29 May 1969
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1969
Page
1
Mrs. Vian Amica in Warren Michigan welcomed twin daughters last Sunday in a local hospital. This birth marks the Amica family’s fourth set of twins, arriving seven years after their third twins, bringing total children to eleven. Mr. Amica serves as president of a pharmaceutical concerns firm.
Violent student demonstrations disrupted Gov. Rockefeller's Latin American mission as police used clubs and tear gas in Bogota and four provinces. About 95 people were injured on the second day, with clashes in Medellin Barranquilla Cali and Pereira as 10,000 police patrolled Bogota. Rockefeller defended the protests as a global occurrence.
U S forces clash with Viet Cong near Saigon as a 24 hour truce stretches. More than 50 enemy killed or wounded in the firefight while U S troops attempt to seal off the area. Civilian movement continues as a loudspeaker overflies Viet Cong positions urging surrender.
AP report from Johannesburg notes Apollo missions spark renewed calls for television in South Africa, where government bans TV persist. Editors and officials debate timing, with projections of 1971 or 1974 and continued fear of uncontrolled broadcasts. Closed circuits exist in schools and industry under strict rules, while officials spar over benefits and costs of a national service.
A reflective note cites John 5 14 urging spiritual renewal after healing. It portrays the admonition to sin no more lest worse harm come, echoing a sermon style urging moral obedience and caution. The excerpt preserves a biblical phrasing emphasis without modern interpretation.
The Fifth Circuit rules freedom of choice fails to end segregation and orders 37 Louisiana districts to adopt new plans by May 25. Louisiana Education Superintendent Bill Dodd calls the ruling a strong effect on public schools, urging educators to decide methods to reach unitary systems.
Virginia Tech announced development of an infant respirator aimed at treating respiratory distress in newborns. The device, created by Dr. Leon J. Arp, reportedly increased survival from 50 to about 85 percent, with some brain damage prevented by improved oxygen delivery. Developmental models exist. commercial production is slated for next year.
New York AP reports stock market trading in a narrow range with about 100 more advances than declines on the NYSE. The Dow Jones average slipped 0.13 to 936.79 in early action as the Big Board ticker fell one minute behind, brokers expect limited market movement before the Memorial weekend unless news breaks.
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