27 Mar 1969
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1969
Page
1
The fragment reflects a local newspaper item from Hagerstown dated March 57 1869. It appears to be an OCR artifact with limited legible content mentioning the Daily Mail and city.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson departs from No 10 Downing Street this morning aboard a military plane to Lagos for talks in Nigeria aimed at stopping bombing in the Biafra civil war. AP wire photo from London shows Wilson boarding at the airport.
United Nations security council summoned by Jordan after Israeli raids near Salt left 18 civilians dead and 25 wounded. Amb Mur' Thammad El-Farra pressed for effective measures to curb aggression while Israel blamed Arab guerrilla bases for the strike amid ongoing council divisions and a Soviet veto risk.
Washington AP Nixon signs a bill raising the national debt limit to 377 billion dollars to avert a treasury squeeze in under three weeks. The Senate backed the raise 67 to 18 after Republican pressure, with a March 19 approval rising the limit by 12 billion while expiring June 30, 1970. Treasury Secretary Kennedy warned the debt could top the ceiling by April 15, necessitating the step.
New York markets opened with brisk activity as the Dow Jones rose 4.28 points to 27.59 amid a surge of big blocks and mixed gains across major stocks. Leaders included Alcoa, International Paper, Standard Oil, and American Telephone, while Consolidated Industries and General Steel were among notable movers on the NYSE.
The U S Command reports 33 329 American combat deaths in Vietnam eight year war, nearing the Korea War total of 33 629. The soldier toll for the spring offensive drops to 286 killed last week with 204 045 wounded among Vietnamese and allied forces. The offensive continues with heavy fighting around Bien Hoa and Saigon as U S air cavalry and bases face rocket and mortar attacks.
The Viet Cong denounced South Vietnam's private talks offer as a Nixon plot to cover up war expansion. Tran Buu Kiem said the US directs such talks, calling for direct negotiations with the NLF while noting US refusal to recognize the Front as a separate entity. Ambassador Lodge countered by blaming Hanoi for aggression and urging mutual troop withdrawal, with both sides signaling openness to talks at any time.
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