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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1969
Page
7
President Nixon outlines a gradual withdrawal aimed at ending the war through negotiated settlement rather than swift pullout. He defends the route against antiwar pressures, asserts support from the silent majority, and notes he will sign 83 letters to families of fallen soldiers this week.
The Vietnam Moratorium Committee led nationwide protests demanding changes as Sam Brown criticizes the speech while Senator Fulbright and Senator Gore urge a peace policy. Nixon explains withdrawal depends on Paris talks enemy activity and Saigon training progress with flexibility on timing. He notes lower infiltration and U.S. casualties and warns of possible timetable adjustments if violence rises. Ho Chi Minh’s reply to Nixon is described as barren, urging U.S. to end aggression and respect South Vietnamese self determination.
Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark told a Senate panel that the Selective Service System is being used to punish antiwar protestors with fines and accelerated inductions and should be repealed. He urged limiting prosecutions for draft violators, defending speech and peaceful dissent while maintaining a line at induction day.
Nationalist China declared at the United Nations that admitting Peking would let Mao Tse tung use 700 million mainland Chinese as instruments of war. Wei Tao ming said the UN cannot approve enslavers of the Chinese people and expects a defeat for pro Peking resolutions.
Clark L. Fauver director of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board office of operations was shot to death Monday afternoon during a personnel discussion with two assistants. Samuel C. Welch, 63, of Alexandria VA Fauver’s top assistant, was charged with homicide and arraigned Tuesday. Welch allegedly drew a pistol and fired twice striking Fauver, with William M. Grigg disarming him. Fauver lived in Silver Spring MD.
Rio de Janeiro taxi drivers organize a security group to pursue criminals after a wave of robberies and killings among drivers. They also seek police backing to search passengers after 10 PM before driving to remote areas.
A weather summary describes Monday as cloudy in the eastern half while the West enjoys dry conditions. A broad band of light rain and drizzle lies from the eastern Central Plains to New England, with cooler readings inland and 70s to 80s in the Southwest and Florida. Temperature extremes reach 32 in Rapid City and 85 in Palm Springs.
Albany report notes Republican State Chairman Charles T. Lanigan urged voters to back the Republican ticket in a Monday message. The reminder stresses voting Tuesday and favors Republicans in the upcoming election.
Bobby Seale appeared unbound and gagless in Chicago while pressing to represent himself during the riot conspiracy trial. Judge Julius Hoffman restrained self representation requests but denied a mistrial over restraints as prosecutors pressed evidence linking a purchase of butyric acid to riot plans at the 1968 Democratic convention. Seale’s attorney, Charles Garry, said he would not attend, citing constitutional rights concerns.
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