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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1969
Page
1
The 40 mile Yarmuk River canal in Jordan flowed again after a secret Jordanian Israel accord, with the U.S. as go-between. Jordan will enforce Arab-Israeli cease-fire in the Jordan and Beisan valleys in exchange for Israel allowing repairs.
More than 40 opponents of military courses occupied the University of Michigan ROTC building for 32 hours in Ann Arbor. Windows, desks, and tables were damaged as demonstrators evicted occupants and chained doors. They left at dawn to join about 200 protesters on a nearby campus square. police kept watch with no arrests.
SAIGON AP A company of 13¢ South Vietnamese civilian irregulars led by American Green Berets took heavy losses six miles south of the Cambodian border with more than 50 percent casualties in six hours. Seven irregulars were killed and 62 wounded. four Green Berets were wounded. U.S. bombers hit North Vietnamese bases along the border, with about 750 tons of explosives. Twenty one enemy rocket and mortar attacks occurred, eleven Americans wounded.
Paris AP report says President Georges Pompidou called on French housewives to resist profiteering and save more to back the government’s austerity program. He argued every saved franc and every price resistance strengthens the currency. Earlier, the franc slid to 5,559 per dollar under the new valuation law, versus official 5.5541.
The News paper Proprietors Association and a printers union resolved a labor dispute that nearly shut Britain's major newspapers. After seven hours of talks on Monday night publishers said they agreed with the National Graphical Association on a settlement formula based on higher productivity by NGA members. Details were not disclosed.
The Senate prepares to debate a $6.3 billion housing measure introducing direct federal rent subsidies for public housing tenants. It would fund 75 million toward part of tenants' rent and allow HUD to pay maintenance and operations costs for the first time, with broader construction cost boosts and urban renewal funding. The bill faces objections over funding, ceilings, and racial hiring concerns amid protests and union criticisms.
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