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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1969
Page
2
Heavy rains slowed the dismantling of street barricades in Catholic areas of Belfast. The army expected most work to finish tonight, despite noon Friday target. Civilian cooperation continued as 7,000+ troops, with reinforcements, guarded the process to prevent clashes amid sectarian tension.
Vice President Spiro Agnew urged a manned Mars landing by 1986 as part of post Apollo options. The task force to Nixon outlined three programs and favored a mid range choice with a Mars flight by the mid 1980s, deferring final decision past 1990. Nixon has yet to commit beyond a pre 2000 target.
U S headquarters announced it would hand Saigon’s defense to South Vietnamese forces. The 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade guarding Saigon will be withdrawn under Nixon’s plan, leaving Saigon with a primarily Vietnamese defense. South Vietnamese casualties last week reached 529 killed, while American losses were 143 killed and 1,343 wounded as U S troops pull back.
The Senate voted 71 to 10 to cap total U S troop strength at 3 461 000 through July 1 next year with exceptions in national emergencies. A companion Laos Thailand measure, seen as a reverse Gulf of Tonkin resolution, passed 86 to 0. The moves accompany the defense procurement bill amid ongoing Vietnam withdrawals under Nixon.
Washington reports that Virginia Electric Power Co cut power to a localizer directional aid at National Airport after the FAA failed to pay an overdue electric bill. The LDA was shut for four hours amid a weather window, with officials citing an administrative error pending investigation.
In Brimfield England neighbors urged the town council to curb resident Malcolm Eckley who serenades his prize winning pigs nightly with the hymn Onward Christian Soldiers to help them sleep.
Hollywood actress Debbie Reynolds halted production today of her new TV series after a cigarette commercial aired during its debut. Reynolds, earning about 25 000 weekly, also holds a 50 percent share in the show produced with Filmways Inc. She cited violations of her NBC agreements and stated production is ceased effective immediately.
Paris reports North Vietnam will meet independent relatives of missing or captured U.S. servicemen but offered no immediate answers. Four Texas wives, including Mrs. Bonnie Singleton and Mrs. Joy Jeffrey, met Hanoi officials in Choisy le Roi and were told the case would be investigated, though they left discouraged and without news of their husbands.
At the 35th Southern Governors Conference in Williamsburg Virginia the governors argued over busing for school integration while other topics like economic development marine research and nuclear power were set aside. A compromise urging restraint passed 9 to 3 with Albert Brewer opposing and Maryland West Virginia and Delaware crafting a mixed stance. Rockefeller elected chairman the first Republican in that post and next year’s meeting planned for the Mississippi Gulf Coast to showcase recovery from Hurricane Camille.
A 17 year old youth was found inside Citizens Savings Bank vault when doors were smashed at 1 a.m. He walked out and was arrested. He claimed amnesia until in custody. His father cites a sleepwalking history and the case was sent to family court.
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