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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1969

Page

3

Nixon Detests Gas War Omission Read At Geneva

At the Geneva disarmament talks a sentence from President Nixon’s message on chemical and biological warfare was deleted before reading. The omission signals Washington struggles between the Pentagon and other agencies over prohibiting such weapons and hints the US may avoid strict international controls.

New York Times Geneva Nixon James F. Leonard U.S Washington Pentagon Defense Department South Vietnam Melvin R. Laird United States Okinawa Japan

Four Coventry policemen held in slaying case

Four Coventry police officers were jailed without bail awaiting grand jury action in connection with the shotgun murder of West Warwick bartender James J. Caprio. A fifth man, a former officer, remained the subject of a nationwide bulletin. The four arraigned include Sgt. Lawrence Valliere Patrolman Ronald Parenteau Roger Lemois and Patrolman Dennis Perry. Caprio's body was found in his car in Sterling Connecticut after a June 2 killing, allegedly tied to a dispute over a girlfriend in a sand quarry near West Greenwich Rhode Island.

Coventry R.I West Warwick Lawrence J. Valliere Ronald J. Parenteau Roger D. Lemois Dennis R. Perry Cranston District Court James J. Caprio Sterling Conn Caprio Cal Walter E. Stone Rhode Island Harvey ©. Simmons Stone Aprio Greenwich Connecticut

House Unit Backs Study of Procurement

Washington AP report says a House government operations subcommittee unanimously approved legislation creating a federal Commission on Government Procurement to tighten contracting for military and other goods. The panel would have two years to report on cost cuts and procurement performance. Nixon would appoint six of 14 members, Agnew would name four as Senate president, and McCormack would appoint four.

Washington Federal Commission On House Nixon Commission Spiro T. Agnew Senate John W. McCormack D-Mass

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