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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1969
Page
1
The Senate approved its last regular appropriations bill, a two billion foreign aid measure, while facing uncertain prospects for Saturday adjournment. An amendment by Sen. J. W. would strike items earmarked for South Korea and Formosa.
Newark Mayor Hugh J. Addonizio and 14 municipal leaders are to enter pleas on income tax evasion and extortion charges. Indictment alleges $253000 extorted from Construct, Inc. across projects. IRS protected key witnesses. several defendants arraigned today.
Egypt says it destroyed a tank and two armored cars in a predawn cross canal assault on Israeli posts near the northern Suez. Israel denies losses but confirms a male nurse was killed during a raid by about 30 Egyptian raiders.
Jacques Levy testified in the trial of seven men charged with conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. He said Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin asked him in New York in January 1968 to stage a festival of life in Chicago as an alternative party. Levy described coordinating with Hoffman and Rubin to drum up support in theatrical circles.
Viet Cong launched four Soviet 122 mm rockets at Tan Son Nhut air base near Saigon at about 3 a.m. local time. One civilian was killed and five others wounded as facilities and a housing area sustained light damage. The attack appeared timed to the anniversary of the start of the French Indochina war.
A U S spokesman in Paris said North Vietnam has downgraded talks by boycotting and by not taking negotiations seriously The Hanoi move followed replacement of Ambassador Xuan Thuy by Ha Van Lau and amid Viet Cong and Saigon exchanges over troop withdrawals and aid policies.
Saigon senator Ton That Dinh says firm evidence shows 59 or 60 civilians died in the My Lai massacre with higher tolls possible. He blames South Vietnamese troops more than Americans and notes lack of coordination between commands. He cites six hamlets named My Lai and March 16 1968 as the target of the operation.
Edward G Styles a funeral director in Troy with 30 years in the trade died unexpectedly Thursday at St Marys Hospital He was vice president of Thomas A Styles Sons Funeral Home a World War II veteran and Sacred Heart Church parish bowling leader He is survived by his widow daughter two brothers and a sister Funeral services at the Styles Funeral Home and Sacred Heart Church with interment in St Josephs Cemetery
President Nixon warned Congress he would veto the $21.4 billion Health, Education and Welfare appropriations measure if approved. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield announced the veto threat at a late night session as the bill neared final passage from a conference committee.
Senate and House conferees reported progress on a package combining budget financing with tax reform and Social Security adjustments. The Thursday actions focused on advancing agreements within the broader appropriations process.
The House and Senate approved a compromise $69.8 billion defense measure by voice vote and sent it to President Nixon for signature. It marks the ninth of 13 regular appropriations bills cleared by Congress this year.
Four people were arrested by State Police late Thursday night and early Friday morning on drug related offenses with over a kilo of marijuana seized. Troy residents Anthony N. Solomon and David J. Blair were booked at Central Station and held for a morning court appearance.
President Nixon apologized for misattributing the Glens Falls Christmas tree to Ohio after a call from U S Rep Carleton King. The 65 foot spruce donated from Glens Falls park was lit at a ceremony interrupted by Vietnam war protesters.
New York's 86 year old abortion statute is seen as reformable, with a 11 member committee urging liberalization. The plan would allow abortions in more cases, including incest, rape, mental incapacity, and fetal defect, with court oversight for extended timeframes. The panel also backs universal health insurance and mandatory measles vaccination.
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