Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, March 14, 1968

You are currently viewing page 1 of: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, March 14, 1968

   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Storm lashes nation by United press International a storm which stranded i crisis y the thousands closed schools and hobbled Indus try from the Southwest to he Atlantic Seaboard wednes Day aimed its Snow Laden buryat the Northeast. Snow fell wednesday from Northwest Alabama to the lower great i Kes to new England leaving behind accumulations ranging from three to four the stars stripes unofficial newspaper of . Fore in Europe North Africa and a Middi East vol. 26, no. 329 in 21855 a 5i daily 10 sunday thursday March 14, 1968 the storm born in the Southern Rockies during the weekend grew to maturity an struck with unexpected Swift Ness tuesday hurtling along unwinds that piled heavy snowfalls into paralysing drifts.300 marooned hardest hit were Oklahoma and the 0/arks. Up to eight foot know drifts froze Oklah Maity National guardsmen and u. S. Air Force personnel helped Rescue marooned motorists. The storm was rated on of the worst in years. Oklahoma City police estimated tha Between 1,500 and 3,000 autos were stranded and up to 300persons marooned. Northern Arkansas and South cont. On Page 21 h col. 1 lbs barely wins in . As 42% favor Mccarthy from a and up dispatches Concord . New Hampshire democrats returned a startling split decision on tuesday giving president Johnson a narrow empty Victory in the nation s opening presidential primary election while awarding rebellious sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy d-minn., 42 per cent of the vote and 20 of the 24 elected delegates to the democratic party s National convention in Chicago. Johnson s slim Edge in the presiden tial preference poll was 3,527 votes out of 54,333 democratic ballots in Virtu ally Complete unofficial figure. Richard m. Nixon won the Over whelming Republican vote he sought to help wipe out the memory of past defeats. Fully 79 per cent of the re publicans who voted backed Nixon to propel his quest for the Republican presidential nomination. There were additional votes for Mccarthy written in on Republican  Campaign Headquarters in Washington claimed the Republican write ins gave the senator an actual Victory Over Johnson. The cont. On Page 2t, col. 1 polish police fight students unrest grows from a and up dispatches Warsaw thousands of Stu dents were reported battling police in Cracow wednesday amid spreading student demonstrations throughout Poland. In Warsaw an estimated 8,000students met with University authorities to present a 15-Pointi Resolution demanding Freedom of i speech and Assembly As Guaran teed under the Constitution. Stuj dents from other universities sent delegations to the meeting. The meeting in the University main auditorium was held with the Rector prof. Dionizy Smo Lenski who said the Resolution Winch the students demanded republished in the press would be studied. A reliable source said that Truncheon swinging police waded into several thousand marching students in the Western City of Poznan who were chanting the press lies and burning copies of the slate controlled press. The students had gathered at j the statue of Adam Mickiewicz a 19th Century polish poet who wrote a popular drama called l  the communist gov i or Nix it ordered performances of "k1 play closed in january at j n ont. On a were Well treated but half i dozen . Servicemen aboard most of them Vietnam veterans were taken into a separate room at the Airport am cont. On Puit Al col. 1 country is going Kennedy old reporters in a crowded corridor outside a Senate learing room. In the new Hampshire demo cratic presidential primary sen. Eugene a Mccarthy of Minnesota made a Strong show ing after a Campaign based on criticism of America s course in the Vietnam War. Kennedy said in january head told friends and associates he would not oppose Johnson in cont. On Iii to. Co. 2 i my 3  Small � change 2 Baltimore a a Young Bandit put a gun to s the Chest of Michael Lewis near his Home tuesday and fled with All his s money.5 the Holdup victim aged 3 6, told police he was on his5 Way to classes at St. Be 3 Celia s school when a 16 � year old gunman accosted a him. Jujj 3 the loot was one Nickel. J  
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade