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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1969
Page
11
Saigon dispatch notes allied focus on safeguarding villagers over destroying the Viet Cong. Across 45 provinces, large Viet Cong units are dwindling as forces relocate to jungles and borders, with estimates of 80,000 armed guerrillas and equal secret supporters still active.
President Nixon signed the largest tax revision in a generation, tightening many loopholes while delivering net tax reductions for many under $100,000 income. He warned of budget pressures and emphasized the need to balance the fiscal plan. The package includes a Social Security rise, expanded personal exemptions, and lower oil depletion but imposes a new minimum tax on high earners and tightens corporate gains rules. Also signed was a coal mine safety bill with enhanced inspections and higher standards, prompted by Farmington miners’ widows seeking relief for black lung cases.
A congressional panel hears that major weapons systems now cost 62.9 billion, up from 42 billion estimates. Navy claims 800 to 850 million overrun plus 240 million potential, with shipbuilding claims driving much of the rise across 123 ships in 13 years. Atty. Gen. Mitchell cancels today’s testimony amid ongoing Justice Department probes, and the Fitzgerald case ends with an unexplained departure.
JERUSALEM AP A special Israeli court ruled Denis Michael Rohan was mentally ill when he set fire to the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and ordered confinement to a hospital for treatment. The 21 year old Australian acted on an irresistible impulse and was not punishable under Israeli law. He was given 43 days to appeal, and will be held at Alliyeh mental hospital as a government commission periodically reviews his condition for possible release. Rohan admitted the act. psychiatrists testified he was an acute schizophrenic with paranoid delusions. He said he ignited the flame to prove God wants him to build His temple and become king over Jerusalem and Judea. He belongs to a sect awaiting the Temple of Solomon.
A Boston legislative committee on drug abuse led by Sen. Beryl W. Cohen and Rep. Jack H. Blackman recommends legalizing possession and use of marijuana. Rep. John A. S. McGlennon and Sen. Ronald C. MacKenzie dissent on signing the recommendation while favoring penalty reductions. The panel plans to issue findings in January.
Five mystery French gunboats, part of a 12 ship Israel flotilla, slipped Cherbourg Christmas Day defying an arms embargo. Heavy overcast and rough seas slowed their advance toward Haifa, with experts predicting arrival at least a day away. Intercept attempts cited by Arab papers and Italian sightings north of Crete. U.S. denied NATO cover.
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