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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1969
Page
4
U S command reports 100 Americans killed in Vietnam last week, 592 wounded, with most deaths in small unit clashes along the Catho dian frontier. Total U S deaths since 1961 reach 39,742 with 260,420 wounded. Final withdrawal of 60,000 troops underway, leaving Saigon defended by South Vietnam.
A destroyer and a Filipino fishing boat collided off southern California on Thursday. The fishing boat sank, 14 fishermen were rescued by destroyer crewmen, and no injuries were reported.
Two U S Army helicopter crewmen, WO Michael Peterson of Redmond Washington and Sgt Vernon Shepard of Akron Ohio, were released by Viet Cong captors after several days in captivity near Duc Lap in the central highlands. They were shot down November 2 near Quang Duc province and treated at Long Binh hospital for shrapnel wounds and moderate malnutrition. Their release brings the number of U S personnel freed by the communists to 29, with eight others having escaped. They will depart Vietnam Saturday for home after a meal of steak and mashed potatoes outside captivity.
Sirhan Sirhan who is on death row for the Kennedy assassination ended a 13 day hunger strike at breakfast Thursday fulfilling a promise to his mother. Separately in Asia, communist terrorists dynamited a bridge on the Malaysia Thailand rail line Wednesday night near Kangar, Malaysia.
South Korean Air Lines reports its passenger list for a hijacked flight to North Korea with two uniformed men who allegedly identified one as a brigadier general and his aide. Officials compare the incident to past North Korean hijackings and seek international mediation while verifying passenger identities and the pilot’s status.
Former President Johnson visited the White House for a two hour breakfast with President Nixon marking his first return since leaving office. Johnson appeared reluctant to mingle with crowds on the portico while Nixon greeted tourists and reporters. The report notes Johnson’s guarded participation and mentions a Vietnam casualty connected to local area services.
Authorities investigate whether PM persons were killed by members of a hippie style cult. Eight Tate case murders are charged against clan members including actress Sharon Tate. Manson delays arraignment to Dec 22 as deputies search a Chatsworth movie ranch for missing stunt man Donald O Shea.
Washington reports the senate defeated a motion by Sen Williams to send the tax reform bill back to the finance committee. The plan would have struck 19 amendments approved after three weeks of debate. Amendments would have added billions to the revenue estimates, shaping final passage.
Senate clears the way for final passage of a tax relief and social security package. Amendments swing relief upward while reducing new revenue. Nixon threatens veto over income tax exemption and broad benefit boosts. House Ways and Means predicts a conference bill by week’s end as party lines hold. Paris talks see Nhung Thuy boycott signaling protest of U S downgrading talks, with Viet Cong and U S officials trading accusations amid campus demonstrations.
Edgartown Mass Judge James Boyle announced the long delayed inquest into the death of Mary Jo Kopechne will begin January fifth. The decision follows a judge in Wilkes Barre Pa denying an autopsy on Kopechne’s body.
Former astronaut John Glenn, 48, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator from Ohio. He said he cares deeply for the country and state and is concerned about direction and how to address problems. He seeks the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Stephen Young.
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