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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1969
Page
2
Arkansas Mayor Jerry J. Screeton blocks roads and parks 130 auxiliary police as eight marchers set to pass Hazen on a five day trek from West Memphis to Little Rock. The Invaders of Memphis led by Lance Watson say the walk proves a black man can go anywhere in Arkansas and protests a Benton slaying.
Flames engulfed El Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem as Israeli authorities imposed a curfew in the Arab quarter. Prime Minister Golda Meir called a cabinet meeting and later expressed regret. Firefighters said the blaze was under control after about three and a half hours. cause undetermined. Local Arabs blamed Israelis while Cairo radio faulted Israel.
Bernadette Devlin the 22 year old British MP flew to the United States on a fund raising mission for riot victims in Belfast. She aims to raise a million dollars and will visit New York Boston and Philadelphia while stressing Protestant Unionist injustice and Stormont government.
U.S. infantry clashed with Communist troops in multiple battles across Cambodia border areas and the northern coast. U.S. command tallies show American deaths rising to 244 for the week, with near 300 enemy killed in three days in the Tam Ky and Da Nang sectors. Civilian casualties were reported from a grenade attack in Vinh Chau and a bridge explosion near Mo Cay.
Five day outlook for Boston from Thursday to Monday calls for average temperatures near normal. Daytime highs expected in the low 70s to low 80s with nighttime in the 50s to low 60s. Cooler Thursday, warmer weekend, then cooler Monday. Precipitation under a quarter inch, mainly scattered showers Sunday or Monday. Normal max 78, min 61.
Hurricane Debbie shifted to a northerly course toward Bermuda with 110 mph winds. The National Hurricane Center rerouted the storm, predicting it would pass about 100 miles east of Bermuda tonight if current movement continues. Project Stormfury jets seeded clouds near the eye in hopes of cooling the storm, but officials said results are not yet clear.
Vatican officials say pontifical gendarmes will bar girls with too mini miniskirts from St. Peter's Basilica starting next Sunday. Signs require decent dress, but summer tourists have brought shorter skirts, shocking some Vatican officials.
Mississippi and Louisiana cope with massive damage from Camille remnants. Rescues total 240 bodies with 30 more in Virginia floods. looting and martial law affect towns from Pass Christian to Venice. Virginia evacuations rise as James River floods 3,500 residents in Buena Vista. Biloxi prepares to reopen businesses.
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