Veterans Day narrows to Nixon supporters forum
Veterans Day 1969 becomes a stage for Nixon backers to showcase a silent majority amid Vietnam protests planned for Saturday. Officials scheduled an afternoon rally at the Washington Monument with an expected 10,000 attendees, far below antiwar estimates, while Nixon headed to a veterans hospital.
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Veterans Day
Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Arlington
Washington Monument
John To
Rtex
Tower
Heavy Viet losses in Bu Dop fighting near Saigon
In a week of clashes around the Bu Dop Special Forces camp north of Saigon 85 miles, South Vietnamese forces report 15 allied dead and 75 wounded while 60 North Vietnamese troops are killed. Armored units and transports destroyed, several helicopters down. Mobile Strike Force units lead the ground action with American Green Berets advising.
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Saigon
Bu Dop
U.S
Explosion at Hanover munitions plant releases tear gas
An explosion and fire at a Hanover Massachusetts munitions plant sent gas canisters exploding and releasing tear gas. Firefighters battled flames reaching high, evacuated residents, and pleaded for masks and resuscitators as ambulances and firefighting units rushed to the scene.
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Boston
Atle ¢ Recorch Corp
Vehanna Corp
Silent majority form letters buoy Vietnam policy push
Republicans push support for Nixon's Vietnam policy with form letters sent to constituents. Sen. Mundt circulates a clip and mail coupon urging readers to declare support. The RNC reports thousands of yea wires and more arriving as antiwar protests planned in Washington loom. Army warns uniformed soldiers at protest could face arrest or court martial.
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Nixon
U.S
Karl E. Mundt
South Dakota
Silent
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Fight Over Youth Wage Below Federal Minimum Emerges
A White House proposed youth wage set below the 1.60 minimum sparks intra administration debate. Maurice Stans backs lower rates of 1.20 to 1.25 for youths, Labor and unions oppose. Labor Dept studies youth employment impact as youth jobless rate runs high.
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Nixon Administration
White House
Secretary of Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Secretary of Labor
George P. Schultz
Organized Labor
Stans
Schultz
Labor Department
Pickets Limited At Westinghouse Plant
In Columbus Ohio a judge limited Westinghouse pickets at the four plant gates to three each after vandals caused extensive damage at the strike site. The order follows a request by Westinghouse attorneys as authorities moved to curb demonstrations.
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Westinghouse
Columbus
Ohio
Westinghouse Corp
Franklin County Common Pleas
Archer E. Reilly
Judge strikes DC abortion ban. urged quick Supreme Court appeal
A federal judge invalidates a District of Columbia law prohibiting abortions by physicians and urges rapid appeal to the Supreme Court to resolve the dispute.
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District of Columbia
Supreme Court
U N expected to again reject seating for Communist China
The United Nations General Assembly faced a likely no vote on the annual measure to seat Communist China, with Peking’s bid seen as nil after days of static debate. The 19th debate on the China question in 70 years featured pro and anti-Peking resolutions and largely absent Soviet participation. Delegates from Communist nations signaled support for Peking while India Canada Italy and Belgium were quiet amid diplomatic shifts.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
China
Peking
Chiang Kai-shek
Apollo 12 astronauts prep for lunar mission and landing
Cape Kennedy Florida AP reports Apollo 12 crew trains using helicopter and jet to refine operations. Commander Charles Conrad Jr will land Intrepid on the moon in Ocean of Storms, aiming a pinpoint touchdown near Surveyor, with Bean and Gordon preparing checkout and flight proficiency.
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Fla
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Florida
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Conrad
Alan L. Bean
Bean
Government releases data on independent safety tests
The Department of Transportation released 800 reports covering 1968 and 1969 cars and foreign models tested in six standards. The overall failure rate reached 11.5 percent for vehicles and 10.1 percent for individual components, highlighting issues in brakes tires rims belts and belt anchors. Dr. Robert Brenner cautioned against drawing drastic conclusions from the findings.
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Department of Transportation
Congress
Robert Brenner
Department
National Highway Safety Bureau
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