08 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1969
Page
1
Parliament votes 58 30 to back Premier Rashid Karame 16 member cabinet after 22 hours of debate over three days. Coalition faced broad opposition with abstentions and absences as Lebanon sought stability after clashes over Palestinian guerrilla actions from Beirut.
The Pope hailed SALT talks Nixon arms program and the Common Market summit as promising peace signs. He spoke from St. Peter's Square noting new peace efforts for Vietnam and Biafra, and referenced U S moves to discard germ warfare stockpiles with cautious optimism.
Prime Minister Eisaku Sato and opposition rivals campaign across Japan for the December 27 general election. The 486-seat House of Representatives race could shift U S Japan ties. Sato touts U S relations and Okinawa gains while Socialists accuse the government of eroding democracy.
Four men from Chile and Argentina were arrested in a Broadway hotel with 44 pounds of cocaine in two bottles and more than 35 pounds of heroin in a suitcase. Each suspect faced $150000 bail as police called it the largest New York seizure since 1962.
NFL scores show Lions and Colts tied 17 17 Cowboys edged Steelers 10 7 Falcons routed Saints 45 17 Browns beat Packers 20 7 Redskins defeated Eagles 34 29 Giants strong 49 6 Cardinals, Vikings 20 13 Rams 13.
Arkenites recall the day of the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7 1941. Many turned on radios for bulletins then headed to recruiting stations in the following days. Albert George recounts orders to the Pacific arriving December 6 near Malay Balay Mindanao Philippines. Leonard Williamson recalls hearing the news in Augusta and listening at home.
A crowd of over 10 000 braved cold to watch Augusta Christmas parade with 40 floats and marching units. Trophies went to Toys for Tots and Remember Christ This Christmas. a snow scene by S C Electric and Gas won business division. A trophy was stolen but recovered by police before parade ended.
South Carolina Highway Patrol in Aiken County logged 30 traffic accidents on Saturday with about 10000 dollars in damages. Sgt L D Barden called the record ridiculous and cited wet roads and drizzle as factors while warning drivers to be careful during the holiday season.
The Aiken Jaycees fund for the Christmas Shopping Tour rose 120 to a total of 542 dollars as Dec 20 approaches. Welfare Department aids in selecting the county’s more than 400 underprivileged children to join the shopping trip. Contributions are urged by mail to Jaycee Christmas Tour Box 707 Aiken.
In Saigon the Army impounded daily operational records of the Americal Division unit tied to the My Lai killings. The spokesman cited possible use in an investigation but gave few details on timing or targets of the action. He avoided comment on Lt. William L. Calley Jr. and court martial charges.
North Vietnamese gunners hit the Bu Dop Special Forces camp airstrip as soldiers waited to be lifted out. Five rockets killed five South Vietnamese soldiers and a civilian, wounded 12 others, while American casualties were labeled light. Rockets reportedly came from across the border near Cambodia.
Washington AP reports the first presidential news conference in two and a half months is set for Monday. The outlook for immediate further Vietnam troop reductions appears dim, with reporters likely to press President Nixon on war prospects.
U S 1st Air Cavalry units claim 90 enemy dead in clashes along the Cambodian border with 1 American fatality and 6 wounded. South Vietnamese forces report 33 enemy deaths in Mekong Delta action. US command notes 36 hostile rocket and mortar strikes nationwide in 24 hours, including an attack on Cam Ranh Bay with no casualties.
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