04 Sep 1969
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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1969
Page
1
An Associated Press report notes a Philadelphia grand jury findings accusing firms and individuals of extortion bribery and fraud in stadium construction. The presentment seeks indictments to curb delays and ensure completion per plans and specs.
Senator Barry Goldwater Jr. of California briefly dozed during a long speech by his father, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona, in Washington. The incident occurred late Wednesday as the elder Goldwater spoke to the Senate.
The SS Manhattan sped through Arctic waters off Thule Greenland en route to Greenland to meet Humble Oil officials. The 115000 ton vessel seeks a oil shipment route from Alaska to the East Coast and to test a year round Northwest Passage viability aided by a Sun Shipbuilding icebreaker.
Libyan forces and tanks reportedly moved into Benghazi under revolutionary council command without resistance. The seizure follows a swift military takeover and comes as observers note opposition to Col. Chauib’s regime amid anti-British protests and calls for doctors to report to the central hospital.
The Pittsburg Post-Gazette reports a civil rights coalition is pressuring contractors and unions to reserve 40 percent of skilled construction jobs for Black workers in Pittsburgh. They demand a $10 million forfeiture bond to enforce the quota over two years, with hires including Black individuals with prison records. Negotiations continued amid downtown protests. no comment from the Master Builders Association or Building Trades Council.
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