05 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1969
Page
1
A reader letter debates sports coverage delays and explains the Enterprise limited junior high access. The paper maintains a small staff and relies on coaches for data, noting many senior highs in the circulation area and past reliance on student help.
John Z Wheeler analyzes the Vietnam War atmosphere behind the My Lai massacre claims. He argues civilians may be perceived as enemies, noting brutality and indifference as common in Vietnam, with civilian killings reportedly practiced by the Viet Cong since before U.S. troops landed.
A report outlines Lt. Calley and other U.S. Marines implicated in civilian killings amid Vietnam fighting. It cites Hue atrocities, civilian terror, and a war marked by fear, mistrust, and sporadic massacres. The piece notes intelligence claims of assassination teams and a shifting moral line in combat zones.
Syrians boarded another TWA jetliner bound for Tel Aviv after being freed from captivity. Two Israelis, escorted by the Israeli diplomat in Athens, moved between planes as TWA vice president Richard W. Wilson noted they received reasonably good treatment during imprisonment. The men were among 113 aboard the Rome to Athens to Tel Aviv flight seized by Arab commandos on August 29. A bomb exploded on arrival in Damascus, heavily damaging the aircraft which has since been repaired.
The Senate voted 69 to 18 to remove a provision ending the 40 year life limit on private foundation tax exemptions. Senator Gore defended the reform as closing tax avoidance while Mondale warned it would be a death sentence for many foundations. The move came as leaders hoped to attach a separate Social Security benefit boost to the tax bill, a plan seen as risking a presidential veto.
Chief Justice Burger appointed ten federal judges to monitor off bench activities by all judges. A three member review committee will receive quarterly reports on out of court pay above $100. A seven member advisory panel will judge teaching lecturing charitable work and nonprofit board service.
Fourteen NATO foreign ministers agreed to challenge the Soviet bloc on mutual troop reductions as proof of seriousness toward a European security conference. France held aloof over NATO command and rejected joining a reduction program. US and allies debated aims while West Germany questioned near-term participation in talks with two German states.
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