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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1969
Page
1
Lebanese and Israeli officials met at the border under the mixed armistice commission and UN supervision to discuss complaints about guerrilla attacks from Lebanon. Lebanon cited investigations into armistice violations and rejected UN observers into Israel.
A 133 page report by the President's Office of Science and Technology says the nation’s electric power output could triple in twenty years with 250 plants of 2 to 3 million kilowatts each costing 300 to 400 million dollars apiece. The plan stresses preconstruction site reviews, environmental controls, and coordinated planning to avoid pollution and landscape damage. Senators Kennedy and Muskie praise the study as a basis for nationwide siting and environmental safeguards, while warning against indiscriminate plant placement.
A humorous line notes punctuality as the art of guessing the other person’s arrival, framing lateness as a playful forecasting skill. The quip presents timing as a social game and invites a wry smile at everyday delays.
Secretary of Defense designate Melvin Laird announced Rhode Island Governor John H. Chafee as Navy secretary and MIT professor Robert C. Seamans Jr. as Air Force secretary. Stanley R. Resor was nominated to remain Army secretary. Senate confirmation required.
At Gatwick, an Afghan jet airliner crashed two miles from the runway after the pilot attempted a landing in low visibility. Investigators say the captain may have misunderstood the reported conditions despite the airstrip’s 100 meter limit and aircraft guidance by the instrument landing system.
Chicago plans a three month program to blend recycled refuse into bales using a new compression machine. Sanitation chief James McDonough seeks specified junk items including 2000 pounds corrugated boxes and 1100 pounds tin cans to test material composition and feasibility for landfill use.
Education Minister Le Minh Tri, 46, died in Saigon from a grenade blast that split his car, the first major target assassination in over a year. The attack came as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces largely avoided large battles, while U.S. and South Vietnamese troops pressed multiple sweeping operations, including around Khe Sanh and the Plain of Reeds, with limited resistance reported.
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan a 24 year old Jordanian faces trial in a heavily guarded Los Angeles courtroom for the murder of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The trial expected to last over two months may involve nearly 200 witnesses. The proceedings will be televised to a separate viewing room due to space limits.
Northern Ireland premier Capt. Terence O'Neill warned Sunday night he may deploy riot police to quell religious violence in Londonderry. He called a cabinet meeting to consider banning political parades and orders to review the Public Order Act for broader powers. The unrest followed clashes between Catholic civil rights demonstrators and Protestant militants, injuring more than 200 people including 22 police, as 5000 Catholic residents faced rioting and barricades in the Bogside district. A 15-man delegation led 1000 women marched to the police barracks after violence by a squad of steel-helmeted police. Home Minister William Long pledged immediate investigation into police behavior as Queens University students from Belfast arrived to join protests.
Henry Cabot Lodge, tapped by Nixon to lead the Paris talks, has spoken on Vietnam since 1963. The compiled statements show his shifts from seeking a political solution with limited troop use to advocating perseverance, criticism of military-only approaches, and belief in forward movement toward victory amid ongoing doubt about negotiations and stalemate risks.
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