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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1969

Page

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Koreans Sink North's Spy Ship Amid Nine Arrests

SEGAL AP The South Koreans say they sank a 75 ton North Korean infiltration vessel off the Huksan Islands 260 miles southwest of Seoul after a nine hour chase. About 20 North Koreans were aboard. all hands presumed lost. South Korea’s Defense Ministry reported a destroyer escort and jet fighters returned unharmed. Also cited are nine NK agents arrested and a search for three more near Yangju.

Segal Defense Ministry Huksan Islands Seoul Yellow Sea Demilitarized Zone U.S Dmz Yangju

Seven Soviet Cosmonauts Continue Space Tasks

Moscow AP reports Tass announced seven cosmonauts carried on with their assigned day aboard three ships Soyuz 6 7 and 8 while no linkup plan was disclosed. They performed morning exercises medical checks breakfast and on board systems tests as potential first permanent orbiting station efforts loomed.

Moscow Soviet Union Tass Vladimir Shatalov Soyuz 7 Soyuz Shatalov Alexei Yeliseyev

Allen Proposes Home Rule For Arabs on West Bank

Israel Deputy Premier Yigal Allen proposed a home rule for Arabs in the West Bank as an intermediate step toward peace. Arabs would run municipalities education religious affairs commerce and local police under military governance while Israel retains overall security. The plan echoes the disputed Allon strategy and aims to ease governance in the occupied territory.

Jerusalem Yigal Allen West-Bank Jordan Foreign Press Association Allen Allon Israel Jordan River

President Resists Tide Moratorium Faces House and Street Protests

A nationwide moratorium on Vietnam War activities prompts protests in Congress with Kennedy criticizing Nixon, Scott warning of political leverage, and Hays vowing to stop night sessions. Wall Street reacts, campus veterans rally at Marshall, Dole prods self determination plan, and courts and newspapers weigh in as conservatives seek injunctions.

Edward M. Kennedy Senate Nixon Wayne L. Hays Ohio Hanoi Hays Wall Street Veterans Clubs Marshall University Huntington W. Va U.S Vietnam William Saxbe Robio Robert J. Dole South Vietnam

Brazil proposes UN to drop big power veto

Brazil urged revision of the UN charter to remove the Security Council veto held by the United States Soviet Union Britain France and Nationalist China. Ambassador Joao Augusto de Arenjo Castro said reliance on superpowers risks general annihilation and argues for justice and equality as alternatives.

United Nations, N.Y Brazil General Assembly Joao Augusto de Arenjo Castro U.N Security Council United States Soviet Union Britain France China

Germans Report 100th F104 Jet Crash

AP dispatch from Bom mentions West Germany’s 100th F104 Starfighter crash since 1961. The pilot survived after ejecting near Memmingen, but fifty pilots have died and the aircraft and training costs rise to about 115 million dollars.

BOM Germany U.S Memmingen West Germany

North Vietnam Denies Laos Troop Claims

Hong Kong AP reports North Vietnam rejects Laotian Premier Souvanna Phouma's claim that thousands of North Vietnamese soldiers are operating in Laos and asks for more American military aid to counter them.

Hong Kong North Vietnam Laos North Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Souvanna Phouma

B52s Bomb Bases Near Cambodian Border During War Push

U S B52 bombers dropped over 1,000 tons on two enemy regiments reorganizing in camps near the Cambodian border, northeast of Saigon. Allied reports indicate four enemy divisions in border camps as winter-spring offensives loom. Reports cite a sixth week lull with light ground action and casualties among both sides, while Saigon records show 35,000 defectors this year under the Chieu Hoi program.

Saigon U.S

Philippines asks U S to revise base accord

Manila demanded immediate negotiations with the United States to revise the security pact allowing U S bases. The push followed the Subic Bay killing of a Filipino worker by a U S petty officer, who was acquitted of manslaughter in a U S Navy court martial. The Philippine government seeks access to a new trial in a Filipino court, which the U S rejects as legally unavailable.

U.S

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