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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1969

Page

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Soviet Plan Stymies U S On Mideast Peace Talk

Washington reviewers say the Soviet counter proposal keeps Moscow and Washington far apart on core issues for Middle East peace. The note demands a timetable for Israeli troop withdrawals from territories seized in the 1967 war and lists exact withdrawal locations, contrasting with the U S call for secure frontiers via direct negotiations and broader territorial principles.

New York Times Washington Soviet Union Middle East Moscow William P. Rogers U.S Israel United States Golan Heights Syria East Jerusalem West Bank Jordan River Sinai Peninsula Egypt

Omaha Rioting Burns Six-Block Street in Near North Side

In Omaha Nebraska business buildings along a six block stretch smoldered or lay in ruins after a night of burning looting and sniper activity in the Near North Side section. Reports said no serious injuries occurred.

Omaha, Neb al Pattavina Omaha Nebraska National Guard Eugene Leahy Norbert Tiemann South Dakota

State Employes Fight For Dues Deductions

Massachusetts State Employees Association asks Governor Sargent to veto a bill ending payroll deductions for dues. James M. A. Dolan of NSEA sent the telegram Wednesday. A separate city incident reports riot and violence after the fatal shooting of Vivian Strong, a 14 year old, by a white police officer.

Boston Massachusetts State Employes Association Francis W. Sargent James M. A.dolan NSEA James Loder Hedy Lamarr Lewis Roberts Central Vivian Strong Lader Omaha Loder

Israelis Down Egyptian MiGs Over Suez Gulf

TEL AVIV AP Israeli warplanes knocked out two Egyptian MiG21 fighters in air battles over the Gulf of Suez. A group of Soviet built MiGs confronted Israeli patrols. one aircraft plunged into Egyptian territory and a second was apparently destroyed. Israel reports 21 Egyptian warplanes shot down since 1967. All Israeli planes returned safely.

Tel Aviv Gulf of Suez Gulf Israel Suez Canal Middle East

Sargent Pared 1.45 Billion Budget Passed by Legislature

Boston AP reports Governor Francis W. Sargent faces a record 1.455 billion dollar state budget for the coming fiscal year. The House kept 7.5 million for education while the Senate axed 25 million in Medicaid funds, with a 200 million Medicaid ceiling and potential supplementary funding if needed. The same article notes Sargent signed a strikebreaker ban to curb goon squads, plus probes into Foxboro Hospital mistreatment and consumer abuses in the auto industry, alongside veto and pay raise debates shaping Massachusetts fiscal policy.

Boston Francis W. Sargent House Senate Sargent Foxboro Hospital Massachusetts House Foxboro State Hospital David C. Ahearn D-Norwood New Bedford Fairhaven St. Michael's Social Club Thomas Memorial Golf and Country Club Montague George G. Mendonca Massachusetts Executive Council Marine Fisheries Fund Thomas J. Lane Clawrence Georges Bank Lane Gloucester

Atlantic World Port seeks Machiasport crude import rights

Atlantic World Port Inc a Maine company with Boston offices applied to the Interior Department and President Nixon for authority to import crude oil and ship finished products into the United States via a proposed Machiasport Maine free trade subzone The plan mirrors a prior Occidental Petroleum proposal and envisions a $100 million refinery processing 300 000 barrels daily with New England profit sharing and potential sale of 60 percent of stock to residents The firm would lease the refinery to a major oil company or operate it itself

Washington Atlantic World Part, Inc Maine Boston Machiasport Nixon Interior Department United States Occidental Petroleum Co Robert Monks Atlantic World Port New England Monks World Port Occidental

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