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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1969

Page

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Nixon Promises Labor Leaders Help Rebuild Merchant Fleet

Nixon pledges labor leaders to help rebuild the U S merchant fleet as a major economic tool. He urges AFL-CIO Maritime Trades leaders to back broader shipbuilding and tax policies, noting past Johnson vetoes and unions push for independent maritime administration and subsidies to boost U S flag vessels amid low current tonnage.

Nixon U.S Miami Beach Lyndon B. Johnson Paul Hail Afl-Cio Maritime Trades Department Mer‘thant Marine U.S. Maritime Administration Commerce Department Maritime Trades

Spring Luncheon Dress Pattern 9064 for Misses 12

SariAn Martins printed pattern 9064 offers a slender coatlike dress with back zipper in Misses size 12 bust 34 using 2 3/4 yards of 39 inch fabric. Priced sixty five cents, pattern requires extra 15 cents for mailing. Include name address size and style number to Marian Martin Pattern Dept New York. Also advertise Spring-Summer Catalog and a sewing book for 50 cents.

Marian Martin Register Pattern Dept West Ith St New York

Wisconsin Students Targeted Over Campus Violence

Wisconsin leaders clash over handling campus disturbances as the governor calls for legislation to dismiss disciplined students. The Senate advanced a bill to withhold state aid for two years for those using force or disrupting campus activities. The Assembly praised the administration for preventing violence while civil rights officials urged open lines of communication with black students.

State Senate Regent Assembly Jerris Leonard Wisconsin U. S. Justice Department Leonard Marshall Colston

Explosive blast hits gallery tour near trading floor

A blast during a gallery tour of about 50 women rattled the stock exchange. Stanbury, about 10 feet from the blast, reported a loud bang and smoke sweeping the floor as ceilings collapsed in nearby offices. All tour members unharmed. roughly 300 traders were on the floor as trading paused for cleanup and repairs.

Stock Exchange Ths

Goren on Bridge by Charles H. Goren

In this bridge analysis from The Chicago Tribune, North bids into a four heart contract where misplay leads to a rockier defense. The article details the opening sequence, slave trick exchanges, ruffing, and the key alternate line that could yield overtricks and recovery for South with precise card play and endplay observations.

Charles H. Goren The Chicago Tribune North East South West South North West East Declarer Thun

Talks Continue at Vietnam Talks Despite Seven Day Truce

The four-way talks stretch into a 20th day as Viet Cong allies propose a seven day truce starting Saturday. U S and South Vietnam resist unconditional withdrawal while Hanoi and the NLF press for acceptance of their demands. Ambassadors Vance and Lam critique progress and demand clear positions.

Vietnam NLF Washington Lodge Acd Xuang Thuy Hanoi United States South Vietnam U.S Cyrus R. Vance Pham Dang Lam

Vietnam clash near Saigon amid Tet eve fighting

U S and South Vietnamese forces battled near Phan Thiet and north of Saigon as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops attacked allied positions. U S casualties included 5 dead and 13 wounded, South Vietnamese losses were 0 killed and 2 wounded. Helicopters and gunships supported counterattacks.

Saigon U.S 1St. Air Cavalry Division Phan Thiet Bivouac 1Sird Airborne South Vietnam

Duke Building siege at Duke University by Afro American Society

About 30 to 40 black students and sympathizers surrounded the Allen Building at Duke University to press for 10 demands including a black studies program and increased Negro enrollment. Police used tear gas, barriers were erected, and si g n s and barricades appeared as efforts to negotiate continued amid threats to burn records.

Page One Hugh Hall Hall Allen Knight New York Durham Marcus E. Hobbs Hobbs

Sirhan trial judge weighs mistrial as jurors polled

Defense cites news reports suggesting a guilty plea could yield life imprisonment. Jurors questioned in chambers denied influence as Superior Court Judge Herbert Walker polls 12 jurors and 6 alternates. Prosecutor outlines Sirhan’s actions from months before to the night Kennedy was killed at the Ambassador Hotel.

Wan UcuItu Sirhan Fitts Kennedy Ambassador Hotel Superior Court Herbert V Walker Gram B. Cooper Los Angeles ‘Times Times Istory

Pentagon weighing basing antimissiles away from cities

Defense Secretary Melvin Laird said the Pentagon is weighing moving Sentinel missiles away from major population centers to reduce fear of atomic arms. He cited safety devices and past non accidents, while noting U.S. warhead total near 20,000. He expects March release of study results and acknowledged higher long term costs to relocate sites.

Washington Melvin R. Laird Pentagon U.S Laira Laird United States NBC Europe Chicago Seattle Detroit Congress Boston Robert S. McNamara McNamara Johnson Soviet Union Clark M. Clifford Clifford

Storm Survivors Aid Shelters Amid Snowbound Crisis

Travelers from Virginia and a honeymoon couple received beds first aid and meals as Arlington Mass parishioners opened a shelter at St Camilla s church. News spread through the neighborhood as residents trudged through the snow to bring food blankets and diapers while many stayed to help prepare meals. Mr and Mrs Henry Meyer Jr of Scarsdale NY drove with six others to celebrate their daughter's birthday then faced drifts in the Bronx and were helped by a local building recreation room where tenants provided blankets sleeping bags and food.

Page One Virginia Arlington Mass Camilla’s Henry Meyer Jr Scarsdale N.Y New York Sally Bronx Moyer

Disorder at University of Chicago prompts student sit in

About 400 students vote to keep occupying the administration building on day 15 as they press demands for a separate Negro and Puerto Rican studies department. The university suspends 22 more demonstrators, bringing total suspensions to 80 while Wisconsin see repeat protests.

University of Chicago University Wisconsin Warren P. Knowles Somone Knowles Students For A Democratic Society San Francisco College Columbia Fred Harvey Harrington Duke University Douglas M. Knight New York City Durham Duke

Violence erupts in Pakistan amid nationwide strike

Police fired teargas and clubs in Lahore to break up demonstrations as 65 000 protesters from rail workers doctors professors taxi drivers and students marched through cities including Karachi where buses were rocked and a truck burned. Mrs Mustat Bhutto announced a hunger strike to lift the emergency as Ayub Khan faces a nation divided by a multi-party strike call.

Karachi Pakistan Lahore Ayub Khan Campelhelpur Mustat Bhutto Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Bhutto Ayub Democratic Action Committee People’s Party

Marines Repel Tet-fighting Push From Firebase Cunningham

Marines deny enemy shells hit Firebase Cunningham as they contest any Vietcong plans for a Tet resurgence from Hue’s area 70 miles east. Saturation patrols of platoon size probe surrounding valleys, often contacting small enemy units. Movement is tough, resupply and medevac are hard and dangerous. three Marine helicopters, including an MEDEVAC helicopter, were hit this week.

Cunningham Hue

Ismailia area sees Egyptian Israeli fire along canal

Egyptian soldiers report sniper and artillery activity along the east bank of the Suez Canal in the Ismailia region with two wounded. Israeli officials list incidents since Feb 2, raising fears of a broader Arab Israeli clash and possible foreign pressure for Israeli withdrawals.

Ismaél Ismailia Ile Port Taufiq Port Suez Israel

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