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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1969

Page

2

State's Witnesses Place Shaw In Car With Oswald and Ferrie

New Orleans witnesses testified that Clay Shaw Oswald and David Ferrie rode together in a Jackson area car in 1963. Corrie Collins identified Shaw and Ferrie in a photo, placing Oswald in the back seat as he registered to vote, with Clinton and Jackson witnesses placing the suspects in late August.

Shaw Oswald Ferrie New Orleans UPI Dist Jim Garrison Clay L. Shaw John F. Kennedy Kennedy Lee Harvey Oswald David W. Ferrie Perry Raymond Russo Russo Garrison Corrie C. Collins Baton Rouge State Jackson Baton Edwin Lee McGeehee East Louisiana State Hospital McGeehee Reeves Morgan Dymond Leon Morgan John Manchester Clinton CORE International Trade Mart Henry E. Palmer Palmer

US Forces Clear Batangan Peninsula Victory Declared

U S forces claim the Batangan Peninsula sweep ended in a 24 day battle with 200 Communist troops killed and 491 captured. The operation, the largest amphibious assault since Korea, left 46 Americans dead and 204 wounded. Allied forces also reported downings of two U S helicopters with 1 002 enemy losses in other actions near Saigon.

Saigon UPS Batangan South China Sea U.S South Vietnam

White House Blamed For Poor Senate Consultations

Republican senators voiced frustration over late involvement in policy decisions and appointments. A two hour GOP meeting chaired by Gordon Allott pressed Nixon aides to include ranking members in advance, warning against surprises and holdover Democrats from the Johnson era.

Washington Nixon GOP Bryce C. Harlow Gordon Allott Harlow White House Harry S. Flemming Hruska Senate

Efforts Stall To Seal Leaking Offshore Oil Well

Fierce winds and stormy seas pushed a huge oil slick southward across miles of beaches and stalled sealing efforts at a leaking offshore well. Twenty miles of shoreline were coated as the slick moved toward Los Angeles County. 500 workers fought to contain it with straw and vacuums while Interior Secretary Hickel was reported to order a halt to drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel. Senator Muskie planned an aerial inspection and briefing on pollution controls as the slick spread along the coast.

Santa Barbara Calif UPI Los Angeles Union Oil Co California Los Angeles Times Walter J. Hickel Edmund S. Muskie Dmaine Muskie Senate Public Works Committee Santa Barbara Harbor

European Leaders Seek Nixon Backing to Halt US Troop Cuts

In London European leaders urge President Nixon to pledge no further American troop reductions in Europe and to provide assurances that Washington will respond quickly with intercontinental nuclear missiles if Western Europe faces a full Communist attack. They express concern over NATO weaknesses and urge united Western defense commitments amid Cold War tensions.

London APD Nixon Europe United States NATO U.S Bonn Brussels Rome West Berlin Iron Curtain Paris Charles de Gaulle Washington Pope Paul VI Vietnam America de Gaulle

War News From College Fronts

United Press International reports student protests dominate campuses across the nation with sit ins at Western Illinois University and University of Chicago extending into days. Berkeley and Iowa see clashes and tear gas while Cincinnati hosts reform demands. European leaders anticipate Nixon’s Paris London trip amid NATO concerns and sought Middle East progress.

Western Illinois University University of Chicago Chicago University of California Berkeley Ronald Reagan University of Iowa Memorial Union Tom Hayden University of Cincinnati

Johnsons to Build New 250000 Home in Austin

Former President Lyndon B. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson plan a 250000 dollar home on a 19acre wooded Austin lot near Luci Nugent’s pink brick house. Architect Max Brooks helped design the LBJ Library and Public Service School at the University of Texas. The couple, long Austin landowners, will split time between the capital and the LBJ Ranch as Johnson eases into postpresidential life.

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