10 Feb 1969
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1969
Page
1
Test pilot Juss Walligk and Wardell report a brief scare as the new Boos V8 prototype with four engines tries for lift off at Paine Field. Engineers note takeoff speed surpasses older jets while the craft promises long-range capability and quiet operation.
In New York and Washington reports doctors urge hemorrhoid patients to try non surgical remedies before considering surgery. The guidance notes protective medications that guard irritated areas and lubricants to ease discomfort, with emphasis on conservative care and patient education.
The grandson of the late Vice President Alben Barkley, Alben W. Truitt, 35, is back in the United States to face charges of air piracy and kidnapping. He was detained at the U.S.-Canadian border in Champlain after being ordered held in Clinton County jail. The indictment was returned February 6 by a Miami, Florida grand jury. Truitt claimed he was a journalist seeking a Cuba book but said he feared for his life and spoke of being forced onto a Cuban ship bound for France.
Fifty more 177mm rockets were found near Saigon, part of a large stockpile. South Vietnamese officials said the weapons could reach up to seven miles, with warheads carrying high explosives. The cache also yielded rockets, launchers, ammunition, and uniforms, suggesting to officials the Hanoi offensive capability was being renewed amid the upcoming holiday period.
In Los Angeles Sirhan Bishara Sirhan is described by attorney Has sell Parsons as a sick man on trial for the murder of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The defense questions Sirhan's state of mind and capacity for responsibility as the trial enters its fifth week with opening arguments to follow.
In Paris AP report William L. Ryan notes the Italian Communist Party publicly criticizes Moscow's authority amid Bologna unrest and Brezhnev’s doctrine. The piece discusses Khrushchev’s earlier framework, Yugoslav and Romanian stances, and pending Soviet-led efforts to unite the movement ahead of a May meeting.
A dated prayer fragment asks for courage and devotion as believers face future trials. It invokes reliance on faith to sustain strength and hope while awaiting God’s salvation. The note references a pastor emeritus from a Presbyterian church in Atlanta.
Washington AP report notes Dr. Edward C. Welsh was surprised when President Nixon accepted his pro forma resignation as executive secretary of the National Aeronautics and Space Council. Welsh, 59, had been a key advocate of Kennedy era manned space flight goals and wondered if the move signals a policy shift.
New York and American stock exchanges shut down today due to heavy snowfall. All commodity markets were also closed because of the weather.
In Cincinnati doctors report steady improvement for Christie Corlin a six year old heart transplant recipient. She received the heart of seven year old William Becker who died minutes earlier from auto accident injuries. Christie remains unconscious most of the time as clinicians note progress and ongoing challenges ahead.
West Germany cites travel ban as political leverage as electors for the Federal Assembly prepare to elect a president in West Berlin. Bonn condemns the move as aggressive and unlawful while allies plan a firm protest to the Soviet Union.
Aerial and ground teams cap an undersea oil well that spilled 231000 gallons into the Pacific. Crews seal the leak with mud and cement and focus on absorbing oil near shore with straw while deploying more advanced methods along the beaches.
The Daily Mail announces a new telephony service with a rate card listing 2 cents per week carrier delivery and monthly or multi month subscription options. The notice references associated press dispatches and institutional details for the Hagerstown Maryland area.
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