23 Oct 1969
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1969
Page
1
The U S military reported 78 Americans killed in action last week, the fourth straight week under 100. South Vietnamese combat deaths rose to 301, while enemy toll fell to 1 624 killed, the lowest in 114 months. Wounded totals reached 6 8 for U S troops and 878 for South Vietnamese forces.
Washington AP reports the inspector general in Vietnam found no censorship of AFVN newscasts for service personnel. The probe cites two enlisted men as influenced by colleagues and notes allegations stemmed from misunderstanding by inexperienced broadcasters.
Laurie, now a tropical storm with top winds near 70 mph, weakened as cold dry air from the central United States infiltrated the storm. The center was about 400 miles west of Key West and 159 miles from Cuba, with forecasters saying Florida’s danger had passed and the market showing modest gains amid trading volatility.
Los Angeles report on the 1970 California designers show featuring Catalina Cole and Atexa models. Bras are built into tunics or replaced with braless silhouettes. Elizabeth Stewart notes the trend as a second skin style with soft bras added to bikinis and clever side shaping.
A devotional line quotes Matthew 10 7 about harmony of human life with God's purpose. The note asserts that whenever life aligns with divine will the kingdom is present.
President Nixon sent telegrams to Ted Williams praising him for being named American League Manager of the Year by The Associated Press. Williams, on safari in Africa, received congratulations from the Nixons and his friends across the nation for returning to baseball as manager.
Senate approves easing of Export Control Act limits on East Western trade with the Soviet Union and Communist nations. The measure, backed by 33 Democrats and 16 Republicans, would lift bans on shipments that aid economic potential while loosening controls on items with military use, prompting opposition from the Nixon administration. Conference with the House will decide final path.
Stockholm AP reports Samuel Beckett, the Irish French absurdist playwright of Waiter for Godot, won the 1989 Nobel Prize in Literature worth 72,800 dollars. Beckett, 63, writes in French from Paris and has long been viewed as a controversial modernist contender.
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