End Of The Lull Amid Viet Cong Ceasefire End
Both sides reported increased activity as the Viet Cong ended a three day ceasefire in memory of Ho Chi Minh. AP Wirephoto.
11 Sep 1969
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1969
Page
1
Both sides reported increased activity as the Viet Cong ended a three day ceasefire in memory of Ho Chi Minh. AP Wirephoto.
In Washington the Senate defeated a proposal to cut 533 million for a sea based carrier program amid arguments over cost and strategic value. Senators Cook Mondale and others urged restraint while supporters cited the need to modernize the Navy. a vote on the carrier amendment loomed for Friday afternoon.
Air Force One carries Sen Ev erett M Dirksen to Pekin Illinois for burial near his hometown after a simple service in Washington attended by President Nixon and other top officials. Notables including Vice President Agnew Cabinet members and lawmakers gather for final rites and a procession to Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery.
New York stock market gains extend Wednesday's rally with the Dow up 4.42 to 832.43 at 10:30 am. Advancers lead decliners 350 to 1,000, with blocks in Atlantic Richfield Ford American Telephone and Bethlehem Steel showing gains amid brisk trading.
AP staff report from Saigon notes after Ho Chi Minh funeral cease fire ended, U S and enemy forces resume combat with 37 rocket and mortar attacks and two ground assaults. 31 Americans wounded and 37 enemy troops killed in first 12 hours. Casualties rise. Saigon reports 502 battlefield deaths and 1,210 wounded last week. Allied commands tally 2,251 enemy killed. American totals reach 98,450 killed and 243,602 wounded. Ops include five announced American actions and numerous unannounced missions.
An underground explosion near Grand Valley, Colorado, equaling 40 000 tons of TNT, occurred as scheduled after weather delays. The Atomic Energy Commission said no radioactivity escaped. Protesters from Aspen and Cedaredge gathered at the observation site amid concerns about Tritium release and contamination in the food chain. The blast shook the ground six miles from the site, sent dust clouds along the mountains, and was felt 40 miles away in Grand Junction with minimal damage reported.
American Black Power leader Robert F Williams wins a U S return ride on Trans World Airlines after earlier refusals. TWA will cover costs about 20 000 dollars with Williams his lawyer and a security guard aboard. Williams faces a North Carolina kidnapping charge and plans to go to Detroit from London despite past detentions and travel bans.
Army investigators pursue allegations by entertainer Reuben Noel of under-the-table payments to NCO club managers in Vietnam. The probe, led by Gen Abrams, addresses millions in club funds and the involvement of unnamed sergeants while Noel’s correspondence remains restricted.
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