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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1969

Page

2

Albania's Dissent Crackdown Pins Bad Apples Label

Vienna reports Albania's officials attack dissenters as politically immature and bad apples. The regime warns to eliminate extreme ideas while reform pressures rise. Women gain access to universities and jobs as youth embrace dating and coed projects, challenging old customs amid cautious economic reforms. Enver Hoxha vows purge of old society influences as Albania marks 25th anniversary.

Vienna UPD White House Albania Tirana Lbania

Rivers Doubts Massacre At My Lai Happened

Washington (UPI) Congressmen clashed over helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson Jr testimony about My Lai. L Mendel Rivers said Thompson did not prove a massacre occurred while other lawmakers contested his interpretation and rules of the closed hearings.

Washington UPI My Lai L. Mendel Rivers D-S.c House Armed Services Committee Cwo Hugh Thompson Jr Ernest L. Medina Medina Pentagon Rivers Thompson

Wife sues for divorce over husband’s cactus obsession

The wife of 27 year old railroad worker Leo Katte filed for divorce claiming she cannot tolerate his hobby of 1,417 cactus plants. She says he will choose the cacti over her, calling them the damned cacti.

London WU Leo Katte

Withdrawal Ends U S Defense of Saigon to South Vietnamese

The last 60,000 American troops depart Vietnam under Nixon plan, leaving Saigon to the South Vietnamese army. Final 188 of the 82nd Airborne's 3rd Brigade sail from Ft. Bragg, ending U S units in Saigon's defense ring. Reports show rising U S casualties, civilian deaths, and continued heavy fighting across Vietnam with rocket and mortar barrages, helicopter crews missing, and base attacks at Long Binh and Da Nang.

Saigon UPD Vietnam Nixon Ft. Bragg N.C 82Nd Airborne Division U.S Cans South Vietnam Michael T. Peterson Redmond, Wash Vernon C. Shepard Akron Ohio Phan Ly Cham

Photographer testifies of beatings at 1968 Chicago protest

At the trial of the Chicago Seven, photographer Sarah Diamant testified she was gas sprayed and beaten by police while filming antiwar demonstrations during the August 1968 convention. She described police beating demonstrators, including a youth kneeling with head down, as National Guardsmen used gas against the crowd near Grant Park.

Chicago UPD U.S. District Court Julius J. Hoffman Chicago Daily News Henry Degrutter Dezutter Chicago Seven Federal Building Hoffman Civic Center Plaza Sarah Diamant Diamant Cornell University Ithaca N.Y International Amphitheatre

Manson's former home combed for body of missing cowboy

Los Angeles deputies combed the former Spahn movie ranch near Chatsworth seeking the body of Donald Shea missing since July. Suspects in the Tate LaBianca murders faced court today as Charles Manson and three young women linked to the cult were arraigned or deferred pleas. Atkins Kasabian and Van Houten appeared in a crowded courtroom and Atkins indicated cooperation.

Manson Los Angeles UPD Charles M. Manson Donald ‘Short’ Shea Spahn Chatsworth Tate and LaBlanca Shea Death Valley Susan Denise Atkins Linda Louise Kasabian Leslie van Houten Miss Atkins Sharon Tate Tate

Medina Says Massacre Could Have Taken Place

NEW YORK AP or UPI Medina, commander of the unit involved in My Lai, told the New York Times that a massacre could have occurred and insisted he did not see or order one. He compared possible changes to a Monday morning quarterback, suggesting extra precautions could have prevented harm, though he could not confirm if such steps were taken.

NEW York UPI Ernest L. Medina My Lai New York Times Medina South Vietnam

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