Good News Moments Mark 1969 Across Communities
In 1969, acts of kindness and community support highlighted the year. Clyde Raymond Smith earned a doctorate after a troubled schooling path, while Don Kruse’s neighbors funded his recovery and home repairs. From Eastern Mennonite College library funds to Detroit bus heroics, the piece shows volunteers, prisoners, students, and donors helping those in need, with recurring themes of honesty and charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Clyde Raymond Smith
Illinois
Don Kruse
Eastern Mennonite College
Virginia
Detroit
Bernice Kuliszky
Smith
Peoria
Ill
Arkansas State College
University of Missouri
University of Tennessee
Moro
Kruse
North Bend
Wash
Richfield
Minn
Operation Brotherhood
Florissant Valley Community College
Missouri
St. Louis
New York State Higher Education Assistance Corp
Peace Corps
Nixon Signs Generations Biggest Tax Bill in Era
President Nixon signed the largest tax revision in a generation while awaiting coal mine safety legislation. The package tightens loopholes and lowers taxes for many but expands Social Security benefits and increases spending, with a warning to balance the budget for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
The
Treas
Ury
Edwin S. Cohen
Gunboats Sail Toward Haifa Amid Weather Delays
Five mystery French gunboats leaving Cherbourg were sighted near Sicily and Crete, headed toward Haifa Israel. Weather and slow escorts delayed arrival. no interception observed as nations monitor the convoy and NATO denial of cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haifa
Israel
Mediterranean
France
Cherbourg
Mt. Carmel
Sicily
Crete
Viet Cong New Year Cease-fire Braces U S Forces
The United States confirms one American killed and several wounded in a mortar strike during the Viet Cong New Year cease-fire. Ten South Vietnamese soldiers are wounded in four additional Viet Cong rocket and mortar attacks as allied forces plan to maintain actions until the 24 hour cease-fire begins. U S B52 raids totaling over 1000 tons target areas near Saigon and Bu Dop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Bu Dop
Rohan ruled mentally ill at time of mosque blaze
An Israeli special court found Denis Michael Rohan mentally ill when he set fire to Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque. The 28 year old Australian was ordered confined to a hospital for treatment after an irresistible impulse verdict. He was given 45 days to appeal the hospitalization order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rohan
Jerusalem
Denis Michael Rohan
al Aksah
Henry Baker
Israel
Australia
Judea
Agnew Warmly Welcomed in Manila In Asia Visit
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew received warm applause at Philippine inaugural ceremonies for Ferdinand Marcos and laid a wreath for American WWII dead. He met South Korean Premier Chung Il-kwon to discuss unbudgeted military aid and reaffirm U S support, while noting demonstrations outside his car were minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Spiro T. Agnew
Ferdinand E
Marcos
Chung Il-kwon
Nixon
U.S
Agnew
Asia
Senate House
South Korea
United States
Middletown Area Weather Outlook Tonight Through Thursday
The forecast for Middletown calls for cloudy skies and light rain mixed with snow overnight with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. Wednesday will reach the mid 30s with possible snow flurries. Thursday looks cloudy and warmer. Yesterday’s high reached 32 and the low was 29 with 0.45 inch of rain sleet in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne
Middletown
New England Braces for More Snow After Christmas Storm
The U S Weather Bureau in Boston warns of more inclement weather for New England late today or tonight but says a repeat of the post Christmas storm is unlikely. The four day storm began Christmas Day and dumped up to 60 inches of snow in Vermont and 50 inches in parts of central and western Massachusetts. North Adams Mayor James F Cleary reports a crisis with two snow plows left functioning and overtaxed residents as more snow looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
U.S
Boston
Vermont
Massachusetts
James F. Cleary
North Adams
Mass
Unidentified Teen Killed Near Marshall Dies in Unmarked Grave
In Marshall Michigan a 15 to 18 year old youth struck on Interstate 94 near Marshall and fatally injured remains uniden tified. Officers say he wore an Army fatigue jacket tweed pants navy shirt and cowboy boots. He is named John Calhoun by officials and a nondenominational funeral is planned if identification fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Mich
Calhoun County Sheriff's
John Calhoun
Strong Quake Jolts Sicily
A strong tremor rocked western Sicily before dawn. No damage or casualties were reported. The region, still recovering from the 1968 January quake, has had more than 150 tremors and thousands live in makeshift shantytowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trapani
Sicily
Editor's Wife Kidnapped in Wimbledon Case
Muriel McKay, 55, wife of Alex McKay editor of the News of the World, vanished from their Wimbledon home Monday. A ransom call was received by police as a nationwide search began. The home showed forced entry but no struggle. handbag and jewelry missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Muriel McKay
Alex McKay
News of the World
McKay
Wimbledon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tucker
Pine Bluff
Ark
Broward Humane Society
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Boone, N.C
Loc
Aurors
Colo
Los Angeles
Central Institute For the Deaf
Central High School
Kenai
Alaska
Weirton
W.va
Terry Sanford
Fayetteville
N.C
Philadelphia
Albert Trauffer
J. E. Fauber Jr
Lynchburg, Va
Octagon House
Fauber
American Institute of Architects
Congress
Port Haifa
Cairo
U.S. 6Th Fleet
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!