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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1969
Page
2
U S military spokesmen credit allied counter offensives with killing about 38,000 Communist fighters and forcing guerrillas to abandon their nationwide push for now. B52 raids hit camps along the Cambodian border as fighting shifts to the north and across the DMZ.
Thirty three new cardinals received churches in Rome as their home parishes after brief multilingual farewells from Pope Paul VI. Notable assignments include Cardinal Terence Cooke to Basilica of St. John and St. Paul, Cardinal John Wright to the Church of Jesus the Divine Master, Cardinal John Dearden to a Monte Mario church, and Cardinal John Carberry to St. Giovanni Battista de Rossi. A Mass concelebration with senior priests contrasted the later St Peter's ceremony before 30,000 dignitaries and pilgrims.
World Bank President Robert S. McNamara told Notre Dame audience that rapid population growth is the major obstacle to development in the underdeveloped world. He urged mass family planning to prevent economic and political disintegration while noting Vatican tensions over birth control methods.
Republicans on Capitol Hill sharply criticized President Nixons plan to shutter 59 Job Corps centers. Labor officials negotiate with Agriculture and Interior to keep some open in a revamped, lower cost format. Some closures already rescinded or reconsidered, with Clam Lake center cited as likely closed despite member efforts. Labor Secretary Shultz said about 17,500 enrollees would be relocated. Resolutions in both chambers seek to delay action pending congressional review, with Senator Edward Brooke co sponsoring in the Senate and Representative O Kenski forecasting broad GOP backing in the House.
A Dartmouth faculty committee recommended abolishing all ROTC programs on campus by 1973 and ending military recruitment by June. The panel, appointed January 31, urged the reduction of ROTC credit and, during a transition, allowed only one officer per unit to retain faculty status and limited ROTC courses to two.
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