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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1969

Page

14

Nixon Signals Medicare Fee Hike Policy Shift

Washington AP report says Nixon administration hints at an $8 increase in medicare costs for about 20 million beneficiaries starting Jan. 1, 1970. The plan follows a social security message to Congress and would raise hospitalization costs for beneficiaries while maintaining medicare’s role in paying most hospital bills.

Washington Nixon Department of Health, Education and Welfare Congress Department Secretary of Welfare Medicare

Demonstration Protests Harvard Cambridge Project

A small group of SDS alumni and students staged a noontime protest in Harvard Yard against the Cambridge Project a Defense Department funded MIT computer research center. About 200 to 300 spectators watched as 100 students entered University Hall and submitted a petition to Dean Franklin Ford urging dismemberment. Ford pledged to present the matter to a faculty committee and seek a winter decision.

Cambridge Mass Harvard Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard Yard MIT Defense Department Behavioral Sciences University Hall SDS Franklin L. Ford Faculty of Arts and Sciences Ford Project Cambridge Department of Defense Social Science Academy Harvey Brooks Engineering and Applied Physics Public Administration

Muskie warns Nixon on Vietnam war end

Senator Muskie says time is running out for Nixon to withdraw from Vietnam. He notes Goodell's plan to cut war funding is one option and cites stand-still cease fire and Clifford’s withdrawal proposal as merits. Muskie questions the administration’s clarity on negotiated settlement, coalition government terms, and overall objectives, urging stronger personal leadership to curb inflation.

Lynn Mass Edmund &. Muskie Maine Nixon Muskie Charles Goodell Rn.y Mum On Goodell Muskies Goodell Defense Clark Clifford 6Th Michael J. Harrington Dsalem Harrington William L. Saltonstall K-Manchester William H. Bates Vietnam Nic

Captain Charged In Beret Case in Vietnam

SAIGON AP The Army charged Green Beret Capt Robert F Marasca of Bloomfield New Jersey fired the pistol that killed a Vietnamese double agent in Vietnam Six officers face murder and conspiracy counts Col Robert B Rheault named as premeditated murder conspirator Capt Leland Bromley accused of obtaining a boat and injecting morphine to render the victim unconscious Capt Robert Marasco allegedly requested a heavy chain to dispose of the body The CIA denies involvement Defense attorneys decry the release as inflammatory and moves to suppress charges were rejected confirming the case proceeds in U S Army courts

Saigon U.S Green Beret Robert F. Marasca Bloomfield N.J Army Robert B. Rheault Vineyard Haven Mass Green Berets Vietnam Rheault Robert A. Wolf F.marasco Wolf Khae Chuyen Defense U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA

Weekend Weather Sunny High Near 70

Weekend forecast calls for sunny skies today with a high around 70. Tonight and Sunday remain partly cloudy with a chance of a shower and temperatures edging toward the mid 70s in some areas.

Lew-neer

Swiss Spy Case Shocks Neutral Switzerland

A Swiss jet engine expert Alfred Frauenknecht is arrested and charged with selling Mirage jet engine blueprints to Israel for $200,000. Prosecutors say over 20 crates of vital Mirage plans were shipped to Israel via West Germany in the last year, with documents replaced by wastepaper and hidden near the West German border. The case, described as Switzerland’s largest espionage event, prompted arrests of Frauenknecht and a factory relative after a garage discovery.

Bern Switzerland Israel Hans Walder Alfred Frauenknecht Frauenknecht West Germany Gebr Sulzer A.G Winterthur Marcel Dassault Sulzer

Meir Seeks Continued U S Aid and Arms for Israel

Prime Minister Golda Meir said she has some assurance from President Nixon on continued U S arms supplies but offered no specific commitments. She noted Israel seeks more jets and Skyhawk fighters amid balance of power considerations and urged direct talks over borders in any peace negotiations.

Washington Golda Meir Israel Nixon U.S National Press Club United States Meir Mei

Boston and Detroit Face Off in Narrow Baseball Finish

Boston edges Detroit 6 to 5 while New York defeats Baltimore 4 to 2 in a National League contest. The results create late scoring drama and highlight clutch hitting from both leagues.

Boston Detroit New York Baltimore

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