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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1970
Page
2
Washington leaders of the House Judiciary Committee joined a bipartisan move to assert jurisdiction over resolutions to impeach Justice William O. Douglas, signaling a sharp clash over impeachment procedures and Senate scrutiny.
In Colombia, Misrael Pastrana Borrero leads former dictator Gustavo Rojas Pinilla by about 22,000 votes with 95 percent counted, as Rojas and his daughter Eugenia Rojas de Moreno Diaz allege election fraud and demand recognition. Tear gas and clashes injure seven as supporters protest nationwide.
Apollo 13 astronauts Lovell Swigert and Haise will hold a nationwide 7:30 p.m. EST briefing to recount their near fatal explosion and eight day return from space Their debriefing with project officials followed an in flight seven day account and the oxygen tank blast that ended their moon landing plan The mission cost 375 million dollars and Apollo 14 faces uncertain timing while NASA reviews the explosion and selects priority moon sites for future flights
Washington officials acknowledge five years of secret U.S. military operations in Laos as disclosures raise questions about presidential policy and congressional oversight. The admission highlights air campaigns on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Thailand-based support, and possible political implications for Southeast Asia strategy and future governance.
Premier Fidel Castro accused President Nixon of backing a new U S exile invasion of Cuba. He said preparations are under way in the United States and warned invaders will be executed if they fail. Castro spoke at a Gran Tierra funeral for five Cuban troops slain in Alpha 66 actions. He gave no new word on Alpha 66's fate.
Prof Rhodes W Fairbridge of Columbia University told the American Geophysical Union that the Sahara was once connected to the South Pole. His team of earth scientists from 11 nations concluded this after fieldwork in January. He described the crust sliding over a fluid-like zone as continents drifted over 450 million years.
In Moscow the leaders of 11 Communist nations and delegates from over 60 non Communist countries gathered to mark Vladimir Lenin's 100th birth anniversary. The event excluded China and Albania, with Khrushchev era figures and other prominent communists attending the Kremlin ceremony amid red banners and a large two day program ending with fireworks.
A Philippine Airlines Hawker Siddeley 740 with 33 aboard crashed into a mountain 65 miles northeast of Manila during an approach in a rain storm. All 29 passengers and 4 crew died. Pilot Capt Diego Liwag requested an instrument approach at 11 34 a m. control tower gave permission but no reply was received. The flight from Cawayan Northeastern Luzon was missing at 1 p m. Bodies burned beyond recognition. cause undetermined but heavy clouds and alt loss speculated.
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