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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1969
Page
1
U S military officials disclosed that field commanders were ordered to reemphasize proper civilian treatment under international wartime agreements following the My Lai massacre allegations. The steps seek clearer civilian identification and reiteration of policies from top to bottom, though no new orders were drafted.
Weather Bureau forecasts snow and rain dampening the midsection of the United States and moving into Ohio tonight. Southwestern Ohio may see rain this afternoon, changing to rain late tonight and Sunday with slightly warmer temperatures. Lows around 35 tonight and highs near 50 Sunday.
A Los Angeles grand jury plans to indict Charles Manson on murder and conspiracy charges connected to the Tate polanski killings based on vicarious liability. Susan Atkins testified detailing the stabbings. Manson denies being present.
North Vietnamese troops shoot down a U.S. helicopter near Dak To in the central highlands killing all 11 aboard including a South Vietnamese colonel and his American adviser. The crash occurred about 15 miles northeast of Dak To amid detached battles along the Cambodian border with casualties on both sides.
The Senate voted a $100 minimum Social Security payment and a 15 percent boost in monthly benefits, financed by raising the taxable wage base to $12,000 in 1973. About 25 million beneficiaries would gain, with couples seeing a $150 monthly minimum, effective Jan 1 and new payments starting in April.
First Lt. William L. Calley Jr. faced a 2 1/2 hour closed hearing before a Special Army panel at the Pentagon. He declined to answer questions while prosecutors probe whether officers hid mass killings in the initial My Lai investigation. The panel, led by Lt Gen. William Peers, may influence a future court martial at Ft. Benning.
A travel agent quips to a client that the price he has in mind could be met by joining the Navy. The remark frames a humorous exchange about affordable travel options.
About 75 black students seized Harvard University’s main administration building and reached an agreement with Harvard Law School professor Archibald Cox on monitoring black hiring. A joint Harvard OBU committee will oversee increases in black hiring while the dean of Harvard College announced disciplinary charges against participating students.
President Nixon plans to award a plaque to Penn State after the Texas Arkansas game. Gov. Shafer and Penn State officials push for No 1 recognition after bowl results. White House aides debate whether to honor the No 1 team outright, with Penn State seeking full No 1 acknowledgment.
After ten weeks of testimonies the prosecution rests against seven men charged with conspiring to incite rioting at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. U S district attorney Thomas A. Foran presented 54 witnesses including over 30 policemen involved in undercover surveillance. The defense pressed lengthy cross examinations and filed 12 mistrial motions, all denied by Judge Julius J. Hoffman.
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