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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1969

Page

13

Nixon aides clash with de facto bias in northern schools

Washington officials debate federal action on northern and western school segregation, arguing de facto patterns mask discriminatory practices. Panetta presses for stronger federal enforcement while Finch notes legal hurdles and appeals for a uniform nationwide standard.

Washington Nixon Supreme Court Congress Leon E. Panetta Office For Civil Rights Department of Health, Education and Welfare South

Jet crashes into Miramar hangar killing 11 and injuring 14

At Miramar Naval Air Station a crippled Navy F8 Crusader without a pilot plunged into a hangar, exploding and triggering fires. Eleven people were killed and 14 were injured, seven seriously, as flames shot high and aircraft nearby were damaged. Eyewitnesses described the sudden crash and the hangar doors blowing off.

Miramar Naval Air Station San Diego Calif Coast Air Base Springfield Mass Vietnam Wayne Spencer Associated Press Spencer Miramar

Kennedy seeks report on DEWET blacklisting scientists

Washington AP Senator Edward M Kennedy demands public release of a DEWET report alleging scientists were blacklisted from NIH review committees. He asks for prompt disclosure with privacy protections for involved scientists. The item also includes a San Diego plane crash story with Lt. Cyrus M. Riddell ejecting safely and an inquiry ordered.

Washington Edward MM. Kennedy D-Mass Secretary of Welfare Department of Health, Education and Welfare National Institutes of Health Kennedy Robert H. Finch Cyrus M. Riddell San Diego Bellevue Wash Navy Riddell U.S. 395 San Diego County

Air Force halts F-111 flights after 15th crash

The Air Force ordered a temporary halt in all F-111 flying after a crash near Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada killed Maj. James L. Anthony and Lt. Col. Thomas J. Mack. The 13th total crash of the swing‑wing jet, noted for high hours and prior Vietnam use, prompted the pause affecting 223 aircraft while investigators seek the cause.

Air Force New York Times News New York Nellis Air Force Base Las Vegas Nev James L. Anthony Big Spring Tex Thomas J. Mack Viola Maj Anthony

City Official Drowns Out Ginsberg Reading at Stadium

A Miami city official drowned out Allen Ginsberg’s poetry with stadium loud music after profanity complaints. About 1,500 attendees at Miami Marine Stadium watched as floodlights and noise ended the live reading by the 43 year old New Yorker. The fundraiser aimed to support Jerry Powers in his appeal over a profanity conviction in the underground Miami newspaper. Dr Allan Kliman urged continued blood donations for open heart surgery during the holidays.

Miami Allen Ginsberg Miami Marine Stadium Mannie Costa Ginsberg Louis Costa Jerry Powers Boston Allan Kliman Red Cross Blood Program

Kennedy urges more concern for Vietnamese civilians

Sen Edward M Kennedy urges higher priority for Vietnamese civilians in Vietnam. He says Americans there have focused on transporting beer over aiding wounded civilians. On the Senate floor he challenges Republican Robert Dole about earlier remarks linking civilian deaths to Viet Cong, ARVN, and U S forces, noting most civilians are treated in provincial hospitals and that figures he cites come from AID. He adds that the My Lai massacre is being investigated by other groups.

Washington Edward M. Kennedy D-Mfass Vietnam Kennedy Senate Robert Dale Kansas Dale U.S Dole Pentagon Agency For International Development My Lai

Your Guide to a Better Job Is Help Wanted

A classified note promotes Help Wanted as the sure path to improved security for families. It urges readers to check the Classified Section now for job listings and guidance on securing steadier employment.

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