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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1969

Page

13

McCormack Aide Becomes Focus Of SEC Case

Speaker John McCormack said chief assistant Dr. Martin Sweig erred by intervening in SEC matters last May. Sweig is suspended without pay for the error of judgment amid ties to lobbyist Nathan Voloshen and Parvin Dohrmann, with Voloshen allegedly paid for legal services. McCormack denied personal financial stake and urged removal from sensitive appointments. The case fueled questions about his future while House members praised his integrity and leadership.

Washington House John W. McCormack Martin Sweig Securities and Exchange Commission SIEC McCormack Sweig House Chamber Nathan Voloshen SEC New York Valoshen Parvin Dohrmann Co Parvin Dehrmann Las Vegas Voloshen Boston Ile

Scott Chides Agnew as Name-Caller in Vietnam Debate

Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott rebukes Spiro Agnew without naming him, urging tolerance and an end to name calling in Vietnam policy. Rogers praises respectful debate while MPs like Mansfield and Fulbright back Nixon's war- winding steps and peace efforts amid Laotian concerns.

Washington Senate Hugh Scott Spire T. Agnew Vietnam Scott White House Pennsylvania New York William P. Rogers Mike Mansfield Foreign Relations Committee J. W. Fulbright Nixon Mansfield D-Mont Fulbright D-Ark U.S Laos Agnew New Orleans Searl

New Storm Laurie Aims for Gulf Coast

A hurricane with 100 mph winds, Laurie in the Gulf of Mexico, moves slowly northeast near Louisiana. The New Orleans Weather Bureau reports a 10 am position about 250 miles south of New Orleans and a slow, erratic path with thousands fleeing coastal areas toward refugee centers in Lafourche Parish and nearby towns.

New Orleans Laurie Louisiana Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Bing Mississippi Camille Alabama Florida Galveston Tex Apalachicola Fla Texas Lafourche Parish Civil Defense Lockport Rageland Thibndanx

Cosmonauts enjoy Broadway show and Manhattan visit

Soviet cosmonauts Beregovoi and Feoktistov arrived in New York on a two week U S tour. They dined at Chez Vito after seeing Hello Dolly and praised the humanity of Americans while declining a Mets reception. They plan no Cape Kennedy stop.

New York United States Georgi T. Beregoyov Konstantin Feoktistey Moscow John V. Lindsay New York Mets Col Frank Borman U.S Beregovoi Fenktistov Plaza Hotel West Pearl Bailey Cab Callaway Chez Vito Coquille St

Chile Faces Army Mutiny United by Brief Uprising

In Santiago Chile officers and men in two infantry regiments mutinied today prompting the government to report an attempted military sedition. Brig Gen Roberto Viaux Marambo led the uprising after recent promotions and retirement actions. Details were not immediately released by officials.

Santiago, Chile Roberto Viaux Marambo 1St

Dinis contradicts examiner in Kopechne autopsy row

In Wilkes Barre. Dist Atty Edmund Dinis testifies in a second day hearing on exhuming Mary Jo Kopechne’s body for an autopsy. He says he sought an autopsy July 20, after her body was recovered, while an associate medical examiner recalls Dinis questioning the autopsy necessity.

Edmund Dinis Luzente County Wilkes-Barre Mary Jo Ropechtico Peter B. Gay Faunton, Mass D.A Dinis Mary Jo Kopechne Sen Edward M. Kennedy Chappaquiddick Island Bernard C. Bruminski Common Pleas Court Donald R. Mills Dukes County Mass Mills

Prosecutor Presses for Investigation Reasons in Kopecne Case

Joseph F. Flanagan, counsel for Mr and Mrs Kopechne of Berkeley Heights New Jersey opposed the autopsy discussion. Dinis sought to present grounds for continuing the investigation into the girl, while the moratorium suspensions focused on whether the physician was satisfied with his findings.

Joseph F. Flanagan Joseph A. Kopechne Berkeley Heights N.J Dinis Armand Fernandes Jr Massachusetts Flanagan Brominski Mary Jo Kopechne Fernandes

Readmit War Foes Court Tells School

Superior Court Justice William Dunfey ordered Monadnock Regional High School in Swanzey to readmit students suspended for staying out of school on the Vietnam Moratorium Day. The judge temporarily enjoined the school and its vice principal from suspending seven students. The NH Civil Liberties Union filed the petition on behalf of Mary Lloyd, mother of Alan Ullla Lloyd, 17, a suspended senior. Six other students and parents intervened. The case centers on suspension for leaving school to participate in anti war demonstrations.

Civil Liberies Union Mary Lloyd Alan Uella Lloyd

Apollo 12 Crew Plans Lunar Crater Visit and Surveyor Exam

NASA announced Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr and Alan Bean will descend into a lunar crater near the Snowman feature to examine an old Surveyor craft near the Ocean of Storms. They aim to venture up to 1.5 miles from the lunar module, spend 3.14 hours on the surface, set up five experiments, test new guidance, and transmit first color TV from the Moon if possible while facing brief radio contact loss.

Washington National Aeronautics and Space Administration Earth Agency Surveyor Charles Conrad Jr Alan L. Bean Tre Cant Chester Lee Lee Cape Kennedy Tee Col Thomas H. McMullen Air Force NASA Conrad Bean Richard F. Gordon Jr Moon Ira Mauro

560000 Hold Antiwar Riot In Japan

In Tokyo and across Japan an estimated 500000 leftists protested the Vietnam war with clashes at Shinjuku and other sites. Police say 480 were arrested in Tokyo and 20 officers injured as demonstrators hurled Molotov cocktails and bombs at bases near Tokyo.

Tokyo Toky Japan Shinjuku Okinawa Ryukyu Naha U.S. Air Force Tachikawa Shinji Kata

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By Christopher Lydon New York Times News Service Parvin Oohrmann Scott Chides Rogers Council of Churches Tian Stuart Symington D-Ma Volu New Storm Gulf Coast Miss Bailey Borman Beregovei Chile Miss Kopechne Larksville Central Station Crater Old Surveyor Richard D. Lyons
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