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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1969
Page
1
An Olympic Airways DC6 crash in foul weather near Keratea southeast of Athens killed all 90 aboard. Most victims were navy personnel from Canea Suda Bay. pilot Capt. Spyros Kouloumoudiotis radioed loss of altitude before contact was lost. The disaster marks Greece's worst air tragedy.
President Nixon announced he will unveil another U.S. troop withdrawal in two to three weeks, with the goal of ending American combat in Vietnam. He said the plan remains on schedule and that final removal size is undecided. He also pledged to pursue all facts of the My Lai massacre and urged accountability if guilt is shown.
Governor Rockefeller plans to tell Republican county chairmen why he supports Senator Charles Goodell for the state ticket next year. Some area GOP leaders oppose Goodell, labeling him a traitor to the party, while others expect no formal decision. The GOP Executive Committee met as Rockefeller weighs his stance.
Defense lawyers urge dismissal of all charges against Army Lt. William L. Calley Jr alleging prejudicial publicity tainted the case. They cite President Nixon and Secretary Resor comments as potential command influence and note the death penalty issue would require the President's approval. Trial dates include January 20 for the general court martial.
Police confronted a Black Panther headquarters siege in Los Angeles as 3 women and 8 men resisted for over four hours. Officers fired tear gas. three officers were wounded and occupants injured. The building contained multiple firearms and ammunition. negotiators eventually led to the surrender of the occupants, with warrants cited for Paul Redd and Elmer G. Pratt.
North Vietnamese division headquarters and a regiment have disappeared north of Saigon and may have moved to the Mekong Delta. If confirmed, the shift would place North Vietnamese divisional control in the delta for the first time and mark another North Vietnamese unit transfer since last summer’s U.S. troop withdrawals. Allied reports say contacts have been lost since September and a retraining move into Cambodia is possible but unlikely to be permanent.
The Senate rejected two amendments to strip tax-exempt status from unions active in politics, keeping labor donations a shielded source of campaign funds. The vote followed passage of tax reform measures amid protests of revenue loss and GOP claims the bill is overloaded.
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, the assassin of Senator Robert Kennedy, has been on an 11 day hunger strike on death row at San Quentin protesting confinement. He subsists on instant cocoa and coffee, health described as pretty good, with possible force feeding if needed. He accuses prison staff of Nazi like treatment and tyranny while seeking better light and exercise access.
The administration’s move to repeal the investment credit sparked a rush by firms to beat the deadline or win exemptions. Mobil Oil and Uniroyal among others won tailor made relief as the 7 percent credit faced repeal, with several Large firms securing favorable terms through congressional lobbying.
Senate leaders Mansfield and Aiken said Nixon aides were withdrawing troops from Vietnam faster than announced. They cited figures showing 69,000 U.S. troops out of South Vietnam by late November with a further 4,500 expected this week, while Defense officials noted 475,200 troops now in Vietnam.
Six Hippies led by Charles Manson face murder and conspiracy counts in the Sharon Tate killings. The Los Angeles Grand Jury cites evidence from a key witness and details of the two crime scenes, with arrests already made in Texas Alabama and New Hampshire and arraignments planned for the next week.
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