04 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1969
Page
1
Saigon announced a Christmas cease fire from 6 p.m. December 24 to 6 p.m. December 25 and a New Year cease-fire from 6 p.m. December 31 to 6 p.m. January 1. The office of President Nguyen Van Thieu said casualties exceed 300,000 as fighting lessens during the holiday period.
The House Appropriations Committee urged a department wide effort to ensure reliable weapon performance, citing the MBT70 tank as an example of excessive cost and sophistication. The report warns gold plating creates dependence on technical repair and calls for simpler designs and lower costs.
President Nixon is likely to delay decisions on further South Vietnam troop withdrawals due to increased North Vietnamese infiltration and higher American casualties. A third-stage pullout may be announced at a future news conference, but officials see a cautious, longer time frame to possible large reductions while keeping options open.
The forecast calls for fair and colder tonight with teens low temperatures. Friday will be sunny and a bit warmer with highs in the 30s and low 40s. Outlook for Saturday remains fair and warmer. Yesterday reached a high of 37 and a low of 17 with 0.2 inches of snow.
Five extremely dangerous inmates escaped the Moundsville prison after scaling a ventilating shaft and leaping to the ground with a rope of sheets. One captured quickly, four remained at large as guards faced criticism for not firing warnings. Names include Leroy Hitchcock, Walton Davis, Douglas Bragg, Lester Ravencraft, and Yovil Young.
Senator Albert Gore argues his plan to raise the personal income tax exemption from 600 to 300 will likely survive through a House Senate conference. Some sources predict a compromise around 700. President Nixon signaled a veto risk if the amendment remains, while White House aides defer comment pending full bill review.
A humorous remark states that people living alone are healthier than those with roommates and questions the value of sharing pain with others. It contrasts solitary life with communal living and questions the usefulness of discussing personal discomfort.
Victoria Joyner 64, grandmother of 12, won a ninth two year term as Osseo mayor after five months as widow of Albert Joyner. She runs an electroplating plant with her two sons Albert and Orlyn and expanded the family business to a 24 lane bowling alley restaurant and a 1963 golf course. The Joyners shifted leadership among mother and sons with rotating presidencies. Mrs Joyner emphasizes faith, decisiveness, and willingness to fire workers when deserved after due process.
Congress begins work to curb the illegal use of secret foreign bank accounts tied to a Navy fraud case. A St. Louis company and officers defrauded the Navy of over $47 million in rocket launcher contracts and funneled more than $4 million in kickbacks to Swiss accounts. Defendants Rosenbaum and Stone pleaded guilty and face possible sentences up to 45 years and fines. Rosenbaum also faces New York perjury charges from 1966 grand jury testimony.
Escuers retrieved bodies clothing and debris from Air France Boeing 707 wreckage off La Guaira port near Caracas after the jet plunged from 33 000 feet on a route from Santiago to Paris. Sixty two aboard included 21 crew and other passengers. Divers planned dawn searches for clues as officials prepared investigations.
SAN FRANCISCO AP David Hilliard Black Panther party chief of staff was arrested after federal indictments allege he said at an antiwar rally We will kill Richard Nixon. He could face up to five years in prison and $1000 fine. He was jailed after failing to post a $30000 bond. He made the threat during a Golden Gate Park rally attended by about 85000 people on November 15. He awaits trial in a separate case over a 1968 shootout in Oakland.
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