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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1969

Page

13

Haynsworth faces tougher Senate path to Supreme Court

Washington AP reports Clem ent I Haynsworth Jr the Nixon nominee for the Supreme Court may meet a tougher path in the Senate next month than when he won confirmation as a federal judge in 1957. An October start for the court and expected hearings are noted with opposition from civil rights groups.

Washington Clement I. Haynsworth Jr Nixon Eany Senate Haynsworth Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Senate U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Senate Judiciary Committee Supreme Court Abe Fortas Niram L. Fong Hawaii Warren E. Burger Earl Warren Lyndon B. Johnson Fortas Greenville D.C Judiciary Committee Thurmond Strom Thurmond R-S.c Clement FP. Haynsworth Nixon Court U.S. Senate U.S

Brooke Opens Probe Into Green Beret Arrests

Sen. Edward Brooke announces a Senate inquiry into the Vietnam arrest of eight US Special Forces members. He has spoken with Mrs. Rheault and a lawyer, seeks Defense Department facts, and questions interservice rivalry while urging accountability and fair treatment of Col. Rheault and staff.

Brooke Green Beret Boston Edward W. Brooke R-Mass Vietnam Brooke Munday Robert B. Rheault Green Berets South Vietnam Senate Armed Services Committee Rheault Martha’s Vineyard Massachusetts Defense Department Department Col. Rheault Kennedy

Fire damages Boston Telephone building disrupting service

A fire in the New England Telephone Co. building in Fields Corner damaged cables and disrupted communications across a large area on Monday night. The blaze affected news delivery from The Boston Globe and radio station WHDH which rely on the damaged lines for their news service reports.

Boston New England Telephone Co Fields Corner Boston Globe WHDH

Birds Fight Botulism Crisis in California Marshes

A federal state effort battles botulism among migrating waterfowl in California. Wardens use shotguns with blank shells from aircraft to scare birds from 87,000 acres of marshland while a Kern National Wildlife Refuge hospital treats infections. About 10,000 birds died, with 800 to 1,000 saved at the refuge. water is being drawn to create habitats elsewhere to intercept birds along the Pacific flyway. The Army and Interior Department back the operation as Tulare Lake area faces repeated outbreaks linked to flood conditions and barley-field water.

Washington California Kern National Wildlife Refuge Bakersfield Hinds Allan T. Studholme Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife Tulare Lake Iharley Tulare Studhalme Secretary of the Interior Walter .I. Sicket

Powell Goes to Court For Salary, Seniority

Rep. Adam Clayton Powell returns to court seeking restoration of about $55,000 in back salary and 24 years of seniority including a chairmanship, after being denied his seat for two years. The case hinges on Supreme Court rulings and House actions, with a hearing set for August 27.

Washington Adam Clayton Powell New York Democrat U.S. District Court George L. Wart Jr Powell Hart Education and Labor Committee House U.S. Supreme Court House of Representatives High Court Wart Bruce Bromley New York Supreme Court

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