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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1969
Page
1
SAIGON AP The US Command announced American aircraft losses in Vietnam have reached 6000 with an estimated 6 million dollars in value. The tally lists 4114 helicopters of several types and 2886 fixed wing aircraft including fighters and transports since January 1, 1961.
Canada plans to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 and push wide reforms in consumer credit labeling motor safety water pollution collective bargaining and civil liberties. The address omits housing legislation but aims to build one million housing units in five years while tightening wiretapping and detainment laws and asserting Arctic resource rights. US military updates cite large Vietnam air losses and a released POW, with Thieu allies splintering as opposition politics shift amid regional tensions.
Henry Cabot Lodge, head of the U S delegation at Paris, refused to deliver his prepared remarks and adjourned talks for a week citing intransigent and vituperative Viet Cong rhetoric. He said the move followed instructions from the Nixon administration and aimed to signal negotiations were impossible under current conditions.
United Nations marked its 24th birthday with calls for peace and a warning that armaments and war persist. Secretary General U Thant said not enough has been done to reach proclaimed goals, noting human rights abuses and ongoing conflict worldwide. Angi Brooks likewise urged action against war and oppression as the two superpowers back a world summit and a commemorative session at U.N. headquarters.
Ottawa reports Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip will visit Canada in July 1970. The royal tour will mark centennials in Manitoba and the Northwest Territories and is described in a government statement.
Washington AP report notes an HEW memorandum ordering agency heads to destroy any blacklists if they exist. Undersecretary Veneman states no lists are known, but any at any level must be discontinued and destroyed. He cites possible misperceptions about clearance procedures and preappointment checks.
A 69.42 carat pear shaped diamond ring, surrounded by 2.92 carats in half moon diamonds, sold at Parke-Bernet Galleries for about 3.05 million dollars to Robert Kenmore, chair of Kenmore Corp. No buyer named. speculation linked to Cartier’s, Elizabeth Taylor, and Aristotle Onassis circles. The purchaser indicated a customer, with Parke-Bernet confirming no disclosure on the seller.
The FCC plans to free cable TV from local programming restrictions and allow advertising. The ruling, approved 6 to 1 with Commissioner Robert E. Lee dissenting, permits any programming including sports and movies and requires systems above 3,500 subscribers to originate their own shows. Political candidates must receive equal time.
Two visiting Soviet space figures Maj. Gen. Georgi Beregovoi and Konstantin Feoktistov toured Disneyland in Anaheim after arriving from Houston. The stop shifted from scientific reality to a playful fantasy as the cosmonauts enjoyed the theme park during their U S tour of space facilities.
A bill to extend the school year from 9 to 12 months was filed by Rep. Alexander Lolas. It would keep public schools open year round without extra days, rotating vacations, and claim to reduce need for double sessions and portable classrooms while creating space and saving on construction and maintenance costs.
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