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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1969

Page

14

Gala State Dinner Honors Apollo 11 Astronauts

President Nixon toasted Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin Jr calling them brave men who pushed imagination beyond limits. The event in Los Angeles followed a New York ticker tape tribute and Chicago ceremonies as thousands gathered to honor the Apollo trio and pay respect to Apollo 1 victims.

Los Angeles Nixon Neil A. Armstrong Idwin B. Aldrin Jr Michael Collins Armstrong New York America Washington Cabinet Supreme Court Diplomatic Corps Aerospace Century Plaza Hotel Darlier New York City Chicago Nison Houston Spiro Tl. Agnew Aldrin Eagle Columbia Collins Agnew Virgil I. Grissom Edward WH Roger B. Chaffee Cape Kermedy Michael Collings Edwin Aldrin Jr Neil Armstrong Associated Press

Peace talks stumble as Vietnam war risks widen

U S ambassador Lodge warned at Geneva that North Vietnam and the Viet Cong are preparing a new offensive while U S withdrawals continue. Pham Dang Lam said fighting upswing blocks peace, and Neuyen Van Tien called U S withdrawals a disguise for aggression. Poland blasted U S chemical weapons research as a new balance of fear at the disarmament conference.

Paris U.S Henry Cabot Lodge United States North Vietnam Lodge Pham Dang Lam Neuyen van Tien Viet Cong Saigon Vietnam Tien Geneva Poland Antoni Czarkowski

CIA Ordered Rule-Out of Double Agent Reported

New York Times report states photographs showed a man allied with North Vietnamese intelligence while speaking with agents in Cambodia. The subject, identified as a double agent after intense interrogations, was named Chu Ven Thai Khac by sources but alias uncertain. Eight Special Forces personnel face murder charges linked to the suspect's disappearance and presumed death in the South China Sea.

New York Times Saigon Special Forces Cambodia Special Forces Group South China Sea Robert B. Rhequit Special’ Forces South Vietnam Army Chu Ven Thai Khac Central Intelligence Agency Washington CIA Nha Trang Creighton W. Abrams Abrams Criminal Investigation Division

General hears lawyer request Major's release

In Saigon General Mabry met with lawyer George J. Gregory seeking release for Maj. Thomas C. Middleton Jr. held on a murder charge. Mabry said the request is under advisement and will be decided later. The petition blasts the Long Binh stockade as substandard and inhuman.

Mabry Gregory Long Binh Army Middleton

Dublin Troops Move to Ireland Border as Londonderry Fights

Irish Republic troops advance toward the Northern Ireland border within a mile of Londonderry as riots spread from the Bogside. Prime Minister Wilson and home secretary Cal implement emergency talks on possible British troop use. Cardinal Conway urges restraint amid calls for a U.N. peace force and protests over the Apprentice Boys parade.

Londonderry Northern Ireland Riat-Tern Ulster Government Dublin Southern Ireland Britain Bogside Ment Harald Wilson James Callaghan Royal Air Force Base St. Mawgan Cornwall England Letterkenny Ireland U.N Congo Cyprus Cardinal Belfast John Cardinal Conway Northern Iish Irish Republic James Chichester-Clark Jack Lynch Republic

GE Unveils 6.8 Million Program To Clean Housatonic

General Electric plans an eight year program totaling 6.8 million dollars to curb water pollution in the Housatonic River. The effort targets oil and industrial wastes including phenol chrome and fluorescein dye. DWPC approval came with quarterly reporting. Major plants cited include Rising Paper Crane Co. Kimberly Clark Mead Paper. Major cleanup to be completed by 1972 with steps such as oil separators and flushing Silver Lake.

General Electric Co Housatonic River Richard L. Reinhart Pittsfield Reinhart State Division of Water Pollution Control DWPC Western Regional Sanitary William Doubleday Housatonic Rising Paper Co Great Barrington Risingdale Rising Crane & Co Dalton Peter J. Schweitzer Kimberly-Clark Mead Paper Co. Mills Lee Silver Lake

Peace focused portfolio aims at war-free investments

A Boston firm proposes peace stocks for investors wary of arms profits. Thomas O'Connell Management & Research Corp. lists defense contractors and weapons makers as nonmembers of a broad military-industrial complex, noting over 80 percent of U.S. public companies are nonmembers.

New York Thomas O'Connell Management & Research Corp Hingham Mass Wall Street Vietnam Pentagon O'Connell Department of Defense Defense Department Allee R. Tepper

Old Faithful Sells After 55 Years of Driving

After 55 years behind the wheel and a 36000 mile odometer, Old Faithful has been sold. The ad invites turning something into cash and directs readers to call a Tage Advisor at 199-0100 for immediate assistance.

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