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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1969

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Mine Workers President Leads Early Election Push

United Mine Workers union voters in the United States and Canada select between incumbent W A Tony Boyle and challenger Joseph A Yablonski. Boyle led with 14 133 votes to 2 748 with less than 10 percent of totals reported as locals were instructed to withhold ballots and report to union headquarters.

Washington United Mine Workers Union Fis W. A Tony” Boyle Joseph A. Yablonski Boyle John L. Lewis Yablonski Mine Workers George Titler Elmer Brown Titler-Brown United States Canada Mime Workers W. al Leonard Pankovich Fairmont W. Va Beckley Clarkesville Joan L. Lewis Lewis Bor UMW Theunion District 5 jLeon JSON Kenneth Disttrict 5 Mine Health and Safety Legisla Congress Ralph Nader Ken ‘Hechler D.w.va Treasury Joseph “Chip” Yablonski Joseph Yablonski

Farm Bureau Leader Sees Alignment With Admin on Costly U S Programs

Washington AP Charles B Shuman president of the American Farm Bureau Federation says the Nixon administration shares much of his group view that costly farm programs should be phased out and agriculture moved to a free market base. He notes administration leaders including President Nixon and Secretary Har Clifford M Har. Shuman says pace is too slow though the two sides are not far apart. The bureau backs gradual cuts and a land retirement plan to curb production while reducing program payments and sections.

Washington (Ap Charles B.shuman American Farm Bureau Federation Nixon Shuman Clifford M. Har Farm Bureau Congress Schuman The

Pulsar Radiation Sparks Cosmic Ray Debate

Scientists discuss a pulsar linked to a quake and 46 pul sars spotted across the universe. Drake notes the observed pulsed radiation may be frosting on the cake, with cosmic rays emerging as the main energy loss from these stellar sources.

Drake Earth Outer Space

Global debate over chemical and biological weapon bans continues

The U N committee rejected a moratorium move by 40 to 50 with 16 abstentions as Mexico urged concrete disarmament steps. Alfonso Garcia Robles warned that once ABM and MIRV era begins, limiting the arms race will be hard. A Wednesday vote will address chemical and biological weapons, with a unity resolution backed by the US, Soviet Union, and Britain urging Geneva to seek treaties banning them.

Mexico General Assembly Alfonso Garcia Robles United States Soviet Union Britain Soviet Bloc Geneva

Coeds See Change as Princeton Mix Expands

Six coeds take part in Triangle Club musical production as female enrollment climbs from freshman politics to a projected 400 next year, 650 in five years, and 1 000 eventually. Gals adjust to campus shifts while men fear rejection, leading to dorm sit ins and flirtation worries.

Ork City Triangle Club Glee Club Princeton Gail E. Finney Houston Tex

Goldberg Not Planning To Seek New York Posts

Former New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur H. Goldberg said he would not run for either U S senator or state governor next year. He stressed he left the court to answer the president’s call for world peace and domestic justice as a private citizen.

Goldberg New York Supreme Court Arthur Democratic Party New York State United States United Nations Reform Democrats Kennedy John U.N. Post Lyndon B. Johnson

Invalid Makes Certain She's Not Forgotten

Columbus AP reports Ora Billie Anderson, a 61 year old West Virginia native living alone in Ohio, spent $2 75 in quarters sent to postmasters to buy holiday cards. She hopes to receive many cards this Christmas after a year of illness and hospital stays, saying the support means more than meals.

Columbus, Ohio Ingala, Ora Billie” Anderson Lincoln Neb Nashville Thal

Cardinal O'Boyle Attacks Abortion Stance as Injustice

The judge ruled the law vague and unconstitutional citing Supreme Court trends on privacy and abortion. Cardinal O'Boyle, head of the Washington archdiocese, calls abortion a solution akin to Hitler's Jewish question and condemns killing of infants, the sick, the aged, and the unborn.

Supreme Court of the United States O’boyle Hitler Washington Thas

Princeton Coeds Are Dateable Says Senior Curt Fitzgerald

A Princeton senior from White Plains New York argues coeds can be dateable at Princeton but their advancement may come at the expense of male students. He notes the university fulfills many requests from female students including bureaus and full length mirrors.

Laird Endorses Vietnamization as Negotiation Incentive

Secretary of Defense Laird told a Senate committee that despite opposition to the program, Vietnamization offers a viable path if negotiations stall. He said Nixon favored negotiation and that Vietnamization would push Hanoi to bargain. Rogers added North Vietnam likely wants the U.S. to leave Vietnam.

