Most of the casualties came in South Vietnam s Northern provinces where heavy fight ins continued to rage. 2,191 . Wounded the spokesmen said that Las week another 2,191 . Service men suffered wounds in troops reported killing 3,849 guerrillas in the same week.. Forces suffered a record 543 Ronen killed in the week offer 11-17. The spokesman said that most of the 542 killed Las week fell in Battles along the North South Vietnam Border Andin the former Imperial capital of up dispatches Hue. 40 Miles below the Border. In Saigon meanwhile presi Dent Nguyen Van Thieu s request or additional special Powers face of the communist Offen Sive was turned Down thursday by the South vietnamese Senate. The upper House overwhelmingly rejected his request for oneyear of special Powers in the Fields of Economy and finance repeating a similar action by the House of representatives last Fri vote of the 60-member Senate was 40 against three for one abstention and the others a legislative rejection in both cases was on constitutional grounds a fear that the president was trying to take too much Power away from the two houses. House speaker Tateo Joe Martin Dies at 83 North Attleboro mass a Joseph w. Martin jr., twice speaker of the House of representatives and a Mem Ber of Congress for 42 years died in Florida where he had been wintering. He was 83.he was stricken at fort Lauderdale tuesday and was taken to memorial Hospital Hollywood fla., where he held a seat in the House from 1924 until 1966. Martin held the record a chairman of the Republican National convention for five straight nominating sessions from 1940 through 1956. Martin never married. He de voted his life to politics and to his North Attleboro chronicle the Only newspaper in his Home s Long reign As House gop Leader ended in 1959 when Republican caucus voted 74-70 to replace him with a younger Joseph w. Martin or. Marines Sailor i Ost in Potomac continued from Page of fitness instructors. Marine officials who said themen were excellent swimmers organized a massive search and Rescue operation in Hopes offending them alive. It was believed the men were capable of swimming ashore even though water temperature was 36 de Grees and the Accident happened a mile from after several hours of fruitless searching thursday Hope rapidly faded. The report of the recovery of the first Bod came shortly after noon. Coast guard Rescue crewmen recovered the Indian style can Vas Canoe officials said the men had taken the Canoe out to distances greater than their ill fated Cross River trip on previous occasions but had never before attempted an actual round trip crossing of the Potomac. The men were involved in the Accident Between 4 and 5 . had paddled across the River 2.2 Miles wide at the Point of the Accident to the losing . 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Est on the Virginia Side and when they did not come into sight before that Motorboat was sent out to look for Canoe was spotted wednesday night by a helicopter about eight Miles from this big Marine base. All nine paddles were found washed ashore at various Points thurs Day. Five life jackets also were declined repeatedly to answer specific questions about the nature of the training program. He said Only that themen were members of one of a number of such classes whore t r a i n e d at the Marine corps schools located about 35miles South of Washington. It was not explained How alone Sailor came to be part of the class. All nine were enlisted men. Bob Kennedy again attacks War policy Washington a f. Kennedy d-., in a Sharp new attack on president Johnson s War policies declared thursday it is immoral and in tolerable for this country to continue As we have in sen. J. W. Fulbright d ark., asserted that the 1964 ton Kin Gulf Resolution on which the administration has frequently based its War decisions has been repealed by its own Origi Nal invalidity based on false joined with several other senators in demands on the sen ate floor that Congress be consulted by the president before there is any now major Escala Tion of the would be a major mis take Kennedy said for the president to take a major toward escalation with Outing the understanding and port of the Senate an american every time there have difficulties encountered he said the administration s response has always been to escalate Send More Stock Market s mixed new York a the Stock Market closed mixed thursday after an up and Down among the High priced computer conglomerate and other growth stocks was combined with another rally in Gold mining issues. As the British Pound dipped be Low Par such Gold stocks As Mcintyre Porcupine loom estate dome mines and Campbell keel Lake recouped sharply fro recent losses. At the same time Sharp losses were taken by control data Polaroid ism Xerox Tel Edyne Republic corp. And Julf and Western. Man rep. Charles a. Hallock a Indiana. Though deposed Martin was allowed to retain some of to prerogatives of the High off he had held a larger off than most with extra employe.?and a chauffeured car. At his Peak Martin was singled out As a Symbol of republicanism in a scornful speech Bathe late president Franklin d Roosevelt. Running for his third term in1940, Roosevelt slashed away at Martin Barton and fish As a combination of the Republican reaction he was trying to defeat the others in the group were publicist Bruce Barton and rep Hamilton fish of new York a Stalwart of the Republican House rules committee. Martin was next in line for the presidency during former presi Dent Harry s. Truman s firs term. Congress changed the order atthe suggestion of Truman who said he believed an elected offi Cial rather than an appointive one should be in line for presi Dent. The speaker of the House was made the immediate successor and Martin was speaker in1947-48. He was speaker for a second time in 1953-54.Martin was born in North Attleboro nov. 3, 1884, to a scotch presbyterian father and an Irish Catholic father was a Blacksmith and while Martin still was Achild he got his first taste of meeting people As a found he could sell More papers by meeting workers a they left the Mill Gates. Part of his secret As a vote getter in later years was his continuation of the practice of meeting people at the Gate whenever he was retired from of fice in 1966 when rep. Margaret heckler r-mass., Defeated him in the primary in which he was asking his constituents for just one More funeral will be monday in North Attleboro. Stephan sup the been 16,000 to get army boosts Washington is the army is on a one time basis this month the promotion of 10,000 e3s and fas who have been on promotion lists fora Long time but have not been advanced because of a Lack of authorized position vacancies. The army said thursday that an anticipated 8,000 e4s will be promoted to e5 us a result of this exception and another 8,000 a is will be promoted to k4.in the Case of those going to e4 promotions arc author cd without regard to position vacancy provided the soldiers Are otherwise qualified. This month s enlisted promo Ion quota also Ivett Brucd to nor Mal monthly averages after slump in february. A total 017 i,2i Are author cd As com pare month. Thu broken down59 he 40 i e5, 27,618 and e4, 4 5,020. With Only a j49 last March quota i As follows to k,9 e7, k12 e1,318 from Tanker 11 Milo Long san Juan puerto Rico up . Coast guardsmen using floating booms swept some Oil from san Juan Hay thursday but Oil Slicks from the Brok Tanker Ocean Kagle were re ported extending 11 Miles aioii3 the beaches. Efforts to Low tin Bow Olio Kjof the Tanker to sea Ven i temporarily while new is a it devised to try to pull tin wage off the Rocky Boll Oil. A Flo Tilla of tugs and Oiler Vest was expected to try i i at m next High tide. Two coast guard a " booms Strung Beum no were sweeping some 01 Lyhl .1 Ward the far end of Hli l 1u barges and tank eos Isern twists said the Oil Slicks also endangering the pelicans a Are a common sight " Elf area. They said thu a Wokim to save 75 or More n tin " soaked Birds. Weather Cloudy to Loti do Chance of or m Fui t hide Liciu u1 1 lures Lecon led thu ii 4 4 am pot to 6b ,, p 59 Allu in p t 4 a Kun 41 Gueilin p 2 d 41 , p 37 43 London to to Cloudy p a fitly Cloi . &4 37 3/ 4 ,1111 it 30 m 2 4.-i live. ,. I. T i. I 4 pin 4. My i. 3i� p
