12 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Times
Location
Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1969
Page
1
A lighthearted essay by Jack Hall explores Friday the 13th as a calendar oddity. It notes that the day begins like any other, with routine events while teasing superstition and playful myths about bad luck and good luck.
Viet Cong provisional revolutionary government takes over NFL seats at peace talks. Nguyen Thi Binh becomes foreign minister and leads former NFL delegation. Tran Buu Kiem moves to presidency role in the new government while the U S and Saigon keep discussing terms. Analysts call the move acrobatics, with mixed reactions from allies and opponents.
Rep Clarence Miller introduces legislation to tie Social Security benefits to the consumer price index with quarterly HEW determinations. If CPI rises two points or more above target, benefits increase by the same percentage to curb inflationary effects on retirees.
U S Marines battled North Vietnamese forces inside the DMZ and carried wounded troops over terrain for two days to safety. Two CH46 helicopters were shot down during the rescue as crews escaped unharmed and rejoined the ground patrol. The clash marked the first ground action in the DMZ in nearly three months.
President Nixon expressed U S support for the International Labour Organization world employment program at the ILO's 50th anniversary conference in Geneva. A letter to ILO Director General David Morse was read by George Shultz to about 1 700 delegates from over 100 nations. The plan seeks more jobs in developing countries while Meany criticized perceived ILO bias toward Communist countries.
John L. Lewis, lifelong labor giant who built the United Mine Workers and helped found the CIO, died at Doctors Hospital at age 89 after a brief illness. A controversial figure praised for uniting miners, he faced criticism as a force in American labor history. He urged organization until his last words, Organize.
President Nixon seeks a one year surtax extension as House action lags and vote prospects dim. Kennedy meets DSG moderates. critics doubt gains. White House denies plans for wage and price controls despite inflation fears.
The measure passed the House 50-45 amid rural opposition and is likely to fail in the Senate where Sen. Robin T. Turner opposes it. The bill would allow Sunday liquor sales 1 pm to midnight if local referendums approve. Support came mainly from Cincinnati and Cleveland lawmakers citing convention business needs.
Violent thunderstorms roared across the midcontinent along a cool front freezing Montana by dawn and snowing Cut Bank. Tornadoes struck central Iowa near Gilman, with trees and power lines down and one injury. Hail, floods and high winds hit Kansas, Oklahoma and Illinois as fires raged in Alaska amid warm trends.
House Rules Committee cleared a controversial cigarette labeling bill set to expire June 30 for floor action next week. The panel voted 22 to 5 to advance the measure which preserves a provision limiting regulatory agencies involvement. The FCC has indicated it would ban cigarette ads on the airwaves if given authority.
Dow Chemical Co. will boost polyethylene foam production at the Hanging Rock plant built in 1961. Manager Robert A. Smith said the expanded capacity will meet rising demand for plastic foam and keep the company ahead. Five plants sit on the Hanging Rock site with a new facility under construction for ceramic and rigid urethane foam. Ethafoam and Styrofoam products are produced at Hanging Rock in various shapes.
Washington AP reports demonstrators again read Vietnam war dead names on the Capitol steps as cops arrest dozens for unlawful entry while four Democratic congressmen watch, including George E Brown Jr Edward I Koch Abner J Mikva and Andrew Jacobs Jr. Brown and Koch took part last week.
COLUMBUS Ohio AP Sen Stephen M Young says Rhodes would be a formidable foe in 1970 election while dismissing John Glenn as a Democratic candidate He hints at a future run and plans to meet groups after Labor Day as he returns to Ohio from a fund raising dinner Rhodes may seek Youngs Senate seat and Ohio politics could shift if Vietnam ends bloodletting soon Saxbe praised as a reliable first term senator with a stance against ABM system
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