05 Oct 1969
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1969
Page
1
North Vietnam announced on Saturday a plan to study and act upon Ho Chi Minh's testament and thought. This marks the first explicit use of Ho Chi Minh's ideas in the education and political discourse observed by analysts in Tokyo.
The article notes Hanoi elevating Ho Chi Minh to a level akin to Mao and Kim Il Sung, with Peking and Pyongyang revering their leaders. Observers speculate Vietnam may defy Ho as China did with Mao and as North Korea did with Kim. It discusses propaganda aims to foster pride, revolutionary virtues, and continued loyalty, while linking UN council votes on South Africa to potential worldwide actions.
Report excerpt outlines North Vietnam calling for learning Ho Chi Minh's heritage and rallying the nation while US figures debate military options. Goldwater urges Nixon to threaten bombing of Haiphong and Red River dikes unless Paris talks succeed. Sparkman and others weigh troop withdrawal as Coast Guard reports a vessel capsized near Sabine Pass.
In Atlanta, a Negro candidate joins the mayoral race as law and order becomes a central issue. Horace E. Tate leads discussion on crime, police brutality, and school integration, while Sam Massell benefits from black leaders' support and Rodney Cook gains establishment backing. The race could head to a runoff with Millican and Abernathy endorsements shaping dynamics.
Labor leaders press for a $2.50 minimum wage and a 4 day 32 hour work week. They argue the current $1.60 rate barely meets the poverty line, proposing automatic increases with inflation to lift annual earnings from about $3,328 to $5,200 at $2.50.
Reports from South Vietnamese HQ cite four Friday fights with 6 enemy KIA and an 81-strong North Vietnamese loss Thursday, while government losses total 10 KIA and 25 WIA. U.S. Command notes three ground actions Friday and early Saturday with 7 enemy KIA and 12 captured, 3 Americans killed and 12 wounded. Wheeler and Abrams predicted a renewed winter spring offensive as cyclic combat patterns persist.
In a profile of Senator Russell Long and his oil interests, the article traces his inheritance from Huey Long, the Independent Oil & Gas Co. history, and the family’s political influence. It covers his defense of depletion allowances, opposition to Occidental Petroleum’s Maine refinery plan, and remarks on industry struggles prompting independents to exit the business.
LAREDO Tex AP motorists and pedestrians line the bridge from Mexico in a long column as inspectors search under seats, in luggage, and within packages. The operation slows traffic. prior crossing times of hours have become about half an hour. Inspectors from major cities have been deployed to bolster the force amid heightened surveillance across the Rio Grande.
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