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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1969
Page
1
Allied forces repelled an enemy attempt to overrun Tay Ninh, the provincial capital near Cambodia, while North Vietnamese commandos hit a U.S. artillery base and Seoul Viet Cong assassinated a Saigon city councilman. shellings rose with 63 rocket attacks overnight.
Governor Nelson Rockefeller met Brazilian students in Sao Paulo to discuss press censorship student arrests and civil rights with President Arthur de Costa e Silva. Foreign Minister Pinto said Costa Silva aims for early constitutional democracy as Rockefeller finishes his Latin American fact finding tour ending in Uruguay.
Nixon plans to eliminate the additionality rule requiring aid recipients to spend most funds in the United States. Latin American leaders say higher U.S. prices harm trade and pride. The decision, announced in Trinidad, may reshape U.S. aid policies globally. The Hague report: Queen Juliana may face Dutch taxation like citizens per a study panel recommendation.
Massachusetts state employes would receive at least a $20 per week retroactive pay increase for 1946 or 1947 levels, with the $63 million bill covering 53,000 jobs. The House Ways and Means Committee backed the plan, aging to a 12 or 20 percent weekly raise, and predicted strong House and Senate approval despite Governor Sargent’s budget stance.
London reports the Labour government abandons a controversial plan to punish wildcat strikes in exchange for union self reform. Prime Minister Harold Wilson hailed the accord reached with Trades Union Congress after a day of talks. The proposed 28 day cooling off period penalties will be dropped from the program.
Lt. Gen. Melvin Zais defended U.S. conduct in Vietnam at a Swansea press conference, saying troops have followed government orders and noting the war’s confusion. He refused to define sanctuary and warned that holding captured hills would take time.
President Kenneth Kaunda outlawed the African National Congress in the Mumbwa region and restricted its leaders after repeated violence during voting in Tuesday's constitutional referendum. The dawn broadcast cited 14 outbreaks of violence this year, including a riot at a polling station.
ALMA Wis AP A barge leaking about 64000 gallons of No 2 fuel oil into the upper Mississippi was sunk after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ordered a halt to leaking. Oil formed a 20 mile thin film, dead fish floated, and fears for local waterfowl eased as cleanup began with booms and a vacuum skimmer. Eyed ducks broods could not be found. Army Corps of Engineers aided efforts.
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