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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1969
Page
1
North Viet Nam’s Xuan Thuy suggested a rapid and substantial U.S. troop withdrawal could break the deadlock at Paris. He urged Washington to withdraw quickly and in numbers, saying a token pullout was inadequate and negotiations depend on a total, swift disengagement.
Washington sources say China has withdrawn all labor and engineer battalions from North Vietnam after supplying 40,000 to 50,000 troops to build and repair lines. North Korean pilots reportedly remain on duty under a pledge to aid the war effort. Withdrawal completed within the past two months, with North Vietnamese now deemed to replace Chinese units.
In Vietnam, massive B52 strikes near Song Be hit North Vietnamese forces fighting South Vietnamese troops. Casualties mounted with at least 30 South Vietnamese killed, 138 wounded, 17 missing, and four American advisers wounded. Green Beret strike force surges and retreats as fierce jungle fighting continues near the Cambodian border.
In Atlanta the new school term opened amid white boycotts and black picket lines across Alabama Florida Louisiana North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia. In Charlotte predawn bombings targeted an Irwin Avenue school as schools began under federal desegregation, with arrests in traffic protests. Justice Department launched suits against Georgia districts for failing voluntary integration plans.
Hartford authorities ordered a citywide curfew to curb violence after a three day flare of fire setting looting and sniper fire in the North End and Main Street areas. Police and 100 troopers used tear gas and arrests to restore order amid injuries and property damage across Hartford Connecticut.
Libya asks American and British base commanders in the country to halt training exercises on Libyan soil. Wheelus Air Base near Tripoli and bases at Tobruk and El Adem reportedly will comply as regional governments recognize the leftist revolutionary council. Egypt Syria the Sudan South Yemen and East Germany recognize the coup and join Arab socialist alignment.
Boston Governor Fran R. Sargent in a TV message cites a crisis in confidence from the old style politics and lauds a State government reorganization bill creating nine cabinet style agencies to streamline ~300 departments. He highlights rejection of Waller Skinner as a symbol of entrenched politics and pushes for vigorous leadership.
Hurricane Francelia remained about 30 miles off the coasts of Guatemala and British Honduras in the Gulf of Honduras. The National Hurricane Center placed the storm 30 miles east of Punta Gorda and roughly 30 miles north of Puerto Barrios as dawn approached EDT.
Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts urges President Nixon to back a Maine foreign trade zone and oil refinery at Machiasport. He argues it would bring large crude oil supplies to New England and reduce petroleum costs amid heating oil shortages worsened by Hurricane Camille damage to Gulf Coast refineries.
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