Laird Cooper iWietnam Senate Appropriations Committee Nixon U.S Hanoi

Saigon notes signs Viet Cong weakening in Vietnam

Analysis from Saigon indicates Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces show signs of weakening. Pra clearing and holding pacified villages, increased government penetration of Viet Cong strongholds in the Mekong Delta, and more Viet Cong defectors are reported. Self defense forces in the South grow stronger with better training and arms. A Hue area sentiment rise and the dry season bring no major VC/NVA offensives yet. Some see enemy resource exhaustion, while Nixon seeks time from the American public.

Saigon Prain Mekong V.C Hue Vietnam Laos Nixon Hanoi

Nixon to Brief Nation on Vietnam Plans Before Christmas

President Nixon said a brief television radio address will air later this month to outline a third stage troop withdrawal and review progress since November 3. He noted no decision on exact timing, and expressed concern that peace negotiations look unlikely. He met with 37 lawmakers from 21 states seeking public backing for policy.

Washington Nixon Vietnam Ronald N. Ziegler Congress U.S Senate House

Egyptian Aide Team Arrives in Moscow for Talks

Three top aides of President Nasser arrived in Moscow for secret talks with Soviet leaders including Brezhnev and Gechko. The visit aims to secure Soviet support for a tougher Arab line against Israel and possibly more arms, as Cairo seeks backing ahead of the Dec Morocco summit and new U.S. peace proposals.

Soviet Union Moscow Gamal Abdel Nasser Kremlin Nasser Israel Anwar Sadat Mohamed Fawzi Mahmoud Riad Communist Party Leonid I. Brezhnev Andrei A. Gechko Cairo Middle East United States Britain France Occo Fawzi U.S Jordan Syria Washington Egypt

Nixon demonstrators clash outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Police estimated about 5,000 protesters gathered outside the Fifth Avenue area, with 48 arrests and seven officers injured in a protest organized by the Fifth Avenue Vietnam Peace Parade Committee. Fifty store windows were damaged on Fifth Avenue and 16 more arrests followed for disobeying orders.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral Fifth Avenue Nixon Park Avenue Cightlane Avenue National Football Foundation Vietnam Johnson Fifth Avenue Vietnam Flora Bennett Field Brooklyn Manhattan Wall St. Heliport 48Th Street

Students Rally to Fund Library Construction

College students pledged funds to guarantee the library project. At Tuesday trustees meeting Heatwole foresaw a tough choice but the board unanimously awarded the contract with signing at a chapel service soon after. Weekend efforts spanned wood chopping and car wash jobs, raising thousands as students returned home seeking donations.

Heatwole Marson S. Augsburger Ontario

Consolidation Proposal Is Defeated in Frederick County

Frederick County voters rejected a proposed merger with Winchester in a countywide vote 6152 to 1564, while Winchester approved 1799 to 1023. The split shows strong county opposition despite local support, prompting Winchester to resume annexation efforts and file a suit against Frederick County.

Winchester Frederick County

Kopechne Exhumation Bid Sparks Family Appeal

Mary Jo Kopechne’s parents in Berkeley Heights New Jersey urge rejection of an exhumation request saying an autopsy would be another funeral for them Judge Brominski heard the matter on October 21 Dinis warned he would end the exhumation bid if the judge denies the request while the Massachusetts Supreme Court has ordered the inquest closed to the public and media.

Joseph Kopechne Berkeley Heights N.J Mary Jo Brominski Dinis Massachusetts Supreme Court

Viet Cong Bomb Wounds 25 Civilians in Saigon Area

Vietnamese forces report a bomb attack in a theater 15 miles southwest of Saigon wounding 25 civilians. American Rangers staged a jungle ambush of a North Vietnamese column near Phan Thiet, with 27 enemy killed in a three hour fight and 660 casualties overall as a relief force conducted a helicopter assault.

Saigon U.S Phan Thiet Jand Allied

Nixon veto threat colors tax bill debate

Colorado GOP Policy Committee Chairman Gordon Allott said he cannot vote for the tax measure and predicted final action by Wednesday. He criticized reforms as a mockery of the Christmas tax cuts and urged severe reductions before a conference with the Senate. House leaders expect Senate approval to send the bill to conference to resolve about 100 substantive differences before Christmas.

Colorado Gordon Allatt Nixon House Senate Allott

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