20 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1969
Page
1
AP reports the resignation of a worker from the Misey administration's Black Capitalism program in Wastington. The move exposes ongoing turmoil within the Commerce Department as Arthur L. Octiz, its director, faces scrutiny from minority business circles and Enterprise News.
Boston based health official Dr Nicholas J Fiumara urges minimal Christmas kissing after reports of mononucleosis among college infirmaries and high school students. Mononucleosis, spread by kissing or sharing beverages, causes fever sore throat fatigue and swollen glands lasting about two weeks. He suggests adopting European cheek kissing instead of lip kissing to reduce transmission.
Washington reports a conference version of a large tax measure moving toward final passage before Christmas. It would boost personal exemptions from 600 to 750 over three years, raise Social Security benefits about 15 percent for some 25 million Americans, and cut taxes for many while removing or altering several credits. The plan includes a low income allowance, changes to deduction ceilings, and curbs on various credits, with revenue and inflation concerns guiding provisions.
A jumble of clipped sentences and garbled OCR passages recounts a Santa letter about a hacksaw blade and a jailbreak, interwoven with a Washington scene where the Senate approves and sends a 10.4 billion military construction appropriation to the White House, with housing program figures noted.
SALT LAKE CITY AP For 35 years he lived the half life of 31 fugitive now Harris is free as the Utah pardon board decrees he no longer owes a term for bad checks. Harris began serving at 25, vanished after a work detail, and was found in Pennsylvania years later. The board cites rehabilitation as the reason and says freedom has achieved its aim.
A top White House official warns continued Communist infiltration into South Vietnam over the next seven weeks could signal an early 1970 offensive. The official, speaking on background, says the Nixon administration views increased infiltration as augmenting North Vietnamese forces rather than replacing losses, with potential implications for U.S. casualty levels and broader settlement prospects. The source also notes hopes for a negotiated settlement before troop withdrawals conclude, and cites cautious limits on pressure regarding Arab-Israeli and Nigerian conflicts.
A Marine Ad Inf raiver jet from Cherry Point Marine Air Station crashed about three amides sea Bop Fletd killing two crew. The pilot 1st TA Eurail AL Foye Jc 28 res in Minneapolis Minnesota. The bombardier navigator Ist Lt Richard Pascatore 24 from Me and Mrs Pasqual Po Pespotore of Cedarturst Long Island NY. The plane was on a training night.
In Atlanta Dr Martin Luther King Jr warns that continued white supremacy threatens progress and risks violent backlash. He notes gains for Negroes but laments persistent prejudice and urges church and national leaders to sustain civil rights efforts amid mounting white resistance. President Nixon supports civil rights aims in telegram.
In San Francisco and Berkeley police will employ civilian mediators to ease tensions with the Black Panthers. Charles Garry, Panthers attorney, says the pact could spread to other departments, while Panthers headquarters defend the move as reducing conflicts and misunderstandings.
Segredi, a 23 year old American born in Micen Georgia and raised in Charleston South Carolina, was released by East German authorities after being detained during a trip with three girls last August. He described 38 hours of interrogation and threats, and said he was jailed for visa issues and border crossing without permission. He recalled singing to cope and claimed other Americans were similarly detained. His family planned travel for a reunion flight.
A Chicago report summarizes how intoxication depends on body weight, with lightweights reaching the 0.10 percent blood alcohol level after fewer drinks and heavier drinkers needing more. The AMA and National Safety Council urge realistic campaigns, urging drivers to avoid being under the influence and to plan drinking limits in advance.
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