Protests Backed by 250000 Stir Saigon Alert Amid Shellings
A surge of enemy shellings across South Vietnam put allied forces on alert around Saigon as U S officials noted 28 attacks overnight with two American deaths and 23 wounded. Military sources warned of possible further strikes timed to a major policy speech and antiwar demonstrations in the United States. Four waves of US bombing hit suspected North Vietnamese positions within a wide arc around Saigon.
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Night Violence Contrasts With Peaceful March
A large peaceful protest against the Vietnam War in Washington contrasts with night clashes near the Justice Department. Youth militants hurled ink and stones, police used tear gas, and windows were smashed while a Youth for Peace rally and march continued nearby at the National Mall and White House area.
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Apollo 12 astronauts near halfway to the moon
SPACE CENTER Houston AP The Apollo 12 crew glided past the halfway point en route to the Ocean of Storms on a night schedule to prep for next week's lunar venture. At 4740 pm EST Charles Conrad Jr Richard Gordon Jr and Alan L Bean were precisely 128233 miles from Earth aboard the Moon bound spacecraft. Live color TV transmissions were sent to Earth as two critical rocket firings loomed.
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U.S and Russia pledge progress in arms talks in Helsinki
In Helsinki the United States and Soviet Union opened talks with vows to pursue substantial progress on strategic arms limits. Both delegations emphasized seriousness, while Finland's government press voiced cautious optimism about eventual breakthroughs despite early reservations.
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Dow Chemical loses contract for Vietnam incendiaries
Dow Chemical Co. loses its contract to produce napalm for the U.S. government as American Electric Co. secures renewal in La Mirada, California. In Tokyo, residents brace for leftist protests ahead of Eisaku Sato's Washington trip. Apollo 12 launch proceeds in a rainstorm despite a brief electrical dropout. Tens of thousands demonstrate across Europe and in the U.S. moratorium events.
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Administration pushes faster desegregation plan
Washington AP The Wixnil Administration announced new steps to speed desegregation. Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Robert H. Finch said the action could trigger further federal fund cutoffs and targets hundreds of districts to desegregate. Some districts must desegregate by September 1970 with interim steps in 1969-70, developed in coordination with the Justice Department.
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