Pennsylvania Avenue Open To War Protesters
Government agrees to permit a large antiwar march on Pennsylvnia Avenue from the Capitol to 15th Street and then to the grounds, after days of negotiations. City officials cite a compromise allowing the route for the Saturday demonstration.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Walter E. Washington
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Capitol
15Th Street
Washington Monument
White House
Vietnam
Kleindienst
U.N. Votes Against Peking Membership in 56–48 Split
The General Assembly rejected a pro-Peking bid for UN seats for the 19th time in 20 years. The vote was 56 against, 48 for, with 21 abstentions as Luxembourg and Italy shifted to abstain and Indonesia was absent. The United States and allies pursued a two-thirds requirement, while the Soviet Union, India, Britain, and France backed the pro-Peking measure in varying degrees. The rejection leaves Nationalist China under Chiang Kai-shek as the recognized seat.
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United Nations
N.Y
China
Soviet Union
Botpro
Con
Peking
Moscow
Canada
United States
Nixon
Republic
Britain
France
Saigon DMZ clashes leave multiple dead and wounded
Saigon region battles around the outer defense ring and near the DMZ produced eight reported U.S. and South Vietnamese casualties and 67 enemy fatalities. A 12 hour fight south of the buffer zone saw U S forces engage North Vietnamese regulars before dawn Tuesday with armor and infantry support.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dmz
5Th Mechanized Division
GOP Drops Push For Redistricting
The enemy unit pulled back in midafternoon leaving 11 bodies nine rifles and three crew-served weapons behind. Two Americans were killed and 10 wounded. Farther south below Da Nang port city U S Marines claimed 25 enemy slain with two Marine casualties wounded.
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da Nang
U.S
Special Session Plan Fades In New York Legislature
Republican leaders cancel a mid December special session to redraw congressional districts. The plan shifts to the regular January 7 session with possible court action to redraw Senate and Assembly lines. Brydges cites legal and timing hurdles in Nassau and Bronx districts and signals no large state aid increases or tax hikes for 1970.
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Albany
N.Y
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
GOP
Assembly
Brydges
U.S. Supreme Court
Nassau County
Queens
Bronx
Westchester County
Westchester
John W. Lindsay
Duryea
Rockefeller
Black Catholics Office Established By Bishops
National Conference of Catholic Bishops voted unanimously to create a Central Office for Black Catholics as part of its Washington meeting. The move came from the Black Catholic Clergy Caucus with initial funding of 5000 dollars to form a board of directors.
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Washington
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Bishops Conference
U.S
New York
Terence Cardinal Cooke
National Conference
Donald M. Clark
Black Catholic Clergy Caucus
Catholic Church
Catholic University
Marcos Seen Heading to Philippine Landslide Victory
In Manila President Ferdinand E. Marcos led with about 1.2 million counted ballots and a 3-2 edge over Sen. Sergio Osmena Jr. unofficial returns showed Marcos ahead 752,761 to 505,676, as reports of violence and harassment emerged from polling districts.
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Manila
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Island
Republic
Liberal Party
Sergio Osmena Jr
Osmena
Marcos
Nacionalista Party
Fernando Lopez
Genaro Magsaysay
Ramon Magsaysay
Benjamin Osias
Air Battles Rage Over Suez Canal
Aerial combat raged along the Suez Canal with Israel claiming three Egyptian MiGs shot down and bombardment of canal targets. Cairo admitted one Egyptian plane lost while disputing Israeli losses, as air clashes raised regional tensions and regional fire spread toward Jordan and beyond.
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Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Cairo
Middle East
Israel
Suez
Canal
Sinai Desert
Egypt
Suez Gulf
Jordan
Amman
Jordan River
Dead Sea
Prince Abdullah
Jordan Valley
Yarmuk River
Ashdot Ya’acov
Sea of Galilee
Water Company
Bartender Deputy Stops Bank Robber With Hostages
An Indianapolis sheriff's deputy disguised as a bartender captured a bank robber holding two hostages and nearly twenty four thousand dollars in a motel barroom. The suspect fled in a car, later herded by deputies who intervened as workers evacuated patrons. Hostages Dietz and Kiefer were unharmed.
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Indianapolis
Wardloak
Kenneth Gladson
Lawrence Dietz
East Side
Joseph A. Kiefer
Merchants National Bank
Raymond J. Strattan
Madonna Gourley
Ind
United States appeals for humane treatment of POWs at Hanoi
The United States urged international pressure at the United Nations for humane treatment of 1300 American captives believed held by North Vietnam. Mrs. Rita Hauser, the U.S. delegate to the UN Human Rights Commission, told the General Assembly that each prisoner has a family awaiting news and compassion.
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United Nations
UPI
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Rita E. Hauser
U.S
U.N. Human Rights Commission
General Assembly
Election Tallies Narrow in Three Upstate Cities
In Rome and Plattsburgh tallies are razor close as elections near certification. Democrats hold four Rome seats but two margins are 11 and 20 votes, prompting recount requests while three GOP losses reflect late ballot totals. Sche nectady face a possible court contest over a council race. In Plattsburgh absentee votes shifted outcomes for two of three Republican leads.
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Albany
N.Y
Rome
Plattsburgh
Schenectady
Boards of Elections
Repub
George Ryan
Gary
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Morrow
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Glenn Seamon
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Perry B. Duryea
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