Communists at Paris talks given list of missing U.S. servicemen
The United States presented a complete list of missing or captured GIs to the Paris peace talks, urging clarification on who is alive. About 1,400 U.S. servicemen are unaccounted for, while the session featured broad absences and a boycott by North Vietnam amid diplomatic turnover.
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Paris
UPI
United States
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Vietnam
Habib
Texas
H. Ross Perot
North Vietnam
Kennedy assassin trial and major 1969 news roundup
Capsule review lists events from 1969 including Sirhan Sirhan’s Los Angeles murder trial of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, the Long Weekend Post ending after 147 years, the Jets victory over the Colts for the world title, Enterprise carrier explosion at Pearl Harbor with 25 dead and 85 injured, Nixon’s 37th presidential inauguration, Paris peace talks, Nixon’s comments, California disaster declaration after floods, and Iraq executing 14 alleged spies.
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Sirhan B. Sirhan
Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Saturday Evening Post
New York Jets
Baltimore Colts
Pearl Harbor
Richard Milhous Nixon
Paris
Nixon
California
Iraq
Global events sweep from Vietnam to moon missions
The roundup notes oil spills off Santa Barbara, Nixon’s Western Europe tour plans, Wisconsin unrest, Genovese’s death, a world heart transplant, and Viet Nam offensives. Also listed are Apollo 9 rehearsals, Meir’s PM bid, Sirhan Sirhan’s conviction, and major crises across Europe and the U S coastal devastation from Hurricane Camille.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Nixon
Europe
North Atlantic
National Guard
University of Wisconsin
Vito Genovese
Mafia
Springfield
Notable World Events Across September
September marked multiple political, scientific, and cultural milestones. Notable deaths included Drew Pearson, Ho Chi Minh, Dirksen, Fosdick, Henie, and Pike. The Northwest Passage’s tanker Manhattan sailed. Nixon eyed a 1980s Mars landing. Mets won the World Series. Brandt became West Germany's chancellor. Arab militants clashed in Lebanon.
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Burke Elbrick
Rio de Janiero
Pamela Anne Eldred
Detroit
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
James A. Pike
California
Israel
Dead Sea Shores
Manhattan
Northwest Passage
Nixon
Mars
Tan Due Thong
Late Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
New York Mets
Baltimore
Orioles
Willy Brandt
German Federal Republic
West Germany
Lebanon
Syria
Major 1969 World Events Highlight Tempestuous Year
Events include bomb damage to three New York skyscrapers, mass antiwar protests in Washington, the My Lai massacre report, US-Soviet arms talks in Helsinki, Joseph Kennedy's death, Apollo 12 moonwalk, Okinawa return agreement, Senate rejection of Haynsworth, and Nixon pledge on chemical and germ warfare limits.
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New York
Agnew
Washington
U.S
My Lai
South Vietnam
United States
Soviet Union
Helsinki
Joseph Kennedy
Charles Conrad
Alan Bean
Japan
Okinawa
Senate
Nixon
Clement Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Apollo 12 rocks hint moon structure is complex
Apollo 12 lunar rock findings suggest the moon's internal structure may be more complex than early theories indicated. Scientists note possible variations in crust and mantle composition requiring further analysis and sample study.
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North Korea
U.S
Vietnam
Senate
Greece
Nixon
Tugboat to rendezvous with ammunition ship
Navy tug Abnaki was due to reach the burning freighter Badger State as 24 of 39 crewmen remained missing after rough seas. Explosives aboard the 459 foot ship prompted a demolition team and ongoing searches by Flying Dragon and Khian Star crews.
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
UPI
Japan
Honolulu
Navy
Flying Dragon
Contracting procedures criticized by GAO report
The General Accounting Office faulted Pentagon contracting as having serious shortcomings that allowed about 21 billion dollars in cost overruns on weapons systems. It cited 38 programs with estimated costs of 62.8 billion versus 41.9 billion originally estimated and urged tighter purchasing controls, noting flaws in the new cost reporting system.
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Washington
UPI
General Accounting Office
Pentagon
Congress
GAO
Joint Congressional Economic Committee
Robert F. Keller
Miami rock festival ends early after death and arrests
A Miami rock festival ended early with one youth dead and 47 fans charged as promoters face heavy losses. Allan Wayne Ollis of Sumter South Carolina reportedly used LSD before leaping from a 60 foot spotlight tower. Promoter Norman Johnson declined to discuss losses but had projected 30 000 tickets needed to break even as crowds peaked at 15 000. Sheriff Ed Stack described tight security around the grounds.
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Hollywood
Fla
UPI
Miami
South Carolina
Allan Wayne Ollis
Sumter
S. C
Norman Johnson
Ed Stack
Manson Gains Freedom Acting as Own Defense
Charles Manson, awaiting trial for the Sharon Tate slayings, is allowed to act as his own attorney. The court order lets him use the prison law library, make calls, consult jailhouse lawyers, and pursue leads with up to nine hours daily access. He may finance his defense from royalties and could even plan an escape. two co-defendants fight extradition from Texas on similar grounds.
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Jack V
Superior Court
William B. Keene
Manson
Prison Law Library
Family Jam Inc
Charles Watson
Patricia Krenwinkel
Los Angeles
Texas
Watson
California
Court upholds district on firing of teacher
The California Court of Appeal affirmed Mt. Diablo Unified School District's decision to fire Nancy McGlone for 13 alleged infractions. The panel ruled she received a fair hearing despite the 20 charges and noted Capri Slacks at a football game as part of the case.
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San Francisco
UPI
State Court of Appeal
Mt. Diablo Unified
Nancy McGlone
Lindsay presses talks to avert New York transit strike
Mayor John V. Lindsay and negotiators from the Transit Authority and TWU meet at the Americana Hotel in stalled talks over a 30 percent wage rise over two years and a four day work week. Gov. Rockefeller criticizes Lindsay revenue plans while weighing a gas tax and toll hikes to fund the agency amid a $120 million deficit.
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UPI
John V. Lindsay
Americana Hotel
Transit Authority
Transport Workers Union
TWU
Matthew Guiman
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Lindsay
Triborough
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