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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1969

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U.S. Gunships Hit N Vietnam Positions Near DMZ

U S cruisers and BS7 bombers attacked North Vietnamese gun sites and base camps inside and just south of the DMZ. Command reports 8 437 enemy indications since the bombing halt, with 207 significant. Air and sea units continued raids as Marines depart for Okinawa.

Saigon U.S Boston Demilitarized Zone U.S. Command North Vietnam Dmz U.S. Base the Rockpile 8Rd Marine Division Okinawa United States Nixon Hanoi 7Th Fleet U.S. Navy

Governors Urge Congress Approve Revenue Sharing

Washington governor Daniel J. Evans, chair of a National Governors Conference committee, urged Congress to approve a Nixon administration revenue sharing plan. Evans backed starting next year with a $500 million tax return to states, rising to $5.1 billion in five years, with allocation by population.

Washington Congress Daniel J. Evans National Governors’ Conference Nixon Howard H. Baker Jr R-Tenn Evans Senate Subcommittee On Intergovernmental Relations

Indira Gandhi Cancels Northeast Tour Over Riots

In Imphal Manipur riots at a rally left three dead and 34 injured. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi canceled engagements including a dance festival after demonstrators set fire to a dance academy. A 34 hour curfew and army alert followed as she continued her northeast tour.

Calcutta Indira Gandhi Imphal Manipur Mrs. Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru

Senate approves rent subsidy bill for public housing

The Senate passed a housing bill authorizing 6.3 million dollars for two years to fund subsidies for tenants in public housing and extend FHA loan guarantees to mobile homes. It raises the per-room construction ceiling and includes a provision to spend 75 million annually to help rent for very low income tenants in public housing. The measure aims to expand aid to the poor and ease public housing authorities' finances amid rising costs.

Joan Herbers New York Times Washington Senate House Federal Housing Administration New York Nixon Banking and Currency Committee Kennedy Johnson Congress Edward W. Brooke R. Mass

Non-Arab Moslems Backing Palestine Liberation Unit

At Rabat and Los Angeles, Moslem leaders push for broad support of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The Rabat summit adopts a seven point agenda denouncing Israel and calling for restitution of Arab territories, while observers note expanding PLO influence. In LA, Grant B. Cooper is sentenced for contempt linked to a long fraud case and grand jury transcripts.

Palestine Liberation Unit Rabat Morocco Israel Palestine Liberation Organization Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi Iran Ihsan Sabri ‘ Cagleyangil Jerusalem Abdulaziz Houtefilka AL Aksad Indonesia Senegal Palestine al Aksah Palestine Struggle For National Liberation Khalifa el Tel- Jisl Libya Khalid Abou Khatib Khatib PLO Los Angeles Grant B. Cooper Sirhan Bishara Sirhan Friars Club William M. Morg Morgan U.S. Dist Albert Lee Stephens Jr

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