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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1970
Page
2
LONDON (UPI) The Soviet Union has pulled back its forces 31 miles from the Sino-Soviet border in a compromise to avert armed clashes with Red Chinese troops. Communist diplomats said Moscow decided to withdraw to ease tensions and prevent further military confrontation.
Union and TEI announced a tentative 27.5 percent raise over three years for about 450,000 truck drivers adding $1.10 per hour to current $4 baseline. Some strikes ended. 50,000 Chicago drivers resumed work at union leaders' request as negotiations continue in Chicago and other cities amid ratification talks.
Washington officials report a court brokered plan to resume air traffic control duties. PATCO members urged to return, government vows no contempt charges against leaders, but sickouts persist at Islip and Pittsburgh as hundreds of flights remain canceled or delayed in the Chicago New York Washington corridor.
U S District Court Judge Julius J. Hoffman, famed for the Chicago Seven, will preside over the trial of 12 Weathermen charged with conspiring to incite riots in October and violating the 1968 Civil Rights Act antiriot provisions. Indictments of the SDS Weatherman faction were announced in Washington by Attorney General Mitchell and in Chicago by U S Attorney Foran.
Communists shot down an American transport plane and shelled 60 Allied bases in the third day of a renewed offensive. Military sources report more than 80 U.S. troops killed and over 450 wounded, with South Vietnamese losses at 250 dead and Communist dead exceeding 1,000.
Israeli warplanes raided the Nile Delta targeting SAM2 sites near El Mansura about 75 miles north of Cairo. All planes returned safely. The strikes aimed to weaken Egypt's air defense ahead of potential SAM3 deployments.
Washington reports that President Nixon is not unique in court battles as the Senate uses advise and consent to block nominees. A large majority of 134 appointments have been approved, often without roll calls, but ten have been rejected in direct Senate tests dating back to the 1800s.
Democratic leaders said the last hurdle to enacting a bill to set the voting age at 18 has been cleared. If approved, 18 year olds could vote in all elections starting January 1, 1971, enfranchising about 10 to 11 million people. The Senate already passed the measure as part of a Voting Rights Act extension and the House could act next week. The package also includes a literacy test ban and residency provisions for presidential voting, with other changes noted.
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