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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1969
Page
2
Secretary Rogers outlined U S policy on Strategic Arms Limitation Talks stressing parity with the Soviet Union to curb the arms race and reduce the risk of nuclear war. He spoke to DACOR noting both superpowers possess enough force to destroy the other, making deterrence dangerous but effective.
New York State Police Investigator Harry J. Mills, 39, was abducted at gunpoint and driven to New Jersey where authorities captured his kidnapper and freed him unharmed. The suspect, claiming to be Robert Joe Bailey, 23, of Satellite Beach, Florida, may be tied to a bomb threat reported earlier in Orange County.
Police reported a sit in of about 100 students at Albany High School disrupted the Wednesday morning session. Six people including two officers were slightly injured as officers broke up the protest demanding more Black culture classes and teachers. Albany State University condemned the event and said the involved students and some faculty acted as individuals, not as official university representatives.
Black and Puerto Rican students at the University at Buffalo extend protests to the State University College four miles west. They seek open admission for Third World students, amnesty for strikers, a Third World majority judicial board, hiring reviews, funds for minority counselors, and a Third World Student Government. They demand $42,000 from campus activity funds and $50,000 as reparations for cultural exploitation.
A peaceful four mile march from Memorial Bridge to the Capitol draws Vietnam families, led by Mrs. Judy Droz and Dr. Benjamin Spock, as white helmet guards secure the Pentagon and Justice Department entrances before dawn. Weather turns cooler and bus shortages threaten march momentum.
Vice President Agnew attacked what he called a small band of network commentators and critics who opposed his remarks. He said Americans have a right to hear the President directly and form their own opinions, criticizing preemptive hostile interpretations. He cited Averell Harriman as an example of critics invited to challenge the address.
Seven students 20 to 25 years old seized a Colombian DC4 with 59 aboard after leaving Cucuta on a Venezuelan border flight to Bogota. They used pistols and a knife and claimed the oligarchy makes life impossible for them. A female accomplice and a young girl were present during the hijacking. The plane diverted to Cuba during refueling at Barranquilla.
Wallace argues communist terrorists are active in U S cities and responsible for this week’s New York bombings. He urges the Justice Department to indict groups promoting terror and says the bombings are part of terrorists’ plan to destroy cities.
Israeli jets bombed and strafed targets in Egypt and Jordan amid claims of no casualties. Egyptian President Nasser said the Soviet Union abandoned a Middle East settlement, while reports from Cairo and Beirut cited deadlock laboring toward peace. UN camps for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon were said to be under guerrilla control with UNRWA oversight disputed.
A 33 year old woman in London gave birth to five girls nine weeks premature. The mother Mrs Irene Mary Hanson of Sussex and the quintuplets were reported in excellent condition with the babies doing fine. The birth follows prior quintuplet cases including a last year in Mexico and shows no other British quintuplet births in recent years.
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