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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1969
Page
1
A Pottersville man died Christmas Eve in an auto accident on the Northway. The Republican chairman of the Warren County Board of Supervisors was charged with driving.
Severe cold and heavy snow hit interior New York as temperatures plummeted. A Christmas holiday stretch left at least eight dead in accidents and a 16 month old girl perished in a Syracuse area fire. An Albany record low of 22 below zero set a December mark. In Warren County, Albert J. Smith died after a crash involving a tow truck and a car driven by Lauriel Beaulieu. Earl H. Bump, GOP chairman, was hospitalized with injuries and charged. Police reported the Northway crash occurred near Exit 26 in Chester. Investigating troopers included Lemery Perryman and Sanderson.
An Associated Press count shows 183 traffic deaths on the nation’s streets and highways by last midnight. Severe weather caused hazardous driving as snow sleet or rain coated highways across the south east midwest and Pacific coast regions.
Paris AP report says Hanoi officials barred doors on 152 American women and children Thursday then called them from Christmas Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral for a thin message. The incident appears to hint at possible news on prisoners held by North Vietnam amid ongoing diplomacy and war.
SAIGON AP The 24 hour Christmas cease fire ended with few casualties as the war resumed its pace. U S Command reported 100 enemy killed and 3 Americans wounded during the cease fire while South Vietnamese losses ran to 12 killed 25 wounded and two missing. The tolls bring totals to 39 893 U S battle dead since 1961 and 97 952 South Vietnamese killed. A three day Viet Cong cease fire runs to 1 a m Saturday but allies say they will ignore it. The Viet Cong accuse U S bombardment though no B 52 raids were reported.
A strong earthquake measuring 7.8 struck the Caribbean Sea near Guadeloupe with aftershocks up to 6.4. No casualties or damage were immediately reported though officials noted the event's shallow depth and possible link to the Puerto Rico trench.
Willie Sutton known as The Actor visits Rockefeller Center Christmas tree after 17 years in Attica. Sutton, 68, has spent more than half his life in jail and is famed for a $2 million burglary haul and famed quip about why he robbed banks.
Israeli planes attacked Egyptian military targets in the central and southern Suez Canal sectors for eight hours. The raid, described by the Israeli command as among the longest since the 1967 war, occurred on Christmas day.
Charles Manson, preparing his own murder defense for the Tate killings, is allowed free telephone calls a jail library, a runner for law books, and other privileges. He may use a court ordered investigator or psychiatrist if appointed. The case involves Manson and four others alleged to be in his "family" in Bel Air.
Administration spokesmen credit President Nixon with a rare personal role in backing the Philadelphia Plan to expand minority job opportunities on federally funded construction projects. Senate amendments blocking federal funds were deleted by House action, with the Senate later accepting the change, preserving the plan.
FBI officials report 45 to 46 million dollars in securities marked missing from banks and brokerage houses a month ago, with government bonds totaling near 20 million lost from three major NYC banks in three months. Theft trends show banks as rising targets as thieves grow more sophisticated.
Christmas 1969 reports cross theaters with a renewed Vietnam truce breach and renewed hostilities. Pope Paul VI urged prolongation of a cease-fire from St. Peter's Basilica. Allied forces resumed operations after a one day truce. Bob Hope entertained about 15 000 American troops at Da Nang as mess halls served hot turkey. The Vietnam News Agency noted Catholic and Protestant participation in Hanoi.
FCC chairman Dean Burch defends reviewing television commentaries as part of his job while denying plans to muzzle broadcasters. He aims to streamline the agency, curb obscenity on radio and TV, and study minority representation in licensing, signaling possible preferences for black communities in underserved markets. The exchange follows Spiro Agnew's criticism of instant analysis by TV commentators and drew mixed reactions from networks and legislators.
Christmas observances unfold with religious services in Los Angeles and Jackson where bishops urge unity against racial hatred and protesters target St Basil’s church. A La tornado kills one elderly woman and injures eight. widespread holiday scenes from home gatherings to beaches and ski resorts accompany the day.
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