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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1969
Page
1
UPI reports U.S. Ambassador C Burke Elbrick was freed after 78 hours in Rio de Janeiro and showed signs of fatigue yet said he had generally been well. The tense rescue followed his seizure in Brazil amid political disruption and concerns over safety.
In Mexico City a group of 15 Brazilian leftists including a college girl were released from prison in exchange for U.S. Ambassador J Burke Elbrick. They arrived at the Hotel Del Bosque and claimed they knew little about the kidnapping. Elbrick, freed after 76 hours, thanked the public and said he was unharmed. Brasilia authorities admitted prior knowledge of Elbrick's location but did not act. The junta pledged order and calm amid the crisis.
In Hanoi a second Chinese delegation attended the funeral rites for Ho Chi Minh while Kosygin led the Soviet tribute. Chou En-lai left Hanoi abruptly, and Mao and Lin Piao sent wreaths from Beijing. Thousands filed past the glass coffin as broadcasts from Hanoi and Peking described the mournful scenes.
UPI reports Senator Everett M. Dirksen will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol rotunda until noon Wednesday with a noon Tuesday memorial service, Nixon and other leaders attending. At 73, Dirksen dies of heart and lung failure after a lung cancer operation, leaving a 35 year Senate career noted for eloquence and party leadership.
Brattleboro attorney Peter I. Diamondstone declared his candidacy for the Vermont Legal Aid directorship after Keith King resigned amid firing for insubordination. He backed a Gearan report calling for board reform to include more poor representatives and urged legislative reform as the program's priority. He argued the Bar Association blocks advocacy for the poor and said he would work with Gearan's recommended board if chosen. Diamondstone criticized Bar Association influence and questioned attorney appointments to the VLA board.
President Nixon shuts down the western White House after a month in California and heads home aboard Air Force One. The trip included dedication of the Amistad Dam on the Texas border and a review of Camille damage in Gulfport Mississippi. He meets Mexican President Diaz Ordaz at the dam site and later holds talks with state and congressional leaders in Gulfport. The White House signs on to South Vietnam's rejection of a Viet Cong 72 hour truce. The Nixon family attends church in San Clemente where pastor Emmanuel Gittell invites him to join.
Gerald Raftery laments feeding a hummingbird in a light Inside piece. A Columbia student shares views on SDS in the Chamberlain column. Pownal school officials plan an evening meeting to discuss a proposed school addition. Vermont high school football opens Friday with season schedules featured.
In Belfast a speeding car opened fire killing Jack Todd a 23 year old Protestant in Allea Street as riots spread across Protestant Shankill and Catholic Falls areas. Police and British troops moved to quell street battles with barricades barbed wire and tear gas amid reports of looting arson and declared peace efforts failing.
Episcopal Bishop James A. Pike died of exhaustion after being lost in the Judean desert. His body was buried at Saint Peters Protestant Cemetery in Jaffa, with authorities confirming death by exposure in extreme heat. His wife Diana plans to publish their book on Jesus solo and continue the project. Born February 14, 1913, in Oklahoma City, Pike had converted from Roman Catholicism and led as a prominent church figure during WWII years.
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