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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1969
Page
1
Mohawk Flight 411 with 14 aboard crashed high on Buck Mountain near Pilot Knob east of Lake George while en route from Albany to Glens Falls. Rescue teams faced rugged terrain, heavy rain, and snow as recoveries began with no survivors anticipated.
At SPACE CENTER Houston Apollo astronauts Charles Conrad Jr and Alan L Bean scouted nearly a mile of rugged lunar terrain visiting Head Crater beyond their moonship. They mixed rock hunting with soil sampling within an irregular circle around the Surveyor probe while noting time constraints.
As Apollo 12 returns, reactions turn routine with many viewing it as normal progress. Official praise comes from Sir Bernard Lovell while Pope Paul VI sends congratulations and prayers for humanity’s continued space exploration.
Support for Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. to the Supreme Court grew as four Republican senators pledged votes for confirmation while one senior GOP figure opposed him. An AP poll shows 44 in favor and 41 against with 15 uncommitted, including Republican Leader Hugh Scott. Haynsworth, 43, has led Richmond Circuit Court since 1957 and was chief judge for five years. Williams, the Senate watchdog, announced he will not seek re election and has questioned serving beyond age 65. Opponents framed the shifts as a boost for their position.
B52 bombers attacked near Bu Prang and Duc Lap as North Vietnamese gunners kept shelling two Green Beret camps in the central highlands. South Vietnamese troops seized a North Vietnamese company commander near Duc Lap and found 32 enemy bodies after heavy air strikes. The U.S. said 2,500 Marines will depart the northern war zone for Okinawa this week.
Sen Edward M Kennedy will speak at the Mass for Joseph P Kennedy in Hyannis Port Mass, reading from The Fruitful Bough. Cardinal Cushing will celebrate with hymn and family participants, as burial proceeds in Brookline.
The Senate passed Nixon's draft lottery plan by voice vote and sent it to the White House. It would base induction on a national birthday draw to favor 19 year olds, replacing oldest-first rules, with a January call and full implementation aimed for next draftees. Local boards will follow the national sequence as hearings are planned.
Troy business leaders met in New York with HUD official Charles Horan who signaled strong interest in a 96 million Uncle Sam Mall. If funded, city and state would contribute seven million each, with 51 million from investors to cover a 40 to 51 acre complex from State Street to the Hudson River.
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