Should there be a grounding strap from the engine to the body?

Route the grounds sequentially only, never create a looped ground path.
So: battery to engine, engine to body. Do not add battery to body.
Or: battery to engine, battery to body. Do not add engine to body.
That's interesting. My late 72 built 73 Challenger uses a negative cable with two wires on it. One wire goes to the DS head, the other goes to the rad support. Later on in 73, the factory added an additional ground wire from the back of the PS head to the firewall. The two ground wires coming off the battery stayed the same. Your quote says not to do that.