Day of Infamy toll as ships trapped men die at sea
The text notes that during the Japanese raid many of the 2,343 officers and men were killed and trapped aboard ships like the one shown in a UPI telephoto image.
08 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
The Times Herald Record
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1969
Page
1
The text notes that during the Japanese raid many of the 2,343 officers and men were killed and trapped aboard ships like the one shown in a UPI telephoto image.
Allied units reported 150 Communist troops killed in two clashes near the Cambodian border as U.S. cavalry and South Vietnamese irregulars fought in dense jungle 60 miles northwest of Saigon. Eight Americans dead and 16 wounded were logged in several Saturday actions amid air and artillery bombardment of bunkers.
UPI reports the USS military barred newsmen from the Charlie Company battle report on March 16 1968 amid the Song My massacre allegations. Americal Division officials cited risk to a pending court martial of Lt William Calley and ongoing investigations of other soldiers.
Pacific Northwest showers followed by Lakes upper Northeast snow flurries. Elsewhere clear to partly cloudy with rain changing to colder conditions and 30s highs. Tonight showers or snow flurries with little temp change. Lows 28 to 32. Tuesday highs in 30s to 40s. easterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Middletown rainfall to date 37.37 inches. last year 35.54 inches. The Times Herald Middletown NY December 8 1969.
San Jose report quotes SUSAN ATKINS father disputing his daughter's account that she was under hypnotic influence during the Sharon Tate murders. He says he does not believe her story, calls her sick, and expresses regret for not being firmer. He asserts love remains but wonders what went wrong.
Pope Paul VI urged disarmament talks and reduced arms as a sign of approaching peace for all mankind. He cited talk of cutting bacteriological and nuclear weapons and noted U S vows against first use of chemical weapons. The pontiff prayed for hopeful real-world peace among peoples. Hawaii awaits holiday trees.
Jalal Al Turk, a Lebanese journalist, was sentenced by Syria's Supreme State Security Court to six years and three months in prison on spying charges. He confessed, saying he passed information to Israel about Arab guerrilla groups and received 1550 dollars plus Rome air tickets from Israeli agents at the Israeli Embassy in Rome.
Jewish sympathizers delivered food and blankets to Alcatraz inmates Sunday and celebrated Chanukah among prison ruins. Dr Steven Faffin and American Jewish Congress members crossed San Francisco Bay aboard a boat laden with traditional Hebrew food for a ceremony marking the eight day festival commemorating Jerusalem's liberation from Syrians in ancient times.
Senate Armed Services Committee chairman John Stennis urged President Nixon to create a special, civilian commission to investigate alleged killings of Vietnamese civilians. He favored an impartial private study by outstanding individuals over congressional hearings and said the panel should report to the president. President Nixon spent Sunday at Camp David amid snow and speculation of troop withdrawals, which the White House denied would be announced at today's news conference.
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