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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1969
Page
1
Dozens of Egyptian troops crossed the Suez Canal but Israeli forces repulsed them, killing at least three. Israeli commandos also attacked into Jordan, blowing up part of the East Ghor canal. Both raids were described as warnings and the Israelis claimed several enemy losses while reporting minor Israeli casualties.
French yachtsman Bernard Moitessier arrived in Papeete after sailing solo around the globe 112 times in ten months. He dropped from an around-the-world race he led to attempt a double distance, abandoning the Plymouth finish and a $12,000 prize. His wife Franoise urged him to stop earlier, fearing long isolation could affect his mind.
North Vietnamese forces isolated the Ben Het Special Forces camp 280 miles northeast of Saigon after an assault by about 2,000 troops and heavy artillery. The attack killed one American and wounded five at the camp, with other outposts near Ben Het also hit. Casualties on the North Vietnamese side and among civilians were reported, while U.S. air and artillery strikes continued.
U Thant warned that racist attitudes in Rhodesia following a constitutional referendum threaten global peace. He called the voting rolls system abhorrent and noted the white minority's sealed control, while Prime Minister Ian Smith praised the result and hinted at a possible republic. The U.N. Security Council planned further discussions on possible action.
London AP Bernadette Devlin at 22 Britain's youngest lawmaker says she will quit politics within two years to return to school. Elected in April to represent Mid-Ulster she campaigned on civil rights for Catholics. She plans to study psychiatry at Queen's University Belfast.
The former home of the noted writer J. Mencken in Baltimore has been dedicated as a dormitory and student annex to the University of Maryland. The residence will house students enrolled in the school of social work.
Carroll P. Sheehan, a Milton real estate broker and vice president of R.M. Bradley Co., is named Massachusetts Commissioner of Commerce and Development, a $20 000 four year post. Gov. Francis W. Sargent announced the selection, succeeding Theodore Schulenberg who resigned. He is 43 and has five daughters. Sargent also to appoint Howard M. Miller of Needham as chairman of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, replacing QuinTin J. Cristy whose term ends in April 1971. Cristy remains until then.
Dr John H Knowles of Boston blasting Medicaid as one of the largest abortions by central authority, says the $4.5 billion program has not improved care. He urges decentralization and warns against federal fixes, criticizing liberal Washington approaches and proposing partnership with states and communities. The AMA opposes his federal health appointment bid.
New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller returns from his third mission as envoy to Latin America and prepares for a fourth tour. He visited Brazil Paraguay and Uruguay and will end with Argentina Haiti Dominican Republic Jamaica Barbados and Guyana. Venezuela Peru and Chile trips were postponed at host governments' requests. He called this leg the turning point and said, We're over the hump.
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